Hello you savages. Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get 30% discount on Create’s Creatine Gummies at trycreate.co/modernwisdom Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at drinkag1.com/wisdom Here's the timestamps: 00:00 Fundamental Physiology of Fat Loss 09:50 Do Calories Matter? 17:30 How Often You Should Weigh Yourself 23:14 The Truth About Set Point Theory 30:16 Why Modern Society is So Fat 38:18 Managing Protein, Carbs & Fat 44:07 Are Seed Oils Actually Bad for Health? 49:46 Optimal Mealtimes for Weight Loss 57:20 Best Foods to Make Fat Loss Easier 1:10:13 How Our Body Expends Calories 1:21:50 The Facts About Cardio for Fat Loss 1:33:28 Does Resistance Training Help You Lose Weight? 1:42:56 The Key to Getting Abs 1:51:18 Supplements That Help With Fat Loss 1:55:02 Why Do So Many People Fail at Diets? 2:06:27 Mike’s Favourite Fat Loss Tactics 2:11:31 How to Lose Fat With a Sweet Tooth 2:15:15 Diet Transitions & Diet Breaks 2:21:17 Where to Find Mike
Hey Chris this was an excellent podcast as I’m back on a fat loss journey after having lost 30lbs on keto/carnivore a couple years ago and happened to put on 50lbs over the last winter. I’m now on a journey to create a diet that I can maintain indefinitely so as to lose the fat but then transition to maintenance for the rest of my life and avoid the bulk (fat bulk 😂)
Calories ultimately count. But a surplus of 25 kcal per day gives you 1kg gain per year. There is absolutely no way to determine your need and intake to that precision counting. The easiest way to go is to eat the right food and let your body and hormones do the hunger regulation. Low carb and two meals a day work wonderfully. Lost 8kg (8%) in two month not counting once.
Yep I’d say my life is complete but that’s simply dogshit. However i am quite happy. Mike and Mike both interview and workout were great. And now Chris n Mike together. World is synergizing well.
@@planeeasyaiyes it does… and because I am dieting at the moment I fell asleep at ??:??:?? And then it ended at 2:22:32 😂😂😂 And what I noticed as I listened to the last 20 minutes of this video is that this is the best video to watch to learn how to maintain your weight loss (hopefully fat loss though and not just weight which can include muscle grin)
This gentlemen is spot on. I lost 35 lbs in 6 months got to just under 10% body fat in my mid 30’s as a challenge to myself to see if i can get super lean. He is absolutely spot on.
Go on the RP Strength youtube channel and start watching videos. Or just search your fitness query + RP e.g. "how to lose fat RP" Dr. Mike has put out 1000s of hours of free information that you'd be crazy not to take advantage of.
@@beansdestroyeryup. 1,800 calories gets me about a 750 deficit. Planned well, 1,800 calories is a MASSIVE meal. It's like a cheat code. You just have to get used to that one meal a day
@@12xenn45 I'm on a similar journey in my mid 30s, for me bulking out meals with vegetables, replacing some of what would be carbs with them helps massively (say you have a pasta dish, replace half the pasta with veg for example). I don't do OMAD, I eat a mostly Mediterranean style diet and consistently lose 1lb a week while still making lifting and running gains. Hope that helps!
It is relatively simple. Consume fewer calories than you expend. People have careers telling people how to lose weight, which is idiotic. This guy is ridiculous.
I recently discovered Dr. Mike. I subscribed to his YT channel and listened to his content. I'm a 51 yr old Tongan female. I couldn't believe he said Tonga. Almost everyone knows what a Samoan is, but no one really knows us Tongan. He was spot on about our people! We do love to eat, and we are happy jolly people to hang out with. I've watched his stuff on hypertrophy, and I've downloaded the RP hypertrophy app. I don't count my calories, and I lift weights 5 to 6 days a week. I average about 15 k steps a day. Since applying what Dr. Mike says, I've gotten stronger, and I've lost fat and weight. It's so weird to lose fat and weight when I haven't really changed the way I eat. I just changed the way I exercise. I don't do cardio, but I work 12 hrs at a production type job, and that's how I get my steps in. Oh, I forgot, I also started taking creatine. For about a month or 2 ago. Thanks Dr Mike for all your useful advice!! I can bench as much as I used to in high school!! As we age, we need to lift heavy. At some point, when I stop losing weight, I'll probably change my diet more. Lol. But yup, this Pacific Islander loves to eat too much! Good thing I love lifting heavy just as much!
If the profile pic is you then you have succeeded and may not be putting any women at ease about muscle mass any time soon women probably point at you and say oh no I don't want to look like him what's he doing curls that's off my list now
My background is clinical nutrition, I weigh at 50 what I did in college and am just as lean and i approve this message. People assume I am genetically blessed for looking younger than my age (weight maintenance is half the battle) and I tell them it is WORK. My favorite question is “what do I eat to lose weight?” My answer is always the same: “you’re asking the wrong question.” You have to eat less. Period. End of story.
Measuring yourself along with weighing gives you a good idea of what's happening. My weight hasn't moved in 3 weeks but I've lost half an inch off my waist and put an extra KG/rep on most exercises. Tells me I've still lost fat but put a little muscle on, which is a good sign.
@@MegaLaban12345irrelevant, even if he’s getting fat doing it it’s still 3 years of (hopefully) solid training gaining as much muscle as possible in a hyper caloric state. Just a matter of shifting the fat now
I would REALLY love like a series of conversations between this two legends. like a 4 episode series or something like that. Going super in depth. These two together are magnetic.
Love the content but the amount of ad reads per video is the worst I've ever seen in any podcast. Not like 3 or 4, there has been 6 and I'm not even half way through. Crazy
fortunately they put a progress bar in the bottom so skipping past the ad is super easy. if that's the price we have to pay for free content, i'm more than happy to bear that inconvenience
Just search your query + RP, or RP Strength. e.g. "how to lose fat RP" Dr. Mike and RP have put out 1000s of hours of free information about diet, fitness and health + ebooks + an amazing diet app.
Rarely have I chuckled so much while learning something so useful for my health 😂 Dr. Mike is such a good storyteller, I love how he packaged info into fun. Well done!
