Always Adaptive

I’ve had ulcerative colitis for around 25 years, and if you’ve followed this channel for a while, you know I’ve experimented with just about everything trying to get this disease under control. Well, I’m finally in remission. And strangely enough, the two things that seem to have made the biggest difference for me weren’t biologics or another prescription drug. They were two supplements: Boswellia Serrata and Indigo Naturalis, also known as Qing Dai. Over the years I’ve experimented with d...

Are barefoot shoes really good for running like many people say they are? This is definitely something I changed my mind on. I used to be a staunch supporter of living your entire life in barefoot shoes. Sleep and dream in barefoot shoes. I was totally bought in, but it wasn’t based on science. It was based on other people telling me to and I wasn’t equipped at the time to think critically about it. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely think they’re extremely valuable for some people and they hav...

Are Jefferson curls dangerous? Are they a safe way to train spinal flexion, or does loaded spinal flexion increase the risk of things like a herniated disc? Jefferson curls have been exploding in popularity over the past couple of years on social media. Some people use their shock factor just to spike engagement, some see genuine uses for the Jefferson curl in strengthening the lower back, and others think it's one of the most dangerous exercises out there. I had a commenter ask for my thou...

I wanted to try something different for this episode. I've selected 3 different health and fitness related clips to review. I'm going to walk through each one using the same evidence-based thought process I always do, separating what's supported by the evidence from what isn't. The first clip is going over whether or not you should keep your arms straight during a kettlebell swing. The second clip is Dr. Milo Wolf responding to Dr. Andrew Huberman in regard to whether late day exe...

Dr. Mike reacted to Erling Haaland's hot hypoxic chamber training and made a compelling case for why harder training isn't always better. He's mostly right, but there's an entire field of research that seems to contradict one of his core arguments. Mike thinks that because hypoxic training is more difficult, we're basically unable to train hard enough to get a proper stimulus therefore you're better off training in a really comfortable environment. Check out the video to get the f...