About this episode
In the 142nd episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Professor at the Carrick Institute in Rocky Mountain University and Researcher, Dr. Mike T Nelson, will talk about heat transfer experiment, the metabolic flexibility project, ways to check metabolic flexibility at home, homeostatic regulators, and more.
Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!
In this chapter, you will discover:
(0:45) Welcome to our special guest Professor at the Carrick Institute in Rocky Mountain University and Researcher, Dr. Mike T Nelson @drmiketnelson
(2:15) Dr. Mike’s origin story
(2:20) Interest in science
(3:05) Starting lifting early
(3:40) Undergrad psychology class
(4:50) Heat transfer experiment
(6:10) Presentation for DARPA
(8:10) New psychology class
(9:00) Working in a cube environment
(9:20) NSCA CSCS
(10:00) Training people
(10:15) Ph.D. work in biomechanical engineering
(11:00) What does Dr. Mike currently do?
(11:45) About metabolic flexibility
(13:10) Lack of choice for projects
(14:00) The Metabolic Flexibility project
(16:20) Metabolic inflexibility
(19:50) From inflexible to flexible
(20:40) Insulin-dependent and insulin-independent
(23:10) Ways to check metabolic flexibility at home
(25:35) Fasted cardio
(27:00) Why is fasted cardio easier in practice?
(28:05) Opposite data
(28:10) Shout out to Dr. Jeff Rothschild @eatsleep.fit
(28:25) Shout out to Ryan Baxter @ryanjasonbaxtor
(28:40) Is fasted cardio magical?
(30:15) Should you do fasted cardio?
(32:15) The flexibility levels
(33:30) Dr. Mike’s pet peeve
(33:50) Homeostatic regulators
(34:50) Steps to become more resilient
(35:10) Heat acclimation
(36:00) “The greater your buffer zone is in temperature, pH level, that's the key to advanced recovery, longevity, and being more robust antifragile.” - Dr. Mike T Nelson @drmiketnelson
(37:10) Sauna village
(37:10) Shout out to Krista Scott-Dixon @stumptuous
(37:30) Shout out to Thadius Owen @primalhacker
(38:25) Shout out to Laird Hamilton @lairdhamilton
(39:20) Benefits of cold showers
(39:40) At home cold immersion
(42:50) Voluntarily suffering
(43:50) Stress-related thoughts
(44:50) “You have to pick some stressors in your life.” - Dr. Mike T Nelson @drmiketnelson
(45:20) “You have to pick what stressors you want to expose yourself to and if you do that in an intelligent manner your body rewards you by getting better at those things via adaptation.” - Dr. Mike T Nelson @drmiketnelson
(45:45) Meditative practice
(46:15) Shout out to John Danaher @danaherjohn
(46:30) Stress lessen
(47:25) Shout out to Brian Mackenzie @_brianmackenzie
(47:25) Shout out to Rob Wilson @preparetoperform
(48:40) Mike and Chris’ nose breathing experiment
(49:30) One of Dr. Mike’s training methods
(51:20) What’s next with Dr. Mike?
Where to find Dr. Mike T Nelson? @drmiketnelson
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