Should you combine deadlifts with an extensive yoga routine? What’s the easiest test ot identify the next NHL superstar? And how do you recruit subjects for a sex mechanics study? Get the answers to these questions and more in this episode of the Flowgrade with the go-to-expert for biomechanics of the spine Dr. Stuart McGill. Dr. Stuart M. McGill is a professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Besides attention-grabbing studies like the one described above, Stuart tre...
Jan 30, 2017•47 min
Hier geht's zu den kompletten Show Notes zur Episode ! Mit Anja Leitz kann man sich gut streiten. Die Neurofeedback-Therapeutin und Burgbewohnerin vertritt ihre Standpunkte mit Leidenschaft und diskutiert häufig und gerne, besonders über Facebook. Anja wehrt sich vehement gegen reißerische Ernährungstrends, heilsversprechende Gurus und abgedroschene Leitsprüche. Für sie zählen die Zusammenhänge zwischen Körper, Geist und der Umwelt und ihre Mission ist es, diese zu nachhaltig zu vermitteln. In d...
Jan 23, 2017•1 hr 36 min
In another awesome episode of the Flowgrade Show, I present to you one of the most charismatic characters of the Biohacking Universe. Dr. Olli Sovijärvi does not only treat patients using the most advanced techniques at the Antioxidant Clinic in Helsinki. He is also one of the authors of the Biohacker's Handbook, Organiser of the Biohacker Summit and surely the nicest power-lifter whom I've ever come across. Olli and I talk about the causes of chronic stress and the most effective methods to liv...
Jan 18, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Train your brain to think in images. - Grandmaster of Memory Mattias Ribbing “Max, take the newspaper and tell me a page number." Mattias looks at me with a broad grin, like a magician before his best trick. I told him a number and he began reciting the content on the entire page, the headlines, the details in the text, even the names of the photographers mentioned below the photos in fine print. Mattias noticed that I was very much blown away and enticed me: “This is no witchcraft, Max. Everyon...
Dec 22, 2016•58 min
"Martin, lass einfach das Mikro anmachen. Das wird es schon aushalten!" Martin, unser botanisch versierter Ingenieur und Podcast Guy im Team schaut mich ein wenig skeptisch an. "Max, ich bin nicht sicher, ob das eine gute Idee ist." Nach ein paar Bekräftigungen, dass im schlimmsten Fall ich persönlich die Haftung trage, willigt Martin ein und wir nehmen unsere erste "Sauna Talks" Episode bei 90 Grad Celsius auf. In einer finnischen Holzsauna im Flowgrade Headquarters sprechen Martin und ich über...
Nov 11, 2016•24 min
https://www.flowgrade.de/blog/ein-fahrplan-fuer-gesunden-alkoholkonsum-mit-todd-white-flowgrade-show-episode-28 Todd White is the founder of Dry Farm Wines, a revolutionary wine company that specialized on sugar-free, additive-free, and lab-tested natural wines. Much more than that, Todd also is a truly original biohacker who practices daily meditation, Wim Hof breathing, cold thermogenesis, a ketogenic diet, intermittent fasting and he is a fitness enthusiast. He is also a frequent speaker on t...
Sep 20, 2016•57 min
https://www.flowgrade.de/en/blog/how-to-keep-your-body-free-of-pain-with-steve-maxwell-flowgrade-show-episode-27/ Steve Maxwell is considered to be one of world’s best creative strength and conditioning coaches. He’s excelled in competitive grappling, holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is also known together with Pavel Tatsouline as the inventor of modern Kettlebell training. In this episode, Steve and I talk about the importance of body types for athletic activities, the most effecti...
Sep 16, 2016•1 hr 1 min
“So ein Atemabend kann einem schonmal ein bis zwei Jahre Psychotherapie ersparen.” - Klaus C. Ulbricht Ein Schwall positiver Schwingungen empfing mich, als ich das erste Mal in Klaus’ und Vidya’s Wohnung trat. Es war angenehm hell, roch wohlig nach Räucherstäbchen und die etwa zehn anwesenden Personen strahlten und machten es sich in Schneidersitzen auf den herumliegenden Kissen bequem. Mein Kumpel Walther hatte mich zu einer Lichtatmung eingeladen und ich war schon ein bisschen aufgeregt, nachd...
Sep 07, 2016•1 hr 9 min
“My most important task is to make a positive impact on others.” - Mark Verstegen Mark Verstegen is the President and Founder of EXOS, a world leading company for upgrading health and performance for elite athletes, military and innovative companies with over 400 locations and more than 3400 people involved worldwide. He is also the Director of Performance for the NFL Players Association and has spearheaded the athletic training under Jürgen Klinsmann for the German National Soccer Team. He trul...
Sep 02, 2016•28 min
In diesem Beitrag vom Functional Training Summit 2016 in München spreche ich über die Kunst des Biohackings, wie es genau definiert wird und wie du sofort damit loslegen kannst. Ich präsentiere dir 10 Methoden (plus 3 Bonus Biohacks), die für mich funktionieren und mir dabei helfen, mich jeden Tag mit Energie, Fokus und Flow zu versorgen. Vielleicht kennst du die ein oder andere Methode schon aber ich bin mir sicher, einige werden komplett neu für dich sein. Besonders bei den Bonus-Hacks ging ei...
Aug 18, 2016•1 hr 5 min
In dieser besonderen Episode der Flowgrade Show sprechen Paul und ich über immer noch bestehende Ernährungsmythen, warum Jäger und Sammler gerade Zähne hatten, die Legende des Teepilzgetränks Kombucha und wie Paul selbst in den Flow gelangt. Zudem bekommt ihr ab Minute 23:00 eine Kostprobe der Rap-Künste des langjährigen Musikers. Viel Spaß!
Aug 04, 2016•36 min
In this episode, demo and I dig into the different sleep phases, the importance of a biorhythm, and how you can influence your sleep quality with nutrition and supplementation. You will find out, how coffee and even cannabis substrates can help you get more out of your sleep. Make sure to check out Teemu’s take on lucid dreaming at minute 55:00. I am very excited to welcome you to our first full episodes on sleep since for me this still is the number one most important biohack.
Jul 27, 2016•1 hr 4 min
Growing up on a farm in rural Finland before exploring the entire planet, Tero has been fascinated by nature’s effect on the human body his whole life. He co-founded his company Four Sigmatic (formerly Four Sigma Foods) in 2012 with several Finnish friends and ever since then, he’s converted tons of people to mushroom lovers (including Four-Hour Body author Tim Ferriss). In this episode, Tero and I will go into the differences between the powerful adaptogenic herbs and mushrooms, how they work i...
Jul 21, 2016•57 min
In der heutigen Episode der Flowgrade Show tauchen wir ein in die Welt der ketogenen Ernährung . Wir sprechen darüber was es bedeutet in der Ketose zu sein, wie der Körper adaptiert, welche Menge an Kohlenhydraten noch erlaubt sind und die ganzen Vorteile der ketogenen Diät . Wir haben viele Fragen geklärt und ich hoffe du kannst als Zuschauer oder Zuhörer einiges an Erfahrung dazugewinnen. Jetzt aber erst einmal viel Spaß mit dem Keto Guru aus München: Marina Lommel!...
Jul 07, 2016•1 hr 4 min
In this episode of the Flowgrade Show, Jamie Wheal takes us on a thought-provoking ride of the metaphysical elements of flow. We discuss the opportunities and risks that come with a life around altered states, the use of psychedelics like Ayahuasca and the concept of a hyperslap. Jamie explains his inner drive to study transcendence, his quest for creating a new generation of flow seekers and what he hopes to achieve with the Flow Genome Project, a research program to crowdsource the flow state ...
Jun 22, 2016•1 hr 8 min
In another German episode of the Flowgrade Show, we are covering the topic sugar with the enchanting Nadine Hüttenrauch, a well-known German Food Coach who is using nutrition in order to help people become healthier, more productive, and happier. I am sorry to all listeners without German language skills. Don’t worry, the next episode in English is already in the works and will be published soon. In the meantime, check out other episodes of the Flowgrade Show with leading experts such as Bulletp...
Jun 15, 2016•1 hr 1 min
"Visual memory is way more powerful than auditory memory.“ - Jonathan Levi Did you ever dream of picking up a book, reading it in one sitting and then recall it in great detail at the next sophisticated dinner conversation? If yes, then you will enjoy listening to Jonathan Levi. The young entrepreneur does not have time to read anything twice with many simultaneous projects demanding his attention. Jonathan hosts the very successful Becoming Superhuman Podcast (LINK), develops cutting-edge onlin...
Jun 05, 2016•33 min
“Trees are the best natural chemists.” - Jaakko Halmetoja When Jaakko Halmetoja finds some spare time, the self-proclaimed herbalist often goes into the woods to find ingredients for one of his many tinctures. Over the years, he has acquired an impressive amount of knowledge on medicinal mushrooms, and other earth grown nutrients. Jakko aims to make the information more accessible with the Biohacker’s Handbook, an ambitious project by several Finnish researchers to offer actionable guidelines to...
May 02, 2016•1 hr
We all know how the feeling of not having accomplished what we set out to at the start of the day. Not a good feeling… quite the opposite. We even feel unproductive sometimes when we actually were productive. The reasons for this lie deep in our human psyche. We seem to be programmed to be unhappy. Good news though: There are methods to escape this negative thinking pattern. After a wonderful Part 1 with UJ Ramdas on the art of gratitude, you will learn in Part 2 why we constantly feel unproduct...
Apr 28, 2016•27 min
Gratitude…is the counting of one’s blessings. - UJ RAMDAS The occasional pauses make me ponder if UJ Ramdas, a trained hypnotist, uses a special hypnosis method to make me pay close attention. The man thinks before he talks and the topics he covers are of great interest to anyone aiming for a happier and healthier life. I was lucky to record two episodes with UJ. In this first one, you will learn how you can use the daily practice of being grateful to become happier, healthier, and more successf...
