
The B.rad Podcast
Join Brad Kearns, New York Times bestselling author and champion triathlete, Speedgolfer, and masters high jumper, in pursuing peak performance with passion throughout life. Enjoy memorable insights from leading experts on diet, fitness, peak performance, personal growth, relationships, happiness, and longevity. Brad’s “Breather” shows provide step-by-step tips you can implement right away to improve your life. Let’s explore beyond shortcuts, hacks, and crushing competition to laugh, have fun, appreciate the journey, and not take ourselves too seriously. It’s time to B.rad!
Latest episodes

Aug 11, 2023 • 1h 13min
Zane Griggs: How To Kick Ass After Age 50
Zane Griggs, author of a book on kicking ass after 50, talks about necessary recalibrations for healthy aging, the importance of sleep, managing stress, and why he stopped adhering to his restrictive diet. Chapters cover finding balance in health and fitness, the difference between being fit and healthy, adjusting physical activity as we age, and tracking metrics for optimal well-being.

Aug 8, 2023 • 10min
Breather: How To Optimize Testosterone Naturally, Part 13 -Relationships: Gottman, Brene Brown, Mark Manson Tips
Did you know that you can communicate everything you need to say (from good to bad to emotionally charged) with love and kindness? And if you can’t, this show will help you figure out what you can do to ensure you don’t cause harm to both your relationship and your testosterone levels, since we learned in last week’s episode that relationship status has a big effect on our hormones, specifically testosterone. You will hear about research from the Gottman Institute, tips from Brene Brown, and advice from Mark Manson to help you keep your relationship (and yourself) healthy. You will also learn about the four behaviors that the Gottman Institute has identified as highly accurate indicators (93% accuracy!) that a couple will get divorced, as well as the specific behaviors that the Gottman Institute has observed that are integral to sustaining a healthy, happy relationship. LINKS: Brad Kearns.com Brad’s Shopping page B.rad Whey Protein Isolate Superfuel Join Brad for more fun on: Instagram: @bradkearns1 Facebook: @bradkearnsjumphigh Twitter: @bradleykearns YouTube: @brad.kearns TikTok: @bradkearns We appreciate all feedback, and questions for Q&A shows, emailed to podcast@bradventures.com. If you have a moment, please share an episode you like with a quick text message, or leave a review on your podcast app. Thank you! Check out each of these companies because they are absolutely awesome or they wouldn’t occupy this revered space. Seriously, Brad won’t promote anything he doesn’t absolutely love and use in daily life. Mito Red Light: Photobiomodulation light panels to enhance cellular energy production, improve recovery, and optimize circadian rhythm. Use code BRAD for 5% discount! Plunge: Sensational custom-designed home cold plunge with filtered, circulating water, custom temperature setting, and sleek design. Save $150 with code BRAD B.rad Whey + Creatine Superfuel: Premium quality, all-natural supplement for peak performance, recovery, and longevity. Available in two delicious flavors; Vanilla Bean and Cocoa Bean (New)! Male Optimization Formula with Organs (MOFO): Optimize testosterone naturally with 100% grassfed animal organ supplement Brad’s Macadamia Masterpiece: Mind-blowing, life-changing nut butter blend Online educational courses: Numerous great offerings for an immersive home-study educational experience Shopping Page For Discounts And Navigation To The Best Products I have a newly organized shopping experience at BradKearns.com/Shop. Visit here and you can navigate to my B.rad Nutrition products on Amazon (Macadamia Masterpiece and Whey + Creatine Superfuel), my library of online multimedia educational courses, link to great discounts on an assortment of my favorite products and partners, complete details and discounts on my MOFO product with Ancestral Supplements, and a library of my favorite hand-picked Amazon products for fitness and healthy living!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 4, 2023 • 1h 9min
Tyler Dawley: Raising Better Chicken, And Saving The Planet With Regenerative Farming
