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The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

#116 - John Jaquish, Ph.D.: Muscle Growth, Weight Lifting Is A Waste Of Time, Variable Resistance Training, Bone Density & Health, Joint Damage, Blood Flow Restriction Training, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5650 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2021

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/muscle Get $50 Off The X3 And Grow Muscle 3x Faster Than With Weights! Go To melanieavalon.com/x3 And Use The Coupon Code SAVE50! 2:50 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 3:05 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon Stay Up To Date With All The News And Pre-Order Info About Melanie's New Serrapeptase Supplement At melanieavalon.com/serrapeptase! 12:00 - John's Back Story 16:15 - The Loading Advantage Of Osteo-Strong 17:55 - The Problem With Weightlifting And Bands 20:15 - Variable Resistance 26:00 - The Muscles Full Potential Of Fatigue 27:05 - The Loading Range And Repetition Pattern In X3 28:10 - The Parallel Between Muscle Growth And Bone Density 29:30 - The Damage To The Joints With Regular Lifting 31:50 - How Muscle Grows 32:35 - The False Theory Of Muscle Confusion 35:00 - Bad Nutrition Advice  36:30 - Vitamins In Organ Meats 39:00 - Whole Foods Diets And Their Inability To Provide A Full RDA 40:50 - The Genetic Protentional Of Muscle Size And Strength  47:20 - Cardio 48:35 - Skinny Fat 50:45 - 'There's No Such Thing As Cardio" 51:50 - Low-Intensity Exercise 52:10 - Upregulating Cortisol 53:00 - Testosterone Vs HGH 54:35 - Whole Body Vibration 57:00 - Taking MCT For Ketosis Instead Of Nutritional Ketosis 57:55 - Low Carb/Keto 58:40 - The Potential Of Muscle To Grow To A Certain Size (Bag Theory) 1:01:15 - Intermittent Fasting And Muscle Growth 1:02:45 - How To Use X3 1:03:10 - The Myth Of Weak Cardiovascular Health In Strength Athletes 1:05:10 - The Longevity Implications 1:05:30 - Veganism Vs Carnivore 1:06:40 - Vegan Blue Zones 1:09:35 - Whey Protein 1:10:00 - Nitrogen Balance 1:11:45 - The Protein Supplement Development 1:15:35 - Raw Meat 1:18:30 - Blood Flow Restriction Training 1:21:10 - 10 Minutes, 4 Times Per Week

Transcript

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0:00.0

People were just so much stronger in certain positions and so much weaker in others.

0:05.0

What if we could change the weight in accordance to our output capacity?

0:09.0

We want to exhaust the fuel system of the muscle.

0:12.0

And then as the fast you get rid of all of it, the body is stimulated to replace it and then retain even more.

0:17.0

Take the cell to structural fatigue.

0:20.0

23% of people cannot get to ever, no matter what

0:23.9

they do, with regular weights. But when people use X3, everyone's on a level playing field.

0:28.5

Anybody can put on muscle like an NFL player.

0:31.5

Welcome to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast, where we meet the world's top experts to explore the secrets of health,

0:40.2

mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your existence and biohack

0:47.1

your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind. We're not dispensing medical advice

0:52.9

and are not responsible for any outcomes you may

0:55.7

experience from implementing the tactics lying herein. Are you ready? Let's do this.

1:04.0

Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon biohacking podcast. Oh my goodness friends, this episode has been

1:10.3

so, so requested by you guys.

1:13.1

Ever since I mentioned that I was trying out John Jayquish's X3 system, people keep asking

1:19.2

me, when is the episode airing? What are my thoughts on the system? Well, it is finally here.

1:24.7

This conversation was so incredible. Honestly, when Dr. Jayquish's people first

1:30.5

reached out to me, I wasn't sure if it was a gimmick, if there was actually something legitimate

1:35.6

going on here. I read his book and it blew my mind. I didn't realize, for example, that he was

1:42.1

the inventor of Osteoong, which I was super

1:45.0

familiar with, especially with my obsession with bone health. I have a really good interview

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