I lost 18 kgs since February, thanks to Dr. Mike! At about 13-14 body fat percentage now. 3 more KGs, and I'm entering the maintenance phase, until November.
@@spary5751 Watch Dr Mike's videos. He has a playlist on fat loss, basically a step by step guide on how to truly lose fat, and never regain it. The secret key is to not believe all the lies spread by charlatans. They usually help you lose WEIGHT (emphasis on weight, not fat) without a care about developing proper habits, or concern about the muscle loss, and they don't give you directions on how to KEEP yourself fit. If you lose weight by cutting corners using the ways of charlatans, you will simply become an obese person in a fit body. You need to develop habits of a fit person, and your body will follow. Just watch Dr Mike's playlist, and several of his videos expanding on the topic more. Remember to be forgiving and understanding of yourself, but also, don't lose your discipline. It's extremely hard, I looked at fries in trash the other day, and had craving of eating them, it's brutal, but I'm at the end of it, and will soon begin the maintenance phase, to rest my mind and metabolism. I've lost 4 more KGs since my last comment btw, adjusted the target goal, 1 more kilo, and that's it. Decided to lose extra, to look good once I'm at the peak of my bulk phase.
@@spary5751 Watch Dr Mike's videos. He has a playlist on fat loss, basically a step by step guide on how to truly lose fat, and never regain it. The secret key is to not believe all the lies spread by charlatans. They usually help you lose WEIGHT (emphasis on weight, not fat) without a care about developing proper habits, or concern about the muscle loss, and they don't give you directions on how to KEEP yourself fit. If you lose weight by cutting corners using the ways of charlatans, you will simply become an obese person in a fit body. You need to develop habits of a fit person, and your body will follow. Just watch Dr Mike's playlist, and several of his videos expanding on the topic more. Remember to be forgiving and understanding of yourself, but also, don't lose your discipline. It's extremely hard, I looked at fries in trash the other day, and had craving of eating them, it's brutal, but I'm at the end of it, and will soon begin the maintenance phase, to rest my mind and metabolism. I've lost 4 more KGs since my last comment btw, adjusted the target goal, 1 more kilo, and that's it. Decided to lose extra, to look good once I'm at the peak of my bulk phase. Also, I wasn't mentally obese before I began the cut, I gained 10 kilos intentionally, and it made losing weight easier because I wasn't really a fat guy mentally. I imagine it will be a bit harder, if you're an obese person by lifestyle, because you'll have to learn completely new skills and habits, and change the way you live completely. Don't let that discourage you though, you can do it, it may take much longer than you hope, but BE EASY ON YOURSELF, mental changes are not a linear progression, it takes time, discipline, and understanding of your shortcomings.
Takeaway from this video - science has come full circle through all the kooky "1 weird tips for a flat belly" and discovered that you really just need to do what grandma always said: eat your greens, some chicken soup, not too much, get a bit of exercise, and a full night's sleep.
Training abs is something I find helpful as a woman who wants a particular physique but doesn’t want to get down into unhealthy body fat percentages (Sub 20%-ish). Having my abdominal muscle be a bit thicker is helpful for that, so I train them like I would any other muscle for hypertrophy. Full range of motion, 3-ish sets of 10-20 reps (rep range that works for me) of 2 exercises 2x per week. Also helps because (1) I train jiu jitsu so being able to move powerfully through kind of a v-up range of motion is helpful. (2) I climb so having a lot of endurance through a leg raise type of motion is helpful. Train for your goals. Doing some random half hour or hour long ab routine is, for a lot of people, just taking time that could be better spent elsewhere.
Soylean joke targeted at coders had me dying. Also, the slippery slope of wife skipping grocery store trip and it causing divorce was hilarious. Thanks for the humor packed data rich episode.
Insulin resistance should mentioned here too, together with in/out calories. Many people have prediabetic condition or worth, so their homeostasis is already out of balance.
I've been into fitness and nutrition for ten years, including learning from RUclips content for many years, and this is probably the best and most comprehensive video on this subject matter 💯💪 Another Modern Wisdom banger of an episode 🙏
Ok I'm doing it. I used your link and ordered my first pack of AG1. I commit to take it daily and will try to come back here in 1 month and 3 month to give my review
Trying to not tell people that my gf was on Ozempic was a nightmare. Calorie counting is great and all. She eats relatively healthy (prior to Ozempic). In saying that, she is literally black or white with diets. She cant have a middleground. She would fluctuate around 100kg, because she couldn't control 2 things. 1, not finishing her plate. Thanks Mum. 2, snacks. If she avoids snacks, she could do so for a week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, the moment she breaks and has 1? She is solely eating snacks. Ozempic fixed both. Now because she has lost over 20kg in 6 months, she enjoys going to the gym more as she doesnt look as fat so she fits in more with the body size of others there. Less attention on her. For people that have control over certain things, I can imagine the hate on pharmaceuticals. In saying that, some people have actual issues with things like what I described above which makes calorie deficits hard to be sustainable.
@@hitmanqoso by your logic that’s why you should always suffer through a headache and never take paracetamol? Drugs exist for a reason, take them or don’t it’s personal choice but don’t try to guilt trip others for not choosing the same as you. There is no moral high ground on this one
@@Robdutton91 I was not clear enough, but I meant it for a person who does not needs drugs for health related issues, just to have a better control over a diet or something similar. In that case there are better answers, than taking pills to fix your selfcontrol.
That's some puritan nonsense. Should people not take drugs to control their cholesterol? You do what you want, don't prescribe what others should do @@hitmanqo
I’m surprised that I absolutely loved this ! Mike has my same awkward sense of humor. I appreciate his expertise and compassion. I appreciate that he doesn’t jump on the uninformed bandwagon of negativity on glp1s. Thank you.
This is the 3rd time he's been a guest here. I think the first podcast was more on his views on different subjects, the second was about hypertrophy and then this one
wait but my alpha male tiktok nutritionist told me that calories are a hoax and all i have to do to lose weight is eat a stick of butter and a big steak !!! Im confused now!