It’s time to take a trip with me out to the ranch! That’s right, you will be hearing from a real-life rancher today—Tyler Dawley of the Big Bluff Ranch in Red Bluff, California. Red Bluff is a couple of hours north of Sacramento, so if you’re ever driving by it on a road trip, you’ve got to check it out—I have tried his incredible quality chicken myself and you can truly taste the difference. In this episode, you will receive a fast-moving, basic education on numerous aspects of regenerative farming—an area that a lot of us are minimally aware of in terms of what goes on behind the scenes to create the food we get at the grocery store. We talk about green-washing and why that is such a problem, the industrial farming complex and feedlot animals, comparing and contrasting it with operations that farm “Mother Nature-style” as Tyler calls it, which actually have a positive effect on the environment by sequestering carbon. Tyler also gives some practical tips for how we can all commit to doing better in terms of our shopping habits, such as going to your local farmer’s market and forming relationships with local farmers and the food they grow. TIMESTAMPS: We are learning about numerous aspects of regenerative farming. [00:45] The history of Big Bluff Ranch goes back to the 1950s. [04:28] Knowing the way cows digest their food, helps the farmer understand the care of his land. [14:11] Tyler explains how the feedlot’s misuse of the land compares with the farms that understand the sustainable management of their acreage. [19:35] The methane emission that we hear so much about is the result of the cow’s processed food diet as opposed to the natural diet they get on the range. [21:28] When the consumer votes with their dollar by buying grass-fed meat and organically-raised chickens, the big companies will begin to take notice and quit supplementing with the wrong food. Your vote counts! [24:35] Mother Nature didn’t need chemicals to grow grass. [27:34] Are we on a time clock now because of the abuse of our land? [33:39] A farmer can learn to keep water in a creek flowing year-round even if the it appears to run dry. [39:31] How can we, the consumer, navigate some of the terminology we encounter in the supermarket or Farmer’s Market? “Greenwashing” is a term that means not changing what you are doing but putting a new “green” label on an item. [42:41] Grass-fed, grass-finished is the gold standard. Be careful for the grain-finished label. [44:25] Free range is not what you think it is. Chickens are not supposed to eat a vegetarian diet. [46:51] What exactly does pasture-raised chicken mean? [51:49] What should the animals eat compared to what many of the are getting fed? What should California be producing? [01:01:44] LINKS: Brad Kearns.com Brad’s Shopping page B.rad Whey Protein Isolate Superfuel Big Bluff Ranch.com Big Bluff Ranch Giveaway Gabe Brown’s Ranch Allan Savory Animal Welfare Approved Eat Wild.com Join Brad for more fun on: Instagram: @bradkearns1 Facebook: @bradkearnsjumphigh Twitter: @bradleykearns YouTube: @brad.kearns TikTok: @bradkearns We appreciate all feedback, and questions for Q&A shows, emailed to podcast@bradventures.com. If you have a moment, please share an episode you like with a quick text message, or leave a review on your podcast app. Thank you! Check out each of these companies because they are absolutely awesome or they wouldn’t occupy this revered space. Seriously, Brad won’t promote anything he doesn’t absolutely love and use in daily life. Mito Red Light: Photobiomodulation light panels to enhance cellular energy production, improve recovery, and optimize circadian rhythm. Use code BRAD for 5% discount! Plunge: Sensational custom-designed home cold plunge with filtered, circulating water, custom temperature setting, and sleek design. Save $150 with code BRAD B.rad Whey + Creatine Superfuel: Premium quality, all-natural supplement for peak performance, recovery, and longevity Male Optimization Formula with Organs (MOFO): Optimize testosterone naturally with 100% grassfed animal organ supplement Brad’s Macadamia Masterpiece: Mind-blowing, life-changing nut butter blend Online educational courses: Numerous great offerings for an immersive home-study educational experience Shopping Page For Discounts And Navigation To The Best Products I have a newly organized shopping experience at BradKearns.com/Shop. Visit here and you can navigate to my B.rad Nutrition products on Amazon (Macadamia Masterpiece and Whey + Creatine Superfuel), my library of online multimedia educational courses, link to great discounts on an assortment of my favorite products and partners, complete details and discounts on my MOFO product with Ancestral Supplements, and a library of my favorite hand-picked Amazon products for fitness and healthy living!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 1, 2023 • 12min
Breather: How To Optimize Testosterone Naturally, Part 12 - Relationships: Heed John Gray Advice!
