The Kris Gethin Podcast

After years of bodybuilding, coaching, and pushing my body to extremes, you start to see patterns you can't unsee. People chase fat loss harder and harder, slash calories, live on stimulants, and follow rigid nutrition rules that promise control and discipline. It works for a while. Then energy drops. Recovery slows. Hormones take a hit. Inflammation creeps up. And the cycle starts all over again. In this episode, I break down eight nutrition mistakes I see repeatedly sabotaging health and long-term progress. We talk about extreme calorie deficits, processed protein overload, missing micronutrients, cutting fats, binge eating disguised as cheat days, bro science diets, stimulant dependence, and removing food groups without understanding individual biology. I explain how these habits impact thyroid function, hormones, gut health, brain chemistry, sleep, and biological aging. If your goal is strength, resilience, and a body that still performs decades from now, this episode will challenge how you think about nutrition, discipline, and sustainability. What's Discussed: (00:37) Why extreme calorie deficits damage metabolism and hormones (03:56) The binge-restrict cycle and why the body starts expecting it (07:13) How processed protein foods quietly drive inflammation (09:02) Why ignoring micronutrients undermines gut and recovery health (10:09) The risks of cutting entire food groups without understanding biology (12:07) What I learned after testing vegan, keto, and restrictive diets (15:28) Cheat days vs refeeds and how binge eating rewires the brain (21:09) How stimulant dependence disrupts sleep and accelerates aging Products Mentioned in This Episode: Unmatched Supplements Code: KGC10 for 10% off Link: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com Unmatched Outlier (pre-workout) Code: KGC10 for 10% off Link: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com BH2K (Be Harder 2 Kill) Code: KGC10 for 10% off Link: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com Biostack Labs Glucose Disposal Agent (GDA) Affiliate relationship mentioned Link: https://biostacklabs.com Carbon 60 Olive Oil (ESS60 / My Vital C) Code: GETHIN Link: https://www.myvitalc.com/gethin/ Paraxanthine Continuous Glucose Monitor Electrolyte Drink Ice Bath / Cold Exposure Grass-Fed Whey Isolate Protein Bars Processed Deli Meats and Sausages Virgin Olive Oil (general, high-quality source) Find more from Kris: Website: https://www.krisgethin.com/ Instagram: @krisgethin Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/krisgethin 2 Shred: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com/products/2shred

After spending decades in bodybuilding, you start to notice patterns that are difficult to ignore. People who once looked indestructible begin to age faster than expected. Recovery slows. Energy drops. Joints ache. Hormones suffer. And yet the narrative persists that bodybuilding itself is the cause. From my experience, that conclusion misses the real issue. In this episode, I explain why muscle, intensity, and hard training are not the problem. The real driver of accelerated aging is chronic stress without sufficient recovery. We look at how excessive volume, persistent inflammation, constant insulin stimulation, poor sleep, digestive strain, and psychological pressure quietly compound over time. I break down how the same training stimulus can be adaptive or degenerative depending on how well it is recovered from and integrated into life. If you want strength, resilience, and longevity rather than short-term results, this episode will challenge how you think about effort, discipline, and recovery. What's Discussed: (00:01) Why bodybuilding is often blamed for accelerated aging (01:45) What decades in the industry reveal about long-term outcomes (03:20) Why muscle and hard training are not the real problem (05:10) How chronic stress shifts the body from growth to survival (06:55) When inflammation stops being adaptive and starts aging you (08:40) Why training volume without recovery breaks hormonal health (10:25) How poor sleep and constant stimulation accelerate aging (14:05) Why aligning bodybuilding with biology protects muscle for life Find more from Kris: Website: https://www.krisgethin.com/ Instagram: @krisgethin Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/krisgethin 2 Shred: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com/products/2shred Products mentioned in this episode: Red Light Therapy Red Light Rising – https://redlightrising.co.uk/ – GETHIN5 Lumaflex (localized red light therapy) – https://www.lumaflex.com/KrisGethin?sca_ref=4602702.myGSQTPeAr – KRISGETHIN Molecular Hydrogen (Hydrogen Rich Water) Drink HRW – https://drinkhrw.com/pages/h2-in-sports – GETHIN Carbon ESS60 (Carbon 60) ESS60 My Vital C – https://www.myvitalc.com/gethin/ – GETHIN Grounding / Earthing Bahe Grounding Trainers – https://bahe.co – KRIS15 Glutathione EBO2 Therapy Stem Cell Therapy Peptides

