Patrick McKeown is THE authority when it comes to breathing.  Since 2002, Patrick has helped tens of thousands of people worldwide. His work focuses on breathing pattern disorders, sleep disordered breathing and anxiety. We cover a myriad of breathing related topics on this episode - please check the timestamps below. His book "The Oxygen Advantage" is referenced worldwide as the most complete and scientifically-proven guide on various breathing techniques. His newest book (out Feb 15th) "The Breathing Cure"- deemed "the definitive book on breathing" - offers exercises to develop new breathing habits to mitigate common illnesses and improve your quality of life.  To find out more about Patrick, please visit https://oxygenadvantage.com - You can pick up his books on his website! https://www.youtube.com/user/Oxyathlete @oxygenadvantage Please check the timestamps to see the multitude of topics Patrick covers on this episode. Timestamps:[0:20] My guest Patrick McKeown [3:15] Show Sponsor Real Mushrooms [5:12] Breath impacts all disciplines of medicine [10:00] The impact optimised breathing patterns can have [12:12] Anxiety and breathing [13:00] Nose breathing during exercise [13:40] Diabetes and breathing [14:40] Concentration [18:24] Bio-chemical aspects of breathing [22:15] Bio-mechanical aspects of breathing [25:30] Slowing down the breath [27:00] HRV [28:50] Mouth-taping at night [30:40] Oxygen [36:30] Autonomic Nervous System [37:20] Every-day breathing patterns [40:30] "Normal" breathing [44:35] CO2 in the blood [51:20] Sleep Apnea and it's side effects  [56:20] Snoring [59:58] Breathing and physical exercise [01:03:15] Post-workout breathing [01:05:10] Patrick's opinion on what we NEED to look at next [01:08:30] Dentistry and breathing [01:10:20] 2020 was the year of the breath... but there's more to do! If you found this episode helpful, please share it with someone you love and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Come join me on Instagram @muscleintelligencepodcast and let me and Patrick know your biggest take-aways from this episode and how breath-work has improved your life! Thank you to our sponsor Real Mushrooms for supporting our podcast and for bringing you the best quality organic mushroom extracts on the market. Real Mushrooms emphasizes the REAL, because many so-called “mushroom” products on the market don’t contain 100% mushrooms. To learn more, please visit Real Mushrooms . Code BEN at checkout gets you 30% off your first purchase, and code MUSCLE 20% off for returning customers.

My friend Dr. Michael Miletic, renowned Neuropsychiatrist and former Olympic weightlifter, joins me on today's episode for a deep conversation about embracing and transforming emotions, mental health and his approach on helping his clients.  We cover topics such as trauma in athletes, the feeling of hope, negative self-talk, repressing emotions and many more. Dr. Miletic has brought his life experience to his work as a pioneer of the Brain-Body-Mind approach to medicine. In his clinic, The Miletic Center, he specializes in the treatment of athletes, executives, and adolescents looking to reach their full potential by evaluating the brain, mind, and body and utilizing the latest science and evidence-based approaches for health optimization. To find out more about Dr. Michael Miletic, please visit https://themileticcenter.com www.instagram.com/michaelmiletic/ Please share this episode with someone you love who you feel will benefit from this conversation. We feel it's an important message that needs to be heard.  Thank you our sponsor BUBS Naturals for their continued support and for providing YOU with an amazing 20% discount with code MUSCLE on ALL of their products! I personally use their MCT and collagen every morning in my coffee, but they've also just recently release a new Fountain of Youth Collagen Protein, with added Vitamin C and Biotin.  Head over to BUBS Naturals now, use the code MUSCLE for 20% off and enjoy their amazingly creamy products!