I haven’t commented on RUclips in a decade… this spoke to me. On a lotta levels. I don’t want give personal details, but I’m in. This gives me a realistic pov. Cheers on a good show from AZ.✌️
I would never argue that. I do think it’s misleading when people say calories are all that matter though even though it’s true. I believe most people will maintain a healthy weight if they just eat healthy minimally processed foods and minimal sugar. You can also lose weight by counting calories and eating less of what ever you want like that professor who lost weight eating Twinkie’s. When people say that calories are all that matter I think it misleads people into believing that for weight loss the content of their diet doesn’t matter just the amount. That is 100% true in theory but in practice the people struggling to eat in a deficit are the people eating junk and the people succeeding in eating in a deficit are usually eating healthy. Even in this video he talks about using your willpower for other things. I think eating healthy foods and not counting every calorie you eat is the low willpower way of losing weight and people who say CICO is all that matters are leading people away from that conclusion.
@@needaudio1ok not reading all that but just the beginning - misleading? Anything that makes you eat less calories works well, but the fact that it all comes down to JUST LESS CALORIES has to be understood, otherwise we'll never be rid of all the bullshit floating around and people saying "it's not as simple as calories in calories out blah blah blah" yes it is exactly as simple as that (simple, but not easy to do at all)
@@needaudio1different foods have different levels of caloric availability so it definitely is not just the number of calories in the food that matters. The insulin response to the food also matters.
@@metalmarten3478 yes but it is easy if you just eat Whole Foods for most people. Which is why I think saying it doesn’t matter what you eat it’s just about calories is stupid. If it doesn’t matter what you eat just the amount a lot of people are going to struggle. If it doesn’t matter how much u eat so long as it’s Whole Foods that makes losing weight very easy for most people
Most people fail their diets, like he said, they don't do something that they can stick to long term. Find a "diet" you can stick to for the rest of your life, not just temporarily. Make it a lifestyle, and the weight will stay off. Great video, Mike always spitting facts.
I haven’t been dieting for long, and I’m not obese at all, but I’ve grown concerned about my health and weight as I get older. I’ve noticed that most of my success so far is because of discipline and self control. I know ice cream makes me lose my mind, so I avoid it. I consciously decide not to eat it because I know I’m going to want more. Discipline, commitment, & consistency. Great conversation!
@adamdevos5101 doesn't define "matter" and gives a very careful and rehearsed answer. When does he address hormones and blood sugar? Dr Mike isn't about to risk his audience so he sticks to uncontroversial advice. Nothing wrong with his advice for most people. It's best to KISS for the masses.
@LearningHowToLiveYT the Human body is not a test tube. The argument from thermodynamics is flawed. It's how your body decides what to store as fat is what's important.
I loved the last episode with Dr Mike so much I started following him on social media. Chris, I want you to know I do not hold you responsible for what I have been exposed to since that fateful day. I just thought you should know that.
Great podcast with Dr. Mike Israetel (PhD). I follow him, Dr. Eric Helms (PhD), Dr. Layne Norton (PhD), Meno Henslemen and Jeff Nippard as well. When it comes to nutritional sciences Dr. Norton is second to none. When it comes to exercise physiology and volume recommendations Dr. Mike Israetel is also second to none. With that being said I like Dr. Eric Helms the best. All the above docs know their stuff indeed. But not all of them are natty, and once you cross over to using "PEDs" things just become easier for you than going full natty. I am an intermediate weightlifter, but I also don't compete. I do it so that as I age, I can maintain as much strength as working out, nutrition, and creatine will take me (currently I am 45). Finally, I just want to add that there was one thing that Dr. Israetel said that I disagree with. As of March 5, 2024, the website "Medical News Today" wrote an article about how researchers looked at data from the U.K. Biobank, which found that frequent consumption of sweetened drinks whether they were naturally sweet or artificially sweetened like DIET SODA carries a heightened risk of afib with ARTIFICIALLY SWEETNED DIET SODA CARRYING THE GREATEST RISK. Furthermore, the findings (Abstract) were published in a journal of the AHA called "Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology". DISCLAIMER: I used to drink 1 diet soda a day, because it was a good change up from water (or so I thought) but now I have switched to regular soda and drink it about 3x per week (average), which totals to about 36oz a week. Don't get me wrong, I'm an avid water drinker, but I do like a change up every so often, (like with my dinner meal). As a person that respects evidence-based research I believe that ALL THE EVIDENCE should be considered in order for a person to make an informed decision. I still like Dr. Israetel and I assume that he was not aware of this rather recent publication.
Taking ozempic to stay slim is like taking sleeping pill to stay asleep. If you think it’s fine, go ahead, it doesn’t need a doctorate but simple logic thinking to realize this is NOT a long term solution, it’s just a fast track easy way to deal with life hardship. If one doesn’t learn to master struggle in life in meaningful way, one will continue to struggle the whole life. Athlete through repeated training, countless failures, learn to master struggle as part of life, so most athletes perform well in other area of life because they apply the same resilience and fortitude attitude to all area of life. Just be wiser, think long term.
Amen. There's no pill for virtue, but growing in it helps all areas of life. Learning how to eat to satisfaction without over consuming (which involves eating more nutrient dense foods that are naturally satisfying) means you don't have to be hungry all the time to lose weight (though you do need to tolerate some hunger sometimes). I don't think there any shortcuts in the long term, but to each his/her own I guess.
@@KostendtO Dr Mike's got a blindspot there, he hangs out with super successful people who already have a high drive to succeed in different things. My take on these kind of drugs is that for some people it is necessary, and for some people is not but for some people it might actually be a detriment
I love the way Dr Mike explains things. Unlike many Drs he explains things in a digestible way for the layperson.... & always in that cheeky irreverent manner.
As someone that went to school for health sciences, there is a point where calories don’t matter. I specialized in women’s hormonal health when I was a personal trainer. As well as hours of independent research study after I got diagnosed with PCOS. When someone is eating all the wrong types of crappy food, it doesn’t matter how many calories they’re eating some people won’t lose weight. And it’s because their hormonal systems are affected, and the reason why their hormonal systems are not operating correctly because the types of food they’re eating. So food type absolutely 10,000% matters.
