Muscle Intelligence
The Muscle Intelligence Podcast empowers men with the skills, habits, beliefs and processes to lead from the front. After spending more than 25 years in the health and fitness industry, Ben has done the research, coached, worked with or spoken to the best in class, and distilled it down into actionable items for you to take away and implement.
If you’re an executive, entrepreneur or high-performer who wants to work smarter, not lose his edge as he ages, or just get the advice of someone who has been in the trenches for the last 25 years, this podcast is for you.
Latest episodes
Oct 14, 2019 • 34min
Q&A: Discussing Myths Around Cholesterol, Hypnotism, and Sex
Welcome back to the Muscle Intelligence Podcast! This is another question and answer session with the wonderful Ashleigh VanHouten from Paleo Magazine! In this discussion, we cover the topics of breakfast, protein, cholesterol, getting that pump, hypnotism and more!
Oct 9, 2019 • 41min
Q&A: Ben's trip to Iceland - Eating learning and working out with Thor
Ashleigh and Ben have both been doing some traveling, and today’s conversation is all about sharing where they have been, the people they connected with and what they learned about themselves and other cultures in the process. Sometimes going to new places and trying new things requires us to step out of our comfort zones, to open our minds to experience the world around us in new ways.
Oct 7, 2019 • 56min
Recovery, mindset, and training professional athletes with Tampa Bay Lightning strength and conditioning coach Mark Lambert
For today's show, we are joined by Mark Lambert, who is Head of Performance at Tampa Bay Lightning! He is here to talk about his unique and intricate approach to coaching professional athletes and how the dynamics of the work and the players influence his approach.
Oct 2, 2019 • 1h 5min
Q&A: Ben's thoughts on organ meat and cannabis
Welcome back to the Muscle Intelligence Podcast! This is another Q&A session hosted by Ashleigh and this week we chat about a whole array of topics vital to get you living your best life! The conversation starts off with a bit of a meditation on the idea of intentionality and how concentration in one area can bleed over into all activities.
Sep 30, 2019 • 51min
Biohacking isn't the answer, but it can be a tool: Talking with the founders of BioCharger
On today’s episode, we are joined by Jim Girard and Jim Law, creator, and CEO of BioCharger respectively. It has become our new, favorite biohacking modality since having it at the gym for over three months. There has been an outpouring of compliments for the BioCharger, both from clients and trainers at the gym, so Ben wanted to find out more about how what is causing all these reported benefits.
Sep 25, 2019 • 41min
Q&A: Ben talks peptides, barefoot training, and cultivating gratitude
We’ve got another Q&A episode with Ashleigh VanHouten and we kick off the conversation with gratitude, sharing about our tendency to become entitled when we have immediate access to everything all the time and how we need to generate a daily attitude of thankfulness. Self-acceptance also plays a big role because your ability to love yourself will inevitably trickle down to how you treat the people around you and how you influence your environment with positive or negative energy.
Sep 23, 2019 • 1h 6min
The art and science of fitness coaching with OPEX founder James FitzGerald
On the podcast today we are very lucky to have James FitzGerald! James is the founder of OPEX Fitness, an amazing coaching platform and James' progressive and steadfast approach to health, strength, and wellness is truly an inspiration. A major tenet of OPEX and James' vision is longevity and they put a lot of focus on fitness in the long run rather than short term goals.
Sep 18, 2019 • 37min
Q&A: Bens attitude towards learning skincare and tracking HRV
Today Ashleigh VanHouten is hosting another Q&A session during which she asks Ben all the questions listeners have been sending their way. Ben starts by giving us an overview of his next few weeks of traveling, hosting muscle camps and attending the Health Optimisation Summit, and they get into the need for mentorship – physical, psychological, spiritual – and the many different people who have inspired and motivated him on his bodybuilding and health and fitness journey.
Sep 16, 2019 • 1h 5min
The neuroscience of enlightenment with Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D.
On today’s episode, we sit down with Dr. Albert Villoldo to discuss the integration of our spiritual reality with our tangible reality. Dr. Villoldo is a trained scientist and anthropologist who traded his laboratory for a pair of hiking boots and a ticket to the Amazon to set out on a journey into spiritual enlightenment. Inside this episode, Dr. Villoldo shares with us his journey towards spirituality, some of the misconceptions around plant medicines, and how to stay grounded in this spiritual journey that we’re ultimately living.
Sep 11, 2019 • 35min
Q&A: healthy bulking, nutrient timing, the purpose of a pump, and more
In this episode, Ashleigh is back to ask Ben another round of questions and discuss all things health, fitness and getting your mind right. Today's questions cover bulking, calorie intake, nutrient timing, a variation of workouts, the benefits of posing, injury recovery and more. As usual, Ben makes an argument for eating the least amount necessary for growth and gives some great advice on when to fuel and refuel in relation to your times of exertion.
