
Sapien's Playground - Medicine, Psychology, Truth Seeking and Fascinating Experiences
Follow along for a journey of meaningful and passionate exploration in sorting out between truths and untruths about achieving optimal health and psychological well-being through nutrition, exercise, sunlight, sleep, psychological development, etc.
My name is Maxim and I am a medical student who is all about exploring, seeking truth, challenging old narratives and thinking out of the box to ultimatively find out what can really make us happier, healthier and stronger as humans! Enjoy listening to all the deep, meaningful conversations and productive discussions on this trilingual show!
Latest episodes

Jul 1, 2021 • 1h 46min
(ENG) Ep.5 - Ruslan Saibov - Become superhuman through calisthenics and by training your mind!
What's going on everyone? Back again with another episode of Sapien's Playground, today with a very special guest who many of you guys might already know - Ruslan Saibov, the Muscle-Up-King, although, according to him, Push-Ups are his favourite exercise;)
We started of talking about his life journey and how he came to calisthenics. The transformation of his mind and the insights he was sharing in this episode will absolutely blow your mind, I promise! Eventually, we dive deep talking about the importance of the mental side of things when it comes to training and life in general, and only in the end we touch on some training principles, tips for Muscle-Ups, etc., so make sure to listen until the end;)
Stay tuned everyone, since there will certainly be kind of a part 2 of this, which is going to be in Russian and thus more accessible to people in this space who are maybe Russian native speakers but do not understand English very well. Enjoy listening!!!
Find Ruslan Saibov on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saibov/ (Lots of free workouts!)
Check out Saibov's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5_j9ZurIIPkSKPNxKf1lpQ (Awesome tutorials!)
Saibov's Website: https://www.ruslansaibov.com/ (Amazing programs!)
Find me on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/monky_caliplayground/
Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPruchnewski
More free stuff (books, videos and PDFs): https://linktr.ee/sapien_health
Sapiens Playground on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmNDo81K7jX7Thk0_NF_xng
Listen to Sapiens Playground on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6IcilHhRDVTiVxGO5uuYlp?si=ab520e5d7fc24a3a
Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/sapiens-playground-a-place-for-true-health-unbiased/id1534777361
You can text me at sapiens.playground@web.de for podcast inquiries or any questions you have.

Jun 27, 2021 • 14min
Bedtime Story (2) - Nutrition and Physical Degeneration - A Comparison of Primitive and Modern Diets and Their Effects by Weston A. Price - INTRODUCTION
In the section "Bedtime Story" I will read a chapter from a book for you which I personally found interesting and find worth sharing with you!
Please excuse if I my misspronounce some words, since English is not my first language and I could potentially make mistakes in the pronounciation.
Our first book will be "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration - A Comparison of Primitive and Modern Diets and Their Effects by Weston A. Price" and in the second episode I read the introduction of this book. Enjoy listening!
Sapien's Playground auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monky_caliplayground/
Sapien's Playground auf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmNDo81K7jX7Thk0_NF_xng
More free stuff: https://linktr.ee/sapien_health (Find here a free PDF of the book!)

Jun 23, 2021 • 1h 8min
(GER) - Episode 4 - Folge deinem Herzen! Leben mit Bewusstsein, Intuition und Freiheit mit Jenny Le
Herzlich wilkommen zu dieser Episode, auf die ich mich sehr gefreut habe! Jenny ist ein toller Mensch, ich durfte von ihr schon viele Weisheiten lernen und auch in unserem Gespräche teilen wir sehr schöne Gedanken bezüglich verschiedenster Themen. Nicht nur ist Jenny's Geschichte äußerst inspirierend, ihre Einstellug zum Leben und ihr Umgang mit schwierigen Momenten ist etwas, was für viele Menschen als echte Inspiration dienen kann! Viel Spaß beim Anhören!
Folgt Jenny auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennyxxle/
Jennyxxle auf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DaJennyDa
Zumba with Jenny Le auf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVZ2MshZh5wYYVhMCu-DPoQ
Sapien's Playground auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monky_caliplayground/
Sapien's Playground auf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmNDo81K7jX7Thk0_NF_xng
More free stuff: https://linktr.ee/sapien_health