We can take the example to the extreme and give these people a single 400kcal slice of cake a day. Of course they're going to lose weight. Not to say hormones don't play a part, but saying "it doesn't matter how many calories they're eating, some people won't lose weight" is categorically wrong. The calories always matter.
There is no point, according to physics, where calories will not matter. That's just simply not the case. Hormones will 100% adjust the bodies metabolism and fat storage mechanisms, but adjust is the key word, it doesn't eliminate the fact your body still needs a certain number of calories and eating less than that over time will result in weight loss
Food type matters to efficiently lose more weight, effective digestion, hormonal balance and to retain muscle mass but calorie deficit irrespective of any type of food (even if you only consume processed sugar)that you consume induces fat burning process. Calories in calories out. Simple as that.
He actually talks about this briefly in one of his fat loss videos. The thing is, the majority of people can lose weight with a caloric deficit, so that's why he is generalizing. Individuals with hormone inbalance or injuries are a very small minority and usually can't change their weight in their own, they usually need the help of doctors and time researching their symptoms, which he recommends doing if it is a case like that
Dr. BERG STILL MY FAVORITE. It is not easy to loose weight when you are over the 50, when you have slow metabolism, when you have hight cortisol from stress, When you don’t eat meat. Keto is what works for me.
I loved this interview discussion with Dr. Mike, and you really came in prepared with well thought out, concise, on point questions, Chris. You both were flipping awesome and entertaining. 💖💕💕
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Here's the timestamps:
00:00 Fundamental Physiology of Fat Loss
09:50 Do Calories Matter?
17:30 How Often You Should Weigh Yourself
23:14 The Truth About Set Point Theory
30:16 Why Modern Society is So Fat
38:18 Managing Protein, Carbs & Fat
44:07 Are Seed Oils Actually Bad for Health?
49:46 Optimal Mealtimes for Weight Loss
57:20 Best Foods to Make Fat Loss Easier
1:10:13 How Our Body Expends Calories
1:21:50 The Facts About Cardio for Fat Loss
1:33:28 Does Resistance Training Help You Lose Weight?
1:42:56 The Key to Getting Abs
1:51:18 Supplements That Help With Fat Loss
1:55:02 Why Do So Many People Fail at Diets?
2:06:27 Mike’s Favourite Fat Loss Tactics
2:11:31 How to Lose Fat With a Sweet Tooth
2:15:15 Diet Transitions & Diet Breaks
2:21:17 Where to Find Mike
Every body is a builder. But no body is heavy as whey.
Hey Chris this was an excellent podcast as I’m back on a fat loss journey after having lost 30lbs on keto/carnivore a couple years ago and happened to put on 50lbs over the last winter.
I’m now on a journey to create a diet that I can maintain indefinitely so as to lose the fat but then transition to maintenance for the rest of my life and avoid the bulk (fat bulk 😂)
Calories ultimately count. But a surplus of 25 kcal per day gives you 1kg gain per year. There is absolutely no way to determine your need and intake to that precision counting. The easiest way to go is to eat the right food and let your body and hormones do the hunger regulation. Low carb and two meals a day work wonderfully. Lost 8kg (8%) in two month not counting once.
This comedian knows a lot about sport science
imo he's funnier than most comics
He's like Joe Rogan....with a PhD
Kurt Angle knows a lot about sport science
Just the 1 sport
@@abhipurandare6160and a sense of humour... 🫢
I will listen to every podcast that you have Dr Mike on. He’s the coolest most down to earth guy in the fitness space
With great information and communication skills underneath. Dr Mike is the man
They have workout vids together where dr Mike trains Chris, quite comical but informative
It really helps that he's incredibly entertaining
I've already lost 15lb of fat just by watching this.
Thank you Dr. Mike 💪
@@likearollingstone007🤓☝
I can see my twinkie again thanks to Dr. Mike.
@@likearollingstone007 Sleeping is an important source of fat loss too.
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I literally just finished watching Dr Mike interviewing Dr Mike and now I get blessed w/ Chris and Mike. Today is so fucking good wtf 🔥
sameeeee
Sameeeee. RUclips algorithm for the win
Yep I’d say my life is complete but that’s simply dogshit. However i am quite happy. Mike and Mike both interview and workout were great. And now Chris n Mike together. World is synergizing well.
can i ask ... are you looking for weight loss? or cut, look... or energy... what are you excited about?
Sammeee
Video starts at 0:01
Doin God's work
Can you confirm if the video ends at 2:22:32?
@@planeeasyaiyes it does… and because I am dieting at the moment I fell asleep at ??:??:?? And then it ended at 2:22:32 😂😂😂
And what I noticed as I listened to the last 20 minutes of this video is that this is the best video to watch to learn how to maintain your weight loss (hopefully fat loss though and not just weight which can include muscle grin)
thanks bro, appreciate it
My man
This gentlemen is spot on. I lost 35 lbs in 6 months got to just under 10% body fat in my mid 30’s as a challenge to myself to see if i can get super lean. He is absolutely spot on.
@@12xenn45honestly, eat less exercise more. If you need to eat giant meals like I do. Intermittent fast then eat a massive dinner.
Go on the RP Strength youtube channel and start watching videos. Or just search your fitness query + RP
e.g. "how to lose fat RP"
Dr. Mike has put out 1000s of hours of free information that you'd be crazy not to take advantage of.
@@beansdestroyeryup. 1,800 calories gets me about a 750 deficit. Planned well, 1,800 calories is a MASSIVE meal. It's like a cheat code. You just have to get used to that one meal a day
@@12xenn45 I'm on a similar journey in my mid 30s, for me bulking out meals with vegetables, replacing some of what would be carbs with them helps massively (say you have a pasta dish, replace half the pasta with veg for example).
I don't do OMAD, I eat a mostly Mediterranean style diet and consistently lose 1lb a week while still making lifting and running gains. Hope that helps!
It is relatively simple. Consume fewer calories than you expend.
People have careers telling people how to lose weight, which is idiotic.
This guy is ridiculous.
