Jerry Brainum talks the dark side of green tea, caffeine alternatives, low carb diet flaws, the dietary benefits of cortisol, Frank Zane, and more with Jerry Brainum

Jerry Brainum, is a well-known fitness and bodybuilding nutrition writer, with 35 years of experience and over 5,000 published magazine articles on his resume. Jerry has written and/or served in editor positions for such popular fitness publications such as: Muscle and Fitness, Flex, Men’s Fitness, Sports Fitness, Muscular Development, Muscle Mag International, Ironman, and Planet Muscle.

Jerry has also served as a nutrition consultant for numerous elite, world-class athletes, including basketball star, Vlady Divac; Vassiily Jirov, voted the “best boxer” at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, Floyd Mayweather Jr, David Kamau, and Oscar de La Hoya. Jerry joins us to discuss the following:

• Why has Jerry never opened the bottle of modafinil, despite all of the research touting its benefits of enhancing cognitive activity
• Why should those who turn to caffeine for mental alertness consider adding theanine
• Why should you be careful with the amount of green tea you consume daily
• Why does Mike have an unhealthy, yet healthy, fear of getting old
• Why are the guys talking nootropics, women being attracted women, and psychology
• What is Jerry’s advice for any one who wants to try nootropics
• Jerry shares why eating a balanced diet is usually not enough
• Why does Jerry recommend bocopa over ginko boloba in terms of addressing metal alertness
• What are the actual benefits of cortisol, contrary to popular belief
• Jerry shares a discussion he had with bodybuilding legend Frank Zane regarding Frank gaining weight
• Jerry shares the anti-aging benefits of metformin
• Why going low carb on a ketogentic diet is flawed
• Jerry’s website: http://appliedmetabolics.com

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The Applied Ergogenics blog is a collection of articles written and published by Jerry Brainum over the past 20 years. These articles have appeared in Muscle and Fitness, Ironman, and other magazines. Many of the posts on the blog are original articles, having appeared here for the first time. For Jerry’s most recent articles, which are far more in depth than anything that appears on this blog site, please subscribe to his Applied Metabolics Newsletter, at www.appliedmetabolics.com. This newsletter, which is more correctly referred to as a monthly e-book, since its average length is 35 to 40 pages, contains the latest findings about nutrition, exercise science, fat-loss, anti-aging, ergogenic aids, food supplements, and other topics. For 33 cents a day you get the benefit of Jerry’s 53 years of writing and intense study of all matters pertaining to fitness,health, bodybuilding, and disease prevention.

 

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