Did you know that your testosterone status is highly sensitive to relationship dynamics? In part 12 of this breather show series about optimizing testosterone, you will hear some incredible advice from John Gray on how you can nurture a healthy hormone balance through the way you navigate your relationships, such as never speaking to your partner when you are experiencing a negative emotional charge (and what to do instead). You will learn how being in a successful, exciting, and healthy romantic relationship boosts testosterone and why dysfunctional relationship dynamics can easily crush testosterone. And while this series may seem primarily geared towards men, do not forget that testosterone status is also critically important for women as well (for sex drive, focus, peak performance, and recovery). Even though women need significantly less testosterone, it is still a very important part of healthy hormone balance regardless of your gender, so if you’re a woman you do not want to miss this series, particularly this episode! LINKS: Brad Kearns.com Brad’s Shopping page B.rad Whey Protein Isolate Superfuel Join Brad for more fun on: Instagram: @bradkearns1 Facebook: @bradkearnsjumphigh Twitter: @bradleykearns YouTube: @brad.kearns TikTok: @bradkearns We appreciate all feedback, and questions for Q&A shows, emailed to podcast@bradventures.com. If you have a moment, please share an episode you like with a quick text message, or leave a review on your podcast app. Thank you! Check out each of these companies because they are absolutely awesome or they wouldn’t occupy this revered space. Seriously, Brad won’t promote anything he doesn’t absolutely love and use in daily life. Mito Red Light: Photobiomodulation light panels to enhance cellular energy production, improve recovery, and optimize circadian rhythm. Use code BRAD for 5% discount! Plunge: Sensational custom-designed home cold plunge with filtered, circulating water, custom temperature setting, and sleek design. Save $150 with code BRAD B.rad Whey + Creatine Superfuel: Premium quality, all-natural supplement for peak performance, recovery, and longevity Male Optimization Formula with Organs (MOFO): Optimize testosterone naturally with 100% grassfed animal organ supplement Brad’s Macadamia Masterpiece: Mind-blowing, life-changing nut butter blend Online educational courses: Numerous great offerings for an immersive home-study educational experience Shopping Page For Discounts And Navigation To The Best Products I have a newly organized shopping experience at BradKearns.com/Shop. Visit here and you can navigate to my B.rad Nutrition products on Amazon (Macadamia Masterpiece and Whey + Creatine Superfuel), my library of online multimedia educational courses, link to great discounts on an assortment of my favorite products and partners, complete details and discounts on my MOFO product with Ancestral Supplements, and a library of my favorite hand-picked Amazon products for fitness and healthy living!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 28, 2023 • 1h 4min
Dr. Andreas Boettcher: It's Only Halftime, So Age Gracefully And Choose Out The "Declining Average"
Today’s show will introduce you to the very fit, engaging, and enthusiastic Dr. Andreas Boettcher who has an operation called ItsOnlyHalfTime.com, which is all about aging gracefully and extricating yourself from the disastrous patterns and norms we see around us with accelerated aging, disease, decline, and demise. You’ll enjoy hearing this practical and easy-to-follow discussion—no extreme or controversial statements—this episode is all about how easy it ultimately is to proceed with a pattern of aging gracefully and enjoying healthspan (the quality of life) for as long as possible. You will learn about the three main categories of disease and how to deal with them, his reboot program 7 Simple Shifts in 7 Days, and the inspiring story of the difficult road he was on before arriving at the place he is in today. As you will hear, Dr. Andreas knows from experience that it is truly never too late to turn your life around. TIMESTAMPS: Aging is inevitable however, how you age is a choice. [03:21] Making the decision to age gracefully and healthfully is easier than most people think. [08:15] The US population is the most medicated nation in the world. [10:51] Doctors can give us medication, but often they don’t talk about lifestyle factors like diet. [17:32] When you do get a medication, does that take you back to