Optimal Performance

On this podcast we sit down the cofounder of Eng3, Rowena Gates, which is a biotech company that sells and creates the NanoVi. The NanoVi is a pretty incredibly technical and scientific little device that uses structured water to speed recovery. This incredible piece of biotech runs water through a tube that structures the water in such a way that when the vapor is inhaled, it is immediately absorbed into your body. This helps with protein folding, which an essential part of our recovery and vitality. The NanoVi helps people who are recovering from disease or radiation and it can be found in various clinics across the country. Our convo ranges form how to use the NanoVi, who it could help, and what the possible potential is when using the NanoVi with regularity. We also talk about oxidative stress and how the NanoVi helps it as well as complementary services and methods that you can use alongside the NanoVi to live a more optimal life. As the masters and tinkerers of our own body who are always looking for the next breakthrough in performance tech and the NanoVi is that. I've tried it a couple of times and I definitely received a bit of an energy boost (which is never a problem for me!) Outline Intro [3:30] Rowena Gates' Stack [7:15] What is oxidative stress and how do we supplement against it? [9:00] What determines risk to oxidative stress? [12:30] What is protein folding and why is it important? [14:30] How did you get involved with longeivity devices? [18:30] Can you describe how NanoVI works? [21:30] What are some experiences that athletes have with NanoVi? [26:30] What are some experiences that athletes have with NanoVi? [34:00] How is data measured for longeivity? [39:00] Difference between oxidation therapy and hyperbaric chambers? [41:00] What do critics say about NanoVi? [44:00] Sean's NanoVi Experience [46:00] Examples of NanoVi at work for nonathletes? [52:00] How do you buy a NanoVi? [55:00] How can you measure the impact of the NanoVi? [61:00] Is the NanoVi used in the healthcare system? [63:30] What's coming up next? [65:00] Outro [67:00] Links & Resources Eng3 NanoVi Oxidative Stress Protein folding Longeivity Oxygen Therapy Hyperbaric chamber Connect With Us Follow Sean McCormick Instagram: http://bit.ly/OPPMacTwitter: http://bit.ly/OPPMacTwitter Follow Natural Stacks Twitter: http://bit.ly/NsTwitterInstagram: http://bit.ly/NsInstagram Facebook: http://bit.ly/NsFacebook Shop Natural Stacks Shop: http://bit.ly/OPPShop

In this episode of the OPP I talk with Dr. Michael Fossel. We have an amazing conversation about longevity, a possible cure for Alzheimers and other cognitive degenerative diseases. Dr. Fossel is the author of The Telomorase Revolution and is the founder and former Editor in Chief of Rejuvenation Research. He's best known best for his views on telomerase therapy as a possible treatment for cellular senescence in human age related disease. Our conversation moves really quickly, and I get to ask how we include our longevity, his stack, personal work, and the potential for human trials into the reversal of Alzheimers. Alzheimers is brutal and this is pretty big stuff. Outline Intro [2:30] How does aging happen? [05:40] What is telomerase? [8:00] What are you working on now? [9:45] What would a treatment reversing Alzheimers look like? [12:00] What are we looking at in terms of increased lifespan? [15:45] Are there any diseases that can't be reversed through therapy? [18:30] Length vs Relative Length of Telomeres [21:15] Telomere testing and efficacy [25:00] Supplements helping with brain efficiency [31:00] Stem cell and gene therapy [36:30] What drew you into this line of work? [41:00] Longevity goals [45:15] How does cannabis fit into longevity? [53:00] The future of telomerase [55:30] Outro [57:15] Links & Resources The Telomerase Revolution Cellular senescence Connect With Us Follow Sean McCormick Instagram: http://bit.ly/OPPMacTwitter: http://bit.ly/OPPMacTwitter Follow Natural Stacks Twitter: http://bit.ly/NsTwitterInstagram: http://bit.ly/NsInstagram Facebook: http://bit.ly/NsFacebook Shop Natural Stacks Shop: http://bit.ly/OPPShop

