What up, team? It's episode 466 of The Genius Life.'s going on everybody?

Welcome back to another episode of the show.

This is The Genius Life, a show where we cut through the noise to bring you the most powerful

insights in health, fitness, and longevity without the fluff.

I'm your host, Max Lugavir, and today's guest is the one and only Sal DeStefano, fitness expert,

entrepreneur, and co-host of the wildly popular Mind Pump podcast. Sal has spent decades

in the fitness industry helping people rethink exercise, debunking myths, and making strength

training more accessible to the everyday person. In this conversation, we dive deep into

why muscle is the missing piece in the health equation,

especially as rates of obesity, metabolic dysfunction, and chronic disease continue to climb.

Sal breaks down the power of isometric training, an often overlooked tool for building strength and resilience,

and explains why our collective decline in muscle mass is

driving so many modern health issues. We also get into the role of processed foods, the rise of

GLP1 agonists as a medical intervention for obesity, and critically, the importance of empathy

in the way we talk about health and fitness. Whether you're a seasoned lifter or just starting out,

this episode is packed with insights to help you move better, feel stronger, and live longer.

Listen all the way through to the end, you're not going to want to miss a beat. And as always,

don't forget to share this episode with friends and loved ones who might benefit from it.

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high performers, and best of all, no spam, just science-backed insights you can actually use.

And now without further ado, here's my conversation with the one and only Sal DeStefano. Here we go.

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