optimal health? [19:46] The human body is amazingly beautiful as it is designed to self-heal and self-regulate. We have lost sight of that. [27:48] Dr. Andreas describes his Seven Simple Shifts for Seven Days to Jumpstart Your Age Defying Journey. [30:06] How can an athlete monitor his training to maximize his or her health span longevity? [35:22] Use fitness as your vehicle to manage stress. [40:39] When making these changes in diet and exercise, it may be uncomfortable at first. You just have to trust in the process getting you to the other side. [46:07] Pain pills mask the pain signal between injury and your brain. Your body cannot then heal itself. You want to repair the injury, not pacify it. [54:54] LINKS: Brad Kearns.com Brad’s Shopping page B.rad Whey Protein Isolate Superfuel It’s Only Halftime IOHNutrition.com Join Brad for more fun on: Instagram: @bradkearns1 Facebook: @bradkearnsjumphigh Twitter: @bradleykearns YouTube: @brad.kearns TikTok: @bradkearns We appreciate all feedback, and questions for Q&A shows, emailed to podcast@bradventures.com. If you have a moment, please share an episode you like with a quick text message, or leave a review on your podcast app. Thank you! Check out each of these companies because they are absolutely awesome or they wouldn’t occupy this revered space. Seriously, Brad won’t promote anything he doesn’t absolutely love and use in daily life. Mito Red Light: Photobiomodulation light panels to enhance cellular energy production, improve recovery, and optimize circadian rhythm. Use code BRAD for 5% discount! NutriSense: Continuous glucose monitor and 1:1 expert support to help optimize diet choices and lifestyle behaviors. $30 B.rad discount! Marek Health: Comprehensive lab testing and expert tele-health support for peak performance. Use code “BRAD” for 10% discount! Plunge: Sensational custom-designed home cold plunge with filtered, circulating water, custom temperature setting, and sleek design. Save $150 with code BRAD LMNT Electrolyte Drink Mix: Tasty, sugar-free, scientifically formulated electrolyte drink mix with everything you need and nothing you don’t. Free sample pack, just click the link! B.rad Whey + Creatine Superfuel: Premium quality, all-natural supplement for peak performance, recovery, and longevity Male Optimization Formula with Organs (MOFO): Optimize testosterone naturally with 100% grassfed animal organ supplement Brad’s Macadamia Masterpiece: Mind-blowing, life-changing nut butter blend Online educational courses: Numerous great offerings for an immersive home-study educational experience Shopping Page For Discounts And Navigation To The Best Products I have a newly organized shopping experience at BradKearns.com/Shop. Visit here and you can navigate to my B.rad Nutrition products on Amazon (Macadamia Masterpiece and Whey + Creatine Superfuel), my library of online multimedia educational courses, link to great discounts on an assortment of my favorite products and partners, complete details and discounts on my MOFO product with Ancestral Supplements, and a library of my favorite hand-picked Amazon products for fitness and healthy living!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 25, 2023 • 9min
Breather: How To Optimize Testosterone Naturally, Part 11 - Career-Pursue Your Inspired Purpose
In part 11 of this series all about optimizing testosterone naturally, we will be discussing how one very important part of our lifestyle affects our hormones. Testosterone is the “social status” hormone (as proven by research outlined in the book Top Dog), but contrary to the popular belief that testosterone levels correspond with aggression and big muscles, it’s actually the inverse—for example, if you think the guy yelling at you in traffic has too much testosterone, he actually has too little, according to Dr. John Gray. In reality, this social status hormone helps you perform in whatever area of interest that you are pursuing peak performance goals. This episode will explain how you can nurture healthy testosterone status by having meaningful pursuits in your career (and in your hobbies too). Dr. John Demartini has talked about the importance of pursuing your inspired purpose in previous shows, and you can start that journey by asking yourself: “What do I do spontaneously everyday that requires no motivation and contributes to a bigger cause and brings me joy?” This is the essence of leading a rich, meaningful, satisfying, and content existence—when you pursue