Have you noticed that the most influential health and fitness experts on social media right now are the Scientists, MD's, PHD's?
Most of their content is interesting, informative, and makes us feel like we are on the "cutting edge".
But at the end of the day...it's information.
And information doesn't get anyone to the promised land of superior health, fitness, or longevity.
I run across so many people nowadays who know all the ins and outs of the latest and greatest research and are super quick to recite relevant quotes from Huberman and Attia in the same way I can quote the movie Tommy Boy...
Buuuuuuut, when questioned about the actual day-to-day tactics they'd use to build superior health and fitness for themself, or for someone else, it gets weird.
Mutterings of cold plunges, calories, protein grams, VO2 max, the Mediterranean Diet, metabolism, insulin, and muscle mass come up.
In the eyes of a real-world practitioner, it's silly talk.
Truth is, many people have ZERO idea where to begin.
And I believe one of the biggest problems is that researchers and scientists have been directing our attention to the wrong things.
Laboratory numbers.
Laboratory numbers are SECONDARY metrics to something much more important.
Let me illustrate what I mean...
If I told you that I had better than average cholesterol, low blood pressure compared to norm, 10% bodyfat at 175 pounds, a 49 resting heart rate, HBA1C of 5.3. and a VO2 Max of 67...
Would you say I'm healthy?
Would you say I'm fit?
If you said "yes"
Let me add...
What if I was on a GLP-1 inhibitor to keep bodyfat low, Beta Blockers because of a heart attack a year ago, I was addicted to Ambien, I took a statin to keep my cholesterol in check, and I was on TRT and steroids to keep myself "muscular"?
Oh yeah...and I have no meniscus in my right knee and chronic low back pain which only allows me to do most of my workouts sitting down. I'm also constantly low energy because I keep myself in a calorie deficit by consuming mostly protein shakes and oatmeal.
Healthy?
Fit?
Well, maybe we can agree...this is not optimal...
And a great practitioner shouldn't be impressed by laboratory numbers alone.
At least not as the first order of importance.
Know what a good practitioner would want to know?
First order of importance stuff...
✅ How much do you deadlift?
✅ How much can you squat?
✅ How many pull-ups can you do?
✅ How much weight can you push over your head?
✅ How long does it take you to cover a mile?
✅ What's your 100m run time?
✅ How many burpees can you do in three minutes?
✅ How fast can you cover 400M?
If THESE numbers were impressive, I'd fully expect the lab numbers to be optimal as well.
The healthiest people are the highest-performing ones...not just the people with great lab numbers.
Think of great athletes.
Young, strong, fit, AND they have great biomarkers as a symptom of being a badass.
If you're looking to keep yourself young, it's imperative that you build your physical capabilities.
And if you're up for the challenge the next step is to figure out the safest, most effective, and most efficient way to start BUILDING.
This is where the great practitioners live. Obsessing over the processes and systems of how to deliver high performance results in the shortest amount of time.
This is very different than the "Weight loss" coach.
It's simple to be a weight loss coach (cheerleader)...
Burn more calories, eat less calories.
A real expert builds badass' by crafting and leading with systems that make you strong, powerful, and with an engine that never quits...no matter the task?
No pills for being a badass though...Just work.
