287: Fasting for Mental Domination: The Cheat Code for Focus, Willpower, and Peak Performance

The Low Carb Hustle Podcast

Nate Palmer

Health, Self-improvement, Keto, Fitness, Health & Fitness, Femaleweightloss, Diet, Education, Intermittentfasting, Nutrition, Loseweight, Weightloss, Paleo, Carnivore, Lowcarb, Fasting, Exercise, Ketogenicdiet, How To, Ketogenic, Womenshealth

5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Want to sharpen your focus, build unbreakable discipline, and tap into peak mental performance?

In this episode, we break down how fasting rewires your brain for productivity, boosts BDNF for sharper thinking, and trains your willpower like a Navy SEAL.

Hear how Jack Dorsey, Georges St-Pierre, and monks use fasting to gain an edge—and learn how you can do the same. Plus, get a simple fasting protocol to unlock mental clarity and self-control starting today!

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0:00.0	We've heard a lot about fasting in the last few years, talking about intermittent fasting,
0:05.2	prolonged fasting, even people talking about dry fasting now.
0:08.2	But what is fasting really good for besides helping us get skinny?
0:13.5	Well, that's the question we're going to answer in today's episode.
0:16.1	We're going to dive into some of the mental side of fasting.
0:18.0	We're talking about a few people who have used fasting to make themselves better, more focused, more energetic, and really develop a superhuman
0:28.2	level of energy. So if that's something that's interesting to you, then buckle up, because
0:32.3	this is going to be a deep dive into some of the history and people who have used fasting in the recent history
0:40.3	to get incredible advantages in their training, in their productivity, and in their outputs.
0:45.7	You're listening to the low-carb hustle, home of your million-dollar body method, where we help you
0:49.5	get leaner and live longer.
0:51.0	My name's Nate Palmer.
0:52.1	I've been to coach since 2008.
0:53.3	My mission is simple. I want to show you how to you can feel lean, strong, and energetic, and finally name's Nate Palmer. I've been to coach since 2008. My mission is simple.
0:54.3	I want to show you how you can feel lean strong and energetic and finally get your million
0:58.2	dollar body. So if you're ready to learn about the mental side of fasting, well, then stick
1:02.6	around. Let's do this. What if I told you that skipping breakfast can make you sharper,
1:07.7	more focused, and more mentally tough than 99% of people. Maybe ridiculous,
1:12.5	maybe. But we've been told our whole lives that we need fuel the second we wake up. Breakfast is the most
1:16.7	important meal of the day. Hunger makes you weak. You need to fuel your body's 24-7. But here's the
1:21.0	truth, in my opinion, hunger makes you dangerous. Makes you a better hunter. It makes you more
1:26.3	able to do the things that you put your
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