Optimal Performance
Sean McCormick
Optimal Performance is the podcast all about taking your mental and physical performance to the next level. Whether it's through nootropics, cutting-edge biohacking techniques, or adjusting your approach to nutrition and fitness, we'll have the best minds in the industry on to talk about how you can achieve optimal performance in all areas of your life.
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Nov 16, 2016 • 1h 11min
Medicinal Mushrooms: NAMMEX Founder Jeff Chilton Exposes Industry Lies, Mycelium on Grain, and How
NAMMEX founder Jeff Chilton has been growing mushrooms for over 30 years. On this episode, we reveal our new partnership with Jeff and discuss the dirty secrets of ''mushroom'' products - mycelium grown on grain is NOT mushroom & how to tell the difference.
Nov 9, 2016 • 1h 24min
The Ketone Episode: Dominic D'Agostino and Mike T. Nelson
The epic Ketone Episode with keto expert Dominic D'Agostino and metabolic flexibility champion Dr. Mike T. Nelson - we deep dive into ketosis, optimal fuel utilization, safety of exogenous ketones, applications for ketosis, and new research frontiers.
Nov 2, 2016 • 1h 4min
Be An Asset. Not A Liability. (The Vanguard Part 2)
A behind the scenes look at The Vanguard. Takeaway: You are a platform, a blank slate to which you can add skills. Never be complacent. Lessons and interviews from the event so you can seek constant growth and evolution, and be an asset, not a liability.
Oct 26, 2016 • 43min
Blue Blocking Glasses, Overcoming Fear & Mediocrity To Live Awesome with James Swanwick
James Swanwick is best known for his blue-light blocking sleep glasses. Yes, we talk about hacking light, sleep, and habits, but James also lays out the exact strategy he used to overcome his fears of mediocrity to create his dream life.
Oct 19, 2016 • 58min
Brain Waves, Sugar and Alzheimer's with Neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Hill
Peak Brain Institute founder and lead neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Hill on brain optimization. We talk about sugar & brain dysfunction, the link between insulin resistance & Alzheimer's (likely a lifestyle disease) and brain waves for focus & attention.
Oct 12, 2016 • 58min
Stronger. Faster. Harder To Kill. The Vanguard Part 1
Part 1 of 2, I talk with Special Forces vets Jake Saenz and Tod Moore, creators of The Vanguard - a 3 day camp teaching survival skills, situational awareness, fear inoculation, and always growing, learning, evolving before attending the event in Part 2.
Oct 5, 2016 • 59min
2016 Bulletproof Conference Hot Seats: Top Experts Share Their Best Tips
9 experts at The 2016 Bulletproof BioHacking Conference get 5 minutes each to bring you their best health, wellness, and fitness advice on this special ''Hot Seat'' episode of the OPP. We've got Mark Sisson, Joe DeFranco, Kelly Starrett, & more top experts.
Sep 28, 2016 • 1h 7min
Get Peak Performance Under Pressure with March Madness Hero Jakob Gollon
The star of one of March Madness's greatest upsets, underdog Jakob Gollon shares his secrets for getting peak performance under pressure, overcoming adversity, and how to pull off the ultimate David vs. Goliath upset in the biggest spotlight of your life.
Sep 21, 2016 • 1h 9min
Psychedelic Researcher Rick Doblin on Treating PTSD with MDMA
MAPS Founder Rick Doblin founded MAPS in 1986. For 30 years, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies has advanced psychedelic research, consciousness exploration and is using MDMA to help heal PTSD.
Sep 14, 2016 • 1h 33min
The Gut Health Episode: How To Fix Your Gut
Your Ultimate Guide to Gut Health: The downside of PRObiotics, the best (and worst) foods for optimal gut health, the science of digestion, immunity, leaky gut, SIBO why Splenda is bad and why you should avoid Soylent like the plague.
