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Modern Wisdom

#842 - Dr Mike Israetel - Exercise Scientist’s Masterclass On Recovery & Stress Management

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.74.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2024

⏱️ 140 minutes

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Summary

Dr Mike Israetel is a Professor of Exercise and Sport Science at Lehman College and the Co-Founder of Renaissance Periodization. Muscle building and fat loss are often the main focuses of bodybuilding. But what about recovery? What are the most effective ways to recover quicker, reduce stress and get more jacked? Expect to learn what it means to actually recover from fatigue, how recovery is measured if you're not a professional athlete, Dr Mike's thoughts on regular weed usage, science's most effective ways to reduce fatigue, the biggest mistakes people make when trying to recover well, what evidence there is for supplements, saunas & cold plunges and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get $500 discount on Fountain Life at https://fountainlife.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello friends, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Dr Mike Isratel. He's a professor of exercise

0:06.2

and sports science at Lehman College and the co-founder of Renaissance periodization.

0:11.2

Muscle building and fat loss are often the main focuses of bodybuilding, but what about

0:15.7

recovery?

0:16.7

What are the most effective ways to recover quicker, reduce stress, and get more jacked in the process.

0:22.6

Expect to learn what it means to actually recover from fatigue,

0:26.0

how recovery is measured if you're not a professional athlete,

0:29.0

Dr Mike's thoughts on regular weed usage,

0:31.5

science is most effective ways to reduce fatigue, the biggest

0:34.5

mistakes people make when trying to recover well, what evidence there is for supplements,

0:38.8

saunas and coal plunges, and much more.

0:43.8

Me and Dr Mike are spending an increasing amount of time together, not just because he is a man

0:49.8

crush and apparently we look alike according to a Q&A from a few months ago, but also because we are developing

0:56.2

a product together which I really want to say more about but can't quite yet but is going to be so phenomenal and exciting when we finally do and it won't

1:06.0

be that much longer. But more than all of those things is the fact I think he's the best

1:10.9

voice on the internet when it comes to science-based health and

1:14.2

fitness advice. The evidence-based movement which he is at the head of is

1:18.2

fantastic. After decades of trawling forums with bro science which although entertaining was largely

1:25.0

useless Mike doesn't couch stuff he doesn't sugarcoat it he just tells you exactly

1:29.0

what is going on under the hood of any question you've ever had and today is so cool it's so

1:34.5

different to what most fitness advice is on the internet and I really really think that

1:39.5

there's tons to take away from it so So please enjoy this one. But now ladies and

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