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2% With Michael Easter

Join Michael Easter as he covers the information from the 2% with Michael Easter (TWOPCT.com), the internet"s best source for practical and useful health, performance, and mindset information. www.twopct.com

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8:32

Burn The Ships: October '24 Edition

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/10/04

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 for Burn the Ships, the internet’s best monthly group workout tradition. A couple of weeks ago, Two Percent featured two posts covering VO2 and how to determine your VO2 score at home for free (no lab-based, expensive testing involved).October’s Burn the Ships is inspired by what I learned reporting on VO2.* The workout will help you figure out where your endurance

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7:07

10 Ways to Avoid Microplastics (And Not Go Crazy)

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/10/02

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comOn Monday, Michael covered microplastics. These tiny plastic particles are like air: All around us and within us. And they’re seemingly no good.Growing and troubling research suggests they’re linked to health issues like heart and brain disease and much more. But here’s some good news: There are simple ways to lessen the amount of microplastics you take in. We can seriously reduce the amount we and our families ingest

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21:09

Microplastics and Your Health

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/09/30

We’re covering six topics you need to know about microplastics and your health.Earlier this year, the New England Journal of Medicine dropped a bomb of a study that made the world take notice of microplastics and what they’re doing to our health.It discovered that 58 percent of people having their heart operated on had microplastics in their heart plaque. Importantly, the presence of microplastics in the heart was linked to a 4.5 fold increase of death, heart attack, or stroke. Microplastics are

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10:43

AMA: Plant vs. Animal Protein, Caffeine and Exercise,...

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/09/27

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comIt’s the fourth Friday of the month—so it’s time for our AMA, where Michael answers your most pressing questions.We’re answering the following questions from Two Percent readers:* Can you give me a definitive answer on plant versus animal protein? Is there a practical difference between the two, and how much of each should I get? * I loved the VO2 test you wrote about on Wednesday, but don’t want to run. Are there any simple

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9:57

Don't Die: Test Your VO₂ Max

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/09/25

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comVO₂ max, a measurement of your fitness, is linked to athletic performance and longevity. Increasing your VO₂ seems to be one of the best things you can do for longevity.This is why many people are going to labs to get a VO₂ max test. But that might be unnecessary … … the research around VO₂ max and longevity and VO2 testing is often misunderstood and there are much simpler methods than a lab-based VO₂ test.We’ll explain some

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9:45

Don't Die: Bulletproof Your Ankles

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/09/23

Today Michael is covering how to bulletproof your ankles.Ankle sprains are one of the most common, debilitating, and uniquely human injuries.They can put you in danger outdoors and hurt your ability to exercise over the long haul.We worked with the wise and powerful Kyler Brown of WellSport and 10Squared to give you three exercises that will bulletproof your ankles.Watch the video at TWOPCT.com to see the exercises and get instructions on sets/reps. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss

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10:39

The Expedition: DEXA scans, hotel room exercises,...

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/09/20

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comThe Expedition covers the most worthwhile and impactful ideas Michael discovered in the last month. This month, we’re covering:* A documentary Michael loved.* Numbers on:* Ultraprocessed food and diabetes risk.* How accurate doctors are with lifespan predictions.* When to re-fuel after a hard workout.* Whether a “weekend warrior” approach to fitness works.* Energy drinks and performance.* How strength training impacts your

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5:15

How Much Muscle Do We Really Need?

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/09/18

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comStrength is linked to living longer and better. But gym culture has taken this idea and ran with it, arguing that it’s optimal to pack on as much muscle as possible. Today, Michael explains how much muscle you need for health. You’ll learn:* If it’s healthy to have an overweight BMI if your “extra” weight is from muscle.* How much strength and muscle humans need for health.* Where building muscle for the sake of it fits into

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33:54

The BMI Deep Dive

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/09/16

BMI—a measurement that estimates body fat based on your height and weight—has recently come under fire by major media outlets.And many influencers and athletes say BMI is “worthless” because athletic people can have a BMI that classifies them as “overweight.”But the truth is much more complicated. BMI is valuable—if we understand its purpose and the surprising facts around BMI. Understanding BMI can help us make smarter health decisions.This episode will help you better understand BMI so you can

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9:26

Gear Not Stuff: Trail Shoes

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/09/13

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comToday is the second Friday of the month. Which means it’s time for Gear Not Stuff, the internet’s best, most BS-free gear column.Over the last five years, Michael has been on a trail running shoe saga—one filled with rolled ankles, blisters, discomfort, and wasted money.He’s gone through perhaps 20 to 25 pairs. But he found four winners.We’ve separated the picks into three categories and given one to two picks in each

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4:18

The Truth About Ultrarunning Tribes

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/09/11

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comThe Tarahumara tribe became famous in books, articles, and videos for being a tribe of “superhuman” runners.But Harvard researchers found that most of the information about the tribe and their running is false.We’re covering the real reasons how and why the tribe runs.The information can help you discover new and powerful dimensions in your running.