peak performance goals that require preserving through difficult challenges to get better, and this goes hand in hand with optimal testosterone status. LINKS: Brad Kearns.com Brad’s Shopping page B.rad Whey Protein Isolate Superfuel Join Brad for more fun on: Instagram: @bradkearns1 Facebook: @bradkearnsjumphigh Twitter: @bradleykearns YouTube: @brad.kearns TikTok: @bradkearns We appreciate all feedback, and questions for Q&A shows, emailed to podcast@bradventures.com. If you have a moment, please share an episode you like with a quick text message, or leave a review on your podcast app. Thank you! Check out each of these companies because they are absolutely awesome or they wouldn’t occupy this revered space. Seriously, Brad won’t promote anything he doesn’t absolutely love and use in daily life. Mito Red Light: Photobiomodulation light panels to enhance cellular energy production, improve recovery, and optimize circadian rhythm. Use code BRAD for 5% discount! NutriSense: Continuous glucose monitor and 1:1 expert support to help optimize diet choices and lifestyle behaviors. $30 B.rad discount! Marek Health: Comprehensive lab testing and expert tele-health support for peak performance. Use code “BRAD” for 10% discount! Plunge: Sensational custom-designed home cold plunge with filtered, circulating water, custom temperature setting, and sleek design. Save $150 with code BRAD LMNT Electrolyte Drink Mix: Tasty, sugar-free, scientifically formulated electrolyte drink mix with everything you need and nothing you don’t. Free sample pack, just click the link! B.rad Whey + Creatine Superfuel: Premium quality, all-natural supplement for peak performance, recovery, and longevity Male Optimization Formula with Organs (MOFO): Optimize testosterone naturally with 100% grassfed animal organ supplement Brad’s Macadamia Masterpiece: Mind-blowing, life-changing nut butter blend Online educational courses: Numerous great offerings for an immersive home-study educational experience Shopping Page For Discounts And Navigation To The Best Products I have a newly organized shopping experience at BradKearns.com/Shop. Visit here and you can navigate to my B.rad Nutrition products on Amazon (Macadamia Masterpiece and Whey + Creatine Superfuel), my library of online multimedia educational courses, link to great discounts on an assortment of my favorite products and partners, complete details and discounts on my MOFO product with Ancestral Supplements, and a library of my favorite hand-picked Amazon products for fitness and healthy living!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 21, 2023 • 37min
Brad: Ancestral Obsession Versus Optimal Modern Peak Performance
How do you balance a passion for ancestral living with pursuing optimal modern peak performance? This episode is all about how you can achieve that balance by utilizing and adapting the ancestral model to modern times while striving for optimization. In this show we will be discussing the benefits, as well as the effects and the necessity of certain elements of the ancestral model—you will hear about my experience with fasting, time-restricted feeding, and low carbohydrate dieting, and why I made the decision to cut these practices out of my life. I also discuss when things like fasting and time-restricted feeding are appropriate and helpful, why my goal now is to perform and recover, perform and recover, and stay fit while staving off the disastrous accelerated decline we sadly see as “normal” these days, and the benefits of taking an “eat more and move more” approach to diet and lifestyle. TIMESTAMPS: Eric Frohart points out that exercise is the single most potent driver of health and longevity and averting disease risk. [00:50] A protein-centric diet supports muscle growth, development, and muscle maintenance. [02:57] The hunter-gatherer, by definition, did the bare minimum necessary in order to survive. [05:07] It’s a stress mechanism to kick into ketone manufacturing to replace the glucose that’s not coming from the diet. [10:37] Don’t misinterpret what you hear about the amazing scientific benefits of eating less food or fasting for long periods of time. [14:01] Brad is now getting fully fueled each morning, having changed from his period of morning fasts. [19:18] You may notice when you have those days where you are not eating the normal big meal in the morning, your body temperature cools down in the afternoon because your thyroid turns down the temperature to conserve