210. Shawn Wells: Most Supplements Are Garbage—Here's What Actually Works
The Kris Gethin Podcast
Kris Gethin
4.9 • 598 Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Most supplements are useless. Most advice on muscle growth, recovery, and performance? Even worse. In this episode, I'm joined by top formulator and performance nutrition expert Shawn Wells to break down what actually works—and what's wasting your time.
We're digging into the science behind muscle protein synthesis, anabolic resistance, and why endurance athletes and GLP-1 users are at major risk for muscle loss. We cover the biggest mistakes sabotaging your recovery, how your nervous system state could be blocking your progress, and why most of you are obsessed with the wrong metrics.
Shawn doesn't just formulate products—he's behind 40 patented ingredients and over 1,100 supplements used worldwide. If you're serious about results, stop guessing and start listening.
Shawn Wells is a biochemist, registered dietitian, and the world's leading supplement formulator with over 1,100 products and 40 patented ingredients to his name. He's the author of the best-selling book The Energy Formula and a global speaker on performance nutrition, longevity, and biohacking.
We Also Discuss:
(00:02) Why Most Supplements Fail—and What Real Innovation Looks Like
(11:24) Muscle Growth Isn't About More Protein—It's About Faster Signaling
(20:05) How to Train Harder, Recover Smarter, and Build More Muscle With Dileucine
(28:45) Why Your Nervous System Could Be Killing Your Progress (and How to Fix It)
(35:07) The Right Way to Maximize Recovery and Performance
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Find more from Kris:
Website: https://www.krisgethin.com/
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Find more from Shawn Wells
Website: www.shawnwells.com
Instagram: @shawnwells
Twitter/X: @Ingredientology
YouTube: Shawn Wells on YouTube
Transcript
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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. |
| 1:16.1 | I think we all know by now that the fitness and supplement space is packed with hype, bad science, |
| 1:24.0 | and people chasing shortcuts. |
| 1:25.8 | But if you actually want to perform better, recover faster, |
| 1:28.6 | build muscle that last, you need a real strategy and not a lot of contradicting fluff. And that |
| 1:35.9 | is why I have asked my very good friend to come back onto the podcast, to clear the ear, and talk |
| 1:42.4 | about a very special peptide that helps you pack on muscle naturally. |
| 1:46.9 | In this episode, I'm joined by my very good friend, Sean Wells, the most prolific formulator in the game |
| 1:52.8 | and has graced this show for a record three times thus far, because we'll probably have him on the show again. |
| 1:58.9 | Now, we talk about a peptide that actually works for muscle growth, performance and longevity. And we talk about how this peptide helps with |
| 2:05.8 | muscle protein synthesis, anabolic resistance, endurance, recovery, GLP-1s, vegan nutrition, and why your |
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