Mike Israetel How powerful is muscle memory? (1:35) The amount of strength training required for the average person to build muscle. (10:01) Why in some cases doing less is best. (14:57) His demons and sharing his own personal journey. (19:00) Balancing relationships, family, and business. (23:20) GLP-1s are here to stay! (29:21) Any downsides to myostatin-inhibiting drugs? (35:05) Hot takes on reverse dieting. (38:45) Science-based vs. being a practitioner. (52:48) Calling out the cortisol junkies. (58:52) Why going down the difficult route is how you are going to get in shape. (1:05:30) What advice has he changed his mind on? (1:12:14) Highlighting the indirect results of taking a GLP-1. (1:16:48) The downstream negative effects of “exercise in a pill.” (1:21:26) Related Links/Products Mentioned Visit Vuori Clothing for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! ** No code to receive 20% off your first order. ** May Special: MAPS 15 Performance or RGB Bundle 50% off! ** Code MAY50 at checkout ** Colorado Experiment – Wikipedia Building Muscle with Adam Schafer – Mind Pump TV 207-OR: Myostatin Inhibition Synergizes with GLP-1R Agonism to Accelerate Weight Loss in Male, Obese Nonhuman Primates Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube Mind Pump Free Resources Featured Guest/People Mentioned Michael Israetel (@drmikeisraetel) Instagram Website Eric Helms (@helms3dmj) Instagram Hany Rambod (@hanyrambod) Instagram Layne Norton, Ph.D. (@biolayne) Instagram Melissa Davis, PhD (@regressive_underload) Instagram
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You just found the most downloaded fitness, health, and entertainment podcast. This is Mind Pump. All right. This episode is one of my favorites ever. We finally got Dr. Mike Israel on the podcast. You know who he is. By the way, warning, this episode has lots of colorful language and topics. We haven't laughed this hard in a long time, but also good stuff.
Talk about fitness and muscle building, the science behind it. So it's a very entertaining but also educational episode. Again, this is not parental advice here. This is a colorful, colorful episode. But we know you're going to love this episode, especially if you're a fan of his. By the way, you can find him on Instagram at Dr. Mike Israel. It's I-S-R-A-E-T-E-L.
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We also have a sale this month. MAPS 15 performance and the RGB bundle are both half off. If you're interested, go to mapsfitnessproducts.com and then use the code MAY50 for the discount. All right, here comes the show. Mike, welcome to the show, man.
Thanks for having me, guys. Sorry I couldn't make it in person.
Yeah, no problem. In fact, we just off-air learned that you just had some surgery. You have to take six weeks off of training, which you're probably going to lose all your gains. Of course. That's how it works. That's the fear.
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