Two Percent with Michael Easter

20:06

Protein Myths Part II (podcast)

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2025/02/10

In Protein Myths Part I, published Wednesday, Michael examined at how much protein is enough for goals like general health, fat loss, or building muscle; if protein elevates your metabolism; whether protein is more filling than other foods; and more.Today’s episode, Part II, covers practical questions about protein, its sources, and how to get it. You’ll learn:* Whether protein bars are good for you.* Whether plant proteins are sub-optimal.* The truth about protein powders.* Whether nuts or (insert

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9:07

Burn the Ships: February 2025 Edition (podcast)

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2025/02/07

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comIt’s the first Friday of the month. Which means it’s time to Burn the Ships.On the first Friday of every month, we publish a new Burn the Ships workout for Members only.Members of the Two Percent community do the workout every weekend—a bunch of us satellites, all sweating and improving together as one extensive network.This month, we’re definitely burning the ships.We have a challenging workout that’ll crank through

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8:43

Protein Myths: Part One

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2025/02/05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comProtein is having a moment. The protein market is set to double to nearly double in the next 25 years, and more manufacturers are marketing us “high protein” foods.Protein is a critical part of the human diet.But are we overselling how important protein is? Are we “overdoing” protein? And if we are, does that come with downsides?This episode is part one of a two-episode series covering the truth about protein. You’ll learn:*

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49:38

The 5 Types of Wealth (podcast)

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2025/02/03

Today on Two Percent, Michael speaks with Sahil Bloom, the author of The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.The 5 Types of Wealth is a fantastic and well-researched work that helps us discover what matters. Sahil writes, “Throughout your life, you’ve been slowly indoctrinated to believe that money is the only type of wealth. In reality, your wealthy life may involve money, but in the end, it will be defined by everything else.” Sahil breaks down wealth into five

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4:36

The four wellness pillars and other lessons from the...

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2025/01/31

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comThe Two Percent New Year Challenge just wrapped up. Michael explains a few critical lessons from the challenge. He covers: * The four pillars of wellness he considered while creating the challenge.* Two big surprises you all gave Michael during the challenge (we were all tough and not tough in surprising ways!)* Five challenges that stuck with Michael that he’ll be incorporating into his life more often.* An ask: What

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6:46

My favorite exercises part II (podcast)

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2025/01/29

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comBecome a Member at TWOPCT.com for full access.Michael’s first job was acting as Fitness Editor for Men’s Health magazine.In that role, he spoke to the world’s top athletes to its greatest health scientists and athletic trainers.When these experts sent an exercise or workout, Michael had to test it to ensure it would work for Men’s Health readers. He vetted hundreds and hundreds of exercises.And he’s kept all the best

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58:48

How algorithms make people, places, and ideas boring...

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2025/01/27

Become a subscriber for free at TWOPCT.com. Michael speaks with Kyle Chayka, who is one of his favorite thinkers on technology and how it’s changing our lives—what we see and experience and how we live.Kyle is the author of Filterworld: How Algorithms Flatten Our Culture, an exceedingly thought-provoking book.Kyle and Michael cover:* A rapid-fire where Kyle reveals his death row meal, the best and most annoying parts of writing for the New Yorker, what he learned from his dog, and more.* How

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9:18

Motivate yourself to do anything + Fix shift work...

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2025/01/24

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comWe pulled the wise and powerful Dr. Trevor Kashey out of his learning lair to answer your questions.Dr. Kashey has influenced my thinking more than any other person. You might remember him from The Comfort Crisis. He’s the super genius in chapters 14 and 15.Dr. Kashey owns Trevor Kashey Nutrition, where he’s helped people lose a collective 300,000+ pounds. He’s also coached and consulted for gold medal winning Olympic squads

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7:26

How to lose more fat (podcast)

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2025/01/22

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comMichael reveals surprising findings of a new study that looked at how to lose more fat.The results have long-term implications for your health and how you should think about exercise, nutrition, and other topics.It’s particularly important for people dieting or wanting to lose fat while maintaining or building muscle. It’s also critical for those wantin…

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12:20

The quest for perfect sleep (podcast)

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2025/01/20

After two months of truly terrible sleep, Two Percent writer Emily Pennington went on a scientific journey and spoke to experts to uncover data-proven strategies for better rest.The effects of the lack of sleep on her body and mind were staggering—and she’s not alone. As many as 1 in 5 people suffer from insomnia.Four simple methods helped her reclaim her sleep and get back on track. The methods can help anyone sleep better.You’ll learn what happens to your body and mind when you lose sleep, the

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12:34

The Expedition: A core strength test, alcohol and...