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17:49

Trail running vs. road and treadmill running

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/09/09

As the weather cools, Michael and his dog head into the Mojave desert. We run a network of fantastically named trails: Jenny From the Block, Bob Gnarly, Black Friday, Supply Chain, Flow Job, and on and on. And it turns out trail running has unique advantages over roads and treadmill running. Today’s episode covers 7 unique benefits of trail running. You’ll learn:* The mindset benefits of trail running.* Why outdoor runners are more likely to stick to exercise.* The cognitive benefits of trail

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10:52

Burn The Ships: September Edition

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/09/06

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comToday we’re covering our epic monthly Burn the Ships workouts.Fall is when Michael heads into the mountains to hunt, hike, and run trails. And you should, too. Go outside. Get off the asphalt and onto the Earth. As Edward Abbey put it:May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.To help us perform our best on crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous trails, Two Percent partnered

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15:48

5 exercises for bricksh*thouse strength

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/09/04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comToday we’re covering why modern jobs have made us the weakest wave of humans ever—and what we can do about it. You’ll learn:* Why modern jobs have made us weak.* Why manual labor builds what Michael’s high school friends called “bricksh*thouse strength.” It’s raw, functional strength that works in the real world and makes you exceedingly strong for your size—i.e., supermedium.* Why manual labor jobs lead to extreme

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14:50

Put labor back into Labor Day

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/09/02

Today we’re talking about Labor Day and why modern jobs are hurting our health in new and insidious ways.Labor Day celebrates the American Labor Movement, which made our jobs much safer and fairer.But today our jobs pose new dangers—they impact our health in different ways. Yet there is a simple solution.You’ll learn: * The surprising numbers around how our new style of work has impacted our metabolic health and weight.* Why “exercise” has failed us in some ways. * Eight things you can do to fight

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7:55

The best d*mn leg exercise on Earth

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/08/30

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comToday we’re covering an exercise that will turn your legs into pistons, render your core solid as steel, and make your grip a vice.Michael did it to prepare for his 33-day expedition into the Arctic, and he recently placed it back in his routine to get ready for an upcoming backcountry hunt.It will improve your rucking, running, hiking, walking, cycling, lifting, and your ability to do “life stuff” like carrying kids and

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9:54

The 14 best comments on Two Percent

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/08/28

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comWe’re starting a new quarterly episode where we round up the top community comments on Two Percents posts (TWOPCT.com).Magic happens in the comments, where additional information, insight, and inspiration comes to light. It can help us all live better, think differently, and more. I’ll highlight some of the best comments and give some extra thoughts/information you can use.We’ll cover:* How to be self-reliant and find your

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16:01

3 steps to build good habits

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/08/26

Michael covers a powerful three-step process to build good habits and break bad ones. You’ll learn how to use the process to reach any goal.Michael used it to lose a significant amount of weight before a Misogi. But he’s since applied the method to other areas of his life and watched the improvements pile up (e.g., strength, work productivity, etc).Michael will also also cover current problems with how we try to fix bad habits and why memory is the worst resource to use to change. This is a public

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6:56

AMA: minimum amount of exercise, knee pain, don't...

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/08/23

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.comIn today’s AMA, we’ll be tackling four questions* I’m rucking with your recommendation for the heaviest weight I should use (50 pounds). How should I improve from here? * What’s an ideal minimum effective dose of exercise?* What do participants learn at the Don’t Die event?* I need a knee replacement. Could the knees over toes methodology help my pain?Why each question matters/going beyond the questions* The rucking

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8:17

Rucking calorie burn

2% With Michael Easter ·

2024/08/21

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.twopct.com“How many calories did my ruck burn?” is a question that fills Michael’s inbox. People message him details like their bodyweight, ruck weight, and pace and ask if he compute their exact calorie burn number. Today, we’re answering that question.We’re unpacking the results of a new study on rucking and calorie burn. You’ll learn what factors contribute to rucking calorie burn and exactly how many calories your ruck burns.To

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