I recently discovered Dr. Mike. I subscribed to his YT channel and listened to his content. I'm a 51 yr old Tongan female. I couldn't believe he said Tonga. Almost everyone knows what a Samoan is, but no one really knows us Tongan. He was spot on about our people! We do love to eat, and we are happy jolly people to hang out with. I've watched his stuff on hypertrophy, and I've downloaded the RP hypertrophy app. I don't count my calories, and I lift weights 5 to 6 days a week. I average about 15 k steps a day. Since applying what Dr. Mike says, I've gotten stronger, and I've lost fat and weight. It's so weird to lose fat and weight when I haven't really changed the way I eat. I just changed the way I exercise. I don't do cardio, but I work 12 hrs at a production type job, and that's how I get my steps in. Oh, I forgot, I also started taking creatine. For about a month or 2 ago. Thanks Dr Mike for all your useful advice!! I can bench as much as I used to in high school!! As we age, we need to lift heavy. At some point, when I stop losing weight, I'll probably change my diet more. Lol. But yup, this Pacific Islander loves to eat too much! Good thing I love lifting heavy just as much!
Shout outs to all the Pacific Islander peoples. Samoan, Tongan, Maori. Do Fijians come under that purview as well.
Wait how did you change the way you train? Were you training less before or what happened?
Great, but go easy on the creatine, please.
@thatindiandude4602 Fijians are technically Melanesian but culturally are part of the polynesian crew
Is it Tonga time? I think it’s Tonga time.
I am eating a full pint of Ben & Jerry's while watching this. Had to hit pause as the Pizza's just arrived. I will start mt diet on Monday 2029
God bless America
Diet starts Monday! God these fries are good! Welcome to the GAP, can I sell you some crap?!
😂
Bulking szn
On the floor laughing my ample caboose off! Thanks for this comment friend.
Dr. Mike is a Master of Analogies.
right? that board meeting re calories analogy is the best explanation I've ever heard
LET'S GO! The return of my favorite Jewish internet dad!
the left and right are both antisemetic, why focus on gaza and not the 6 other countries where mslims are getting offd by other groups?
yea but the jews killed Jesus Christ of Nazareth and he is a KING
@@cubanexile39Jesus was the best Jew.
Jew on jew violence @@cubanexile39
@@Eagleburger90do you have like a top 5?
Two of the very few influencers that can educate me and make me laugh at the same time.
“ Naw man I don’t want to lift weight because I don’t want to become too jacked “
Fav line ever . I’ve tried for over a decade 😂
If the profile pic is you then you have succeeded and may not be putting any women at ease about muscle mass any time soon women probably point at you and say oh no I don't want to look like him what's he doing curls that's off my list now
Brotha, you're huge
@@Taylor..... because most people are stupid.
As a woman I love hearing this one too. It took me almost a year to gain just four pounds of muscle 😂 I’ll take whatever I can get!
Dr Mike can explain things like no other, love listening to him
My background is clinical nutrition, I weigh at 50 what I did in college and am just as lean and i approve this message. People assume I am genetically blessed for looking younger than my age (weight maintenance is half the battle) and I tell them it is WORK. My favorite question is “what do I eat to lose weight?” My answer is always the same: “you’re asking the wrong question.” You have to eat less. Period. End of story.
How do you lose weight?
Mike: Eat less 😮
Vegetables and lean meat
@@jordanburton276that sounds nice
@@jordanburton276 Fewer calories.
@@jordanburton276 Learned meat has a higher protein content per gram than stupid meat. Fascinating.
It can't be that easy.
Measuring yourself along with weighing gives you a good idea of what's happening. My weight hasn't moved in 3 weeks but I've lost half an inch off my waist and put an extra KG/rep on most exercises. Tells me I've still lost fat but put a little muscle on, which is a good sign.
Same
Maaan these guys have the greatest voice for audiobooks and podcasts
Great timing! I'm about to finish my two decades of bulking and am finally ready to slim down.
I like how all these videos about fat loss are coming out with Dr. Mike now that I decided to stop bulking after 3 years.
To many years
You were not bulking for 3 years, you were overeating mate 😀
😀👍
@@MegaLaban12345 Nah
@@MegaLaban12345irrelevant, even if he’s getting fat doing it it’s still 3 years of (hopefully) solid training gaining as much muscle as possible in a hyper caloric state. Just a matter of shifting the fat now
I would REALLY love like a series of conversations between this two legends. like a 4 episode series or something like that. Going super in depth. These two together are magnetic.
I feel like he went pretty in depth dude. How much more can he say about the subject of fat loss, energy balance and exercise? He covered it well.
@@mando3651 Still haven't seen them wrestling with bikinis on all oiled up.
Love the content but the amount of ad reads per video is the worst I've ever seen in any podcast. Not like 3 or 4, there has been 6 and I'm not even half way through. Crazy
fortunately they put a progress bar in the bottom so skipping past the ad is super easy. if that's the price we have to pay for free content, i'm more than happy to bear that inconvenience
@@haykkhulyan6201 I understand but I also pay for premium. I'm paying extra to NOT see ads lol
Agreed. Come on Chris. Walk the talk! Don’t get me wrong, we are doing work to make money. But don’t milk it to death 😂.
@sharpfather if you keep reporting ads or closing out the app when one pops up they will give you less ads it's worth it
Mike's reaction to his entire being getting condensed as "Mr scienceman" is hilarious.
That's Doctor Scienceman to you
Dude, he should write a book just on this topic. His examples and explanations are great. Take my money.
They have like 8 books, search Renaissance periodization
He wrote multiple books many years back
Just search your query + RP, or RP Strength.
e.g. "how to lose fat RP"
Dr. Mike and RP have put out 1000s of hours of free information about diet, fitness and health + ebooks + an amazing diet app.
Man, I fucking love Dr. Mike. He is so realistic, down-to-earth and hilarious. Always such a joy to see him on your show.
Always showing up for Dr Oz battery. Amazing show, guys.
Rarely have I chuckled so much while learning something so useful for my health 😂 Dr. Mike is such a good storyteller, I love how he packaged info into fun. Well done!
I had the opposite problem, and learned how to gain weight from Dr. Mike.
I like this guy.
I can not stress how much I appreciate the quality of the audio and visually pleasing tone of your content. Thank you, I'm forever grateful over here💗
I lost 18 kgs since February, thanks to Dr. Mike!