Jun 9, 2021 • 1h 31min
(ENG) Episode 3 - About Food Lies with Brian Sanders from Peak Human - "What I've learned on my path towards optimal human health"
Hello, hello, everyone out there and thanks for everyone who is listening to the episode! today is a very special day for the Sapien's Playground as I am about to introduce my very first guest to you - it's Brian Sanders who you might know from Food Lies! Brian works on a film which is called "Food Lies", he owns a company where he sells noes-to-tail animal produvts all across the US, and he also tries to spread the word on his podcast, named "Peak Human".
We covered so much today! We talked mainly about how to be optimally healthy as a human and discussed the 5 most important pillars in that regard, namely diet, exercise, sunlight, stress and sleep. This conversation was absolutely fascinating and I hope that hearing Brian's strory and listening to the advice we give here will be valuable for you in order to achieve better health!
Enjoy listening!
Follow me on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmNDo81K7jX7Thk0_NF_xng and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monky_caliplayground/
You can find Brian on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/food.lies/
He has a great youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Hxh2arR-Eh_ijFFJfoRKQ
Support the film production and learn more about food lies: https://www.foodlies.org/
Support Brian and become a member of the Sapien Tribe: https://www.sapien.org/
Get your high-quality nose-to-tail nutrition delivered all across the US: https://www.nosetotail.org/
Find more free stuff here: https://linktr.ee/sapien_health
Time Stamps:
0:03:23 - Podcast starts - Who is Brian? Brian's story to optimal health.
0:05:40 - What are your biggest takeaways after talking to so many people over the course of the years?
0:07:27 - What has changed in your thinking?
0:14:11 - What is your definition of nutrient density?
0:19:33 - Why is it crucial to consider human evolution?
0:21:10 - What were your experiences with visiting and living with indigenous tribes?
0:27:23 - You can't cheat nature!
0:30:55 - What is the Sapien Framework all about?
0:47:05 - The 5 pillars of health and the importance of movement.
0:54:30 - What is your favourite exercise?
0:55:26 - Why should we all probably be getting way more sunlight?
1:00:15 - What is different between acute and chronic stress and how should we deal with it?
1:06:20 - How can we get more quality sleep?
1:09:30 - Why we should all probably get dirty more often?
1:13:13 - My Devil's Advocate question for Brian.
1:18:10 - More about the Food-Lies-Film.
1:21:20 - My final question for Brian.
1:27:03 - Where people can find you?

Jun 6, 2021 • 23min
(Eng) Episode 2 - The most important rule for optimal human nutrition - Pre-Episode for upcoming "Food Lies with Brian Sanders"
In this episode of the Sapiren's Playground I go down the rabbit hole of why it is so crucial to avoid processed foods if your goal is to achieve optimal health. I discuss the reasons of why processed foods lead to disease and what you should do instead. This is kind of a spoiler of what is going to be talked about in the next episode, where I am going to have my first guest on - Brian Sanders from Food Lies. Stay tuned for a great conversation and, as always stay strong and wild!
Follow me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monky_caliplayground
Find more free stuff here: https://linktr.ee/sapien_health

May 17, 2021 • 4min
Episode 1 - Start of the Sapien's Playground Podcast
I've been off for a few months due to some doubts regarding the continuation of this podcast. But eventually I decided to give it a shot after being on a podcast myself:) I really hope to get some great people on the Sapien's Playground in order to share great knowledge regarding topics such as nutrition, sleep, mindset, exercise, calisthenics, and much more! Enjoy!

Nov 1, 2020 • 19min
(Rus) How to strengthen the Immune System? - Cold Exposure / Как укрепить свою имунную систему? - Холодные процедуры
Enjoy my russian episode about how to strengthen your immune system! На Русском языке!
Follow me on insta: https://www.instagram.com/monky_caliplayground/

Oct 13, 2020 • 21min
(Ger) - Wie überwindet man Angst in der jetzigen Lage und die Bedeutung von Stress und Immunsystem
Todays episode number 3 will be in German language.
Es wird darum gehen, welche Rolle das Immunsystem spielt bei Erkrankungen, warum Stress sowohl positiv als auch negativ sein kann und, wie man es schafft, dem chronischen Stress und der Panik aus dem Weg zu gehen.
Zusätzlich ein paar Tips zur Stärkung des Immunsystems und Überwindung von Angst und Panik in der jetzigen Lage.
Follow me on Insta (changed my name): @monky_caliplayground: https://www.instagram.com/monky_caliplayground/
Reviews, questions and comments to: maximpruchnewski@gmail.com

Oct 11, 2020 • 21min
Me and My Mission + How to find your Mission ?
In this episode I dive into my personal story and talk about my path towards discovering my passion and mission and goals in life. I also tell you which steps I have taken in order to find what I love and what I want to achieve in my life.
I really hope this will be helpful for you. Wish you lots of love and lots of peace; as always, stay strong and healthy and enjoy this episode.
Please leave a review and write me at maxipruchnewski@gmail.com . Tell me what you liked and what I should work on. Than you so much!
Find me on Instagram: @calisports_mp : https://www.instagram.com/calisports_mp/
See you in the next episode!

Oct 5, 2020 • 5min
Introduction to the Podcast Maximum Life
Hello everyone! This is my very first episode of my new trilingual podcast "Maximum Life" which will be all about maximizing your life in regards to happiness, strength and health. I hope you will learn something through my podcasts and remember that the worst fear is the fear of change ! So let's keep growing and learning and making the world a better place!
Make sure to follow me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calisports_mp/?hl=ru (calisports_mp)