Injury has a way of exposing how people really think. For some, it becomes a reason to stop, spiral, and slowly detach from who they believe they are. For others, it becomes a moment of recalibration. After decades in this industry, I've learned that the injury itself is rarely the thing that derails progress. The mindset around it does far more damage than the tissue ever could. In this episode, my wife Sunshine joins me to talk through this in real time, using her recent injury as the starting point for a much bigger conversation. We break down what actually matters when you're injured. How to separate pain from damage. Why movement, blood flow, and intelligent adaptation matter more than waiting for perfect conditions. We cover training around limitations, protecting muscle and joints while healing, why dieting during injury backfires, and how recovery becomes a systems problem that includes mindset, nutrition, circulation, and daily application. If you're dealing with an injury now or know it's coming eventually, this episode is about learning how to adapt without losing momentum. What's Discussed: (00:45) Why injury becomes a mental problem long before it becomes a physical one (04:10) How fear and catastrophizing slow healing more than tissue damage (07:35) The difference between pain and damage and why most people confuse the two (11:05) Why continuing to train around an injury accelerates recovery instead of delaying it (14:40) How blood flow, heat, and daily movement support nerve and tissue healing (18:20) Why dieting during injury backfires and what to prioritize instead (22:05) How recovery tools fit into a long-term healing strategy without becoming crutches (26:30) Reframing injury as a detour and building a problem-solver mindset for the long game Find more from Kris Gethin: Website: https://www.krisgethin.com/ Instagram: @krisgethin Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/krisgethin 2 Shred: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com/products/2shred Find more from Sunshine Gethin: Instagram: @visualchemistry Products mentioned in this episode: ✔ iLumaflex (localized red light therapy) – code KRISGETHIN (10% off) ✔ KPV (tripeptide) – Use code GETHIN at checkout for 20% off. ✔ GHK-Cu (copper peptide) – Use code GETHIN at checkout for 20% off. PEG peptide TENS unit Neubie (DC electrical stimulation device) Sauna Steam room Heat therapy Ice / contrast therapy Electrolytes Magnesium Amino acids Glutamine Hydrogen bath soak Magnesium bath (transdermal use) Hanging or decompression bar Physiotherapy Lymphatic massage Swimming Recumbent bike

Peptides are everywhere right now, but most people don't actually understand how they work or how to use them intelligently. That's why I wanted to sit down with Kyal Van Der Leest, founder of LVLUP Health, to cut through the noise and talk about what really matters if you care about performance, longevity, and staying sharp. In this episode, we get into oral peptides and why some work while others never will, the truth about SLU-PP-332 and exercise mimetics, and how gut health quietly drives hormones, inflammation, and recovery. We also talk about fat loss without stimulants, brain performance without frying your nervous system, and how to mitigate real life stress like travel, alcohol, and poor sleep without blowing up your progress. Kyal shares his background in nutrition and naturopathy, how peptides changed his approach to health, and why nuance always beats hype. If you want tools that actually move the needle, this episode will help you think more clearly about what you're using and why. LVLUP: Head over to LVLUPHealth.com and use code GETHIN at checkout to get 15% off. What's Discussed: (00:00) Travel, stress, and why longevity starts with restraint (07:10) How health crises push people into deeper performance work (15:02) Gut inflammation, cortisol, and hormone performance (24:18) Oral peptides explained and why size and stability matter (34:05) Gut repair peptides, recovery, and sleep quality (44:22) Fat loss compounds and exercise mimetics decoded (56:40) Mitochondria, dosing mistakes, and metabolic burnout (1:07:55) Brain performance tools and cognitive timing strategies (1:18:30) The future of supplements, peptides, and regulation Find more from Kris: Website: https://www.krisgethin.com/ Instagram: @krisgethin Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/krisgethin 2 Shred: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com/products/2shred Find more from Kyal Van Der Leest: Website: https://lvluphealth.com/ Instagram: @lvluphealth

I see more people than ever leaning into a victim mindset and calling it self-awareness. Blaming their past, their genetics, their schedule, or the world around them for why they are stuck. And I can tell you from decades of coaching and living this life, that mindset is the fastest way to stay exactly where you are. In this episode, I break down the real difference between a victim and a warrior. Not in theory, but in how it shows up in your daily habits, your training, your discipline, and how you respond when life gets uncomfortable. I talk about why trauma does not get to decide your identity, why responsibility creates power, and how people with the same setbacks end up with completely different outcomes. If you are tired of feeling triggered by other people's success, defending your limitations, or waiting for motivation to show up, this episode is your wake up call. The shift starts with honesty, accountability, and action. What's Discussed: (00:01) Why victim and warrior mindsets create completely different lives (03:45) How two people with the same background end up with opposite outcomes (07:30) Why trauma is real but identity is still a choice (11:15) The hidden ways comfort weakens discipline and resilience (15:40) Why people discredit others' success instead of owning their effort (19:55) How accountability creates power in training and in life (24:20) The daily habits that quietly build a warrior mindset over time Find more from Kris: Website: https://www.krisgethin.com/ Instagram: @krisgethin Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/krisgethin 2 Shred: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com/products/2shred

