October 28, 2016
Welcome to my new Weekly Roundup!
In one convenient post, you're about to discover the most important things I've noticed this week, including the latest news from the fronts of fitness, nutrition, health, wellness, biohacking and anti-aging research, the top photos, videos and stories from this week, upcoming events and speaking appearances, giveaways, specials and a host of other things you may have missed.
Let's do this!
Podcasts I Recorded This Week:
Podcasts I Was On This Week:
–The Total Human Optimization Podcast #115: Ben Greenfield. On this live streamed Total Human Optimization podcast episode, brought to you by the Onnit Academy, Aubrey Marcus and I discuss the cognitive and recovery benefits of creatine, bcaas, digestion, and what I use to optimize my own health.
–Obstacle Dominator #67: The Best World’s Toughest Mudder Wetsuits, How To Stretch Your Fascia, Top Obstacle Tackling Tips & Much More! In this episode of the Obstacle Dominator podcast, Hunter and I discuss how he has been training for the World's Toughest Mudder, his full clothing kit for racing, the new Obstacle Dominator 2.0 program, the ELDOA training method, and much more!
–Wise Traditions “Fuel For Athletes” podcast. On this Weston A. Price Wise Traditions podcast episode, I contrast popular sports drinks, gels, and bars with real fuel, discuss the science of how various proteins, fats, and carbs work in our bodies, and reveal my own sweet spot of carb, protein, and fat percentages.
Articles I Published This Week:
–Do Training Masks Really Work?
New Chapter In My Work Of Fiction:
Yep, I write fiction, and my entire work of fantasy adventure fiction is now free to read online using a very handy, free, interactive website/app called “Wattpad”. Click here to check out the latest chapter of my book “The Forest” on Wattpad...and if you like the story, you can even vote, leave messages, etc.
This Week's Inner Circle News:
-Inside the Ben Greenfield Fitness Inner Circle, my private forum for personal interaction with me and my family, my amazing wife, Jessa Greenfield, releases her Inner Circle Healthy Home Workshop every month. Check out the cover below to see the topics, and click here to learn how to live a more creative, natural, and simplified life!
Upcoming Events:
–November's calendar is filling up quick, and here's a snapshot of what's to come:
-Meet me this weekend for the Las Vegas Tough Mudder meetup. I'll be running the race with Matthew Oliphant and hosting a sushi meetup that you won't want to miss. You can click here to RSVP and join me on October 29th.
–I’m one of the keynote speakers at the Biohacker Summit – November 18, Helsinki, Finland.
This Week's Most Popular Instagram Pic:
-Get to know the ELDOA method…
This Week's Most Popular Tweet:
No, fasting is NOT going to make you weak or puny or unable to build muscle: https://t.co/drGJmoN1tQ pic.twitter.com/aRqg6qvcLU
— Ben Greenfield (@bengreenfield) October 24, 2016
This Week's Most Popular Facebook Post:
This Week's Most Popular Snapchat Story:
I gave you a sneak peek into what my daily neurofeedback based brain training looks like these days…but, as you may know, Snapchat deletes stories after 24 hours of going live – so you will have to follow me on Snapchat to get these goodies.
This Week's Most Popular Pin from Pinterest:
This guy drags firetrucks with his hair. Not kidding. Check it out.
Cool New Products:
-The world's top obstacle course racer, Hunter McIntyre, and me launched our new Obstacle Dominator – Obstacle Racing and Spartan Race Training Plan 2.0 (Full Digital Package).
“This is the groundbreaking, done-for-you obstacle training program designed by Greenfield Fitness Systems head coach Ben Greenfield and top Spartan athlete Hunter McIntyre. You can click here to go to the official page for this training package, or you can simply keep reading below to get details on all nine components of this complete obstacle racing and Spartan race training plan!”
…and, we're running a $20 discount – the $97 Full Digital Package is only $77 until Oct 31st.
Click here for everything else I have created, including supplements, books, gear, and more.
And…This Week's Big Giveaway:
We're still giving away a sauna. Yep, a full-on, giant infrared sauna…
…and you can click here to enter to win a Clearlight Saunctuary Full Spectrum Infrared Sauna!
Only Clearlight Saunas have no EMF or ELF exposure, a 100% Lifetime Warranty and 500w Full Spectrum heaters with near, mid and far infrared.
Free shipping to the Grand Prize Winner is included! (total value $5995) Winner will be announced on Ben's mid-November upcoming sauna podcast.
Leave any questions, comments, or feedback below – or any news of the week that you think I should have added – and I will be sure to reply.
Cheers,
Ben
Great Post!!
Thanks for sharing this post here with us.
Hi Ben,
I NEVER really follow bloggers, and I have NEVER listened to a podcast in my life, until you. And I’m completely hooked. I am so impressed by all the new fitness and nutrition information I’m learning from you (and I’ve learned A LOT in my life), and I so admire how you have tested so many products yourself. Your podcasts are such a pleasure to listen to, and I adore your sense of humour. I can’t believe it’s taken THIS long for Google to direct me to your page, given all the times I’m researching health stuff.
So I stumbled on your site because I was looking for reviews on Pruvit’s Keto-Os. I’m a pretty athletic person, and I eat a very clean diet. But my body has never really physically reflected my ability; I’m trying REALLY hard to biohack my body fat below 20% (I’m around 27%, never gotten below 26%). My daily carbs sits around 100g (including vegetables), and I’m very active. I find I can’t really do more than 2-3 days with my carbs below 70g. So the Keto Os seem like a good compromise; but it’s quite pricey, so if you have any more thoughts on it that you can share (other than the article you wrote on it, which I read), I’d really appreciate it!
Also, as you see, I count my vegetables in my carb intake. Should I? They add up pretty fast! (I mean, a cup of broccoli is 17 carbs). But I need that fibre. The last time I made my diet REALLY low carb, higher in fats and proteins, I was miserably constipated all the time :(
Thank you! It’s only been a week since I’ve started listening to/reading your stuff, and I so eagerly look forward to more!
Yes it is pricey, and if you want to start 'CHEAP' just start eating copious amounts of coconut oil. And do NOT worry about counting the carbs in your veggies. Not an issue. ;)
I don’t mind paying for a great product. I used to work in holistic nutrition, and there are too many dud supplements out there that just suck consumers dry. So I end up researching a ton and asking for a lot of opinions. I read up on your review of exogenous ketone supplements, and also the article on the dangers of using too much coconut oil for ketosis, and concluded I’ll likely give Keto Os a try. Thanks for the info on the veggies too, that puts my mind at ease.
PS. And yes, I realize I probably put in a lot of full caps words in my first comment (oops). I find it’s my primitive way of trying to be expressive :)
You are killing it recently. Love the daily content – keep it up.