The industry is abuzz with changes, and one of the biggest realignments has happened down in Houston, TX, where Joey Savage (formerly of Glaxon) has started his own consulting firm, Savage Nutra.

Joey Savage Launches Savage Nutra Consulting

This podcast was recorded at the Arnold Sports Festival in early March 2024. At the time of recording, Joey had already announced his venture into consulting with Savage Nutra, so Mike and Ben dig deeper to see what he really wants to work on in his perfect world.

The conversation is as wild and interesting as you’d think it would be, with a lot of discussion on novel probiotics, performance, the perfect stool, and crashing rockets into the firmament where water bears survive thanks to the carbohydrate trehalose.

Joey’s not interested in making pre-workout after pre-workout, but if you’ve got an epic idea for him to work on, then he’s all ears. Only the most special projects will get the official Savage Nutra collab label, though.

Note: Since recording this podcast, there have been updates to Joey’s employment situation, which are discussed in a disclaimer in the beginning of the show.

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/joey-savage-nutra-129

Video: Mike, Ben, and Joey at the 2024 Arnold Sports Festival

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAo1CBD5E4c

(0:00) – Disclaimer – Joey is No Longer with Glaxon / Zero Day Nutrition
(5:00) – Sponsored by Path Forward Formulator
(5:45) – Interview With Joey Savage Begins (Savage Nutra Scoop)
(7:00) – What About Glaxon?
(7:45) – What Is Savage Nutra All About? Any Collabs
(12:00) – Joey’s 5-Year Plan: Beyond Sports Nutrition and Ideal Projects?
(14:00) – Joey’s Ideal Microbiome: The Human Trash Compactor
(15:45) – More On the Microbiome
(16:50) – Vulture Story Background and Vulture Power
(19:00) – Joey’s Passion: Lots of bacteria!
(21:45) – Importance of Protecting Intellectual Property
(23:00) – Hordenine’s Legality
(24:45) – Giving Back to the Industry
(25:50) – Industry Ignorance
(26:30) – How To Plan New Supplement Research
(29:00) – Advantages of Probiotics and Real-World Precedents
(30:00) – Next Research Step After Caco-2
(34:00) – Digital Biomarkers
(35:40) – Cannabis and Melatonin
(39:15) – BHB in beverages?
(42:15) – Caffeine vs. BHB and BHB with Carbs?
(49:30) – Tardigrades
(53:45) – Carbs and electrolytes
(56:45) – Potassium
(1:00:35) – Potassium problems
(1:03:15) – Fiber Fusion
(1:07:00) – Fiber and psyllium husk
(1:08:45) – Niacin and The Flush
(1:14:00) – Niacin Pre-Workout and Reduced Performance
(1:16:00) – Passing THC Tests?
(1:20:15) – Cannabis enhancement supplement
(1:23:30) – Microplastics
(1:25:45) – Food source adaptation
(1:28:00) – The state of the supplement industry
(1:30:45) – A new generation of supplement industry leaders
(1:35:00) – The regulatory battleground
(1:41:30) – The danger of precedent

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