Brad Cooper, PhD

Launch day of new project that's been a long time coming! Grateful for so many here re fitness, longevity, nutrition & felt I might bring a unique, complementary perspective to moving beyond the status quo mindset. I hope it has positive impact. (Avail everywhere - links below). Thx for all the encouragement!

@Brady_H There are only about 3 people running next to YOU in a race, Brady. So I think you’re pretty safe 😉

If I’m running next to someone in a race and they tell me “good job” they’re getting an energy gel straight to the face.

There’s March Madness 🏀🏀… and then there’s March(ing) Madness 🚀🚀. The latter ++ shifts the trajectory of our life’s 2nd half. This was a fun one to write - I hope you enjoy: open.substack.com/pub/betterpath…

If you don't have fav podcast app, here are direct links to host site for trailer (60 sec), manifesto (5 min) and initial traditional episode (18 min) -- Trailer - buzzsprout.com/2603131/episod… Manifesto - buzzsprout.com/2603131/episod… Our Call to Adventure Awaits - buzzsprout.com/2603131/episod…

Easy link to access via all top podcast apps: buzzsprout.com/2603131/follow

Launch day of new project that's been a long time coming! Grateful for so many here re fitness, longevity, nutrition & felt I might bring a unique, complementary perspective to moving beyond the status quo mindset. I hope it has positive impact. (Avail everywhere - links below). Thx for all the encouragement!

New podcast launching 3.17.26 to shift discussion from longevity to fully living into our call to adventure through life’s second half. Link to 60-second sneak peek 👇

A little preview of something coming Tuesday… open.spotify.com/show/1OA8xBszy…

1/ Big update in exercise science: ACSM has revised its resistance training Position Stand for the first time since 2009. That is a 17-year gap, and a lot has changed. 🧵pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12…

Name a fav book written prior to 1966* that changed the way you view the world? (Looking for ideas to fill current gap in trio of books routine - 1 recent, 1 still moving readers 10+ yrs later and 1 from pre-‘66)

Once upon a time - not so long ago - the (potential) hero went to work, came home, sat on the couch, and lived passively ever after... betterpath.substack.com/p/passivity

New approach to intervals: Play online chess ♟️while on bike… easy warmup - then make move while riding easy… pick up effort while opponent making move (random time so ride accordingly! 😅)… rinse, repeat and rise!

@Brady_H As a physical therapist (who rarely stretches) I'll agree w/ you & Doc @hjluks it's useless in context T Dog notes (pain/tightness). But in different context (e.g., limited functional range of motion), it can provide long term value.

Stretching is useless.

After three decades as a knee surgeon, I can say this with confidence…. many people are far more limited by the story their MRI report tells them than by the condition of their meniscus or articulation cartilage.

What if, instead of evolving into the all-knowing “get off my lawn” guy, we viewed our growth through life as an ever expanding palete of curious exploration? Rather than assuming we already have all the answers, what if we opened our eyes to the truth that yesterday’s answers are YESTERDAY'S answers. betterpath.substack.com/p/funnel

What you eat today shapes your sleep tonight. On higher-fiber, more plant-diverse days, people experience more deep and REM sleep, less light and fragmented sleep, and have a lower overnight heart rate. On days with more processed foods and saturated fat, nighttime wakefulness tends to be higher with a less restorative sleep pattern (less deep/REM sleep). And when dinner makes up a larger share of daily calories, people sleep longer with a higher overnight heart rate. A longer interval between one's last meal and bed time (about 4 vs. 2 hours) is associated with a lower overnight heart rate. Long-term healthy eating patterns are essential for good sleep, but this new study argues that even day-to-day dietary variations affect how well or how poorly we sleep.

Fun little mind/body activity this AM: 1 hour in garage gym/1 hour on elliptical - while simultaneously remotely playing 2 guys in chess. (I won one & learned from the other 😉)

What… a… mess!

Discouraging month on running front as knee got into fight w/ kettlebell (knee lost 🤷‍♂️). Finally pulled plug on running, threw a pity party, & turned eyes to horizon. Bummer to lose solid run base, but it’s (hopefully) part of a 30 year - not 30 day - perspective on fitness pursuits. Let’s gooooo!!! 🚀🚀🚀