Dr. Mike T Nelson

Imposter syndrome is real, but so is your future self. Start acting like the confident, fit person you aspire to be, daily. Pretend until it becomes your new norm. Fake it 'til you make it. #ImposterSyndrome #SelfImprovement #PersonalGrowth

Inflammation and hyperbaric therapy are always present. Hyperbarics can reduce inflammation, helping with pain, mental health issues linked to brain inflammation, and other symptoms. It's a universal tool for improvement, barring specific contraindications.

Struggling with PCOS? For insulin-resistant PCOS, a calorie deficit is key. Balance blood sugar with protein-rich meals, especially breakfast. Walks and strength training are game-changers for managing cravings and fat storage. #PCOS #HealthTips

Hyperbaric therapy is a game-changer for athletes, boosting both exercise performance and recovery. It helps you get back to baseline faster and can even enhance your workout results. #SportsMedicine #PerformanceBoost #Recovery

The 'talk test' is a simple way to gauge Zone 2 cardio intensity. Can you speak in full sentences? While useful for recreational exercisers, its accuracy can vary based on fitness level. It's a decent guideline, but not always definitive. #FitnessTips #Zone2

If you could change one thing, it's who you believe you are. Your identity dictates your actions. Change your self-perception, and everything else falls into place. Believe you're worthy of change, or self-sabotage becomes inevitable. #SelfImprovement #MindsetShift

Stop wasting time in Zone 2 for lactate threshold! Evidence suggests you need to train ABOVE it to raise it. The hyper-focus on low intensity is misguided for boosting your threshold. #LactateThreshold #TrainingTips

Your old life is gone, and that's the point. Shifting your identity to embrace new habits like exercising on vacation and prioritizing protein and water is key to lasting results. Accept the new you. #Transformation #HealthJourney #NewBeginnings

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DNP: a potent fat loss agent that could literally cook you from the inside out. Users report extreme sweating, feeling horrible, and difficulty with basic tasks. This is NOT medical advice and do NOT use this compound! #HealthRisks #Fitness

Jon Heck's training secrets: Intra-workout fueling with coconut water, dextrin, and aminos. Post-workout recovery packed with cream of rice, whey, yogurt, and honey for quick carbs and protein. #FitnessTips #Nutrition

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Quick warning before the internet fills up with nonsense, hot takes, and whatever diet trend just crawled out of the algorithm sewer. ​The Flex Diet Certification is officially open. And no — this is not another macro calculator wearing a trench coat. Not a carb-demonization cult. Not a “just eat less / suffer harder” sermon disguised as science. This is a system. A real one. One that ranks nutrition interventions by actual coaching leverage​ - not by what’s loud on Instagram - not by what worked for one genetically blessed space alien in 2012... ​ ..and definitely not by whatever gives the best before-and-after photo. Here’s the dirty secret most coaches won’t admit after 3 squirrel piss light beers because you know...carbZ. You don’t fail because you don’t know enough. You fail because everything feels important at the same time. Protein feels urgent. CarbZ are back - sugar diet yo! Fat feels confusing. Sleep feels impossible. Fasting feels virtuous. Supplements feel seductive. Peptides are the next thing Bro So you guess. Or you freeze. Or you throw five interventions at once and pray. ...And nobody ever taught you the most important skill in nutrition coaching: What to do first. That’s what metabolic flexibility actually gives you. Not rules. Not dogma. Not another spreadsheet. Clarity under pressure. A ranked system that tells you where to aim right now... ....and what can safely shut the hell up until later. More tomorrow. This is just the opening shot. Much love, Dr. Mike PS: Important, because this disappears fast — If you enroll within the first 48 hours, you get a free 1-hour private call with me. Normally $250. You pay $0. Just you, me, and whatever nutrition, physiology, HRV, or client dumpster fire you want to dissect. That call vanishes in 48 hours.​ The course stays. The bonus does not. Full details below in the first comment

@energiaflows @grok generally not many really, overall safety is very high, some get some GI issues, that is about it

@MikeTNelson @grok what are the contraindications for a 20 g dose of creatine for the general populations.

Creatine isn't just for muscle! Studies show high doses (20g+) can boost cognitive function, especially when sleep-deprived. Split the dose to avoid GI upset. Worth a try? #Creatine #Nootropics

Grip Expansion Secret for Bigger Lifts - Not What You Have Seen Before... youtube.com/shorts/QEzaw96… via @YouTube