energy. [28:39] Our biological drives can be destroyed with too much stress in our life. Reproduction, repair, growth, and locomotion are what we need to maintain. [30:46] Go out and find the maximum amount of nutritious calories and move. [34:16] LINKS: Brad Kearns.com Brad’s Shopping page B.rad Whey Protein Isolate Superfuel Human migration Brad’s Cold Exposure Why I Stopped Fasting (Mutzel) Keto Reset Diet Rayn Baxter Podcast John Gray Podcast Beyond Mars and Venus Join Brad for more fun on: Instagram: @bradkearns1 Facebook: @bradkearnsjumphigh Twitter: @bradleykearns YouTube: @brad.kearns TikTok: @bradkearns We appreciate all feedback, and questions for Q&A shows, emailed to podcast@bradventures.com. If you have a moment, please share an episode you like with a quick text message, or leave a review on your podcast app. Thank you! Check out each of these companies because they are absolutely awesome or they wouldn’t occupy this revered space. Seriously, Brad won’t promote anything he doesn’t absolutely love and use in daily life. Mito Red Light: Photobiomodulation light panels to enhance cellular energy production, improve recovery, and optimize circadian rhythm. Use code BRAD for 5% discount! Plunge: Sensational custom-designed home cold plunge with filtered, circulating water, custom temperature setting, and sleek design. Save $150 with code BRAD B.rad Whey + Creatine Superfuel: Premium quality, all-natural supplement for peak performance, recovery, and longevity. Male Optimization Formula with Organs (MOFO): Optimize testosterone naturally with 100% grassfed animal organ supplement Brad’s Macadamia Masterpiece: Mind-blowing, life-changing nut butter blend. Online educational courses: Numerous great offerings for an immersive home-study educational experience. Shopping Page For Discounts And Navigation To The Best Products I have a newly organized shopping experience at BradKearns.com/Shop. Visit here and you can navigate to my B.rad Nutrition products on Amazon (Macadamia Masterpiece and Whey + Creatine Superfuel), my library of online multimedia educational courses, link to great discounts on an assortment of my favorite products and partners, complete details and discounts on my MOFO product with Ancestral Supplements, and a library of my favorite hand-picked Amazon products for fitness and healthy living!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 18, 2023 • 13min
Breather: How To Optimize Testosterone Naturally, Part 10 - Biohacking
Welcome to part 10 of this series about optimizing testosterone naturally! In this episode, you will learn about the different biohacking tools you can utilize to increase your testosterone levels, how things like red light therapy and cold plunges work to increase testosterone in the body, as well as the role sun exposure, earthing, and other biohacking methods play in supporting hormone health. LINKS: Brad Kearns.com Brad’s Shopping page B.rad Whey Protein Isolate Superfuel Join Brad for more fun on: Instagram: @bradkearns1 Facebook: @bradkearnsjumphigh Twitter: @bradleykearns YouTube: @brad.kearns TikTok: @bradkearns We appreciate all feedback, and questions for Q&A shows, emailed to podcast@bradventures.com. If you have a moment, please share an episode you like with a quick text message, or leave a review on your podcast app. Thank you! Check out each of these companies because they are absolutely awesome or they wouldn’t occupy this revered space. Seriously, Brad won’t promote anything he doesn’t absolutely love and use in daily life. Mito Red Light: Photobiomodulation light panels to enhance cellular energy production, improve recovery, and optimize circadian rhythm. Use code BRAD for 5% discount! NutriSense: Continuous glucose monitor and 1:1 expert support to help optimize diet choices and lifestyle behaviors. $30 B.rad discount! Marek Health: Comprehensive lab testing and expert tele-health support for peak performance. Use code “BRAD” for 10% discount! Plunge: Sensational custom-designed home cold plunge with filtered, circulating water, custom temperature setting, and sleek design. Save $150 with code BRAD LMNT Electrolyte Drink Mix: Tasty, sugar-free, scientifically formulated electrolyte drink mix with everything you need and nothing you don’t. Free sample pack, just click the link! B.rad Whey + Creatine Superfuel: Premium quality, all-natural supplement for peak performance, recovery, and longevity Male Optimization Formula with Organs (MOFO): Optimize testosterone