204. You're Wasting Gains If You Ignore These 5 Hacks

The Kris Gethin Podcast

Kris Gethin

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.9 • 598 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Lifting heavy and eating big isn't enough, if you're not optimizing recovery, hormones, and performance, you're making this way harder than it needs to be. Most people train their asses off but completely ignore the science-backed biohacks that can take muscle growth to the next level. You can keep guessing, or you can start working smarter.

In this episode, I'm giving you 5 next-level muscle-building biohacks that I've personally tested and refined over years of training, coaching, and biohacking my own body. Tracking blood glucose to maximize carb uptake, sleep and HRV monitoring to dial in recovery, red light therapy for testosterone optimization, it's all here. These aren't gimmicks, they're real strategies that give you the edge.

I'll also break down why your training intensity is useless if your recovery is trash, how cold exposure can skyrocket testosterone, and why ignoring blood and DNA testing is keeping you from unlocking your full potential.

You want to build serious muscle? Then stop guessing and start applying what actually works. Tap in, take notes, and let's get to work.

I Also Discuss:

(00:01) Muscle Building Biohacks for the Ultimate Physique

(05:13) CGM: The Blood Sugar Hack for More Muscle

(09:44) Blood & DNA Testing: The Blueprint for Gains

(16:19) Ice Baths & Red Light: The Recovery Duo You Need

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Chris Getten podcast where we dive deep into the science of building a stronger physique,
0:11.9	unlocking the secrets of anti-aging and optimizing your health through cutting edge biohacks,
0:17.6	fitness strategies and mental resilience. I've been a personal trainer for nearly 30 years now and voted the number one transformation
0:25.2	trainer by governing bodies such as PT Academy, bodybuilding.com and trainerize.
0:31.9	I am the co-founder of unmatched supplements, co-founder of the Chris Kathleenethyn Jims franchise, and co-founder of my
0:39.6	online coaching platform, Chris Kething Coaching, and author of several books.
0:44.8	I'm a hybrid athlete, a natural pro bodybuilder, and I've competed in events such as Ironman
0:50.1	Triathlon, Ultramarathon, Spartan, and many more. My goal with this podcast is to cut through
0:56.7	the noise of fitness myth, misconceptions, and deliver clear protocols, actual tips, and real
1:04.1	resilience and science to help you optimize your physique, elevate your physical and mental
1:10.4	health span, and, of course, enhance your
1:13.5	life. Hello, everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Chris Skettin podcast. So today we're going to
1:22.5	talk about muscle building biohacks that you need to build the ultimate physique in 2025.
1:30.4	So we're going to be talking about your muscle building game and pushing it to the next level.
1:35.4	And if you're looking to build the ultimate physique in 2025, you just cannot rely on the same
1:42.0	old approaches, especially if you've hit a plateau. You need to work
1:46.2	smarter, not harder. And that's why I'm sharing five muscle building biohacks that are absolute game
1:52.6	changes. So these aren't gimmits. They're strategies that I've refined over years of training,
1:59.0	coaching, and biohacking my own body. From optimizing recovery to
2:03.6	dialing in nutrition and training for maximum efficiency, we're going to cover it all. So if you're
2:09.1	ready to push your limits and build muscle in a healthier, more effective way than ever before,
2:14.2	stick around. You're not going to want to miss this. So I'm going to go through
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