Dan said this to me ...and it messed with my head (in a good way) I ran across and older email today with something my buddy Dan Garner said and it has been rattling around my skull like a loose kettlebell in the trunk, and once that happens I either write… or annoy my wife explaining physiology metaphors over dinner. So here we go. You ever notice how the more experienced you get, the harder decisions actually become? Not easier. Harder. Early on, everything feels simple: “Train harder.” “Eat cleaner.” “Sleep more.” “Just be consistent, bro.” Then you learn more. You read the studies. You track HRV. You start caring about VO₂max, protein distribution, recovery debt, autonomic balance, all that delicious nerd candy. And suddenly every decision feels like standing at a four-way stop with no signs. Is it cardio… or sleep? More protein… or fewer sessions? Push intensity… or back off and absorb? You’re confused because you see too much. That’s where Dan’s comment landed. He wasn’t saying “learn more.” He wasn’t saying “optimize harder bro.” He was pointing at something simpler — and way more dangerous once you see it. At a certain point, the game stops being about collecting information. It becomes about recognizing leverage. That moment when the noise falls away and you can tell: “This is the thing that matters right now.” That’s when you stop guessing. You start seeing the matrix. And once that switch flips, it’s hard to unsee. Here is the gold nugget Dan said “If you can tell what matters right now, everything else gets easier. Execute on that and then move to the next thing.” Awesome! Here’s the part that keeps sticking with me: If a short lecture helps you get even 1% clearer today — not smarter, clearer — that clarity compounds across every single client you ever coach. Not next month. Not after a certification. Today. That’s the real flex nobody brags about. So I built something around that idea. Not a course. Not a 47-module intellectual endurance event. Just a micro-lecture library. Short. Focused. Ten-ish minutes at a time. Some longer, some shorter. One idea. One lever. One “ohhhh… that’s the thing” moment. VO₂max. Protein. Sleep. Fasting. HRV. Recovery. Tabata. The stuff you already half know — but haven’t had cleanly organized in your head yet. No fluff. No academic throat-clearing. No “let me define metabolism for the 9,000th time.” Here’s the weird part. I didn’t want price to be the reason someone hesitated. So I made it pay what you want. Literally. I’ve had people pay nothing. I’ve had people throw in a penny. I’ve had others drop $100… $200… $350. Same access. Same content. One-time purchase. No subscriptions. No surprise charges. I’m not hiding in your credit card statement like a raccoon waiting in a trash can to pounce on you when you open the lid. Once you’re in, everything unlocks. You can check it out here: ​miketnelson.com/microlectures No pressure. No launch theatrics. No countdown timers screaming at you. Just something useful, sitting there, when you need it. If you want a simple way to use it, do this: Pick one topic that’s been quietly bugging you lately.​ Not ten. One. Learn it in ten minutes. Apply it today. Move on with your life. That’s how progress actually happens — not in giant heroic leaps, but in small moments of clarity stacked over time. Much love, metabolic mischief, and serious gratitude to Dan for the nudge, Dr. Mike PS — Once you pay what you want, it unlocks the entire micro-lecture library for one price. No tiers, no upsells, no nonsense. Note -from now until midnight CST tomorrow Thursday Jan 22, every cent that I make off the micro-lectures will be directly donated to local groups here in MN to provide food, water, and supplies to those affected. Hop in at ​miketnelson.com/microlectures Thank you

Not many updates here, mostly because I've been stuck between what I want to say and what I know will actually help. One part of me wants to scream into the void and let the rage burn itself out. Another part doesn't want to add more volatility to something that already feels raw and unstable. …And somewhere in the middle is the reality that my actual leverage isn't outrage, it's helping people stay functional when stress is high and the nervous system is under siege. Some days, that feels way too small. Like the coward's way out. And then I remember: keeping people regulated during prolonged crisis isn't small. It's how resistance becomes sustainable. When everyone's dysregulated, bad decisions accelerate. Burnout spreads. People turn on each other instead of the actual problem. So here's what I keep coming back to. The pendulum is real. Empowerment. Resolve. Then, ten minutes later, grief. Rage. Disbelief. “I push my fingers into my eyes — it's the only thing that slowly stops the ache.” That line hits because it's not poetry — it's physiology. Under sustained stress, your nervous system doesn't politely pick one emotion and stick with it. It oscillates. Urgency. Collapse. Re-engagement. Over and over. Trying to keep a human upright under load. “If the pain goes on, I'm not gonna make it.” That's not melodrama. That's what prolonged threat feels like inside the body. What I've had to remind myself, repeatedly as of late, is that emotions like this don't get processed by thinking harder or posting better takes. They move through the body through action. Movement. Breath. Effort. Rest. Not avoidance — discharge. That's why sitting still and doom-scrolling makes everything worse, and I am guilty. …And why walking, lifting, cooking real food, helping someone else — actually changes how reality feels. “Put me back together, or separate the skin from bone.” That line lives right at the edge where people either break down... or find a way to reassemble themselves without pretending they're fine. So I'm reminding myself — and maybe you need to hear this too: It is okay to be human. It is okay to feel rage, sadness, disbelief, and resolve — sometimes in the same 4 minutes. It is okay to eat real food. To take a walk. To train. To sleep. Those aren't selfish acts. They're how your nervous system keeps itself from fragmenting under pressure. “Leave me all the pieces — then you can leave me alone.” This isn't a quick fix. There will be many needs. Many chances to show up. Loudly or quietly. Over time. And we can't show up consistently if we're running on fumes. Your body looks for any signal of agency when the world feels out of control. Small, physical actions say: I'm not helpless. I can still move. I can still contribute. That signal matters more than most people realize. Because here's the truth: Taking care of yourself is what makes sustained action possible. It's what keeps you from burning out in month two. It's what keeps you clearheaded when decisions matter. It's what lets you stay in it for the long haul instead of collapsing when things get harder. We don't get through this by being calm all the time. We get through it by letting ourselves feel, move, recover, and re-engage — again and again — without shutting down or turning on each other. That's endurance. That's regulation. That's being human. Thank you to everyone who is not letting harm be normalized. Thank you to everyone helping however they can, even when it doesn't look dramatic. Keep going. Stay safe. Stay strong. Stay vigilant. We will endure. Hate will not win. Much love, Dr. Mike PS — As a lifetime Minnesotan, I'm proud of how hard people are still showing up for each other, in the cold, under stress, with life and business disrupted. That matters. Even when it feels small. PPS — The lyrics above are from Corey Taylor of the band Slipknot, from their song "Duality."

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