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The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

#131 - Brad Kearns: Pursuing Peak Performance, Elite Athleticism, How To Train Appropriately, When Rest is Best, Social Media & Exercise Addiction, Conscientious Failure, Impulse Vs Intuition, And More!

Feb 4, 2022
02:24:37

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2:30 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome!

2:45 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon

11:35 - Brad's Personal History

16:10 - Are Extreme Athletic Endeavors Healthy?

18:20 - What Historically Would Mimic Triathlon Type Exercise?

21:50 - Natural Endurance Vs Training & Over Training

25:40 - The Stress Of Overtraining

27:45 - Prioritizing Sleep

31:10 - Maximizing Your Efforts

32:50 - Being Intuitive With How Much And How Hard To Work

36:50 - Impulse Vs Intuition

39:30 - The Arbitrary Nature Of Marathons And Triathlons

45:10 - Can Anybody Achieve Elite Athleticism?

50:40 - Cardio Junkies

51:10 - Melanie's Activity

56:10 - Resistance Training

57:50 - Brad's Morning Routine

1:09:30 - The Morning Cortisol Spike

1:12:55 - Intermittent Variable Rewards

1:15:30 - The Lure Of Social Media

1:18:45 - Exercise Addiction

1:23:15 - Type A Personalities And Addiction

1:26:35 - Ironman Blues

1:29:15 - Feeling Hollow After Major Achievements

1:33:55 - Manifesting

1:35:55 - Being Overly Fixated With Results

1:42:45 - Moving On At The Right Time

1:48:30 - Failure

1:50:30 - Training Appropriately

1:53:20 - Maximum Aerobic Fitness Test

1:56:50 - Sprinting

2:02:10 - Inputting High Intensity In A Lower Intensity Workout

2:06:05 - How Many Sprints Is Enough?

2:10:00 - What's Fueling The Sprints?

2:13:25 - Emsculpt Neo

2:16:25 - Muscle Soreness

2:18:50 - Brad's Current Mission

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