Learn how to turn back your body's clock 20 years with practical tips and tactical approaches to health and wellness. Explore topics like fitness, diet, supplementation, hormone replacement therapy, and health hacks. Discover the benefits of the VASPER device and cold water compression for exercise. Dive into the concept of an energy coach and age reversing technologies. Understand the importance of blood work and personalized care for optimal health.
Prioritizing health and fitness is key to feeling younger and improving overall well-being, regardless of age.
Individualized approaches, such as personalized supplementation, hormone replacement therapy, and mindset practices, are crucial for optimizing health and energy levels.
Deep dives
The Importance of Body Optimization and Capability Amplification
In this podcast episode, hosts Dan Sullivan and Mike Canig discuss the significance of body optimization and capability amplification. They emphasize the need to prioritize health and fitness regardless of age. Dan shares his daily routine, which includes intense interval training, stretching, and weightlifting. He highlights the benefits of specific equipment like the VASPER device and the Peloton exercise bike. The importance of hormone replacement therapy and other supplements is also discussed. Mike shares his own morning routine, which involves beach workouts, ocean runs, meditation, Wim Hof breathing exercises, and hormone replacement therapy. Both hosts emphasize the value of finding strategies that work specifically for each individual.
The Role of Testing and Measurement in Achieving Optimal Health
Dan Sullivan discusses the significance of testing in achieving optimal health. He mentions regularly getting tested for VO2 max, lung function, and overall fitness levels. He shares how understanding and improving his CO2 pushing ability has significantly increased his oxygen intake during exercise. Dan also highlights the importance of measuring and reporting progress, mentioning Pearson's Law, which states that what is measured and reported improves exponentially. Mike Canig adds that tracking blood work and working with functional medicine doctors can provide valuable insights into individual health needs.
The Impact of Peptides and Hormone Replacement Therapy
The hosts discuss the benefits of peptides, specifically muscle-building peptides, in optimizing health and fitness. Dan Sullivan shares his positive experience with hormone replacement therapy and the impact it has had on his overall well-being. He emphasizes the importance of keeping muscle mass intact, which contributes to metabolism, energy levels, and overall physical and mental performance. They encourage individuals to find trusted professionals for guidance on personalized supplementation and hormone balancing.
Exploring Meditation and Mindset Techniques for Energy Optimization
The hosts discuss the role of meditation and mindset techniques in energy optimization. Dan Sullivan shares his long-term practice of Transcendental Meditation, highlighting its calming effects and mental clarity. Mike Canig shares his morning routine, which includes gratitude-based meditation and Wim Hof breathing exercises. They also mention the potential benefits of energy healing practices and working with energy coaches to enhance overall well-being and mindset.
If you’re 50 or older, how would you like to feel like you’re 30 again? You can build character based on how you treat your body. Mike is 52 and Dan is 75 but their bodies and health don’t match their chronological age. Mike feels like he’s 30 and people are often really surprised when they find out how old Dan is, which leads to the conversation we are going to have today. How do you do it?!
In this episode, we’ll get practical and tactical by diving into several areas that have helped us reach optimal health and wellness:
* Fitness * Diet * Supplementation * Hormone Replacement Therapy * Health Hacks That Turn The Clock Back * Tech, Tools, And Equipment We Use * Functional/Traditional Medicine * Energetic Medicine * Our Brushes With Death And Disease (we’ve both had cancer!)
For developing character and optimizing health, Mike and Dan both stick to a daily morning routine. You can learn from other people’s practices, but they’re hard to imitate because everyone does them for very specific reasons. Experiment and find what’s best for YOU.
Dan’s daily recipe for his capability optimization looks like this:
* Green drink with protein * Gym for about 80 minutes to burn 1,000 calories before breakfast * Meditate for 20 minutes (47 years strong!) * Doesn’t worry about food for the rest of the day * Tries to eat organic: lots of greens and fruit, fish and meat * Makes sure to get enough protein (because of how much he exercises) * Drinks mostly water and green juice with an occasional glass of wine or beer
Mike's routine goes something like this:
* Heads to the beach and hangs by arms on monkey bars for a full body stretch * Pull ups * Gymnastic exercises for core (push ups, crunches, and sit ups in the cold water) * Squat jumps * Runs barefoot in the ocean for 1-3 miles * Swims out into the ocean, flips onto his back, meditation, and WIM HOF breathing * Home to shower * Takes supplements (customized based on his blood readings) * Eats (organic smoothies, veggies, meat, and fish) * Drinks tons of water (3 quarts minimum daily) * BHRT (Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy - the silver bullet to get your mojo back!) * His whole routine can be done in 20-30 minutes!
A few more health optimizing topics covered in this episode:
* Tricks and “Unfair Advantage Hacks” * Peptide and protein supplements * Muscle is the key to everything! (balance, metabolism, energy, and motivation) * Measurement and reporting are key to making progress * The importance of getting your blood work done * Finding a good, functional medical physician * Age-reversing technology (get a free copy of Dan’s guide.)
Here are some of the tools, tech, and resources we’ve found to be highly beneficial:
