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Serving Smart: How a Tennis Legend Was Ahead of His Time ft. Pat Cash || #82 Sep 11, 2018

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Tennis is commonly dubbed the “sport of a lifetime”.

This is true for none other than Pat Cash, a legend of the sport who is a Wimbledon Men’s Champion and 5x Grand Slam Finalist. A force to be reckoned with throughout the 80’s, Pat dominated the court by seeking out the cutting-edge of training, nutrition, and recovery…even when no one else was. Pat’s philosophy of following the science extends into his coaching career, in which he is currently coaching top players like Coco Vandeweghe.

In this discussion, you’ll discover:

- The evolution of tennis, how modern players are pushing the envelope more than ever before, & current controversies regarding the double standard between men and women players

- The mental aspect of the game and the discipline required to wear down opponents set after set

- Pat’s explorations in optimizing human performance throughout the years, including his recent experiments with HVMN Ketone

Pat's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheRealPatCash Pat's Website: https://www.patcash.co.uk/

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Human Endurance & The Mind-Body Connection ft. Alex Hutchinson || #81 Sep 06, 2018

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With data as the backbone, athletes are looking for new ways to train, fuel, recover and even think. After years of research on these topics, Alex Hutchinson has become an authority on the limits of human endurance. His newest book, Endure, is a New York Times bestseller; his Sweat Science column in Outside magazine is wildly popular; he received a National Magazine Award for his technology coverage in Popular Science.

With an unbiased, balanced outlook, Alex has been especially interested in analyzing groundbreaking research that suggests physical barriers are as much a product of our mind as our body.

In this discussion, you’ll discover:

The different philosophies of the brain’s impact on physical performance through research by Professors Tim Noakes and Samuele Marcora
How Alex’s thinking around sports nutrition has evolved
Alex’s approach to retaining journalistic integrity while exploring new theories, research, and products in endurance sport

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Genetic Engineering and the Evolution of Biohacking ft. Dr. Josiah Zayner || #80 Aug 28, 2018

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The heart of all life is DNA. What possibilities open up when one can directly manipulate and alter this fundamental building block…in humans? Josiah Zayner, who holds a PhD in Molecular Biophysics and previously worked with NASA on engineering bacteria to terraform Mars, was drawn to explore the applications genetic engineering could bring to humanity. So much so, in fact, that Josiah performed multiple self-experiments, attempting to genetically engineer the color of his skin and becoming the first known person to directly edit his genes with CRISPR-Cas9.

In this discussion, you'll discover:

- The nuances of genetic engineering: What it means, how it's done, and why it's currently largely inaccessible

- Increasing creativity and divergent thinking by thought expansion by reading atypical books

- How the biohacking space can mature and evolve alongside established regulation agencies like the FDA.

Check out Josiah's company The ODIN: http://www.the-odin.com/

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How to Start Running: Tips, Tricks, & Motivation || Special [Video] Aug 27, 2018

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As a new runner, it can be daunting to look at the miles ahead and know the only way to get there is with your own two feet.

You hear about runners who are completely enamored with the sport... they run every day, they run fast, and they run far. But really, they’re not that different from you. Let’s talk about how you can achieve your own personal running success.

Michael Brandt (HVMN co-founder) will be going through 10 valuable tips that have helped him and other runners get started, stay motivated, and continue to improve their running game.

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How to Start Running: Tips, Tricks, & Motivation || Special Aug 21, 2018

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As a new runner, it can be daunting to look at the miles ahead and know the only way to get there is with your own two feet.

You hear about runners who are completely enamored with the sport... they run every day, they run fast, and they run far.

But really, they’re not that different from you. Let’s talk about how you can achieve your own personal running success. Michael Brandt (HVMN co-founder) will be going through 10 valuable tips that have helped him and other runners get started, stay motivated, and continue to improve their running game.

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The Science of Reaching Your Physical Prime At Any Age ft. Jeff Bercovici || #79 Aug 13, 2018

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Who are you calling old?

When you look at the world's greatest athletes, past and increasingly present, you'll notice that many of them are past what we would consider "prime age" for peak sports performance. One example is NFL quarterback Tom Brady, who is over 40 years old. Despite already winning multiple Super Bowl championships and being the fifth-oldest player in the League, Tom shows no signs of slowing down and proves he can still improve his performance.