For this week's episode of the Optimal Performance Podcast, we have Brett Kelly, the strength and conditioning coach for the US Ski & Snowboarding team. They just got back from winning a couple of gold medals over at the Olympics and Bretty works with free ski half pipe, free ski slope style and ariels. We get into some of the finer details about strength and conditioning and for athletes like this that are doing such unique movements on skis, (ariels is a crazy flipping inverted sport that looks like this), Brett really knows his stuff. We talk about how to maximize for snow sports, how to gain as much possible strength in the core, exercises involved in that strengthening of the core, and more. If you like to ski or snow board or just love to dork out on world class strength and conditioning, this is the episode for you. Get an insider look at what happens inside the Olympics. How do people get there? What does an Olympic schedule look like? Find out this and more on this's weeks episode of the Optimal Performance Podcast! P.S. You can now take CILTEP to go! Get CILTEP in a SINGLE SERVING TEARAWAY PACK to keep in your desk, put in your workout bag, etc. Use the code CILTEP4ALL and you'll get $10 off! Outline Intro [2:30] Olympic Skiing and Life Post Olympics [05:45] Brett Kelly's Stack [14:30] What's it like working with US Ski & Snowboarding? - [20:00] What physical/mental traits makes someone exceptional? [24:00] How strong are your strongest athletes? [30:15] How does life change after the Olympics? [36:00] Mental training and sports psychology [39:30] How can weekend warriors improve their skiing? [42:00] A US Olympic Skiing diet. [50:30] What's it like to be in the Olympics? [52:30] What's it like working with professional baseball players? [55:00] Legs or Core? [59:30] What tech are you using? [61:00] Future plans [67:00] Outro [70:00] Links & Resources US Ski and Snowboarding Water Ramping Aerials Skiing Slopestyle Skiing Freeskiing GymAware Follow Brett Kelly Instagram: http://bit.ly/oppbrettkellyinsta Twitter: http://bit.ly/OPPBrettKellyTwitter Follow Sean McCormick Instagram: http://bit.ly/OPPMacTwitter: http://bit.ly/OPPMacTwitter Follow Natural Stacks Twitter: http://bit.ly/NsTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NsInstagramFacebook: http://bit.ly/NsFacebook Shop Natural Stacks Shop: http://bit.ly/OPPShop

We're really going there this week... Our conversation with Paul Austin takes us down the rabbit hole of microdosing: using sub-perceptual doses of psychedelics to perform at a higher level. Our specific and narrow look explores which psychedelics and at what doses to experience different effects. We discuss the different application of microdosing psilocybin, LSD, and MDMA, to perform at a higher level, think creatively, and reduce depression and anxiety. For those of you pushing the boundaries of your brain and performance, this is a must hear discussion. Follow Sean McCormick Instagram: http://bit.ly/OPPMac Twitter: http://bit.ly/OPPMacTwitter Follow Natural Stacks Twitter: http://bit.ly/NsTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NsInstagram Facebook: http://bit.ly/NsFacebook Shop Natural Stacks Shop: http://bit.ly/OPPShop

For this week's episode, I sit down with Dr. Bob Greczanik. I'd be willing to bet Bob is the most influential sports specialist that you've never heard of. He's worked with sports teams like the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Milwaukee Bucks to help their players operate at a higher level. We get into NFL athletes that he's helped speed up their recovery and I get poked with "antennae" for an actual accupuncture session. Dr. Bob is a modern master. He's educated in western AND eastern medicine and knows more about the flow of energy in the body and the breath than anyone I've ever met. Keep an open mind and stay tuned in because there is a TON of information and technicques packed into this episode that you can use to help you perform at a higher level like the breathing method Dr. Bob uses 5 times a day. Outline Intro [0:00] Dr. Bob's Stack [5:45] Dr. Bob's Bio [8:15] Dr. Bob's Work [9:10] The Secrets, The Process and the Knowledge [14:00] Dr. Bob's Favorite Natural Stacks [23:00] 3 Nutrients Everyone Should Take [29:15] Wellness, Loving Yourself and Peak Experiences [33:15] How do you create your own flow state? [42:15] Dr. Bob's Breathing Technique [45:30] Acupuncture and Wellness [45:45] Sean Does a Session with Dr. Bob [48:30] Recapping Sean's Session [1:02:00] Too far out or too far in? [1:08:45] Tapping into your own flow state [1:12:45] Outro [1:14:45] Links Dr. Bob Greczanik Follow Sean McCormick Instagram: http://bit.ly/OPPMacTwitter: http://bit.ly/OPPMacTwitter Follow Natural Stacks Twitter: http://bit.ly/NsTwitterInstagram: http://bit.ly/NsInstagram Facebook: http://bit.ly/NsFacebook Shop Natural Stacks Shop: http://bit.ly/OPPShop

