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

About this episode

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. This episode is brought to you by: • ProLon science-backed Fasting Mimicking Diet that helps activate cellular renewal through fasting, while still eating nourishing meals • Eight Sleep Pod Cover 5 sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating • Momentous high-quality creatine for cognitive and muscular support • Helix Sleep premium mattresses 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%. 0