What's going on, everybody? It's episode 550 of The Genius Life.

What up, everybody?

Welcome back to the show.

I'm your host, Max Lugavir, and you're listening to The Genius Life, a show where we go deep on health and performance without turning your brain into oatmeal in the process.

Today's guest is Dr. Vonda Wright.

She's an orthopedic surgeon, longevity clinician, and author of the new book Unbreakable.

And this conversation is basically a blueprint for staying strong, mobile, and often operating table for as long as humanly possible.

We get into why muscle is the ultimate longevity lever, how sedentary aging isn't destiny, and what she's seen firsthand in the OR that'll make you take strength training and especially bone health way more seriously. We also talk practical, actionable

stuff, how much protein actually matters, why spreading it out across the day can quiet food

noise, and how to implement her surprisingly simple daily prescription so that you don't become a

statistic after a fall. If you've ever wondered whether being skinny automatically equals healthy or why some people seem to fall apart in midlife while others get stronger, you're going to love this episode. As always, listen all the way through the end. You're not going to want to miss a beat. And don't forget to share this episode with friends and loved ones that you think may benefit from it. And if you're enjoying the show, please take two seconds to leave a rating and a review on your

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tools and discounts that I actually use, my free weekly newsletter is where I put the good stuff. It's free, no spam and loved by over 120,000 high performers, which still kind of blows my mind. Grab it at max lugavir.com slash newsletter. Now with all that out of the way, here's my conversation with Dr. Vonda Wright. Here we go. Dr. Vonda Wright, welcome to the show. How you doing? I'm so glad to be here, actually. So great to have you.

Oh, thank you.

I love what we're, I mean, I guess I know what we're about to talk about. We're about to talk about strength, muscle, and its relationship to aging well and preventing disease and living along and healthy life. Yeah. You know, the mantra I was telling you earlier for my entire career as an orthopedic surgeon was not, I'm going to put more metal in bones. I'm going to be there for you when you fall, which I am, believe me, I am. But my whole goal was that you would never end up in my office or in my ER. And so no matter what I'm talking about it is always prevention and how do we how do

we not only prevent musculoskeletal problems which we can talk about, but how do we stay healthy,

vital, active, joyful for the rest of our lives. And if we don't conscientiously think about

it from a very younger age, you'll end up in my ER. You'll end up with

multiple ituses in various tendons. So if I can prevent that, I'll quit my job. If there's

nobody else to treat, that's okay, right? Best kind of physician. How do I keep you out of my office

for as long as possible? Exactly right. When did the value of muscle and strength first emerge to you as something worth talking about publicly?

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