The heart is kind of crazy.

Most people don't put that much thought into it, but that little muscle that's about the size of your fist beats over 100,000 times per day.

Every day for the entirety of your life without a break until the big one at the end.

And we'll get to why it's important later.

But heart disease is the single leading cause

of death worldwide. It kills about one in every five people. That's more than all forms of

cancer and accidents combined. But here's where it gets wild. Roughly 80% of heart disease

is preventable through lifestyle choices. So today, we're going to break down

the science to give you the most important strategies you can implement to protect your heart,

making sure you're in it for the long run. Now, if you want more after each episode,

sign up for FS Premium, which is just the premium version of this podcast. It's only five bucks a month. And you get access to every single one of our complete 12 week training programs, bonus AMA episodes every single Friday. And so much more. Signing up takes less than 60 seconds. And the link to do that is in these show notes down below. And if you like the show, even just a little bit and want to support us, the best way to

do so is by giving us a five-star review and following us on whatever platform you are listening

on. Just takes a few seconds if you haven't already. And just a little shout out to the sponsor

of the show. And this episode, as always, Legion Athletics, who are the gold standard in the industry

for pure clinically dose and third-party tested supplements, which is why we have both used them

for years, even before they decided to sponsor this show. So if you ever need to grab some of

your staples like their way protein isolate, pre-workout, creatine, vitamin D plus K, omega-3s, you name it. They've got it. And you can use our code. F-Spod at checkout and get 20% off your first order or double points on every order. After that, we will also leave the link in the show notes below.

What's your favorite ventricle? Left or right? Left or right? How about atrium? I don't think I have, no, oh my God, having to recite my anatomy exams, having to write down the flow, the blood flow through and like towards the heart in a way and like all of the ventricles and all that stuff. Oh, gosh. I have PTSD from that. Do you have a good heart do you have a good heart? Does your family history have a good heart?

No. I have a fib. So I have. Oh, yeah. Yeah. I don't have any though. Like my cholesterol is good. Blood pressure is good. My just rhythm, I have an irregular rhythm. So like when you hear it, it beat, it like has an abnormal. I have an abnormal

heartbeat, but that doesn't. It used to affect me when I was younger, but now it's just there

and I haven't had issues in years. I just got an echo cardiogram. Have you ever had one of those

done? Yep. I don't know if you got this feeling when watching your heartbeat on that little

...