#876: Dr. Andrew Huberman — Peptides, Performance, and Protocols

Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., is a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Departments of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he runs the Huberman Lab. He is the author of Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body (amazon.com/Protocols-Operating-Manual-Human-Bo…).
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 — Who is Dr. Andrew Huberman?
00:02:03 — Dean Potter, The Dark Wizard, and the physics of raw energy.
00:04:11 — Why competition destroys performance.
00:05:45 — Laird Hamilton, tow-in surfing, and the lure of big waves.
00:06:27 — Training with Dorian Yates.
00:18:29 — The full weekly split that keeps building strength at 50.
00:21:00 — Neck training.
00:25:56 — AssaultBike vs. Airdyne.
00:31:12 — Revisiting MDMA and psychedelics.
00:48:06 — Inducing plasticity is only half the job.
00:53:17 — The one-day protocol that cut my anxiety by 90%.
01:00:27 — Cortisol as the master key.
01:03:26 — Peptides demystified: GLP-1s, growth hormone, and BPC-157.
01:14:44 — The Enhanced Games, the Deca burrito, and the honesty problem.
01:17:56 — Pinealon, epitalon, and the hunt for more REM sleep.
01:25:02 — Why women, not gym bros, are the real peptide market.
01:35:52 — Why "no reported side effects" is a trap.
01:43:48 — Stem cells, cartilage regrowth, and mining the body for medicine.
01:46:37 — AI, wearables, and the race to write to the nervous system.
01:54:12 — The MIT mask that puts you to sleep in six minutes.
01:56:09 — Inside Andrew's new operating manual, amazon.com/Protocols-Operating-Manual-Human-Bo….
02:03:30 — Navigating grief and remapping loss.
02:04:40 — Shut up, suit up, show up.
02:08:03 — Parting thoughts.
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