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2025/01/17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.com*Member episode* Become a Member at TWOPCT.com.The Expedition is a monthly journey into thoughts, opinions, ideas, observations, studies, facts, and figures, you can use to live better.It’s a roundup of all the worthwhile stuff Michael discovered in the last month. This month, Michael is covering:* A quick poll about a possible Two Percent Book Club.* Numbers on:* How much more likely cancer patients who choose alternative

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5:59

Your Rucking Advice (Podcast)

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2025/01/15

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.com*Member episode* Become a Member of Two Percent here for full access to this episode.Michael recently sent out a survey to Two Percent readers about rucking.For those of you who don’t know, rucking is a military term for a very basic act: Walking with weight in a backpack. It’s spiked in popularity since 2021.I’ published a deep dive into the many of the benefits of walking with weight here. In short: The act is uniquely

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18:25

Ozempic: A surprising side effect

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2025/01/13

New GLP-1 drugs are booming in popularity—12.5 percent of Americans have tried them. The figure is expected to grow by roughly 350 percent by 2035.The drugs work on the brain to lead people to eat significantly less.One curious side effect of the drugs: They’re changing how much food we buy and even the types of food we buy.That’s according to a fascinating and rigorous new study from researchers at Cornell.Michael spoke to the scientists to learn the details of how GLP-1s are changing shopping, the

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9:39

Gear Not Stuff: Best Home Gym Strength Equipment

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2025/01/10

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.com*Member Episode* Become a Member at TWOPCT.comHome gym equipment makes it more convenient to exercise and increases the likelihood that you’ll exercise.But it can be confusing to know exactly which home gym equipment to buy.The good news it that you don’t have to spend thousands upon thousands of dollars for the perfect home gym.Michael will explain the ideal strength equipment for a home gym and exactly what size of weights

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7:35

7 ways to leverage the power of silence (podcast)

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2025/01/08

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.com*Member episode* Become a Member at TWOPCT.com.On Monday, Michael covered the benefits of silence.That episode summarized: Humans evolved in silence, but we’ve recently increased the world’s loudness fourfold and this noise is linked to stress, poor health outcomes, and decreased focus and learning. In our loud and modern world, finding a bit of silence can be very good for us.But, a confession: You can’t actually find

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13:58

The benefits of silence (podcast)

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2025/01/06

Humans have increased the world’s loudness four fold. Yet we evolved in relatively silent environments and are better adapted to silence.Living in excess noise is bad for us—it increases our risk of certain diseases, stresses us out, and harms our productivity and learning.This is why silence is worth seeking, even if it’s uncomfortable at first and becoming harder to find.Michael will dive into the science of silence and explain how to find a bit of peace and quiet.Join Two Percent to get full

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9:01

Burn the Ships: January 2025

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2025/01/03

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comIt’s the first Friday of the month. Which means it’s time to Burn the Ships.On the first Friday of every month, we publish a new Burn the Ships workout for Members only.Members of the Two Percent community do the workout every weekend—a bunch of us satellites, all sweating and improving together as one extensive network.This month we’re getting our body in order for the New Year.We’re laying a foundation for stronger and

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9:10

The Case for Doing Hard Sh*t (podcast)

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2025/01/01

Join our tribe at TWOPCT.com.Modern humans have engineered the world for comfort and ease. Most people rarely step outside of their comfort zones these days—we’re living progressively soft, sterile, temperature-controlled, over-fed, under-challenged, safety-netted lives. And it’s slowly limiting the degree to which we experience our, as the poet Mary Oliver put it, “one wild and precious life.”But a growing body of evidence shows that people are at their best—physically harder, mentally tougher, and

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17:05

11 top articles of 2024 + Thanks (podcast)

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2024/12/30

To send out 2024, Michael is highlighting the 11 bests stories he published on Two Percent (TWOPCT.com).These stories made us think differently, gave us actionable information, and improved our lives.He also has a quick thanks for listeners and explains the mission and values of Two Percent. Join our community and discover our tense of living. TWOPCT.com. Also, don’t go comfortably into 2025: check out our Two Percent New Year Challenge starting January 1st. This is a public episode. If you’d like

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8:51

The Two Percent New Year Challenge

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2024/12/27

Want to actually make some big improvements in your health, fitness, nutrition, and mindset this year? Of course you do. We’re launching the Two Percent New Year Challenge on January 1st. It’s a sustainable, science-backed path to help you build health, fitness, nutrition, and mindset habits that will improve your entire year.In today’s episode, Michael will explain the science, philosophy, and details of The Challenge.The Challenge will run from January 1st to 31st and is exclusively for Members of

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