Muscle Intelligence — Longevity, Training & Human Performance with Ben Pakulski

Today Ashleigh VanHouten is hosting another Q&A session during which she asks Ben all the questions listeners have been sending their way. Ben starts by giving us an overview of his next few weeks of traveling, hosting muscle camps and attending the Health Optimisation Summit, and they get into the need for mentorship – physical, psychological, spiritual – and the many different people who have in...

On today's episode, we sit down with Dr. Albert Villoldo to discuss the integration of our spiritual reality with our tangible reality. Dr. Villoldo is a trained scientist and anthropologist who traded his laboratory for a pair of hiking boots and a ticket to the Amazon to set out on a journey into spiritual enlightenment. Inside this episode, Dr. Villoldo shares with us his journey towards spirit...

In this episode, Ashleigh is back to ask Ben another round of questions and discuss all things health, fitness and getting your mind right. Today's questions cover bulking, calorie intake, nutrient timing, a variation of workouts, the benefits of posing, injury recovery and more. As usual, Ben makes an argument for eating the least amount necessary for growth and gives some great advice on when to...

Today's guest is a functional medicine practitioner with an extensive background in getting results with people with autoimmunity and health optimization. Dr. Will Cole joins me for this episode to talk about strategies behind optimizing your diet and your lifestyle, sharing how he went from a traditional vegan diet to one that includes a small amount of meat and why he felt that making this chang...

Welcome back to the show everyone! Today we are doing our usual Q&A session with Ashleigh in the driving seat again. The episode starts off with some serious thoughts from Ben on the subjects of slumps and how our focus and conscious thought really define so much of our lives. A lot of the time we are shaped and directed by forces outside of ourselves and what makes it crazy is we do not even know...

Today on the Muscle Intelligence Podcast we are very happy to welcome Dr. Tim Royer to talk to us about the mind and the nervous system! Dr. Royer works with all types of patients, from young children to high performing sports champions and has developed a method, using feedback loops and conscious effort to train the mind to navigate its own sympathetic and parasympathetic systems. Dr. Royer tell...

We are having another Q&A session with Ashleigh from Paleo Magazine Radio today! The focus of this episode is the evolution that Ben has gone through in his training program. As a young bodybuilder and aspiring Mr. Olympia, Ben admits that he had very little space for thoughts on longevity and lifespan concerns. He was purely focussed on training as hard as possible as much as possible to reach hi...

Today we are so happy to have Dr. Joseph Mercola as our guest! Dr. Mercola is one of the fathers of the modern health optimization movement and has sparked so much of the progressive thought that is going on in the scene today. In this vast conversation, we cover so much, from diet and light to blood flow and EMF's. Dr. Mercola has so much knowledge on many of these areas and generously shares thi...

For this episode, we welcome back Ashleigh to help out with another Q&A session! The episode is mostly focussed on meal plans, daily eating schedules, fasting and related topics with a bit of philosophy, meditation and travel ideas thrown in for good measure. Ashleigh kicks things off by asking Ben about how he prioritizes his to-do list when it seems so long. From there they dive into cooking and...

Today on the podcast we feature an exceptional man, Dr. Chris Spearman, who has succeeded in a variety of aspects of life, including in the areas of education and, more recently, business. He talks about his journey through his Ph. D. in leukemia studies, and then he dives into the transformation of his physical body, becoming a cover model and thought leader in the world of fitness. 

Today we are doing another Q&A session where Ashleigh steps into the host seat and grills Ben about diet, training, meat and more! Most of the episode is spent discussing Ben's recent forays into the carnivore diet and what worked and what did not, in his experience.

Our guest on the show today is Dr. Ralph Esposito who is a particularly authoritative voice on the topic of hormone optimization. He has been a guest on the podcast before and is a prime example of somebody who lives an optimized life: he is mindful about every decision he makes and, like me, he is against the common word on the street, all those myths that people believe about health and wellness...

Today on the show we're doing something a little different. Many of you have indicated that a Q&A format would be really great, and I've teamed up with the lovely Ashleigh VanHouten who will be directing a diverse range of questions at me – and while we agree on a lot of stuff, we also bump heads about certain things!

