Episode June 26, 2014

What's The Healthiest Way To Tan, Biohacking Tricks For Getting Ripped, The Best Exercise To Get Fat Adapted And Much More!

June 25, 2014 Podcast: What's The Healthiest Way To Tan, How To Biohack Getting Ripped, The Best Exercise To Get Fat Adapted, Can You Get Fitter Without Exercising, Does Zone 1 Training Affect Recovery, Can Electrical Stimulation Help Bones Heal Faster?

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Is it safe for 40 year olds to exercise hard?
Barefoot running is safe.
This is kinda cool. Mix amino acids and electrolytes together if you have a “long day” of hot workouts planned (e.g. Ironman!).

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Listener Q&A:

As compiled, deciphered, edited and sometimes read by Brock Skywalker Armstrong, the Podcast Sidekick and Audio Ninja.

What's The Healthiest Way To Tan

Celia asks: She stopped tanning in the sun about 10 years ago because of all the sun spots she was getting on her chest, arms and legs. She uses sun screen while running and gardening but would really like to look tanned again. Do you know what the safest way to chemically tan is? Spray on at a shop or any of the over the counter products?

In my response I recommend: -Infrared light therapy system -Regular infrared light from Amazon for 10 bucks-Oenobiol tan enhancer lotions How To Biohack Getting Ripped

Handsome asks: If you were preparing for a 1-2 day photo shoot, what would you do in preparation? He wants to look as lean and awesome as possible. Would you do a carb depletion and repletion in the week leading up to it? What would the training look like? Then