Holiday weight gain hits harder than people admit. It is the late nights, the drinks, the constant grazing and the zero structure that leave you softer, bloated and feeling slow. If you woke up in January and realized your metabolism is dragging, this episode is the wake up call you needed. I walk you through the same high level reset I use with my one on one clients to pull down inflammation, tighten discipline and get fat loss moving again. We cover the routines that snap your body back into rhythm, the training style that forces immediate adaptation, the recovery tactics that flip your switches back on and the advanced tools people misuse every January. You will understand how to rebuild momentum without starving yourself or doing random workouts. If you want to clean up the damage and walk into February sharper, leaner and in control, this is where the reset begins. What's Discussed: (00:02) Why holiday weight gain hits harder than you think (04:10) The January structure Kris uses to snap metabolism back on (07:25) The nutrient pattern that shuts down cravings fast (11:40) The training style that forces your body to adapt after weeks off (15:18) The recovery fix that quietly unlocks fat loss again (19:05) When advanced tools like peptides actually make a difference (23:12) The gut reset approach that pulls down bloat fast Find more from Kris: Website: https://www.krisgethin.com/ Instagram: @krisgethin Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/krisgethin 2 Shred: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com/products/2shred Thank you to our sponsors: Timeline Nutrition — 20% off for my listeners → timeline.com/GETHIN LVLUP → If you want to support your gut, tighten up your recovery, and keep your metabolism firing clean, grab TOTAL RECOMP from LVLUP Health. Use code GETHIN for 20% off at lvluphealth.com Products & Compounds Mentioned in This Episode Grass Fed Whey Isolate (Unmatched) Code: KGC10 Link: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com Electro Shred (Unmatched) Code: KGC10 Link: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com 2 Shred AM (Unmatched) Code: KGC10 Link: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com 2 Shred PM (Unmatched) Code: KGC10 Link: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com Longevity Sleep (Unmatched) Code: KGC10 Link: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com Cell Shield (Biostack Labs) Link: https://biostacklabs.com/ NAD Regen (Biostack Labs) Link: https://biostacklabs.com/ ESS60 MyVitalC Code: GETHIN Link: https://www.myvitalc.com/gethin/ Drink HRW Hydrogen Tablets Code: GETHIN Link: https://drinkhrw.com/pages/h2-in-sports RA Optics Blue Light Blocking Glasses Code: GETHIN Link: http://raoptics.com/gethin GI Repair Immuno IgG Creatine Fermented Glutamine Probiotics Bone Broth GDA (glucose disposal agent) AOD 9604 Tesamorelin CJC 1295 Ipamorelin 5 amino 1MQ

Jardiance has exploded in the longevity and fat loss world, but most people still have no idea how it actually works. You hear about glucose dumping, ketone shifts, inflammation changes and kidney filtration, but the mechanism is rarely explained in a way that makes sense. In this episode I break it down with zero nonsense. You will learn how empagliflozin, the compound in Jardiance, blocks SGLT2 in the kidneys, forces glucose into the urine and creates a consistent calorie leak each day. I show you how that impacts fat loss, metabolic flexibility, ketone production, hydration and long term cardiometabolic health. I also compare Jardiance to retatrutide, GLP-1s, tesamorelin, metformin and tesofensine so you understand which tools target appetite, which target the liver, which target the kidneys and which have the biggest impact on body composition and longevity. If you want a clear breakdown of where Jardiance actually fits in a real protocol, this episode gives it to you straight. What's Discussed: (00:02) Why Jardiance Is Suddenly a Longevity Tool (05:48) How Jardiance Forces Glucose Out Through the Kidneys (08:26) The Truth About Fat Loss Results on Jardiance (12:00) GLP-1s vs Retatrutide vs Jardiance (17:16) Jardiance vs Metformin for Metabolic Health (21:05) Tessofensine, Peptides and Where Jardiance Fits Find more from Kris: Website: https://www.krisgethin.com/ Instagram: @krisgethin Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/krisgethin 2 Shred: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com/products/2shred Thank you to our sponsors: Timeline Nutrition — 20% off for my listeners → timeline.com/GETHIN LVLUP → If you want to support your gut, tighten up your recovery, and keep your metabolism firing clean, grab TOTAL RECOMP from LVLUP Health. Use code GETHIN for 20% off at lvluphealth.com Products & Compounds Mentioned in This Episode Prescription Medications Jardiance (empagliflozin / SGLT2 inhibitor) Metformin Peptides & Related Compounds Tesamorelin Ipamorelin CJC (often paired with ipamorelin) Tesofensin Reditudite / Retatutide GLP-1 Agonists Mentioned Semaglutide / Ozempic Other Tools / Supplements Referenced GDA (general glucose disposal agents) ElectroShred (electrolytes): https://www.unmatchedsupps.com (Code: KGC10) Carbohydrates from Vitargo

