Q&A: More thoughts on longevity and what we should be focusing on for optimal health

Muscle Intelligence

Ben Pakulski

Expert, Ben, 40, Pakulski, Alternative Health, Fitness, Health & Fitness, Intelligence, Biohacking, Mi, Intelligent, Mi40, Nutrition, Diet, Hormones, Muscle, Exercise

4.8 • 745 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

This week's Q&A is an international one, with Ben reporting from his villa in Bali and Ashleigh back in icy Canada! We get to hear about where Ben is staying, the beautiful time he has been having and his hopes for further trips and camps in Bali in the near future! Ben and Ash then dive into some questions from social media, with Ben sharing his favorite holiday spot to take his kids, skepticism on the debate around protein, and why thinking about food too much is a waste of time and energy. The idea of optimal note-taking is also covered, with Ash and Ben sharing their strategies for best learning practices while listening to podcasts. Ben makes a strong argument for a good life being reliant on muscle and strength and the three different parts of exercise that need attention. The episode ends off with some thoughts on fasting and caloric deficits, and why stressing your body can lead to greater failure.

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Timestamps

The amazing time Ben has been having in Bali for the last week! [0:47]
Possible retreats and Muscle Camps in Bali in the future! [4:18]
The best place Ben has taken his kids on vacation and what made it so great. [5:26]
Ideas for note-taking while listening to this and other interesting podcasts! [7:14]
Ben's skepticism around the current debates on mTOR and AMPK. [12:20]
How muscle and quality of life are intimately linked, and three approaches to exercise. [15:55]
Perspectives that wasting time and energy on food can hold you back. [19:33]
Cookie-cutter behaviors and why sexier always sells more, even when less healthy. [22:41]
The multiple-level effects of living in a caloric deficit and the importance of sleep. [23:35]

Transcript

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0:00.0	What's up everybody?
0:03.0	I'm enjoying the incredible view out my window in Bali, Indonesia right now. It's 9.30 p.m. and Ashley and I are going to record a Q&A for you guys. Ash, how are you today? I am fantastic. It is 8.30 a.m. The view outside my window isn't quite as exotic. There's icicles hanging down in front of my eyes.
0:40.9	But it's a beautiful sunny day and I'm drinking my coffee and I'm happy to chat with you. So almost as good as what you're doing.
0:47.6	So, Ash, you're going to die when you see the plane thing. Thanks. Thanks, friend.
0:53.9	So it's really funny how things work. So I read it did an
0:57.9	Airbnb and the people who have are hosting me over here in Bali said, you know, the day that I got
1:04.4	here said, hey, oh, we got a villa for you. You know, we want to check it out. And I was like,
1:07.7	oh, I already got one. It's okay. And goes, well, here's the link anyways, if you want to check it out. And I was like, I already got one. It's okay. It goes, well, here's the link anyways, if you want to check it out. And I was like, was this is a joke? Like, I have an entire,
1:16.8	I don't probably, acre villa to myself. I'm literally by myself.
1:22.5	Overlooking the ocean. You'll see, I'm going to post stories on my Instagram over the next few days.
1:27.5	It's for sure the nicest place I've ever been in my life.
1:30.7	That's incredible.
1:32.4	Yeah, yeah, it's going to blow your mind.
1:34.2	Okay, you're going to get a lot of good, I would think, meditation and like deep work down in a place like that.
1:39.5	Yeah, so no, because I've got a staff of 20 people.
1:42.4	No, you can tell them, hey, like, leave me alone for 20 minutes.
1:46.8	My naked sunning in the morning is going to be impeding either?
1:50.3	There will be some pictures of that on the internet at some point, too, if you've got 20 people
1:54.4	wandering around.
1:55.3	I don't get a full-time film crew, and they're like, oh, I'm like, let's make sure you
1:59.2	don't get my naked son.
2:00.2	Hang on.
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