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

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.

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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%.

01:00:27 — Cortisol as the master key.

01:03:26 — Peptides demystified: GLP-1s, growth hormone, and BPC-157.

01:14:44 — The Enhanced Games, the Deca burrito, and the honesty problem.

01:17:56 — Pinealon, epitalon, and the hunt for more REM sleep.

01:25:02 — Why women, not gym bros, are the real peptide market.

01:35:52 — Why "no reported side effects" is a trap.

01:43:48 — Stem cells, cartilage regrowth, and mining the body for medicine.

01:46:37 — AI, wearables, and the race to write to the nervous system.

01:54:12 — The MIT mask that puts you to sleep in six minutes.

01:56:09 — Inside Andrew's new operating manual, Protocols.

02:03:30 — Navigating grief and remapping loss.

02:04:40 — Shut up, suit up, show up.

02:08:03 — Parting thoughts.

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