At about 13-14 body fat percentage now. 3 more KGs, and I'm entering the maintenance phase, until November.
Wait what? How?
@@spary5751 what do you mean?
@@musikamusika1736 How'd you lose so much weight so fast?
@@spary5751 Watch Dr Mike's videos. He has a playlist on fat loss, basically a step by step guide on how to truly lose fat, and never regain it.
The secret key is to not believe all the lies spread by charlatans. They usually help you lose WEIGHT (emphasis on weight, not fat) without a care about developing proper habits, or concern about the muscle loss, and they don't give you directions on how to KEEP yourself fit.
If you lose weight by cutting corners using the ways of charlatans, you will simply become an obese person in a fit body. You need to develop habits of a fit person, and your body will follow. Just watch Dr Mike's playlist, and several of his videos expanding on the topic more.
Remember to be forgiving and understanding of yourself, but also, don't lose your discipline. It's extremely hard, I looked at fries in trash the other day, and had craving of eating them, it's brutal, but I'm at the end of it, and will soon begin the maintenance phase, to rest my mind and metabolism.
I've lost 4 more KGs since my last comment btw, adjusted the target goal, 1 more kilo, and that's it. Decided to lose extra, to look good once I'm at the peak of my bulk phase.
@@spary5751 Watch Dr Mike's videos. He has a playlist on fat loss, basically a step by step guide on how to truly lose fat, and never regain it.
The secret key is to not believe all the lies spread by charlatans. They usually help you lose WEIGHT (emphasis on weight, not fat) without a care about developing proper habits, or concern about the muscle loss, and they don't give you directions on how to KEEP yourself fit.
If you lose weight by cutting corners using the ways of charlatans, you will simply become an obese person in a fit body. You need to develop habits of a fit person, and your body will follow. Just watch Dr Mike's playlist, and several of his videos expanding on the topic more.
Remember to be forgiving and understanding of yourself, but also, don't lose your discipline. It's extremely hard, I looked at fries in trash the other day, and had craving of eating them, it's brutal, but I'm at the end of it, and will soon begin the maintenance phase, to rest my mind and metabolism.
I've lost 4 more KGs since my last comment btw, adjusted the target goal, 1 more kilo, and that's it. Decided to lose extra, to look good once I'm at the peak of my bulk phase.
Also, I wasn't mentally obese before I began the cut, I gained 10 kilos intentionally, and it made losing weight easier because I wasn't really a fat guy mentally. I imagine it will be a bit harder, if you're an obese person by lifestyle, because you'll have to learn completely new skills and habits, and change the way you live completely. Don't let that discourage you though, you can do it, it may take much longer than you hope, but BE EASY ON YOURSELF, mental changes are not a linear progression, it takes time, discipline, and understanding of your shortcomings.
One of the best episodes ever! What a joyful chat to listen to. You two have quite a matching energy.
Possibly the best single piece of content on fat loss I've ever seen
Takeaway from this video - science has come full circle through all the kooky "1 weird tips for a flat belly" and discovered that you really just need to do what grandma always said: eat your greens, some chicken soup, not too much, get a bit of exercise, and a full night's sleep.
So pumped he is back again honestly think this should be every 3 months
Mike is the GOAT
This might be the best podcast ever delivered on the subject of fat loss.
Dr Mike is amazing, the perfect combination of sarcasm, humor and knowledge!!
Solid Dr. Oz burn and I'm here for it.
Training abs is something I find helpful as a woman who wants a particular physique but doesn’t want to get down into unhealthy body fat percentages (Sub 20%-ish).
Having my abdominal muscle be a bit thicker is helpful for that, so I train them like I would any other muscle for hypertrophy. Full range of motion, 3-ish sets of 10-20 reps (rep range that works for me) of 2 exercises 2x per week.
Also helps because
(1) I train jiu jitsu so being able to move powerfully through kind of a v-up range of motion is helpful.
(2) I climb so having a lot of endurance through a leg raise type of motion is helpful.
Train for your goals. Doing some random half hour or hour long ab routine is, for a lot of people, just taking time that could be better spent elsewhere.
BTW, the best weightlifting workout is the one you actually get your ass up and do. That’s the key. Don’t get hurt and don’t quit.
Thank you Dr Mike for the lack of moralizing nonsense on sema - I cannot say enough times how much better my life is without constant hunger.
Dr. Mike is so good at explaining these topics so anybody can understand, and makes it interesting and funny too
Soylean joke targeted at coders had me dying. Also, the slippery slope of wife skipping grocery store trip and it causing divorce was hilarious.
Thanks for the humor packed data rich episode.
Dr. Mike is the type of guy I’ll be scared to be alone with in the locker room.
You're scared of how attracted to him you are, I assume
Bro this made me cry 😂
Insulin resistance should mentioned here too, together with in/out calories. Many people have prediabetic condition or worth, so their homeostasis is already out of balance.
Does that mean no dessert 🍰 during and after weight loss dieting ?
I've been into fitness and nutrition for ten years, including learning from RUclips content for many years, and this is probably the best and most comprehensive video on this subject matter 💯💪 Another Modern Wisdom banger of an episode 🙏
Ok I'm doing it. I used your link and ordered my first pack of AG1. I commit to take it daily and will try to come back here in 1 month and 3 month to give my review
Trying to not tell people that my gf was on Ozempic was a nightmare. Calorie counting is great and all. She eats relatively healthy (prior to Ozempic). In saying that, she is literally black or white with diets. She cant have a middleground.
She would fluctuate around 100kg, because she couldn't control 2 things. 1, not finishing her plate. Thanks Mum. 2, snacks. If she avoids snacks, she could do so for a week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, the moment she breaks and has 1? She is solely eating snacks.
Ozempic fixed both. Now because she has lost over 20kg in 6 months, she enjoys going to the gym more as she doesnt look as fat so she fits in more with the body size of others there. Less attention on her.
For people that have control over certain things, I can imagine the hate on pharmaceuticals. In saying that, some people have actual issues with things like what I described above which makes calorie deficits hard to be sustainable.
Even if you have probems being consistent with calories, drugs are still not the right choice.
