Exercise science is the study of how our body adapt to the things that we do.

We can use exercise to create the changes we want to see in our body,

whether it's to improve our metabolism, get stronger, get leaner.

The more we study how certain exercise can be applied,

the more intelligently we can use it to make the changes we want to see.

How is exercise science different from what we're inundated with every day?

It almost couldn't be more different. So the exercise that you see in the media... I have been looking forward to this conversation for a long time.

Coach Alex Van Houten, exercise scientist, close friend of mine, for anybody watching,

for anybody listening, the first thing I want them to understand is that what I eat,

the exercises I do, how I calculate everything from my macronutrients to my

amount of sleep is all sent through you first.

Alex, please take the time to introduce yourself and tell everybody who you are.

What's up, guys? I'm Coach Alex, and I get the distinct honor and privilege of training

Andy Bustamante through all of his many, many, many, many adventures.

It's, it's quite the honor.

And, and also, also, it's difficult to keep up with you.

I'm just saying you're a very challenging client, but I love working with you.

You know, I've been challenging from the beginning, and I apologize about that because the first time I talked to you was I think three three years was a four years ago. I think it was 2019.

Actually. Yeah, we met six years ago. We keep getting old.

Six years ago. Jeez. So six years ago I came to you. I was doing just yoga. I came across your profile. You came across my profile. And immediately I, um, I recognized your

skill, your terminology, your background as very, very akin to what we have at CIA when we are

assigned exercise scientists by the office of, uh, medical services, OMS, when we're assigned

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