Over the past 12 years, today's guest Luke Leaman has taught thousands of personal trainers and coaches how to get better at their craft, and how to build great careers. The co-founder of Muscle Nerds first picked up a barbell at 8 years old and never stopped. After attending a Poliquin seminar, he was hooked and eventually ended up working for Charles and travelling the world teaching. Helping others and this industry are his passion. Luke’s seen it all, has coached high level athletes as well as gen pop, has an endless thirst for information and is an absolute wealth of knowledge. In this conversation we get into programming and periodization, client assessment, the application of aerobic fitness, exercise selection and more. If you're a coach, I highly recommend you get out your pen and paper for this conversation and check out Muscle Nerds via the link below.  To find out more about Luke and Muscle Nerds, visit:@musclenerds_health www.musclenerds.net Muscle Nerds on YouTube Sponsor: Thank you to our sponsors Bioptimizers. Use code MUSCLE10 for 10% off any order. P3OM are probiotics that improve your digestion and nutrient absorption, helping ensure your digestive tract and immune system stay strong and healthy. It's been clinically proven to give you more energy, less bloating, more mental clarity, and to shift your metabolism into fat-burning mode. Check out Bioptimizers P3OM http://www.bioptimizers.com/muscle10 and use code MUSCLE10 for 10% off any order. Timestamps: [1:14] Today’s guest: Luke Leaman [2:03] Sponsor: Bioptimizers [4:26] Periodization and programming [7:23] Exercise Selection [10:46] German Body Composition training [14:53] Programming for Hypertrophy [16:11] Least mode [18:22] The art of coaching [19:16] Client assessment [26:18] Gut infections [34:02] Essentials for success in bodybuilding [37:37] Putting on mass vs. getting fat [40:04] Getting good at the basics [49:46] Aerobic fitness [1:12:25] Where to find Luke and Muscle Nerds If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on ApplePodcasts and if you'd like to submit a question for the next Q&A, send us a DM on instagram @muscleintelligencepodcast

In today's solo episode, I let you in on how flipping my consciousness gave me the clarity to let my soul determine my values and the simple tools you can use on your journey to finding your purpose and living a life that you love.  Timestamps:  [2:50] View obstacles as opportunities [3:50] Getting clarity on purpose [9:15] Wake up inspired [13:30] Embrace your humanness  [15:20] Designing your future [17:50] Inspired living [20:00] Break the negative spiral [24:20] Practice these tools, develop these skills [26:16] Embody your values [28:16] Optimize.me use code MUSCLE10 for 10% off [33:50] Get real with yourself  [36:10] Who are you putting out?  [39:20] Living in alignment [40:45] BLUBlox - use code MUSCLE for 15% off If you enjoyed today's episode, please share it with someone you love and leave us a review to support the Muscle Intelligence podcast! Mentioned in this episode: Dr. John D. Martini on the Muscle Intelligence Podcast Dr. John D. Martini's Value Determination Process Dr. Huberman on the Muscle Intelligence Podcast Dr. Huberman's podcast: Huberman Lab Muscle Intelligence Podcast on Instagram Check out our sponsors:  Thank you to our sponsor BLUBlox - get 15% off with the code MUSCLE. BLUBlox make stylish glasses with specialised BluLite lens filters, which reduce the harmful high energy artificial blue light emitted by digital devices across the entire blue light spectrum. This can help reduce eye strain and sleep disorders. They have day-time and night-time versions and offer free world-wide shipping. Check out BLUBlox and use code MUSCLE to get 15% off. Check out optimize.me and use the code MUSCLE10 for 10%off when you sign up.  Optimize is a subscription service. When you sign up, you get access to three things: 1. The famed Philosopher's Notes. These are 6-page book summaries of some of the best self-development and wisdom books ever written.  2. You also get access to 50 what are called Master Classes. These are taught by experts on the big topics that are covered in those notes. 3. You also get everyday +1 videos recorded by Brian. A targeted insight of wisdom about living a better life arrives in your email inbox every morning.  

Dr. Thomas D. Zweifel is a strategy & performance expert, board member & sparring partner for CEOs & leaders of Fortune 500 companies. Since 1984, he has coached clients on 4 continents to open strategic frontiers and meet business imperatives.  On average his clients have realized 40X ROI in management results from working with Thomas. An authority on integrating planning, people and performance, he helps clients ask the right questions, confront taboos, build strategy alignment, and boost productivity. Ultimately his specialty is unleashing the human spirit in organizations—without unnecessary blah-blah, impractical training programs, or false dependencies on high-priced consultants. Topics covered in this episode: Why a lack of confidence is necessary to be a good coach Asking the right questions Eliciting commitment - of the coach and the coachee Impactful life lesson: choose three keywords to guide you The 4-step process of coaching How rituals can help you succeed in your day Identifying breakdowns The illusion that communication equals accomplishment Links: Dr. Zweifel’s free video on Leadership: If you want to meet your commitments with freedom, power and peace of mind: https://www.leaders-academy.online/the-4-surprising-secrets-for-boosting-your-productivity-landing Website: www.thomaszweifel.comFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/LeadersAcademyOnline/ TED Talk on Language: https://goo.gl/HhEV7M TED Talk on Rituals: https://goo.gl/k9Zy9E Books: https://goo.gl/tZWqX7  Books mentioned on this episode: iCoach by Dr. Zweifel - shorturl.at/oACV2 Leadership in 100 Days by Dr. Zweifel - shorturl.at/EXY03 Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio - https://geni.us/jDYEjC Sponsor: Thank you our sponsor BUBS Naturals for their continued support and for providing YOU with an amazing 20% discount with code MUSCLE on ALL of their products! I personally use their MCT and collagen every morning in my coffee, but they've also just recently release a new Fountain of Youth Collagen Protein, with added Vitamin C and Biotin. Head over to BUBS Naturals now, use the code MUSCLE for 20% off and enjoy their amazingly creamy products!