This week, I talked to Alon Shabo, founder of Sabaidee, a brand new disruptive company taking the CBD oil industry by transparency. This is the future of medicine. Sabaidee not only wants to help heal through the power of cannabis, they partner with a 501(c)(3) charity to help plant trees for every unit sold. CBD helps you sleep, relax your muscles. And after talking with Alon, you'll be a sleep zealot like us as well since sleep makes EVERYTHING more optimal. P.S. We're giving away a Halo Sport (a $500 value)! CLICK HERE TO ENTER P.P.S The first 20 to use promo code MAC15 at NaturalStacks.com gets 15% off their next purchase. P.P.P.S. Alon was nice enough to hook everyone up with a promo code at Sabaidee.com using NS20 at checkout. Outline Alon Shabo's Stack Alon's intro to CBD What is it like using CBD oil? How did you create Sabaidee The difference between Sabaidee and other CBD oils. Sean's experience with Sabaidee CBD Success Stories Why isn't everyone using CBD? Who is CBD and is not for? What hacks do you use for sleep? Sabaidee and Advocacy work Common CBD misconceptions Daily Applications of CBD How do you educate people about CBD? CBD legality and accessibility. The future of the cannabis industry. How long does it take to kick in? How does Sabaidee reach customers? How we can push the cannabis industry forward? Future of CBD oil. Links Get Sabaidee Alan on Facebook The Sleep Revolution by Arianna Huffington American Mental Health by the Numbers Follow Sean McCormick Instagram: http://bit.ly/OPPMac Twitter: http://bit.ly/OPPMacTwitter Follow Natural Stacks Twitter: http://bit.ly/NsTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NsInstagram Facebook: http://bit.ly/NsFacebook Shop Natural Stacks Shop: http://bit.ly/OPPShop

This week we speak with Daniel Chao, co-founder and CEO of Halo Neuroscience and creator of the Halo Sport. It's the world's first and only neural stimulator to accelerate improvement in athletic strength and skills based training. I've been using a Halo Sport for the last month or so and it's pretty incredible. It sends low grade electric currents into your motor cortex and is used by professional athletes, dancers, musicians, artists, fitness enthusiasts and any other skill based sport/activity you can think of. The Halo Sport was developed by neuroscientists and bioengineers and the first headset to let you train, hard, smart, and refine your skills so that you can master any physical skill or sport. When you put the Halo Sport on it can accelerate your learning and unlock a higher level of training so you can see faster results. P.S. We're giving away a Halo Sport (a $500 value)! P.P.S The first 20 to use promo code MAC15 at NaturalStacks.com gets 15% off their next purchase. Outline Intro [4:30] Daniel Chao's Stack [5:00] Halo Neuro Origin Story [5:20] Key Research Supporting Neural Stimulation [10:00] First experience with the Halo Sport [12:30] Personal Cycling Bests at 44 with Neural Stimulation [15:00] Explaining TDCS and Halo Sport [18:00] Halo Sport for Training vs Performance [23:00] Sean's Experience with Halo Sport [32:00] How is an increase in performance measured? [40:30] Success Story: TJ Carey [45:30] Safety Data and Halo Neuro [52:00] Compare to Neural Feedback? [56:30] Who is Halo Sport for? [57:30] Stretching with Halo Sport [63:30] Using our knowledge of the brain to our advantage. [67:00] Outro [70:15] Links Halo Neuroscience Halo Sport Halo Sport Enhances Fine Motor Skills Learning in a Complex Hand Configuration Task Elite Athletes and the Halo Sport Follow Sean McCormick Halo Neuro: http://bit.ly/opphaloneuro Instagram: http://bit.ly/OPPHaloNeuroInsta Twitter: http://bit.ly/OPPHaloNeuroTwitter Follow Sean McCormick Instagram: http://bit.ly/OPPMac Twitter: http://bit.ly/OPPMacTwitter Follow Natural Stacks Twitter: http://bit.ly/NsTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NsInstagram Facebook: http://bit.ly/NsFacebook Shop Natural Stacks Shop: http://bit.ly/OPPShop

