What up as the flying metal germ tube dropped me back in MN after an amazing event with Coach Kav in Reston VA. Today I still watching the internet lose its darn mind over one number: 28.7% That’s the headline weight loss from the Phase 3 TRIUMPH-4 retatrutide trial, currently being passed around like a golden ticket to metabolic Willy Wonka land. And yeah—on paper? That number is wild, no doubt... ...But before you start celebrating or rage-posting about “shortcut culture,” let’s do the...
5 days ago • 3 min read
In this episode of the Flex Diet Podcast, I sit down with my good friend Aram Grigorian from the Real Coaches Summit to talk shop on what actually matters in coaching today. We dig into body composition and weight loss, why consistency still beats novelty, and how to think more clearly about calorie tracking without losing the forest for the trees. We also get into industry trends, client compliance, and why live, in-person events remain one of the most underrated tools for becoming a better...
7 days ago • 1 min read
Hola from getting up at 4 AM in frozen MN to the tune of -11 F to journey to the airport to be deposited by the flying germ tube to Reston, VA, where I am at a Mastermind Meeting Mon and Tues. I'm stoked to be here as it is 1) 40 degrees warmer (31 F right now), 2) I get to learn new stuff and see old friends, 3) I am doing a presentation tomorrow on my fave recovery device - the Shiftwave chair. If you missed my podcast with Shiftwave Chief Medical Officers Dr Jeff then go here. Newsletters...
8 days ago • 1 min read
Hola from chilly-willy Minna-snow-da Where it’s currently 10°F, the air hurts your face, and the forecast is basically Mother Nature whispering “hold my beer.” Your favorite nerd just went full Mad Max: Road Warrior Edition — hammer down from Weatherford, TX back to the frozen north.1,222 miles. Two days.Black Sunshine ate asphalt like it owed her money. Lots of windshield time.Lots of caffeine.Zero regrets. Then… wham. As my Aussie friends would say, I went “flat stick.”Translation:...
10 days ago • 4 min read
Welcome back to the Flex Diet Podcast! Today, I’m hanging out with the brilliant Katie Emerson, Senior Manager of Scientific Affairs over at Kyowa Hakko USA, aka the people behind Cognizin (CDP Choline), one of the few brain-boosting ingredients with legit research behind it. We dig into the real science of CDP Choline, how it supports memory, focus, and cognitive performance, and where it actually fits into the human physiology engine, not the hype machine. Katie and I also zoom out into the...
13 days ago • 1 min read
Hola from the middle of America, as I am making my way back after leaving S Padre, TX, this past Monday night. If all goes well, I'll be sleeping in my own bed tonight. Wish me luck! Here is what went down this week: Newsletters: Zone 2 Cardio for Lifting Meatheads is Dead....do this instead: Why Zone 2 cardio barely moves the needle for lifters — and how replacing it with Zone 3 and smart VO₂ max intervals can dramatically boost your strength, endurance, and recovery. BroTein: Learn the...
15 days ago • 1 min read
...and the Rise of the Meathead Auto-Regulator Hola from Black Rifle Coffee Company in Moore, Oklahoma —where your favorite nerd is currently vibrating at 240 Hz because I made the tactical mistake of ordering “quad shot, please” and the barista said “sure, cowboy” with zero hesitation. So here we are.One man.Four espressos with half-and-half in a drink they call "Smokey Joe."And a mission: To kill the lazy, zombie, cookie-cutter rest periods that are sabotaging your gainZ. Let’s descend down...
16 days ago • 3 min read
Your favorite nerd here coming at you from Weatherford TX where I am hanging out with my coach Adam Glass and his wife Ashely. I am currently levitating three inches off my chair because holy hell… Dan Garner — yes, that Dan Garner — dropped some words that hit me straight in my surgically repaired heart. Here’s what he wrote: “My buddy Mike T. Nelson has this massive library of bite-sized videos on physiology, performance, and metabolism stuff. Each one is like 5-10 minutes. All ridiculously...
17 days ago • 2 min read
Hola my fellow metabolic misfit — Yesterday I sent that email about surviving road-trip nutrition chaos with protein bars instead of gas-station despair… …and immediately someone lobbed this spicy meatball into my inbox: “What are your thoughts on the EPG in it?” Ah yes. EPG — esterified propoxylated glycerol — the mysterious “fat-but-not-fat” substance that Instagram doom prophets swear will dissolve your vitamins, kneecap your HDL, steal your firstborn, and possibly open a small shimmering...
18 days ago • 4 min read