Most people underestimate how much alcohol destroys their progress during the holidays. They think a few drinks only affect their sleep or recovery, but the real damage happens on a deeper level. Inflammation shoots up, blood sugar swings all over the place, the liver gets overloaded, electrolytes crash, mitochondria slow down, and the gut takes a beating. That is why one night out can leave you feeling sluggish, puffy, and unmotivated for days. In this episode you get a clear protocol to reduce that damage fast. You will learn how to support your liver with glutathione, control oxidative stress with hydrogen tablets, restore minerals with electrolytes, use bitters for digestion, protect your mitochondria with ESS60, and stabilize blood sugar with GDA. I give you the exact timing for each tool so you can bounce back cleanly and stay on track. This is your complete plan to drink smarter, recover faster, and keep your progress intact through the holidays. What's Discussed: (00:01) What Alcohol Is Really Doing Inside Your Body (03:00) Why Hangovers Hit Harder Than They Should (05:21) The Glutathione Timing That Makes a Difference (08:11) Hydrogen and Electrolytes for Next Day Recovery (14:53) The Complete Holiday Damage Control Protocol Find more from Kris: Website: https://www.krisgethin.com/ Instagram: @krisgethin Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/krisgethin 2 Shred: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com/products/2shred Thank you to our sponsors: Timeline Nutrition — 20% off for my listeners → timeline.com/GETHIN LVLUP → If you want to support your gut, tighten up your recovery, and keep your metabolism firing clean, grab TOTAL RECOMP from LVLUP Health. Use code GETHIN for 20% off at lvluphealth.com Products Mentioned in This Episode Glutathione Support • Cell Shield by Biostack Labs — https://biostacklabs.com/ • Setria Liposomal Glutathione Hydrogen Tablets • Drink HRW — https://drinkhrw.com/pages/h2-in-sports (Code: GETHIN for 10% off) Electrolytes • Electra Shred by Unmatched — https://www.unmatchedsupps.com (Code: KGC10) Bitters • Dr. Shade's Bitters No. 9 Mitochondrial Support • MyVitalC (ESS60) — https://www.myvitalc.com/gethin/ (Code: GETHIN for 15% off) Blood Sugar Support • GDAID by Biostack Labs — https://biostacklabs.com/ Protein + Amino Acids • Grass-fed protein shake • Longevity EAAs by Unmatched — https://www.unmatchedsupps.com (Code: KGC10)

Most people don't realize how much of their holiday weight gain has nothing to do with "bad food choices" and everything to do with unplanned habits, skipped movement, and metabolic chaos. They write December off as a free-for-all, promise themselves they'll start fresh in January… and then spend the next two months undoing damage that was completely avoidable. In this episode, I'm giving you the plan that stops that cycle cold. I'm walking you through the 10 strategies I personally use to stay lean, strong, and in control through the holidays; without skipping the celebrations. From feast-day training and nutrient partitioning to strategic fasting and metabolism-supportive supplementation, you'll learn exactly how to handle travel, parties, big meals, alcohol, stress, and disrupted routines without sacrificing results. This episode is your full playbook for navigating the holidays like a pro: how to train, how to eat, what supplements actually matter, which habits blunt fat gain the fastest, and how to walk into January ahead of everyone else. If you've ever felt like the season derails your progress, this will show you what's truly possible. What's Discussed: (00:00) Preventing Weight Gain During the Holidays (02:33) Feast-Day Training & Nutrient Partitioning (05:32) Strategic Fasting for Metabolic Control (08:20) Holiday Health, Supplements & Blood Sugar Strategies (17:33) Holiday Fitness, Discipline & Nutrition Mastery Find more from Kris: Website: https://www.krisgethin.com/ Instagram: @krisgethin Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/krisgethin 2 Shred: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com/products/2shred Thank you to our sponsors: Timeline Nutrition — 20% off for my listeners → timeline.com/GETHIN LVLUP → If you want to support your gut, tighten up your recovery, and keep your metabolism firing clean, grab TOTAL RECOMP from LVLUP Health. Use code GETHIN for 20% off at lvluphealth.com

Uncover the hidden world of anti-aging medications, as unique prescription compounds come into focus. The host shares personal experiences with three key medications and reveals their impact on performance and recovery. Discover the natural alternatives that mirror these effects without prescriptions. Delve into mTOR modulation techniques, metabolic health strategies, and skin regeneration protocols that utilize cutting-edge science. This insightful discussion bridges supplements, lifestyle choices, and innovative techniques to enhance longevity.