Apr 21, 2016•23 min
“So they really froze their testicles?” I thought I misheard the last phrase from Pessi. “They did! This technique was well known among bodybuilders in the Soviet Union. They thought they could boost Testosterone that way.” Well, thankfully, there are other effective measure one can take nowadays. Our guest for this episode of the Flowgrade Show is the Testosterone expert Pessi Peura. As some fantastic guests of past episodes of the Flowgrade Show (like Nelli Lähteenmäki, Teemu Arina and soon to...
Apr 12, 2016•35 min
In this episode, Ben Greenfield shares his idea of an optimal diet for a professional bodybuilder and how to raise your testosterone level naturally. Ever wondered how a professional bodybuilder eats and what supplements he uses? Then this episode is for you. We convinced decorated fitness coach Ben Greenfield to share some of his secrets. Ben Greenfield is an ex-bodybuilder, Ironman triathlete, Spartan racer, coach, speaker and author of the New York Times Bestseller “Beyond Training: Mastering...
Mar 17, 2016•46 min
"The more comfortable you are with yourself, the easier it is to be healthy.” – Nelli Lähteenmäki Nelli Lähteenmäki ( @nellieliina ) is co-founder of the super successful YOU-App with Jamie Oliver, co-author of the recently published Book of You and one of my favorite people in this world. With her outgoing personality and irresistible charme, this Silicon Valley entrepreneur does not really fulfill the Finnish stereotype of being introverted and quiet. Nelli spreads positive vibes and happiness...
Jan 15, 2016•56 min
Andy Hnilo (@andyhnilo) has a fascinating story. The tall blonde Californian was pursuing a promising acting and modelling career when he was run over by not one, but two SUVs in Los Angeles. With several facial fractures, it would have been easy to predict an end to Andy’s career. But the former professional athlete did not quit. He used the opportunity to research the most advanced skin treatment options and created his own line of skincare products under his brand Alitura. Healthy and glowing...
Jan 13, 2016•1 hr 2 min
“It’s surprisingly easy to break a bad habit.” – ManeeshSethi Maneesh Sethi is at his best when he can expresshimself verbally to others. Once he starts talking, ideas juststart pouring out. The extroverted tech entrepreneur has a widelist of accomplishments; from creating viral blog posts and Youtube videos , to writing software to create passiveincome businesses, to winning a Tim Ferriss competition. He’s alsobecome a famous DJ in Berlin as well as become RichardBranson’s guest on Neckar Islan...
Dec 23, 2015•1 hr 2 min
https://www.flowgrade.de/en/blog/using-gratitude-to-be-happier-with-emily-fletcher/ “When you're meditating, your taking your brain to the gym.” - Emily Fletcher Emily Fletcher is one of those people that you just want to be around. The broadway star turned famous meditation teacher radiates positivity, generously gives out hugs and avidly answers questions about meditation, nutrition, and gratitude. I met Emily at the Bulletproof Biohacking Conference a couple of months ago and wanted to have h...
Dec 13, 2015•51 min
Hollywood actor Brandon Routh ( @BrandonJRouth ) is one of those guys who really needs to keep in shape. Most famous for his leading role as Clark Kent in the blockbuster Superman Returns co-starring Kevin Spacey, he now portrays another superhero, the Atom, in two different TV shows, Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow . In this episode of the Flowgrade Show, Brandon explains how he has found the Bulletproof Diet to be an excellent method to not only stay in shape but also to stay focused during stre...
Nov 23, 2015•9 min
Steven Kotler (@steven_kotler) is a true flow enthusiast. Ever since the bestselling author, journalist and entrepreneur defeated Lyme Disease by going surfing and drifting into the highly rewarding state of consciousness, Steven made it his mission to decode the workings behind flow. The highly productive writer and founder of the Flow Genome Project has been published in a variety of magazines including The New York Times Magazine, Wired, GQ, and Discover and has written multiple bestsellers i...
Oct 15, 2015•10 min
Nico Richter (@nicorichter) is the founder of Paleo360.de ( http://www.paleo360.de/ ), Germany’s biggest Paleo website and the bestselling author (together with his wife Michaela) of two print cookbooks and several e-books. His last book "Paleo - Power every day” even led the German Amazon rankings in cookbooks for several weeks. Nico is one of the leading influencers of the Paleo movement in the EU and is a frequent speaker on TV shows and health events. ATTENTION : This episode is in German la...
Sep 29, 2015•49 min
Kelly Starrett (@mobilitywod) is the founder of the injury prevention website Mobility WOD , bestselling author of several fitness books, and one of the top Crossfit coaches in the world. His clients range from Olympic gold medalists, record-holding powerlifters, Tour de France cyclists, Crossfit Games medalists, ballet dancers, and elite military personnel. I met the charismatic Kelly at the Biohacking Conference in Los Angeles where he shared with me some of his German skills and explains how ...
Sep 18, 2015•10 min
