May 2023
1h 10m
Charles Poliquin shares key insights from his four decades of experience training elite athletes and Olympians.
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Show Notes
0:00 Intro
4:19 To win the war on fat, you need to win the insulin war.
5:43 Athletes' Alzheimer's propensity
6:19 Profound benefits of strength training
7:39 You don't need carbs.
8:41 Risk/benefit of peptides like SARMs (Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator)
10:12 The beneficial hormonal influence of doing squats
11:30 DHEA Sulfate, the mother of all androgens
13:50 DHEA for women
15:37 The best anabolic agent is sleep.
17:03 Screen time affects androgens, sleep, weight gain, fitness, and information retention.
21:50 Carbohydrates are not for everyone.
26:20 Managing stress hormones with carbohydrates
26:40 Meat, wild and domestic, sources of protein
29:06 Meal timing and frequency
31:13 Athletic performance with intermittent fasting and protein/fat consumption
35:39 Regular blood work is a lie detector.
39:18 Leucine and branch chain amino acids for hypertrophy
42:08 Fish oil for weight loss
44:26 GLA (Gamma-linolenic acid), the healthy Omega 6
45:05 Periodization for burning fat and building muscle
51:23 Mindset and quality over quantity
59:55 Charles' morning routine
01:04:04 Charles' favorite nutrients/foods are brain-ready carnitine, curcumin and water buffalo.
01:05:54 Charles' elevator pitch would be to ban soda and look to the Finns for education reform.