Die Flowgrade Show mit Max Gotzler

Nico Richter (@nicorichter) is the founder of Paleo360.de (http://www.paleo360.de/), Germany’s biggest Paleo website and the bestselling author (together with his wife Michaela) of two print cookbooks and several e-books. His last book "Paleo - Power every day” even led the German Amazon rankings in cookbooks for several weeks. Nico is one of the leading influencers of the Paleo movement in the EU and is a frequent speaker on TV shows and health events.    ATTENTION: This episode is in German language. If you are an English speaker and you still want to listen to the tremendous insights of this episode, go to our Youtube channel and watch the episode with English subtitles (or in any other language).   Being a close friend, Nico talks with me in this episode about his great passion, Paleo, and how he came to be the number 1 Paleo guy in Germany. Nico also shares what he thinks of cheat days, what he responds to his critics and how he and his wife enjoy and struggle with their digital nomad lifestyle. Enjoy this expert insight into the Paleo philosophy and please leave me a quick feedback on iTunes!   In this episode, we will cover: 02:10 - Nico’s unhealthy workaholic years and his path to Paleo (bis 3:50) 04:30 - Tim Ferriss’ Slow Carb Diet and cheat days 08:25 - Nico’s physical transformation with Paleo 11:48 - What Nico responds to critics 13:45 - Diseases that Paleo can help you with 18:55 - Intermittent fasting and the state of ketosis 24:52 - Quantified Self and the value of tracking things 27:15 - Morning routines and focus 35:40 - The first time, you see a client buy your product  37:50 - Perks and fallbacks of living a digital nomad lifestyle 40:25 - Why Nico doesn’t follow the news 48:15 - Flowgrade Aftershow   Enjoy! All show notes, links, and resources from this episode can be found at www.flowgrade.com/show   This podcast is brought to you by Flowgrade. With Flowgrade, we offer you a platform for physical and mental performance enhancement. We provide high quality content and effective foods and supplements to help you upgrade your body and mind. Check us out at flowgrade.com and subscribe to our weekly newsletter with healthy recipes and cutting-edge content to stay on top.   Thank you for listening!

Kelly Starrett (@mobilitywod) is the founder of the injury prevention website Mobility WOD, bestselling author of several fitness books, and one of the top Crossfit coaches in the world. His clients range from Olympic gold medalists, record-holding powerlifters, Tour de France cyclists, Crossfit Games medalists, ballet dancers, and elite military personnel.   I met the charismatic Kelly at the Biohacking Conference in Los Angeles where he shared with me some of his German skills and explains how we all can improve our motor control and biomechanics by understanding how our body works. At the end of the short episode, Kelly gives us some easy-to-follow advice on how a simple daily routine can help soften your tissue.   In this episode, we will cover: 01:35 - Kelly’s German skills 01:52 - The importance of motor control and biomechanics 04:20 - How to find out if you have bad posture 06:09 - Typical everyday movements that are affected by posture 07:02 - Some actionable advice for effective soft tissue work 08:53 - The deficits of Crossfit   Enjoy! All show notes, links, and resources from this episode can be found at www.flowgrade.com/show   This podcast is brought to you by Flowgrade. With Flowgrade, we offer you a platform for physical and mental performance enhancement. We provide high quality content and effective foods and supplements to help you upgrade your body and mind. Check us out at flowgrade.com and subscribe to our weekly newsletter with healthy recipes and cutting-edge content to stay on top.   Thank you for listening! 

Gabi Lewis is a Scottish entrepreneur and record-holding powerlifter who started making protein bars out of insects with his college roommate Greg Sewitz while studying at Brown University. After graduating, the team founded their company EXO Protein to pursue their mission to introduce insects as an alternative protein source. They succeeded in convincing a Michelin-starred chef and 4-Hour Workweek bestselling author Tim Ferriss to join the team and have become a known protein supplier in the Crossfit and Paleo world.    In this episode of the Flowgrade Show, EXO founder Gabi Lewis will tell us (with a charming Scottish accent) how he and Greg came up with the idea of using crickets, how they made their first batch and how he convinced Tim Ferriss to join EXO’s advisory board. We also talk about working with a the process of farming crickets, the quality of insect protein, why even vegans order their bars and what he learned in his first year being an entrepreneur. As a highlight, he will tell us his favorite drink at the end of the episode.   In this episode, we will cover: 01:20 - The weather in New York (most interesting topic of the Show) 04:00 - Powerlifting and self-made protein bars 05:50 - The making of the first cricket flour batch 08:52 - The amino acid profile of insect protein and why it is superior to other sources 12:00 - Michelin-starred chef Kyle Connaughton joining the team 14:56 - How Gabi convinced 4-Hour Workweek bestselling author Tim Ferriss to join the EXO team 18:00 - The farming of crickets and the production of cricket flour 22:25 - The reasons why vegans love cricket protein 26:17 - Gabi’s morning routine 28:10 - Growing as a small, boot-strapped company 31:20 - The one piece of advice (actually two pieces) he would give his younger self 36:55 - The one drink he orders in a bar 37:55 - My message to all listeners   Enjoy! All show notes, links, and resources from this episode can be found at www.flowgrade.com/show   This podcast is brought to you by Flowgrade. With Flowgrade, we offer you a platform for physical and mental performance enhancement. We provide high quality content and effective foods and supplements to help you upgrade your body and mind. Check us out at flowgrade.com and subscribe to our weekly newsletter with healthy recipes and cutting-edge content to stay on top.   Thank you for listening! 