naturally with 100% grassfed animal organ supplement Brad’s Macadamia Masterpiece: Mind-blowing, life-changing nut butter blend Online educational courses: Numerous great offerings for an immersive home-study educational experience Shopping Page For Discounts And Navigation To The Best Products I have a newly organized shopping experience at BradKearns.com/Shop. Visit here and you can navigate to my B.rad Nutrition products on Amazon (Macadamia Masterpiece and Whey + Creatine Superfuel), my library of online multimedia educational courses, link to great discounts on an assortment of my favorite products and partners, complete details and discounts on my MOFO product with Ancestral Supplements, and a library of my favorite hand-picked Amazon products for fitness and healthy living!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 14, 2023 • 1h 36min
Thomas DeLauer: Transforming Trauma To Transformation, Managing Extreme Competitiveness, And Sorting Out Sensible Dietary Strategies
It’s time to meet my neighbor, YouTube sensation Thomas DeLauer! Get ready for a truly inspiring and wide-ranging conversation as Thomas shares his deeply personal story, talking about the many challenges he has faced throughout his life—challenges that ultimately led him to the position he is currently in today. Thomas discusses the moment with a stranger that completely changed his life, hot topics like doping and the Liver King controversy, both of our current reflections on restrictive diets, and his personal dietary strategy—a rare occurrence to enjoy since he prefers to be the voice that distills and shares scientific info with others. Enjoy the show! TIMESTAMPS: Thomas tells of his amazing turn-around from a 300-pound fatty to his popular YouTube site on health and fitness. [01:26] It is not normal to be obsessed about your circumstances. It is important to be authentic about who you are. [07:47] During his high school years, Thomas struggled with a roller coaster existence of eating disorders, and other compulsions. [11:54] As he was piling on excessive weight, he was focused on earning money in his career, ignoring the unhealthy way he was living. [17:07] When his friend noticed Thomas eating his daily dose of tacos, he suddenly realized what he was doing to himself. [20:01] We need to understand how to modulate our athletic activity and understand the reason we are doing it. [27:22] Intermittent fasting worked for Thomas in getting the pounds off. [30:23] Thomas explains water retention and inflammation to explain losing 50 pounds in three months. [34:18] How did Thomas get on magazine covers? [40:01] Every time you take a diuretic or every time you sodium deplete and replete, you rebound although it is not a healthy thing to do. [48:17] Thomas’s current business is explaining and educating what worked for him. Listen to folks who actually walk the walk. [49:44] The doping scene in sports is common but the attitudes about it differ. [54:29] When considering hormone replacement, try all your other possibilities first, then sit with a good practitioner and learn the healthiest way to do it. [01:07:56] The revolving use of restrictive dietary strategies for peak performance works differently for different people’s needs. Remember that it is a stressor. [01:11:58] Do we need more weight loss studies? Should we eat carbs and fats at the same time? [01:19:20] LINKS: Brad Kearns.com Brad’s Shopping page B.rad Whey Protein Isolate Superfuel Youtube.com/@ThomasDeLauerOfficial Thomas DeLauer Dopamine Nation Atomic Habits Top Dog Metabolical Join Brad for more fun on: Instagram: @bradkearns1 Facebook: @bradkearnsjumphigh Twitter: @bradleykearns YouTube: @brad.kearns TikTok: @bradkearns We appreciate all feedback, and questions for Q&A shows, emailed to podcast@bradventures.com. If you have a moment, please share an episode you like with a quick text message, or leave a review on your podcast app. Thank you! Check out each of these companies because they are absolutely awesome or they wouldn’t occupy this revered space. Seriously, Brad won’t promote anything he doesn’t absolutely love and use in daily life. Mito Red Light: Photobiomodulation light panels to enhance cellular energy production, improve recovery, and optimize circadian rhythm. Use code BRAD for 5% discount! NutriSense: Continuous glucose monitor and 1:1 expert support to help optimize diet choices and lifestyle behaviors. $30 B.rad discount! Marek Health: Comprehensive lab testing and