Part 226 - Biohacking and Homesteading: Bridging the Gap with Michael Kummer
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Brian Sanders
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🗓️ 13 August 2025
⏱️ 67 minutes
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In this episode, Brian Sanders chats with Michael Kummer about his multifaceted approach to health and wellness, which combines elements of biohacking, fitness, and homesteading. Kummer, a proponent of the 'Sapien' philosophy, emphasizes a diet and lifestyle that closely mimic natural human behaviors. The discussion covers Michael's fitness routine, which involves minimal gym time, his creation of an accessible fitness program, and his unique perspective on the synergy between biohacking and homesteading. They delve into the issue of modern diets, stress, and lifestyle factors impacting health, using Austria as a case study to highlight these trends. Kummer also shares insights into his family's transition to a homesteading lifestyle and offers practical tips for integrating these principles into various lifestyles.
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Show Notes:
02:18 Biohacking vs. Natural Living
04:12 Homesteading and Food Production
08:45 Health Impacts of Modern Lifestyle
12:03 Traditional Food Preparation Techniques
24:41 The Importance of Muscle Mass
28:12 Austrian Lifestyle and Longevity
33:02 Traditional Austrian Diet: Then and Now
33:16 Impact of World War II on Diet and Lifestyle
35:32 Modern Austrian Diet and Health Trends
37:46 Comparing Health Outcomes: Austria vs. USA
45:38 Personal Fat Threshold and Its Implications
51:52 Homesteading and Sustainable Living
54:21 Balancing Modern Life with Traditional Practices
58:21 The Role of Community in Homesteading
01:03:13 Supplements and Whole Foods for Optimal Health
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| 0:00.0 | All right. We're live with Michael Coomer. How's it going, man? It's going. It's been |
| 0:05.1 | incredibly busy but fun. Awesome. Well, yeah, we've been hanging out here and there for years. |
| 0:11.2 | I always see you at the conferences. And so if people don't know who Michael is, he's kind of like me, |
| 0:17.9 | where he's sort of a jack of all trades, like sort of an expert in all the diet, lifestyle, fitness, biohacking, even regenerative ag, |
| 0:27.2 | homesteading, so many things. |
| 0:29.1 | Super good shape, too. |
| 0:30.8 | Like if he says something about fitness, believe him because you're incredibly fit. |
| 0:36.9 | I just posted my 42-year-old photo. |
| 0:41.9 | Yeah, I got some hate now. It's like, I feel like I look good, but there's always the haters. |
| 0:46.2 | They're like, oh, this guy's arms are so skinny. And, you know, they always have their |
| 0:49.3 | critiques. I'm like, yeah, my arms are pretty skinny, actually. But I feel like I'm in good shape. |
| 0:55.1 | You are. |
| 0:55.6 | You are. I'm like, wow, you're really ripped. Good for you. Well, thanks. But I will admit I am a slimmer person. Like I said, like slimmer arms and legs, you know, I'm trying. I got to put more hours in. But yeah, people can check out my hard 30 program. I kind of just made it because so many people ask me, what's your routine? |
| 0:53.1 | Like, hey, it's only an hour a week. |
| 0:54.6 | I just do the minimum effective dose |
| 1:15.6 | i'm out there 30 minutes push day 30 minutes pull day that's it in the gym you know i sprint |
| 1:22.4 | i do other stuff i play volleyball but i don't think you need tons in the gym. You can do more than me. |
| 1:28.0 | I don't know. How long do you spend in the gym? |
| 1:29.8 | Strength training is once, yeah, once a week too. Not every week, actually. I do CrossFit. |
| 1:35.5 | And so there is usually a strength component, but it's not that I, you know, oh, I have leg day |
| 1:41.5 | once a week or I, you know, do squats once a week. I mean, it's very as much like you. I try to maintain and beat, you know, the inflation that is time and not get weaker. I don't need to get stronger at my age. I'm fine, you know. But as you said, you don't need to do a whole lot of gym time to just maintain what you have or to improve if you're not |
| 2:02.3 | where you want to be, assuming that your lifestyle, you know, is conducive to overall health. |
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