Teemu Arina is one of Europe's forefront thinkers and and leading influencers of the digital society and the intersection of the human and the machine, biohacking, quantified self and the future of work and online learning. From the age of 16, the Finnish biohacker has started several companies including meetin.gs, a cloud software for organizing business meetings. Teemu also co-organizes the Biohacking Summit in Helsinki and is one of the authors of the ambitious project „The Biohacker’s Handbook“, an encyclopaedia on nutrition, sleep, fitness and other areas of self-improvement.   In this episode of the Flowgrade Show, Teemu Arina will tell you how he overcome a chronic ulcer, why he believes in medical mushrooms and how you can become a true biohacker. Teemu also talks about how Bruce Lee can be considered one of the first biohackers, why he uses a gold filter to brew his coffee and at the end, he shares his fascinating vision of a transhumanist future for mankind.   In this episode, we will cover: Bruce Lee, electrical stimulation and raw meat smoothies (6:32) meditation and effective feedback loops (10:40) a universal meal replacement called Ambronite (13:25) preparing coffee with a gold filter and medical mushrooms (17:28) on the beneficial properties of medical mushrooms (19:10) coffee as a transportation agent and an advanced version of Bulletproof Coffee (24:45) Vitamin D being the most important supplement and the importance of sunlight (25:50) Overcoming chronic health problems by hacking the human body (29:45) arguing with medical professionals about taking health risks (39:50) the definition of biohacking and how to become a real biohacker (45:30) the comprehensive contents of the "Biohacker’s Handbook“ (51:00) his transhumanist vision of the future (58:20) the best advice for future biohackers (1:07:05) Enjoy! All show notes, links, and resources from this episode can be found at www.flowgrade.com/show   This podcast is brought to you by Flowgrade with show host Maximilian Gotzler. With Flowgrade, we offer you a platform for physical and mental performance enhancement. We provide high quality content and the most effective foods and supplements to help you upgrade your body, mind, and life. Check us out and subscribe to our weekly newsletter with healthy recipes and the newest trends in Biohacking and Self-Improvement.    Thank you for listening!

Dave Asprey, inventor of the Bulletproof Coffee, has created a Biohacking empire with a successful podcast, blog, and shop. Within the last year, Dave published his bestselling book “The Bulletproof Diet”, supported the filming of the documentary “Moldy”, and raised $ 9 million to finance the rollout of Bulletproof Coffee Shops all over the world. Moreover, the husband and father of two organizes the annual Biohacking Conference in Los Angeles (where Flowgrade Show Host Maximilian Gotzler will be speaking this year) and is a regular speaker at high caliber events such as the World Economic Forum in Davos.   In this very first episode of the Flowgrade Show, Dave Asprey talks about how he made millions in his twenties, lost all of them again, and became fatter, sicker and more frustrated in the process. Dave talks about the beginnings of his company Bulletproof, his passion for self-experiments, his favorite smart drugs, his morning routine and how he developed an upgrade to the Paleo diet.   In this episode, we will cover: how it feels to be fat in a performance-oriented society (2:34) how Dave became the first person ever to sell something over the internet (5:30) the most useful smart drugs (9:20) how Dave made and lost $ 6 million in his twenties (15:08) mold toxins in coffee and food (26:04) Dave’s sleep tracking habits (36:15) his personal morning routine (39:09) how he cured himself of Hashimotos (42:00) the story of his company Bulletproof (43:40) the Paleo diet and how Bulletproof is different (54:00) Enjoy! All show notes, links, and resources from this episode can be found at www.flowgrade.com/show   This podcast is brought to you by Flowgrade with show host Maximilian Gotzler. With Flowgrade, we offer you a platform for physical and mental performance enhancement. We provide high quality content and the most effective foods and supplements to help you upgrade your body, mind, and life. Check us out and subscribe to our weekly newsletter with healthy recipes and the newest trends in Biohacking and Self-Improvement.   Thank you for listening!