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Dr Mike T Nelson

Creator of the Flex Diet Cert & Phys Flex Cert, CSCS, CISSN, Assoc Professor, kiteboarder, lifter of odd objects, metal music lover. >>>>Sign up to my daily FREE Fitness Insider newsletter below

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Weekly Wrap Up May 5, 2024

Hola from our last day in South Padre Island! We started the trek back to MN this week. Sniff sniff. I attempted to kiteboard last night, but there was no wind. Today was our last walk on the beach, gym for rowing and lifting, car wash, and cramming everything into the last crevasse in Red Randy - including the 100 lb Inch DB I brought down, 7 kites, 1 wing, 3 foils and 6 boards. 😳 If you're in Austin and want to hang out for a later breakfast tomorrow (Monday), email me here or text me since...

about 17 hours ago • 1 min read

Alright, my fellow fitness renegade, This is it—my final full day in the surreal wasteland of South Padre, and the absurdity levels are peaking dangerously higher than a magpie on meth. You see, in my endless quest to be the beacon of sanity in the freak show that is the fitness industry, I stumbled upon a brain-tickler that nearly knocked me off my perch as I face palmed myself into Cinco De Mayo. It’s a nugget of madness from a certain GooRoo—let’s call him by the initials DA and it may...

1 day ago • 3 min read

Happy Friday! Huge thanks to those that picked up the bonus items along with a MASS subscription! Wahoo! I am stoked to talk to a few of you coming up. I did get back to everyone, so if you have not heard from me, please reply here again. Tonight I have another great learning experience for you to get leaner and stronger. The 5th Recovery and Sleep Summit is going on and yours truly nerdy is one of the speakers. There is no cost to watch the 70 talks live over two big weekends, today through...

3 days ago • 1 min read

How does one ascend to greatness? It's a ludicrously simple two-pronged strategy I've dubbed: BrainZ vs. BallZ. Greetings from the sun-drenched, wind-battered shores of South Padre Island. Your favorite intellectual daredevil has nearly concluded a month of kitesurfing and cerebral calisthenics (aka getting my glute max handed to me by the kite as the cohesion force of water face palms me). Yesterday blasted in with gale-force glory, perfect for vaulting sky-high and mastering the art of...

4 days ago • 2 min read

Are you fed up with the pseudo-scientific mud that clutters the pristine landscape of our noble fitness pursuits? Tired of hearing from 18 year old internet GooRoos who have not even trained a sea slug but are all of a sudden an X-purt on getting shredded for summer? It's high time to arm yourself with the sharpest weapon in the battle against the balderdash being peddled by the so-called "experts." Plug into MASS (Monthly Applications in Strength Sport), the beacon of truth in a sea of...

6 days ago • 3 min read

Join me as we explore the fascinating world of GLP-1 agonists like Wegovy with diabetes education expert Christa Rymal. We discuss the nuances of these drugs, their benefits, and potential drawbacks, especially in relation to diabetes management and off-label uses for body comp. Christa’s insights provide a deeper understanding of how these medications work beyond glucose control, their impact on appetite, and the critical need for monitoring in prescribed use. We also contemplate the future...

7 days ago • 1 min read

Hola from our last full weekend here in S. Padre, TX! Kiteboarding on Friday night was a bust in light wind, but I hit the #2 spot for distance a few days before and cracked the top 5 on the Global Woo recordings, too. PRs in all areas are fun! Here is what went down this week Newsletters: Move!: My Earth Day challenge to you. Creatine: Myth vs Fact: The results of a study of 175 different creatine powders. Online Coaching Roundtable: Here's the skinny on the SuperCoach Virtual Summit, where...

8 days ago • 1 min read

Here’s the savage truth, my fellow violent constancy action taker of the iron temple: Here are the two blistering reasons why hooking up with the lifting nerds at MASS is like strapping yourself to a rocket fueled by raw, uncut ambition.If you are new around these parts, MASS stands for Monthly Applications in Strength Science - an epic PDF of all the latest science each month distilled into terms you can understand. Dirt-Cheap Days Are Here – For Now This is it—the absolute rock bottom price...

9 days ago • 1 min read

Well, I've been roped into a wild escapade with the mad geniuses at Coach Catalyst, who've conspired to thrust me into the fiery depths of an online roundtable called "How to be a BadAss online coach" with my man Aram and maybe a surprise guest. It's part of a larger circus they’re calling the SuperCoach Virtual Summit. So, here’s the skinny: What: SuperCoach Virtual SummitWhere: https://virtual.supercoachsummit.com/miketWhen: May 8-10Cost: Gratis, compadre. This ain’t your average,...

10 days ago • 1 min read

In the mad, wild universe of nutritional warfare, a particular piece of scholarly artillery recently exploded in my peripheral vision—a deep dive into the murky waters of creatine supplements,.. ..a battleground where many of you stand armed and ready. We’re slicing through the commercial crapstorm today, armed with nothing but cold, hard scientific data to guide us through the smoke. Let’s break down this study (1) like we would a hotel room after a two-day bender in Vegas: The lowdown on...

11 days ago • 2 min read
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