Killian Hamilton joins me on today's episode about skill acquisition in programming. If you've ever done any of my programs, you'll know that my clients always go through a primer phase to learn the skills of muscle activation and exercise execution. So I'm excited to hear him and the team at Pre-Script talk about this often neglected but certainly essential aspect to achieving competency in the weight room.  Killian is the Director of Innovation and Program Design at Pre-Script as well as Head Coach and Founder of K2 Coaching. As a competitive powerlifter and strength coach, Killian has competed and coached athletes at both national and international level. He believes that at its core, strength is a skill, and acquiring that skill is paramount in the pursuit of performance. To find out more about Killian and the new Pre-Script course, please visit:  www.k2coaching.ca www.pre-script.com @killian.hamilton Thank you to our sponsor BLUBlox - get 15% off with the code MUSCLE. BLUBlox make stylish glasses with specialised BluLite lens filters, which reduce the harmful high energy artificial blue light emitted by digital devices across the entire blue light spectrum. This can help reduce eye strain and sleep disorders. They have day-time and night-time versions and offer free world-wide shipping. Check out BLUBlox and use code MUSCLE to get 15% off.   Check out optimize.me and use the code MUSCLE10 for 10%off when you sign up.  Optimize is a subscription service. When you sign up, you get access to three things: 1. The famed Philosopher's Notes. These are 6-page book summaries of some of the best self-development and wisdom books ever written.  2. You also get access to 50 what are called Master Classes. These are taught by experts on the big topics that are covered in those notes.  3. You also get everyday +1 videos recorded by Brian. A targeted insight of wisdom about living a better life arrives in your email inbox every morning.   Please share this episode with someone you love and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. 

Adam Feit, Precision Nutrition’s head strength and sport psychology coach, joins me on today’s episode to talk about managing client expectations, goal setting and creating lasting behavioral change. We get into the future of coaching, some sports psychology research and being a coach that seeks strengths. Known for his passion, drive, and enthusiasm for excellence in coaching, Adam has presented around the world on the topics of nutrition, coaching, and strength and conditioning. He has consulted with a multitude of youth, collegiate, Olympic, and professional athletic teams. He is the co-author of the Coaches Guide to Jump Training, Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete, and recently completed his Ph.D. in Sport and Exercise Psychology on the use of psychological skills and strategies in collegiate strength and conditioning.  To find out more about Adam, please visit https://www.precisionnutrition.com/author/adam-feit http://completejumpstraining.com/ http://trainingthefemaleathlete.com/ https://www.instagram.com/aefeit/ If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on ApplePodcasts to support us and share it with a person you feel will benefit from this conversation.  Thank you to our amazing show sponsors Bioptimizers http://www.bioptimizers.com/muscle10 . Use code MUSCLE10 for 10% off any order. If you’re struggling with getting enough deep sleep, cravings, slow metabolism, anxiety and stress, you may be deficient in magnesium.  Check out Bioptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough http://www.bioptimizers.com/muscle10 - this magnesium before bed helps you relax and wake up refreshed and energized. Use code MUSCLE10 for 10% off any order.