How can one maintain or achieve such elite performance in the face of natural aging?

This was the question that drove Jeff Bercovici, the San Francisco bureau chief of Inc and an athlete in his own right, on a quest to find the answer. After talking to top players, coaches, and sports scientists, such as the aforementioned Tom Brady, Serena Williams, and Carli Lloyd, he laid out all his learnings in his book "Play On: The New Science of Elite Performance At Any Age".

In this discussion, you'll discover:

- The common misconceptions of famous athletes and their training

- The most valuable tips & advice Jeff learned from his research and then implemented to reach his physical prime

- Musing over the concept of immortality...would you choose to live forever?

You can read a full transcription for this episode here:

Check out Jeff's book "The New Science of Elite Performance At Any Age".

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How to Invest In Your Knowledge & Success ft. Jason Calacanis || #78 Aug 06, 2018

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Angel investing, which is backing and investing in companies at the earliest stages, is a high-risk, high-reward game.

Jason Calacanis, who was one of the first investors for billion dollar startups Uber and Robinhood, came from a difficult beginning. As a scrappy kid from Brooklyn who lost out on a $20 million buyout offer for Silicon Alley Reporter when the dotcom bubble burst, Jason refused to give up and made his fortune as an angel investor. Still not satisfied, Jason is setting his sights even higher to impact the world at scale. Within the episode, he tells host Geoffrey Woo that he is aiming to become the greatest investor in the history of Silicon Valley.

In this discussion, you'll discover:

How and why Jason plans to become the greatest investor in Silicon Valley
The impact of social media and identity politics on conversation and discourse
Techniques for developing a self-aware, self-improving mindset

Check out a full transcription and highlights for the episode.

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How Military Leadership Fosters Cognitive Excellence ft. Alexander Krongard || #77 Jul 31, 2018

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How does one perform at peak capacity in life or death situations on an ongoing basis? This is the life of a special operator in the military, where an unbreakable mind and body is imperative for survival and success.

In his podcast debut, we sit down with the person responsible for founding Seal Team 7: Ret. Navy Seal Admiral Alexander Krongard. Between reaching one of the highest ranks achievable in the Navy, serving in President Barack Obama’s National Security Council Staff, and now doing business in Silicon Valley, Alex has deep insight in human performance from a very special angle.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

What it takes to excel at senior-level leadership in the military and beyond
The mindset and mental resilience of those in service
Strategies and approaches to tackle the psychological burden of combat and deployment

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More Than Just A Race: How The Tour de France Pushes Tech Forward Jul 24, 2018

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The Tour de France is a tense, three-week long cycling race between a total of 176 riders covering more than 2,000 miles. It truly is one of the greatest athletic tests in all of sports.

There’s a great deal of history here, with this year being the 105th race. With any world-class competition that spans decades, you end up seeing continued innovation to not only keep up with the times, but also to push the limits of competitors. The Tour de France is a textbook example of this.

In this episode of the HVMN podcast, Dr. Brianna Stubbs will be giving you all a glimpse of the physical, software, and nutritional innovations that transformed the race into what it is today.

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Altered Consciousness: Ayahuasca for Mental Therapy || #76 Jul 17, 2018

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Can psychedelic therapy transform the way we approach mental health issues?

The discussion around psychedelic therapy has started to move from the niche and hippy into the mainstream in recent months with people like writer Michael Pollan opening up the conversation around the potential of psychedelics through the lens of scientific potential. One interesting psychedelic is ayahuasca, a South American tea that contains the chemical DMT.

This week, we have on Jesse Gould and Yuriy Blokhin, the leaders behind Heroic Hearts Project, a foundation for veterans to help them learn about and access psychedelic therapy. Jesse is a former Army Airborne Ranger and Yuriy was the first employee of the popular messenger app Kik.

These two gentleman, as you can tell, come from very different backgrounds, but were brought together with their own experiences with ayahuasca and the mission of changing the culture and dialogue around the value of psychedelics.

In this discussion, you’ll discover:

- The research around psychotherapy...such as how we discovered the true role of serotonin through studying the effects of LSD

- What differentiates ayahuasca from other psychedelics, and why Heroic Hearts Project is focused on using it specifically for therapy

- How thoughtful messaging plays a critical role in the societal acceptance of psychedelics

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