expert tele-health support for peak performance. Use code “BRAD” for 10% discount! Plunge: Sensational custom-designed home cold plunge with filtered, circulating water, custom temperature setting, and sleek design. Save $150 with code BRAD LMNT Electrolyte Drink Mix: Tasty, sugar-free, scientifically formulated electrolyte drink mix with everything you need and nothing you don’t. Free sample pack, just click the link! B.rad Whey + Creatine Superfuel: Premium quality, all-natural supplement for peak performance, recovery, and longevity Male Optimization Formula with Organs (MOFO): Optimize testosterone naturally with 100% grassfed animal organ supplement Brad’s Macadamia Masterpiece: Mind-blowing, life-changing nut butter blend Online educational courses: Numerous great offerings for an immersive home-study educational experience Shopping Page For Discounts And Navigation To The Best Products I have a newly organized shopping experience at BradKearns.com/Shop. Visit here and you can navigate to my B.rad Nutrition products on Amazon (Macadamia Masterpiece and Whey + Creatine Superfuel), my library of online multimedia educational courses, link to great discounts on an assortment of my favorite products and partners, complete details and discounts on my MOFO product with Ancestral Supplements, and a library of my favorite hand-picked Amazon products for fitness and healthy living!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 11, 2023 • 16min
Breather: How To Optimize Testosterone Naturally, Part 9 - Supplement Options
Supplementation can be an important area of testosterone optimization, but it seems ridiculous to try to optimize and fine-tune your ability to produce testosterone naturally through supplementation until you have nailed the big-picture items discussed in previous episodes—like getting optimal sleep, recovery, and downtime. In part 9 of this series, I walk you through the various supplementation options for testosterone optimization and share my personal experience with different supplements! LINKS: Brad Kearns.com Brad’s Shopping page B.rad Whey Protein Isolate Superfuel Join Brad for more fun on: Instagram: @bradkearns1 Facebook: @bradkearnsjumphigh Twitter: @bradleykearns YouTube: @brad.kearns TikTok: @bradkearns We appreciate all feedback, and questions for Q&A shows, emailed to podcast@bradventures.com. If you have a moment, please share an episode you like with a quick text message, or leave a review on your podcast app. Thank you! Check out each of these companies because they are absolutely awesome or they wouldn’t occupy this revered space. Seriously, Brad won’t promote anything he doesn’t absolutely love and use in daily life. Mito Red Light: Photobiomodulation light panels to enhance cellular energy production, improve recovery, and optimize circadian rhythm. Use code BRAD for 5% discount! NutriSense: Continuous glucose monitor and 1:1 expert support to help optimize diet choices and lifestyle behaviors. $30 B.rad discount! Marek Health: Comprehensive lab testing and expert tele-health support for peak performance. Use code “BRAD” for 10% discount! Plunge: Sensational custom-designed home cold plunge with filtered, circulating water, custom temperature setting, and sleek design. Save $150 with code BRAD LMNT Electrolyte Drink Mix: Tasty, sugar-free, scientifically formulated electrolyte drink mix with everything you need and nothing you don’t. Free sample pack, just click the link! B.rad Whey + Creatine Superfuel: Premium quality, all-natural supplement for peak performance, recovery, and longevity Male Optimization Formula with Organs (MOFO): Optimize testosterone naturally with 100% grassfed animal organ supplement Brad’s Macadamia Masterpiece: Mind-blowing, life-changing nut butter blend Online educational courses: Numerous great offerings for an immersive home-study educational experience Shopping Page For Discounts And Navigation To The Best Products I have a newly organized shopping experience at BradKearns.com/Shop. Visit here and you can navigate to my B.rad Nutrition products on Amazon (Macadamia Masterpiece and Whey + Creatine Superfuel), my library of online multimedia educational courses, link to great discounts on an assortment of my favorite products and partners, complete details and discounts on my MOFO product with Ancestral Supplements, and a library of my favorite hand-picked Amazon products for fitness and healthy living!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.