

Flex Diet Podcast
Dr. Mike T Nelson
Dr. Mike T Nelson gets geeky with the latest research and scientific findings in the fitness world. Visit www.flexdiet.com to get Flex Diet Certified and www.miketnelson.com for more geeky goodness.
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Jun 24, 2020 • 57min
S2_EP_5 All About Light with Thaddeus Owen from Primal Hacker
All about blue light and how it can regulate and dis-regulate sleep cycles.How much sunlight is needed? Does the time of day matter?Benefits of UVA and UVB light.Right light panels and photobiomodulation.

Jun 16, 2020 • 37min
S2_EP_4 Insulin and Glucose Myths and More w Dr Tommy Wood
Dr. Wood talks about his upcoming experiment with the Carnivore Diet.What is the accepted theory of Insulin and what might be wrong with that.How insulin actually acts in a normally functioning body.How more muscle tissue acts as a bigger buffer.What Dr. Wood thinks about fasting and fasted cardio.Insulin and normal insulin signaling are very useful to the body.Insulin resistance doesn't just happen. The cause is much more interesting and important. The answer isn't always eat less carbs.Tests for insulin resistance.

May 26, 2020 • 13min
S2_EP_3 #1 Tip As You Go Back to the Gym Again - Avoid a Load Spike
Load Spike information based on research from Tim GabbettHow to set programming when you've been away for a period of timeKeep quality of work high while avoiding injuryJoin newsletter and check out flex diet certification - www.flexdiet.comStudy reference: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/50/5/273.full

May 19, 2020 • 1h 20min
S2_EP_2 Dr. Eric Helms on Training Life
Challenges getting home from Costa Rica once COVID 19 concerns started shutting down borders and airports.Getting creative with at-home work and program writing.How limitations can spur creativityRemove complexity from programming - keep it simpleWhere periodization makes the most sensePrinciples for programming design

May 18, 2020 • 28min
S2_EP_1 I'm Back - New Podcast Title and AM Aerobic Training For Meatheads
How to use aerobic trainingWhat is aerobic training?How do CO2 levels affect your breathing pattern?Nasal vs mouth breathingMy AM Aerobic experiment during COVID19 lockdownHow to set up your aerobic / cardio trainingAM row, bike, cold, groundhog day trainingTo learn more about a complete system for nutrition and recovery to enhance performance body composition, check out the Flex Diet Cert www.flexdiet.com

Mar 5, 2020 • 1h 3min
Bonus: Interview with Phil White
What lessons can we learn from Laird Hamilton, Dr. Andy Galpin, Brian MacKenzie, and Kelly Starrett? Listen in as writer and journalist Phil White and I discuss that plus much more!
Learn more about Phil at www.philwhitebooks.com

Mar 2, 2020 • 9min
Bonus: Fitness Tips from Down Under
I wanted to drop you a short note about my trip to Australia for a wedding, to hang out and I was also teaching Level 1 and Level 2 of Reflexive Performance Reset. Tune in to hear my thoughts about the trip along with a few fitness tips.

Feb 24, 2020 • 11min
Bonus Tip: How to Change Your Training Due to Travel or Stress
This episode was prerecorded from an airport right out of LAX as Jodie and I were about to hop on a long flight to Brisbane, Australia. The tip for today is the answer to: what do you do with a training session in the gym when you're operating with less sleep than you probably need?
Enjoy!

Feb 6, 2020 • 1h 2min
Ep 51: Interview - Creating Strong, Jacked, and Agile Athletes with James Cerbie of Rebel Performance
In this interview, I chat with my man James Cerbie about how to get you stronger, more agile, mo' muscle, a bigger aerobic engine and much more...
... all without pain.

Jan 24, 2020 • 9min
Ep 50: Daily - Micronutrients to Watch Out For - Selenium
MacFarquhar JK, Broussard DL, Melstrom P, Hutchinson R, Wolkin A, Martin C, et al. Acute selenium toxicity associated with a dietary supplement. Archives of internal medicine. 2010;170(3):256-61.