@@hitmanqoso by your logic that’s why you should always suffer through a headache and never take paracetamol? Drugs exist for a reason, take them or don’t it’s personal choice but don’t try to guilt trip others for not choosing the same as you. There is no moral high ground on this one
@@Robdutton91 I was not clear enough, but I meant it for a person who does not needs drugs for health related issues, just to have a better control over a diet or something similar. In that case there are better answers, than taking pills to fix your selfcontrol.
That's some puritan nonsense. Should people not take drugs to control their cholesterol? You do what you want, don't prescribe what others should do @@hitmanqo
I love Dr Mike's measured sarcasm😅 totally could be a comic
I love the two athletes just chilling in crocs and vans. Real human beings
I’m surprised that I absolutely loved this ! Mike has my same awkward sense of humor. I appreciate his expertise and compassion. I appreciate that he doesn’t jump on the uninformed bandwagon of negativity on glp1s. Thank you.
Need him as a guest again but this time talking about his philosophical ideas in his 2nd channel 🙌
This is the 3rd time he's been a guest here. I think the first podcast was more on his views on different subjects, the second was about hypertrophy and then this one
Cliff notes on his philosophical views?
I watch all of mikes videos and this interview was by far one of the best, information packed videos I've seen. great interview!!!
1:44:53-1:47:00 LMFAOO when chris says, "now we're talking about your market" with that grin had me cracking the hell up😂😂😂
This is an incredibly valuable resource. Thank you for asking the right questions and listening well.
wait but my alpha male tiktok nutritionist told me that calories are a hoax and all i have to do to lose weight is eat a stick of butter and a big steak !!! Im confused now!
We get a double bubble of Dr. Mike today.. MW and the Dr.M Making Progress channel as well as RP Strength 💪
Today is a Great day!
I haven’t commented on RUclips in a decade… this spoke to me. On a lotta levels. I don’t want give personal details, but I’m in. This gives me a realistic pov. Cheers on a good show from AZ.✌️
8:46 muscular systems saying “dude I’m doin stuff” is the best
Yess! Love this guy and his sense of humour I don't even know how to categorise! Thanks for keep bringing cool guests
Chris, congrats on your high financially successful venture. Please…less ads from your sponsors. I know it won’t happen, but in any case.
okay, tldr; watch from 0:00 to 2:22:32 insane amount of knowledge and very good takes on hot topics. this is such a good video
Soooooooo many jewels in this video! And Dr. Mike’s analogies be on point! Good stuff!
Chris this was FANTASTIC!!!
Its amazing that people will actually argue that calories don't effect fat
Not really. It's 100% expected in the current victim culture we live in.
I would never argue that. I do think it’s misleading when people say calories are all that matter though even though it’s true. I believe most people will maintain a healthy weight if they just eat healthy minimally processed foods and minimal sugar. You can also lose weight by counting calories and eating less of what ever you want like that professor who lost weight eating Twinkie’s. When people say that calories are all that matter I think it misleads people into believing that for weight loss the content of their diet doesn’t matter just the amount. That is 100% true in theory but in practice the people struggling to eat in a deficit are the people eating junk and the people succeeding in eating in a deficit are usually eating healthy. Even in this video he talks about using your willpower for other things. I think eating healthy foods and not counting every calorie you eat is the low willpower way of losing weight and people who say CICO is all that matters are leading people away from that conclusion.
@@needaudio1ok not reading all that but just the beginning - misleading? Anything that makes you eat less calories works well, but the fact that it all comes down to JUST LESS CALORIES has to be understood, otherwise we'll never be rid of all the bullshit floating around and people saying "it's not as simple as calories in calories out blah blah blah" yes it is exactly as simple as that (simple, but not easy to do at all)
@@needaudio1different foods have different levels of caloric availability so it definitely is not just the number of calories in the food that matters. The insulin response to the food also matters.
@@metalmarten3478 yes but it is easy if you just eat Whole Foods for most people. Which is why I think saying it doesn’t matter what you eat it’s just about calories is stupid. If it doesn’t matter what you eat just the amount a lot of people are going to struggle. If it doesn’t matter how much u eat so long as it’s Whole Foods that makes losing weight very easy for most people
Most people fail their diets, like he said, they don't do something that they can stick to long term. Find a "diet" you can stick to for the rest of your life, not just temporarily. Make it a lifestyle, and the weight will stay off. Great video, Mike always spitting facts.
I see dr. Mike i click and watch. Every time.
Waiting to hear about vo2 max, longevity. There are differences between strolling, brisk walking, jogging, running, sprinting, etc.
How attractive you are, to yourself…
(Fuck everybody else!)
Matters.
-Dr. Mike
I haven’t been dieting for long, and I’m not obese at all, but I’ve grown concerned about my health and weight as I get older. I’ve noticed that most of my success so far is because of discipline and self control. I know ice cream makes me lose my mind, so I avoid it. I consciously decide not to eat it because I know I’m going to want more. Discipline, commitment, & consistency.
Great conversation!
I work a PT job at my local GNC. totally enjoyed this video while working my planograms and selling to my customers. Good job Chris and Mike.
What an adventure! With cool ass aliens!
Two people exist: Those that know weight loss is about total calories in and total calories out and fat people.
That's not the science anymore, my dude.
9:50
@adamdevos5101 doesn't define "matter" and gives a very careful and rehearsed answer. When does he address hormones and blood sugar? Dr Mike isn't about to risk his audience so he sticks to uncontroversial advice. Nothing wrong with his advice for most people. It's best to KISS for the masses.
@LearningHowToLiveYT the Human body is not a test tube. The argument from thermodynamics is flawed. It's how your body decides what to store as fat is what's important.
@@lookin4you google body fat and insulin
When Dr Mike talks science you can tell he is a big brain.
This is arguably the best video on RUclips on this topic.
God I love this dude’s humor. May that tongue stay sharp as a sword!!
I listened to this podcast during Ketamine therapy and now I am Homelander 😁
So you’re on a milk diet? 😉
I hit 15000 steps sitting at my desk watching this podcast! Thanks Dr. Mike!
Mike's explanation about why calories matter is the best I've heard! ...and I heard many try to explain it.. you're great Mike..
