Muscle Intelligence

Ben recently joined the legendary Paul Chek in his home for a day of exercise, spiritual practice and of course great conversation.  Join us as Ben and Paul discuss Paul's unique, integrative approach to health through alternative medicine, movement and connecting with your soul.   This episode is brought to you by Four Sigmatic.  Use code Muscle for 15% off your mushroom order at FourSigmatic.com

Joining us today is Dr. Jordan Joy, formerly Ben's training partner, powerlifter and expert on the ketogenic diet and co-hosted by Danny Vega!  We dive into the best approaches to keto when your goal is MAXIMUM muscle building.   If you are interested in building muscle on keto, keep your eyes peeled for our brand new Ketogenic Muscle Intelligence Program dropping soon.

Joining us today is the founder of Ketogenic.com and the Applied Science Performance Institute in Tampa, Dr. Ryan Lowery.  Dr. Lowery is one of the foremost members of the keto movement and brings a slew of research backed information for you in our kickoff to keto week!

Are you training with Intelligence?  Today's episode we dive into the first Pillar of a lean, healthy, and muscular body. Training.

Patrick McKeown, one of the world’s leading thinkers on breathing, discusses how controlling your breath can boost athletic performance, mental clarity, and nervous system response. Topics include breathing action and cadence, benefits of breathwork, correlation between breathing and cognitive function, the Wim Hof breathing technique, benefits of nasal breathing, and reversing the negative effects of orthodontics.

Joining us today is strongman and founder of Strength Camp, Elliot Hulse.  Elliot has gone through quite the spiritual transformation living life as an Orthodox Christian with an emphasis on traditional family values.  In this episode we discuss what Elliot thinks it is to be a man, a father and a spiritual being.  We also dive into his fasting practices and his emphasis on family.   His take on fasting as spiritual experience. [4:27] What took him down this spiritual path? [16:12] His belief in extreme simplicity. [24:50] A conversation on parenting and fatherhood. [31:00] What does it mean to be a man? [34:47] His definition of the dynamic between a man and a woman. [43:00] Why he believes we are moving back to conservatism. How there are repercussions to your actions. [45:18] What is the solution to gender blending? [52:44] The archetype of initiation: A boy becoming a man. [58:18] Why he created ‘Grounding Camp’. [1:07:25] What are his current beliefs on how he teaches religion to his family and himself? [1:11:10] Why it is important for us to have a doctrine. [1:12:50] How everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the face. [1:15:45] The mistakes that have the greatest impact on his life. [1:19:15] How does he react to his kids stepping over his boundaries? [1:30:29] Featured Guest Elliott Hulse STRENGTH COACH (@elliotthulse) • Instagram Website YouTube Related Links/Products Mentioned Way of the Ascetics: The Ancient Tradition of Discipline and Inner Growth – Book by Tito Colliander 019- The 10 Pillars of Peak Mental Performance with Brian Cain The Bahá'í Faith The Rational Male – Book by Rollo Tomassi The Return of Christendom: Demography, Politics, and the Coming Christian Majority – Book by Steve Turley MGTOW | Men Going Their Own Way This Group of Straight Men Is Swearing Off Women - VICE The Way of Men – Book by Jack Donovan People Mentioned Wim Hof (@iceman_hof) • Instagram Rollo May Rollo Tomassi (@RationalMale) · Twitter Dr. Steve Turley (@DrTurleyTalks) · Twitter

Discover the power of peptides like BPC157 and TB500 for healing and performance enhancement. Dive into the benefits of pitalin peptide for sleep quality and explore risks of sourcing peptides from unreliable suppliers. Learn about the effects of melanotan on performance and health, and uncover the potential benefits of peptides like GW501516 for mitochondrial activity. Delve into the use of growth hormone secretagogues and peptides for anti-aging and muscle gain, and explore the efficacy of peptides in enhancing brain function.

No matter what your goal, learning and skill acquisition are major bottlenecks to success. But what if you could reduce the time it took for you to learn? Our guest today, Dr. Daniel Chao has spent his career doing just that!  After graduating from Stanford Medical School with an MD in neuroscience, Dr. Chao started developing tech that primes your brain for learning. The result... Halo Sport. In this episode, Dr. Chao and Ben dive into how learning happens in the brain and more importantly how we can influence it.  They discuss the mechanism behind Halo Sport's success and how they have improved it for the soon to be released Halo Sport 2.  If you would like to pre-order the Halo Sport 2, use the code muscleintelligence for $20 off the already discounted pre-order price!   This episode is brought to you by our friends at Four Sigmatic! Mushrooms are one of the best ways to support learning, sleep, your immune system and more.  Get 15% off your order when you use the code muscle at checkout on FourSigmatic.com Time Stamps How the status quo around the brain is broken. [0:44] Why drugs for the brain don’t work very well. [5:50] The idea of zero sum. [9:55] The history of neurostimulation. [13:40] What does the research show and what are the potential implications when we subject our brain to stimulation? [16:20] Has Halo Sport seen any quantitative data to support bumps in performance? [25:50] How are they collecting data from the brain? [33:45] Understanding their place in science. [36:06] How does Halo 2 differ from Halo 1? [39:05] Have they seen any synergetic effects? [43:43] What is Halo Sport currently excited about? [46:41] Featured Guest Daniel Chao (@danielchao) | Twitter Related Links/Products Mentioned Halo Neuroscience Pharmacology - Wikipedia Halo Sport - Science – Halo Neuroscience Neuropace - NeuroPace, Inc What is Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation (tDCS)? tDCS Research The Athlete’s Guide to the Brain: Motor Skill Learning Maximum voluntary isometric contraction: reference values and clinical application. Reliability of time-to-exhaustion versus time-trial running tests in runners. Sensory Evoked Potentials Studies | Johns Hopkins Medicine  