On today's episode, we welcome Zach Bitter. Zach is an endurance athlete and coach and he is nothing short of a high achiever. He consistently runs 100-mile ultra-marathons and is now in the midst of preparing for an even greater race.

Today's guest is Jacques Taylor, founder of The Exercise Design Lab, MyoTopia, and developer of Neuro-Logic Training (N-LT). Jacques is a neuroscientist and exercise scientist with over 25 years of education and experience. He joins us on the podcast once again to share with us his passion around the tactics and the strategies to actually change your mind.

Joining us today is Strength and Conditioning legend and the ultimate Coach's coach Phil Learney.  Phil is a long time mentor to up and coming coaches still mentoring clients from his home location in London.  In this episode Phil shares his best advice from over 20 years in the fitness industry!

Joining us today is a member of the ISSN and international protein board, Dr. Paul Arciero.  Dr. Arciero discusses his protein pacing protocol with us as well as how he is gamifying exercise for his clients to increase brain cognition. Time Stamps What is protein pacing and what are they doing over at Prise? [0:41]  Why would someone who is healthy need less protein than someone who is not? [5:12]...

Today we dive into what it takes to be a champion with Olympic Athlete, Mindset Coach and Mentor Dr. Jeff Spencer.  Dr. Spencer's journey has brought him beyond an amazing career in cycling to become one of the top mindset and business coaches in the world working with the likes of Dave Asprey of Bulletproof and countless others.  Tune in now to hear Dr. Spencer's greatest advice for mental master...

Today we are demystifying TRT therapy with author and educator Jay Campbell.  Jay is the founder of the TRT Revolution which dives deep on the latest exogenous testosterone research through via social media, podcasts, articles and books.    In this episode Jay and Ben discuss their personal experiences with testosterone as well as other hormone altering pharmaceuticals.  Jay presents the latest cu...

We are back with more awesomeness with Dr. Scott Stevenson.     Does he manipulate mind/muscle connection with his clients? [0:00] The concept of 'motor morons'. [6:25] An exploration on force velocity, cheat reps, find the RIGHT training partner & MORE. [8:00] A conversation on exercise selection and why people do the ones they do. [23:30] Why he wrote "Be Your Own Bodybuilding Coach" and the ide...

Joining us today is world renown bodybuilding coach Dr. Scott Stevenson!  Dr. Stevenson is one of the most well rounded scientists and coaches in bodybuilding.  Over Scott's career he has spent time in research, coached 100's of athletes and wrote the "New Bodybuilding Bible"  How to Be Your Own Bodybuilding Coach .   Make sure to check out Pt 2 coming to you Thursday.   If you would like to learn...

Mark "Smelly" Bell returns!  We sat down for a conversation with Mark to discuss the latest in the SlingShot founder's world.  Mark has been getting out of his comfort zone lately and he is here to talk about it!  First we discuss the evolution of his training to incorporate bodybuilding, CrossFit and even yoga into his practice.  We also dive into his changing diet and his experimentation with ca...

Ben recently joined the legendary Paul Chek in his home for a day of exercise, spiritual practice and of course great conversation.  Join us as Ben and Paul discuss Paul's unique, integrative approach to health through alternative medicine, movement and connecting with your soul.   This episode is brought to you by Four Sigmatic.  Use code Muscle for 15% off your mushroom order at FourSigmatic.com

Joining us today is Dr. Jordan Joy, formerly Ben's training partner, powerlifter and expert on the ketogenic diet and co-hosted by Danny Vega!  We dive into the best approaches to keto when your goal is MAXIMUM muscle building.   If you are interested in building muscle on keto, keep your eyes peeled for our brand new Ketogenic Muscle Intelligence Program dropping soon.

Joining us today is the founder of Ketogenic.com and the Applied Science Performance Institute in Tampa, Dr. Ryan Lowery.  Dr. Lowery is one of the foremost members of the keto movement and brings a slew of research backed information for you in our kickoff to keto week!