Liver King really ruined the word “ancestral” for me lol
Dr jason Fung has left the room
I loved the last episode with Dr Mike so much I started following him on social media.
Chris, I want you to know I do not hold you responsible for what I have been exposed to since that fateful day.
I just thought you should know that.
This talk hurt the insulin/low carb folks. Great summary of the most up to date science
interesting about seed oils being safe and the obvious eating tons of french fries not being so and the possible reason why seed oils get a bad rep.
And here I am counting calories so I DON'T lose weight lol.
Me 2, definitely harder than eating less for me personally.
Great podcast with Dr. Mike Israetel (PhD). I follow him, Dr. Eric Helms (PhD), Dr. Layne Norton (PhD), Meno Henslemen and Jeff Nippard as well. When it comes to nutritional sciences Dr. Norton is second to none. When it comes to exercise physiology and volume recommendations Dr. Mike Israetel is also second to none.
With that being said I like Dr. Eric Helms the best. All the above docs know their stuff indeed. But not all of them are natty, and once you cross over to using "PEDs" things just become easier for you than going full natty. I am an intermediate weightlifter, but I also don't compete. I do it so that as I age, I can maintain as much strength as working out, nutrition, and creatine will take me (currently I am 45).
Finally, I just want to add that there was one thing that Dr. Israetel said that I disagree with. As of March 5, 2024, the website "Medical News Today" wrote an article about how researchers looked at data from the U.K. Biobank, which found that frequent consumption of sweetened drinks whether they were naturally sweet or artificially sweetened like DIET SODA carries a heightened risk of afib with ARTIFICIALLY SWEETNED DIET SODA CARRYING THE GREATEST RISK. Furthermore, the findings (Abstract) were published in a journal of the AHA called "Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology".
DISCLAIMER: I used to drink 1 diet soda a day, because it was a good change up from water (or so I thought) but now I have switched to regular soda and drink it about 3x per week (average), which totals to about 36oz a week.
Don't get me wrong, I'm an avid water drinker, but I do like a change up every so often, (like with my dinner meal). As a person that respects evidence-based research I believe that ALL THE EVIDENCE should be considered in order for a person to make an informed decision. I still like Dr. Israetel and I assume that he was not aware of this rather recent publication.
A rare real and honest guy, love from Serbia💪🏽
Did Dr Mike drive the Lambo down to Texas?
Taking ozempic to stay slim is like taking sleeping pill to stay asleep. If you think it’s fine, go ahead, it doesn’t need a doctorate but simple logic thinking to realize this is NOT a long term solution, it’s just a fast track easy way to deal with life hardship.
If one doesn’t learn to master struggle in life in meaningful way, one will continue to struggle the whole life. Athlete through repeated training, countless failures, learn to master struggle as part of life, so most athletes perform well in other area of life because they apply the same resilience and fortitude attitude to all area of life.
Just be wiser, think long term.
it's strange that this obvious notion escapes Dr. Mike
So the plebs should die young because they didn't have your awesome self mastery of life?
Amen. There's no pill for virtue, but growing in it helps all areas of life. Learning how to eat to satisfaction without over consuming (which involves eating more nutrient dense foods that are naturally satisfying) means you don't have to be hungry all the time to lose weight (though you do need to tolerate some hunger sometimes). I don't think there any shortcuts in the long term, but to each his/her own I guess.
@@KostendtO Dr Mike's got a blindspot there, he hangs out with super successful people who already have a high drive to succeed in different things. My take on these kind of drugs is that for some people it is necessary, and for some people is not but for some people it might actually be a detriment
Love Mike , good call getting him on for round two Chris
I love the way Dr Mike explains things. Unlike many Drs he explains things in a digestible way for the layperson.... & always in that cheeky irreverent manner.
I call my diet "being poor during inflation."
As someone that went to school for health sciences, there is a point where calories don’t matter. I specialized in women’s hormonal health when I was a personal trainer. As well as hours of independent research study after I got diagnosed with PCOS. When someone is eating all the wrong types of crappy food, it doesn’t matter how many calories they’re eating some people won’t lose weight. And it’s because their hormonal systems are affected, and the reason why their hormonal systems are not operating correctly because the types of food they’re eating. So food type absolutely 10,000% matters.
We can take the example to the extreme and give these people a single 400kcal slice of cake a day. Of course they're going to lose weight. Not to say hormones don't play a part, but saying "it doesn't matter how many calories they're eating, some people won't lose weight" is categorically wrong. The calories always matter.
There is no point, according to physics, where calories will not matter. That's just simply not the case. Hormones will 100% adjust the bodies metabolism and fat storage mechanisms, but adjust is the key word, it doesn't eliminate the fact your body still needs a certain number of calories and eating less than that over time will result in weight loss
Food type matters to efficiently lose more weight, effective digestion, hormonal balance and to retain muscle mass but calorie deficit irrespective of any type of food (even if you only consume processed sugar)that you consume induces fat burning process. Calories in calories out. Simple as that.
Skill issue
He actually talks about this briefly in one of his fat loss videos. The thing is, the majority of people can lose weight with a caloric deficit, so that's why he is generalizing. Individuals with hormone inbalance or injuries are a very small minority and usually can't change their weight in their own, they usually need the help of doctors and time researching their symptoms, which he recommends doing if it is a case like that
"You are Mr. Science Man. Dr. Science Man." Strong intro Chris, nailed it. 😂
Dr. BERG STILL MY FAVORITE. It is not easy to loose weight when you are over the 50, when you have slow metabolism, when you have hight cortisol from stress, When you don’t eat meat. Keto is what works for me.
Having more mental/emotional/spiritual/manamagickpixiedust bandwidth to focus on more than losing fat etc ... Profound observation. 👌🤙🙏
Dr Mike Aka Tapasa Warrior from Berserk manga
Crazy how one pubmed article gets this guy to love seed oils.
I loved this interview discussion with Dr. Mike, and you really came in prepared with well thought out, concise, on point questions, Chris. You both were flipping awesome and entertaining. 💖💕💕
Seed oils are terrible for you. If they were good, America wouldn’t have the obesity problem it does due to processed foods.
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