Joining us today is the elite mindset coach Brian Cain!  Brian has coached multiple Cy Young Award winners, UFC champions, has consulted for top teams in the NFL, NHL, MLB and more.  Our chat with Brian dives deep on the mindset of performance where Brian has 10 Pillars that he feels are the necessary building blocks to overcoming adversity, achieving peak performance, and relentlessly pursuing your goals. Time Stamps The importance of relating to your clients and have an idea of what is going on ‘upstairs’. How the mind has to precede the body. [4:26] Steps to teach the average athlete to accomplish their dreams: The 10 skill sets that make up an ‘unbreakable’ mind. [11:12] #1 – Create an ‘Elite’ mindset. [14:30] #2 – Motivation and commitment. [20:16] #3 – Focus and awareness. [22:16] #4 – Self-control and discipline: Let your plan drive the bus. [30:28] #5 – Process over outcome. [35:04] #6 – Meditation and mental imagery: How separation is in preparation. [36:58] #7 – Build a routine and create habits of excellence. [51:57] #8 – Time management and organization: His 168 plan. [57:23] #9 – Leadership: Ability to build trust and get results. [1:00:57] #10 – Culture: The M.V.P. process. [1:03:04] What are his daily affirmations? [1:05:30] How you are always on and off the path. [1:06:45] What are his favorite books on this topic? [1:09:35] The Mental Performance Mastery (MPM) Certification. [1:12:14] His ‘six economies’. [1:16:06] Featured Guest Brian Cain (@briancainpeak) • Instagram Website YouTube Related Links/Products Mentioned Mindset: The New Psychology of Success - Book by Carol Dweck Amy Cuddy: Your body language may shape who you are | TED Talk Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges – Book Amy Cuddy Concentration Grids For Mental Performance Heads-Up Baseball: Playing the Game One Pitch at a Time - Book by Ken Ravizza and Tom Hanson Man's Search for Meaning - Book by Viktor Frankl Inspiring: Change the World by Making Your Bed - by Admiral William McRaven The Daily Stoic : 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living - Book by Ryan Holiday The Compound Effect - Book by Darren Hardy Life Is Yours to Win: Lessons Forged from the Purpose, Passion, and Magic of Baseball - Book by Augie Garrido The Way of the Fight – Book by Georges St-Pierre Legacy - Book by JAMES. KERR Power sleep : The Revolutionary Program That Prepares Your Mind for Peak Performance - Book by James B Maas People Mentioned Amy Cuddy (@amyjccuddy) · Twitter Tom Newman - Yale Robert Gilbert (@SuccessHotline) | Twitter Georges St-Pierre (@georgesstpierre) • Instagram Ryan Holiday (@ryanholiday) • Instagram

Ian Mitchell runs a small lab in rural Oklahoma with major implications.  Over the last 7 years Ian has been extensively researching a carbon isotope called C60.  In that research Ian has found some wide ranging implications including super-charging mitochondria, reduction in inflammation, detox benefits and some amazing effects on rheumatoid arthritis and even a way to augment cancer treatment! Time Stamps What is happening in the human body when we take carbon 60? [0:00] He opens up about the ethicacy of his joint supplement. [2:35] How would this work for someone looking to ultimately achieve an exercise response? [6:48] How did his company achieve their patent? [12:17] Are there certain internal prerequisites that need to exist for the carbon 60 to really have its effect? [16:56] Has he seen any negative implications for C60 maybe accelerating cancer grow if someone is on a standard American diet? [19:05] What exactly is ‘carbon 60’ and where did it come from? [21:08] What negative effects does blue light have on our body while taking C60? [22:38] What else are they working on in the realm of carbon 60? [25:35] Are there positive implications combining carbon 60 and cannabis? [27:00] Is there a law of diminishing return with how much C60 you consume? [28:20] Does he plan on taking this every day for the rest of his life? [30:10] The value of quality of life. [32:15] Does he have any ongoing studies with carbon 60? [33:50] What types of cancers has he seen the greatest effect with? [35:03] How is he tying this in to improve brain function? [38:50] Featured Guest Website Related Links/Products Mentioned Catch Muscle Mood Modulates ATPase Activity of Myosin in a Phosphorylation-Dependent Way New cellular target may put the brakes on cancer's ability to spread Synergistic IL-6 and IL-8 paracrine signalling pathway infers a strategy to inhibit tumour cell migration A Mitochondrial Switch Promotes Tumor Metastasis Metastatic cancer gorges on fructose in the liver