2% With Michael Easter

Michael reveals his thoughts on heat therapy—like saunas—after speaking with the world's leading heat-exposure researcher. You'll learn:Whether heat exposure therapy is worth it. (Hint: It depends on who you are).How heat therapy seems to offer some strong health benefits that mimic (but don't trump) exercise.Why heat therapy's impacts on fitness aren't as strong, but may be worthwhile for experimenters and elite athletes.How to figure out if heat therapy is worth it for you and the best way to do it.To read all the graphs and data mentioned in the episode, go to TWOPCT.com.Become a Member of 2% at TWOPCT.com to get full access to all of our episodes (Monday is always free, but only Members get full access to Wednesday and Friday posts). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.twopct.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.com*Member Post* This month's episode of The Expedition dives into a handful of important topics for your health, performance, and mindset. We're covering:A timely documentary I re-watched—I think it’s the best documentary ever made.Fascinating numbers on:How far Walmart workers walk during a shift.The number of steps that protects against the world’s top killer.How Gold Medal-winning Olympians balance intense training with relaxed training.The power of one additional hour of sleep.Data on being vegetarian.The dose of creatine per day that increased recovery.The three dirtiest supplements and how I think about supplements—a hotly debated topic.The benefits of basic foods and problems with “natural” foods.A great reading tool.A spectacular, long, cutting quote about taxes.An important parting question and a prolonged, grievance-laden rant from me related to the question.To access the full episode, become a Member of 2% at TWOPCT.com. We're the best spot for practical, actionable information that can help you live better right now. 

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.com*Member Episode* Today we're exploring fascinating and important findings about how sitting impacts health. You'll learn:Why inactivity is a source of pain and disease in Western people.Why some people are just as inactive as Westerners yet they avoid pain and disease.How changing how you rest can improve your health and performance, and also help you avoid pain.The origins of the “inactivity mismatch hypothesis” and three effective ways to improve how you rest to boost your health and performance.To get full access to this episode and the best and most practical information on health, fitness, and living better, become a Member at TWOPCT.com. You'll save more time and money than the monthly cost.

We tend to think getting lost is a bad thing, but it has legitimate benefits for our mindset, health, and creativity. We're covering:Six powerful reasons why getting lost can be so great ...... and three great ways to get lost and reap the benefits.To learn more and read the referenced material, go to TWOPCT.com.Want full access to our full archive of 2% material? Become a Member at TWOPCT.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.twopct.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.com*Member Episode* This month's Gear Not Stuff episode features five amazing books and what I’ve learned from them. These books changed my thinking on: Navigating the modern food system and what to eat. Staying healthy in this strange modern world. Expressing myself on the page through writing. Telling a better and more persuasive story and weaving important information into those stories. Living better in a world full of distractions.Go to TWOPCT.com to listen to the full episode and watch the video breakdown of each book. Your Membership gets you full access to this podcast and its post and video on TWOPCT, the full archive of 2%, and many other perks.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.com*2% Member Episode* — Today we're covering the impacts of back pain and a new study that found the best way to prevent and relieve back pain. Topics include:Wild stats on back pain and why back pain is the most common and debilitating pain. More than 80% of people experience it in their life.Why back pain creates downstream effects that can severely impact long-term health and longevity.A new study that investigated the most effective types of exercise to treat back pain.The three best exercises to bulletproof your back so you can move free now and into old, old age.To see the relevant graphs and figures for free, go to TWOPCT.com. To access the full episode, please go to TWOPCT.com and become a Member. We'll save you more time and money than the nominal monthly cost.

UFC 300 is this weekend. Fighters will lose up to 20 pounds in the five days before weigh-ins. Then they'll gain it all back in the 36 hours before the fight. We're covering the science of this extreme weight loss and the four lessons you can take from it. You'll learn:What to do when your weight changes day-to-day.The truth about low-carb diet results.How “calories in, calories out” is true but misses the big picture.How to lose weight in a way that makes you look and feel better—for the long haul.To read the full post or become a Member, go to TWOPCT.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.twopct.com/subscribe

Michael reveals this month's Burn the Ships workout, the internet's most fun and effective monthly workout.You'll learn the science of how often you should do tough workouts, and we'll give the details on this month's workout, called Operation Tiger. It's designed to make you stronger in every way so you can do epic stuff outdoors. It'll help you:Climb mountains.Hike, run, or ruck stronger down any trail.Chase down kids and grandkids.Be the Babe Ruth of your rec softball league or the Roger Federer of pickleball.Mostly, it’ll help you have more fun and not die in any active endeavor.To get all the details on the workout and how to do it, go to TWOPCT.com. If you want full access to all the great content on 2% and all our Member podcasts, please become a Member of 2% at TWOPCT.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.twopct.com/subscribe

Michael explains an incredibly sensical and effective path to improvement. You'll learn:Why traditional goal setting fails anywhere from 80 to 95 percent of the time.A radical new way to think of improvement. It's not only easier, it's also more effective (and backed by decades of behavioral psychology).Tactics to use the method to improve your nutrition, work productivity, and fitness. Michael learned the method from Dr. Trevor Kashey, the supergenius featured in Michael's book, The Comfort Crisis. Dr. Kashey has used the method to help people lose and keep off more than 100 pounds, win olympic gold medals, double the revenue of their businesses, and increase their productive output at work.Get all the details at TWOPCT.comNote: Monday podcasts are always fully accessible to all. But you must be a Member of 2% to get full access to Wednesday and Friday podcasts. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.twopct.com/subscribe

Michael explains how he's physically preparing for the GORUCK 50-mile rucking event in Normandy in June. You'll learn:Five big-picture training strategies for long rucks.How to implement those strategies.What a week of my training plan looks like.You may not be rucking 50 miles, but the information in this podcast can help you ruck any distance better so you can radically improve your fitness. Being able to ruck farther also shifts your mindset. Long rucks redefine what you consider "long," expanding your comfort zone in all physical endeavors. To read the full post or become a Member of 2%, go to TWOPCT.com.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.twopct.com/subscribe