The Huberman Lab's guest, Andy Gaplin, talks about muscle training and adaptation, covering aspects such as endurance, powerlifting, hypertrophy training, Ace Bath and sauna for muscle building, and more.
There is a myth that creatine can cause hair loss because it is believed to increase dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which can promote male pattern baldness. While this is theoretically possible, preventing hair loss is not a good reason to avoid taking creatine since it does not take one to a supraphysiologic level.
In this podcast, a man reflects on his experience training under a mentor who he referred to as "PhD," short for "piled high and deep." Despite the insults, he found the high-intensity training programs to be effective.
The Harvard Happiness Project has found that the self-reported levels of happiness of people who suffer from trauma aren't significantly lower than their pre-trauma levels after a year or so, but chronic smoking and alcoholism are strongly anti-correlated with happiness, and family members of people who are chronic smokers/alcohol users result in lower levels of happiness, especially if they don't smoke or consume alcohol.
The recommended dose for most men in testosterone replacement therapy is 160-200 milligrams per week. The healthiest method is to inject low doses at home every third or fourth day to avoid cascades of hormonal fluctuations.