I sit down to talk with CILTEP founder and Natural Stacks legend Abelard Lindsay about Acetylcholine Brain Food, a multidimensional approach to cognition, self tests, the state of "biohacking", peony, and so much more! Outline Abelard's Daily Stack What makes Acetylcholine Brain Food Unique in Brain When do you take Acetylcholine Brain Food? Breaking Down the Brain Foods A Multidimensional Approach to Cognition Know Thyself: Self Directed Tests Russian Peptides Theories of Aging The State of "BioHacking" Detoxification for Environmental Toxins Abelard's Physical Excercise Microdosing and Fringe Medicine Closing Acetylcholine Remarks Stay Optimized Follow Abelard LindsayTwitter: http://bit.ly/oppabelard Follow Sean McCormickInstagram: http://bit.ly/OPPMacTwitter: http://bit.ly/OPPMacTwitter Follow Natural Stacks Twitter: http://bit.ly/NsTwitterInstagram: http://bit.ly/NsInstagram Facebook: http://bit.ly/NsFacebook Shop Natural StacksShop: http://bit.ly/OPPShop

This week's episode is a wide ranging conversation with NFL kicker Steven Hauschka. I met Steve when he was playing with the Seattle Seahawks and floating at Float Seattle; now he plays for the Buffalo Bills. He's got an interesting take on things; he's a thoughtful guy, a biohacker and always looking for techniques and tips to be his absolute best. We talk about mediation, athletes speaking their minds, techniques for optimal performance, tribalism, life after football, society in general and much more! Podcasting and the Joe Rogan Experience (3:30) Steve has been a long time Joe Rogan's Podcast listener and when he's always wondered what it was like to be one of the guests. It's a tricky thing because you could be exposed when you talk for an hour, it is not just a premeditated interview! That's what makes podcasts so interesting: it's actually just a conversation. That is the beauty of it too. You really get to know the people and get to see everything. Going Deeper With Athletes (10:00) With publications like Derek Jeter's Players Tribune, athletes write articles themselves and share their experiences. And may come as a surprise to some that Steve insists that athletes are definitely as human as it gets with just as many flaws and issues as everyone else in the world. To be able to speak openly or as openly we can think that we can get in the fact that, millions and millions people are going to read exactly what we write. Steve feels like there is a shift coming in the way that we consume media and in the way we understand story telling so that outlets like the players should be in or blogs by athletes because we are so visible and we mean so much to such a giant group of people and they want to hear the opinion about X or Y or Z. If it is all filtered through just blurb after blurb, there is nothing there. Growth And Repair (19:40) Steve says that if we break it down, it's not really that complicated to get like good work out but we see all these information with all those stupid products. People try to sell gym memberships - they don't care if we go to the gym - they just want to sell you the membership. We get these different machines but nobody knows how to use them, so once again we have to weed your way through that –"what's the best in there and I have figured out that the bodies are incredible, if you can invest your time and body, you feel amazing, you just feel amazing", we need to get private instruction at the beginning just to learn it. Growth For 2018 (34:10) Even though you know people are working all year and a lot of people skip their vacations or they are banking their vacations for later, there is still opportunities for everybody to continue to dig or continue to fact find and find resources that help them in their life. In terms of Steve's growth for 2018, the goal is research. He essentially had to find a new formula for success in Buffalo because he saw different therapist in the Luciano area and he had a specific workout routine. When we are working with different people, there is no way to keep it the same. So he knew he had to find a new system in Buffalo. Part of this he was able to maintain and part of this was like he had to take a step back and think- what's going on here, what I need to work on and he want to act on basics, He is going to work with his foundation with his trainer. He is investing his time in those two things. It's not always about what you do but how you do it. He also bought himself a pair of rollerblades. Because when were rollerblades ever not cool? Stresses of Football (41:00) Being an NFL kicker can certainly have its stresses. "We put in all the work, you have your program and we are going to do that no matter what, and then things can happen that are totally out of our control." NFL kickers are specifically expected to be perfect and this combination of perfectionism and uncertainty can weigh on anyone. Tribalism (45:10) It's in our DNA to worry about what the other members of the tribe think. We connect our identities to these ideas and then when people have a different opinion, we enter Fight or Flight mode since you're defending your own identity. We have to realize it's great we have different opinions; it's how we form a better future and evolve our culture. Best Parts of Football (52:00) "There's an amazing ability to spread positivity when you play for a football team," Steve says. In his first couple of years in Seattle, he saw the city improve alongside the team on their way to being Super Bowl champions. There are infinite opportunities for good, like meeting 5 year old Madeline Herman, a pediatric cancer patient with whom he developed a friendship and was able to shine a light on. Life After Football (62:15) At the end of the day, we just need more awareness. If people are more aware, they will pass that on to other people who will make good decisions with the best interests of humanity in mind. Meditating (75:25) Steve says that if there was one thing people were to take away from this episode, it would be to meditate. That's the tool. There's a constant flow of things into our lives for our brains to handle and you've gotta give it some time to breathe. "Meditating is the superpower that nobody uses but everbody has. You're never gonna 'get there'. There's no end-goal, there's no winning; that's why they call it a practice." Links Steve Hauschka Steve Hauschka Instagram Seattle Seahawks Buffalo Bills Joe Rogan Podcast Float Seattle The Players' Tribune Things That Make White People Uncomfortable Purple Carrot Pilates Foundation training Ginastica Natural Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging Toxic Tribalism Madeline Herman Headspace Follow Sean McCormick Instagram: http://bit.ly/OPPMacTwitter: http://bit.ly/OPPMacTwitter Follow Natural Stacks Twitter: http://bit.ly/NsTwitterInstagram: http://bit.ly/NsInstagram Facebook: http://bit.ly/NsFacebook Shop Natural Stacks Shop: http://bit.ly/OPPShop

