The Art of Health

This was a request by a reader to do a spoken word telling of a recent article of the digital divide in building relationships. This is an unbroken podcast, and presented without commentary. You can read the article here https://medium.com/@AJA_Cortes/on-love-and-loneliness-in-the-age-of-digital-identity-5a6c58a3dd7c

Is is possible to be lean year around? This is a common desire of people, but the realities of it are not so nice. In this podcast, I lay out the nittygritty of whether this is a viable goal or not to have

A straightforward conversation today on caffeine, stimulant, and supplement usage. I answered some questions as to what I personally use with products, how to taper back caffeine, and lifestyle considerations if you are a stimulant junkie RED-energy dominator http://mikemahler.com/nutrition-supplements/new-red-real-energy-dominator

Optimal Program operates off the following 6 principles 1. Intention/Goal 2. Adherence 3. volume/intensity/frequency 4. Progression 5. Exercise Selection 6. rest period 7. tempo Credit to Eric Helms for his pyramid concept

"Does fruit make you fat?" The demonization of fruit has personally aggravated the living hell out of me the past few years. Because carbohydrates have been so lambasted, fruit has been lumped in, and declared unfit to be eat because it has FRUCTOSE in it, or some other alarmist statement Truth of the matter is that fruit is healthy, and NEVER has it happened that anyone's obesity was because of eating too much fruit. Its a bullshit argument that works on paper, but has never proven itself in the real world

This podcast is ROUGH. I make the edgy point that if you are skinnyfat, you NEED to be bodybuilding, period. There is no handholding on this one

The New Skinny Fat program is being released soon, and in this podcast I give you an in depth preview of the 20 principles to put into practice if you are a Skinny Fat Individual. These are all strategies to optimize your training, diet, and lifestyle to improve your genetics and create the body you want.

Cardio is often considered the automatic solution for fat loss, but it does NOT work, for many reasons. Falling for this myth can cost you your effort, health, and a lot of wasted time.

HIT training is based on an effective principle, but it also excludes many other factors that affect training apaptations. In this podcast, I discuss the guiding principle, what you can extract from it, and whether its worth using

The Modern environment is one which negatively affects people's mental health, but to an extent few realize. Depression and anxiety have been on the rise for decades, and the reasons why are very clear. In this podcast, I into a thought experiment by how I could engineer depression in someone purely through physiological changes

Are there shortcuts to a healthy lifestyle, or results from exercise? Absolutely there are! But they take more work than most people are willing to do

How do you determine what a full ROM is? Should you ever use partial ROM in training? Why do some people's form look so different from others? This podcast covers the practical definition of ROM, the difference between partial reps and cheat reps, and how to use both in your training

Many people sabotage their dieting efforts by undereating protein and worsening their metabolic health. Maintaining protein intake is critical for dietary sustainment and fat loss

How do you get your grip stronger? What are the most effective exercises to improve grip strength? How essential is grip strength for health? This podcast thoroughly answers the most common questions and gives you strategies to immediately implement into your training

Anterior Pelvic Tilt, commonly called APT, is a common condition that many men and women unknowingly have. It presents movement issues due to it disrupting the ideal and efficient relationship between the skeleton and gravity In this podcast, I present an overview of the functional anatomy, the muscles involved, and the series of steps to take to begin remedying this issue