Derek Woodske joins me on today’s episode for a deep drive into the champion mindset and champion-producing coaching, both of which Derek can speak of from experience.  Few can give you advice on successful high-level coaching, even fewer are able to give you an insight into the psychology of a professional athlete. Derek does both on this episode. While competing in the USA college system, Derek earned three national titles in the Hammer Throw, a top two world ranking indoors and four All-American Honours. For his achievements in track and field he was inducted into the North Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame. Derek set multiple Canadian records and represented Canada as a member of Team Canada in the Commonwealth Games. Following his athletic retirement, he has coached professionally in the NCAA, NFL and private sectors with great success.    To find out more about Derek Woodske, please visit:  His website - www.derekwoodske.com Instagram - www.instagram.com/derekwoodske To jump onto his programming - https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/the-hviiiful-state EcoBolic Radio on iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/ecobolic-radio/id1348799701?l=en Thank you our sponsor BUBS Naturals for their continued support and for providing YOU with an amazing 20% discount with code MUSCLE on ALL of their products! I personally use their MCT and collagen every morning in my coffee, but they've also just recently release a new Fountain of Youth Collagen Protein, with added Vitamin C and Biotin.  Head over to BUBS Naturals now, use the code MUSCLE for 20% off and enjoy their amazingly creamy products!

The legendary Dr. John Demartini is with me today, a world-renowned specialist in human behavior, researcher, author and global educator. His unique teachings start at the core of the issue, addressing the human factor and range out to a multitude of powerful tools that have stood the test of time. His goal is to leave clients with insights into their behavior and the empowering keys to unlock their full potential. In this episode we discuss the 7 areas of empowerment in your life, the 7 questions to ask yourself when searching for your purpose, goal setting, how to help others on their journey, achieving financial freedom and much more.  To fin out more about Dr. John Demartini, please check out:  www.DrDemartini.comValue Determinants by Dr. Demartini www.instagram.com/drjohndemartini Book mentioned: Good to Great By Jim Collins Thank you to our sponsor Real Mushrooms for supporting our podcast and for bringing you the best quality organic mushroom extracts on the market. Real Mushrooms emphasizes the REAL, because many so-called “mushroom” products on the market don’t contain mushrooms. To learn more, please visit Real Mushrooms . Code BEN at checkout gets you 30% off your first purchase, and code MUSCLE 20% off for returning customers.   If you enjoyed today's episode, please share it with someone you love and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.    [0:00] – Introducing my guest [2:20] – Today’s sponsor: www.realmushrooms.com/ben [4:06] – Welcoming my guest Dr. John Demartini [5:16] – Let’s start with epigenetics [7:55] – Perception matters [9:09] – The massive impact of epigenetics [11:21] – Neuroplasticity [12:42] – Focusing on the highest priorities [14:24] – How accurate Is your value determents test? [15:30] – Do you want to be financially independent? [16:34] – Facing your value determinants [17:54] – The 1st step to live inside your values [18:43] – The need for structure [20:41] – The $25million dollar dog [22:24] – The fisherman story [25:57] – What do you do when you just don’t know what to do. [26:59] – 7 questions to determine your goals [28:38] – How do I get paid to do what I love? [29:37]  – Highest priority actions [30:25] – Foresight [31:10] – Evaluating your efficacy [32:39] – Aligning your values and goals [34:25] – Goal setting: too big vs. too small [36:30] – Helping others change [40:42] – Negative attachments and benefits of pain [44:15] – Unconscious motives [46:30] – Solving the bigger problems [47:08] –Small steps to financial independence [49:04] – Overnight success [50:23] – The 7 areas of empowerment in your life [53:56] - Deeper thoughts on mental mastery [55:50] – Raising the consciousness of humanity [57:51] – www.DrDemartini.com for books, courses, and more

In today's episode, Ben speaks with the Head of Nutrition for Precision Nutrition, Brian St Pierre. Brian holds a master’s degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition from the University of Maine. St. Pierre is a Registered Dietitian (RD), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and a Certified Sports Nutritionist (CISSN).  In this conversation, the two cover the foundational principles in nutrition, REDs in sports, tracking vs self-regulation, and nutrient timing. In addition, Brian and Ben discuss the approach of outcome-based decision making and the need for individualisation when it comes to nutrition.  To find out more about Brian, please visit Precision Nutrition Brian's Website Thank you to our sponsor Real Mushrooms for supporting our podcast and for bringing you the best quality organic mushroom extracts on the market. Real Mushrooms emphasizes the REAL, because many so-called “mushroom” products on the market don’t contain pure mushrooms. To learn more, please visit Real Mushrooms . Code BEN at checkout gets you 30% off your first purchase, and code MUSCLE 20% off for returning customers. If you enjoyed today’s episode, please share it with someone you love and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.