Hola from Black Rifle Coffee in Oklahoma! I'm currently refueling my caffeine addiction as I continue the annual Fall migration south to South Padre Island. Today's destination? Weatherford, Texas, to hang out with my buddy and coach Adam Glass. If you're not familiar with Adam, he's an absolute freak when it comes to grip strength and lifting ridiculously heavy objects. Which is precisely why I'm going to see him… ..because one of my lifting goals involves finding increasingly heavy objects...
about 2 hours ago • 3 min read
Hola from somewhere in the vast, corn-infested wilderness of Kansas! I'm currently 8 hours and 2 energy drinks deep into my annual Fall migration to South Padre Island, Texas. My butt has officially filed a formal complaint with management. I pulled off the interstate to give my backside a temporary pardon, check on client emails, and tell you about something that I think is pretty damn cool. Technology No, not AI taking over the world and turning your toaster into a sentient killing...
about 23 hours ago • 2 min read
The Phys Flex Cert closed a midnight PST and huge thanks to everyone who enrolled. Super stoked for you!! Today I sit down with my longtime friend Bryan Krahn, a personal trainer since 1997, CSCS since 2005, full-time online coach since 2014, fitness writer and author of two books with Men's Health. Will AI replace online coaches, or only the ones who stop being human? Bryan and I get candid about why paying for expertise makes you a better coach, how we each use (and distrust) AI in coaching...
3 days ago • 1 min read
Hola from the Lexus dealer. Black Sunshine, my 2017 GX460, threw a check-engine light. Two hours later, the verdict… ...some furry little bastard had chewed through the wiring. Warranty coverage? HA! Apparently rodent wire buffets are on me. Speaking of unexpected stressors, the Physiologic Flexibility Certification closes TONIGHT at 11:59 PM Pacific. Here's why that matters. Life WILL throw some massive stressors your way. Could be tomorrow. New yeart. Or a tiny electrician with teeth...
4 days ago • 1 min read
Roscoe gets the morning off which is nice way to say that he is benched for his red light fiasco the other day. Today, I want to tell you the real reason I built the Physiologic Flexibility Certification. And since enrollment closes tomorrow Monday night, you deserve to hear it. For almost 20 years, I've watched smart coaches and dedicated athletes do everything "right." Training? Dialed in. Nutrition? Solid. Sleep? Pretty darn good. Yet somehow... Their results hit a brick wall. One client...
5 days ago • 3 min read
Roscoe discovered red light therapy on Thursday. By Friday, our Iron Intern had zip-tied four panels, a reptile heat lamp, and what looked suspiciously like a stolen Spirit Halloween decoration into a glowing booth in the supply closet. On the door: “Do not disturb. GainZ in progress Bro.” I asked why he needed the reptile lamp. “Dr Mike, I have a hypothesis. Where’s the heavy stuff?” His hypothesis? If a little red light helps recovery, three hours inside his homemade raccoon toaster should...
6 days ago • 2 min read
Go on to the internet and every GooRoo treats recovery like a cleanup crew: more sleep, more protein, a deload, maybe a walk and a massage gun that sounds like a small construction project. Good stuff. Keep it. If your sleep and nutrition are a dumpster fire, fix those first. ....But there is another question nobody wants to ask: What if the problem isn’t your cleanup crew? What if your system is not resilient enough? Two Sides Of The Recovery Coin I like to think about recovery in two...
6 days ago • 2 min read
In my last newsletter told you why your physiologic buffer zone can shrink with age. A lot of the stress chewing through that buffer are thing you didn’t sign up for it. The economy is a toddler juggling chainsaws. The news is a 24-hour panic buffet. Your inbox has apparently figured out how to reproduce without supervision. And your nervous system is trying to figure out whether that email marked “urgent” is an actual threat or another meeting that could have been a nap. Here’s the nasty...
7 days ago • 2 min read
Remember when a hard training session cost you one day? Now it wants three days, a nap, and partial custody of your hamstrings. Two nasty interval sessions a week 10 years ago? No problem. These days, one session has you negotiating with the stairs like a hostage mediator. Biohacker Bob says, “You’re getting older. Just back off.” Peptide Pauly says he has an “age-reversal” vial in a suspicious cooler behind his van down by the river. Both are missing a BIG chunk of physiology. Aging doesn’t...
7 days ago • 3 min read
The Phys Flex Cert is still rolling on and more details tomorrow through Monday when it closes down. Check out the details below. >> Phys Flex Certification << Tonight, I have some great info on a super controversial topic... Detox! No, not the epic song by the same name by Hevy Devy of Strapping Young Lad, but actually physiologic detox as I sat down with Dr. Gregory Kelly, N.D., Chief Product Officer at Qualia Life and author of Shape Shift. Detox is more than a liver story—and it is not a...
8 days ago • 1 min read