Minimum Effective Dose. If you're like me, you're interested in getting the most from the least. That's really the nature of bio-hacking and performance optimization right? How can we all get the most return from our output. What movements, dietary supplements, and therapies can we do to perform at our highest levels? If yer jiving with this... you should be rowing. Greg Hammond from Concept2 joined me for a ranging conversation about fitness, performance and active lifestyles. Greg really broke down why rowing is the ideal exercise - it goest something like this. • More than any other exercise equipment the rower engages your entire body, from your ankles all the way up to the top of your shoulders. • QUADS. The rowing motion safely and consistently engages your quads, which are obviously essential for your physical performance. • Each rowing motion engages your core. It's a contraction and release motion that's like doing a ton of crunches. So who uses the Concept2 rower? High performers. There are several Concept2 rowing machines at the Olympic Games in PeyongChang South Korea. Olympic Biathlon competitor Emily Dreissigacker who is the daughter of the Concept2 founders and former Olympians Judy Greer and Dick Dreissigacker. Who else trains on the Concept2? • 2016/2017 Crossfit Champion Mat Fraser • Crossfit phenom Rich Froning • Hugh Jackman • Countless Olympic athletes • Natural Stacks co-founder Ben Hebert (wink) Greg and I talk about the future of exercise and how genetic technology, blood testing and bespoke recovery approaches will continue to evolve. As an exercise science major in college, Greg mentioned that there wasn't much information about blood markers or the recovery process. It'll be interesting to see where it leads. And by golly, I'm committed to staying at the cutting edge. Greg also gives all of us an intro to the rowing machine. Heck, I learned something. Did I mention we're giving one of these bad-boys away? In addition to the Concept2 Rower we're also adding a Polar H10 heart rate monitor to elevate your home fitness game. As always, thanks for listening, and hit me up for feeback! sean@naturalstacks.com ** Follow Concept2Web: http://bit.ly/OPPConcept2 Follow Sean McCormickInstagram: http://bit.ly/OPPMacTwitter: http://bit.ly/OPPMacTwitter Follow Natural StacksTwitter: http://bit.ly/NsTwitterInstagram: http://bit.ly/NsInstagram Facebook: http://bit.ly/NsFacebook SHOP NATURAL STACKSShop: http://bit.ly/OPPShop