Mike Israetel
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and produce all these drugs that are incredibly awesome, you're just going to be in a world where if you stay drug free, you're going to be totally fine. But if you're on more and more of these advanced drugs, you're just going to feel, look, and be better overall. And I think embracing the very best that artificial stuff has coming for us is awesome. And there's nothing wrong with it.
And it's just a matter of, are you doing healthy shit or unhealthy shit? And the shortcut of natural versus artificial is not a shortcut because it just does not give you much information at all.
And it's just a matter of, are you doing healthy shit or unhealthy shit? And the shortcut of natural versus artificial is not a shortcut because it just does not give you much information at all.
And it's just a matter of, are you doing healthy shit or unhealthy shit? And the shortcut of natural versus artificial is not a shortcut because it just does not give you much information at all.
at least two things. One is your sense of identity and career. Lots of people in the fitness industry, and they might have to shift to doing some other kind of work because everyone's just fit already.
at least two things. One is your sense of identity and career. Lots of people in the fitness industry, and they might have to shift to doing some other kind of work because everyone's just fit already.
at least two things. One is your sense of identity and career. Lots of people in the fitness industry, and they might have to shift to doing some other kind of work because everyone's just fit already.
now the work can be fitness industry adjacent instead of like taking people through sets of squats in the gym you might be taking them on guided hikes through the wilderness because like that is dope for its own vibes and even if you're fit it just makes you better at hiking so i think once people get in really good shape they're going to have this unlock of being able to go out in nature and do cool that they just can't you know the average 300 pound person's not going a five mile hike through the colorado wilderness for obvious reasons
now the work can be fitness industry adjacent instead of like taking people through sets of squats in the gym you might be taking them on guided hikes through the wilderness because like that is dope for its own vibes and even if you're fit it just makes you better at hiking so i think once people get in really good shape they're going to have this unlock of being able to go out in nature and do cool that they just can't you know the average 300 pound person's not going a five mile hike through the colorado wilderness for obvious reasons
now the work can be fitness industry adjacent instead of like taking people through sets of squats in the gym you might be taking them on guided hikes through the wilderness because like that is dope for its own vibes and even if you're fit it just makes you better at hiking so i think once people get in really good shape they're going to have this unlock of being able to go out in nature and do cool that they just can't you know the average 300 pound person's not going a five mile hike through the colorado wilderness for obvious reasons
You make excellent bear food if a bear finds you. That's not really an advantage to you. So I think there's a massive pivot that many people will have to make into a very similar kind of profession, but different. And another one is... I think that there's a certain amount of doing hard things and a certain amount of just raw human movement that you have to have.
You make excellent bear food if a bear finds you. That's not really an advantage to you. So I think there's a massive pivot that many people will have to make into a very similar kind of profession, but different. And another one is... I think that there's a certain amount of doing hard things and a certain amount of just raw human movement that you have to have.
You make excellent bear food if a bear finds you. That's not really an advantage to you. So I think there's a massive pivot that many people will have to make into a very similar kind of profession, but different. And another one is... I think that there's a certain amount of doing hard things and a certain amount of just raw human movement that you have to have.
And if you don't do, you're kind of get massive cabin fever and you're pent up and you're fucking pissed. And so just suffering through super long, hard workouts is really good psychotherapy, um, Now, there are no doubt will be many psychotherapeutic drugs that mute that response that you actually will be able to be fit and happy and not need to beat the shit out of yourself.
And if you don't do, you're kind of get massive cabin fever and you're pent up and you're fucking pissed. And so just suffering through super long, hard workouts is really good psychotherapy, um, Now, there are no doubt will be many psychotherapeutic drugs that mute that response that you actually will be able to be fit and happy and not need to beat the shit out of yourself.
And if you don't do, you're kind of get massive cabin fever and you're pent up and you're fucking pissed. And so just suffering through super long, hard workouts is really good psychotherapy, um, Now, there are no doubt will be many psychotherapeutic drugs that mute that response that you actually will be able to be fit and happy and not need to beat the shit out of yourself.
But there's a certain amount of challenge just because it's challenging. It sharpens your mind. It makes you healthier and all that stuff. It's not going to be a disaster because I think this is an easy solution to this, but it's easy on paper and maybe a little bit harder in practice. A lot of people are going to have to shift to finding challenge somewhere else. And that's a big deal.
But there's a certain amount of challenge just because it's challenging. It sharpens your mind. It makes you healthier and all that stuff. It's not going to be a disaster because I think this is an easy solution to this, but it's easy on paper and maybe a little bit harder in practice. A lot of people are going to have to shift to finding challenge somewhere else. And that's a big deal.
But there's a certain amount of challenge just because it's challenging. It sharpens your mind. It makes you healthier and all that stuff. It's not going to be a disaster because I think this is an easy solution to this, but it's easy on paper and maybe a little bit harder in practice. A lot of people are going to have to shift to finding challenge somewhere else. And that's a big deal.
Right now, many of us find our challenge in fitness. But if we have fitness in a pill, maybe the challenge is pick up Muay Thai or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or boxing. That's fucking challenging. And if you're already in shape, that doesn't mean you can box, motherfucker. Get hit in the face a whole bunch. All of a sudden, there goes your catharsis. You might get into endurance stuff.