Why your VO2 max matters | Peter Attia, M.D.

#338 ‒ Peter’s takeaways on aerobic exercise and VO2 max, insulin resistance, rising healthcare costs, treating children with autism and ADHD, and strength training | Quarterly Podcast Summary #4

Peter Attia — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 05:15:00 +0000

“You need to tackle the foe [type 2 diabetes] by addressing more than one leg of the stool at a time.” —Peter Attia

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#336 – AMA #68: Fasting, well-balanced diets, alcohol, exercise for busy people, wearables, emotional health, assessing cardiovascular health, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 05:15:00 +0000

“It's the calorie restriction that provides the greatest benefit. How you go about achieving it is really a function of your style.” —Peter Attia

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#331 ‒ Optimizing endurance performance: metrics, nutrition, lactate, and more insights from elite performers | Olav Aleksander Bu (Pt. 2)

Peter Attia — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 05:15:00 +0000

“Sometimes it makes it more universally easy to understand if we think of what kind of sport we do as a function of intensity and duration.” —Olav Aleksander Bu

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High-intensity interval training and cognitive function in older adults: promising but limited findings

Peter Attia — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:00:56 +0000

A new study indicates that HIIT may help delay or even reverse age-related declines in memory and learning, but this exercise modality remains just one aspect of a well-balanced regimen.

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Could plasma protein levels be a surrogate for VO2 max testing as a measure of cardiorespiratory fitness?

Peter Attia — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000

A proteomics model may provide an alternative method for estimating risk of mortality and chronic disease

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Is zone 5 training okay to do immediately following zone 2 training?

Peter Attia — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 23:42:39 +0000

This video clip is from #201 – Deep dive back into Zone 2 with Iñigo San-Millán, Ph.D., originally released on March 28, 2022. https://youtu.be/OT91-FDmX4o

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#307 ‒ Exercise for aging people: where to begin, and how to minimize risk while maximizing potential | Peter Attia, M.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 08:45:27 +0000

“The name of the game is play the game and stay in the game forever. And so we are really looking to minimize injury here and we're looking to minimize burnout.” —Peter Attia

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#304 – NEW: Introducing quarterly podcast summaries – Peter shares his biggest takeaways on muscle protein synthesis, VO2 max, toe strength, gut health, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 08:45:16 +0000

“Getting a high VO2 max and being very strong are very hard to do. They take a long time. Everybody can do them, but they can't be done quickly and easily, so therefore, they are the tip of the spear.” —Peter Attia

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#300 – Special episode: Peter on exercise, fasting, nutrition, stem cells, geroprotective drugs, and more — promising interventions or just noise?

Peter Attia — Mon, 06 May 2024 08:45:12 +0000

“The probability that having a high VO2 max, high muscle mass, and high muscle strength are going to increase the length of your life and improve the quality of your life. . .is so high that to act in disregard of that is irresponsible.” —Peter Attia

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With exercise, results matter more than “time served”

Peter Attia — Sat, 04 May 2024 11:00:17 +0000

How much time should a person spend exercising? However long it takes to see meaningful improvements in VO₂ max and strength

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The [almost] unbelievable effects of a high maximal aerobic capacity on all-cause mortality

Peter Attia — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Everything you need to know about VO2 max

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#294 ‒ Peak athletic performance: How to measure it and how to train for it from the coach of the most elite athletes on earth | Olav Aleksander Bu

Peter Attia — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:45:37 +0000

Olav Aleksander Bu is an internationally renowned sports scientist acclaimed for his coaching prowess with elite athletes spanning a diverse range of sports disciplines. In this episode, Olav delves deep into the intricacies of VO2 max and its profound impact on performance. They explore the relationship between VO2 max and ATP production, energy efficiency, and…

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#293 – AMA #57: High-intensity interval training: benefits, risks, protocols, and impact on longevity

Peter Attia — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 08:45:45 +0000

“You want to broaden your portfolio of training.” —Peter Attia

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Does low iron intake change exercise capacity?

Peter Attia — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 12:00:45 +0000

A study demonstrates metabolic shifts that occur with and without sufficient iron levels

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#285 – AMA #55: Exercise: longevity-focused training, goal setting, improving deficiencies, managing emotional stress, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 09:45:54 +0000

“Nothing comes close to having a greater impact on the length and quality of your life than your training. And unfortunately, we can't put it in a pill. You’ve got to be able to do it. There's no biohack for it.” —Peter Attia

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#262 – AMA #49: Heart rate recovery, strength training, rucking, kidney function, and brain health

Peter Attia — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 08:45:41 +0000

“[Heart rate recovery] is one of the metrics that we should care about just as we care about VO2 max and just as we care about resting heart rate.” —Peter Attia

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#261 ‒ Training for The Centenarian Decathlon: zone 2, VO2 max, stability, and strength | Peter Attia, M.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 08:45:29 +0000

“I would never want anybody to come away from this thinking, ‘I'm too old to do anything about it.’ I think as long as you're breathing, you have a chance to do something about it.” —Peter Attia

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Cumulative time spent in “vigorous” physical activity lowers mortality risk

Peter Attia — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 11:00:03 +0000

But the effects of frequent, sub-minute bouts of high-intensity movement have not convinced me to change my exercise routine.

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Supramaximal exercise transiently raises serum uric acid

Peter Attia — Sat, 06 May 2023 11:00:04 +0000

Why exercise-related acute fluctuations in this biomarker shouldn’t be a cause for distress

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#252 ‒ Latest insights on Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, exercise, nutrition, and fasting | Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 01 May 2023 08:45:03 +0000

“My perspective has shifted as any scientist that's following data should… When new data comes out, you have to reassess things.” —Rhonda Patrick

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#242 – AMA #44: Peter’s historical changes in body composition with his evolving dietary, fasting, and training protocols

Peter Attia — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 09:45:21 +0000

“Trends matter. You're treating what you see, but you're mindful of the trends.” —Peter Attia

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#239 ‒ The science of strength, muscle, and training for longevity | Andy Galpin, Ph.D. (PART I)

Peter Attia — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 09:45:35 +0000

“The atrophy of fast-twitch fibers is almost exclusively the problem with aging and muscle.” —Andy Galpin

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#223 – AMA #39: The Centenarian Decathlon, zone 2, VO2 max, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 08:45:58 +0000

“Time, intensity, and specificity are going to be necessary components to give you the optionality to be able to be as physically active as possible when you're in the final decade of your life.” —Peter Attia

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#218 – AMA #38: Can you exercise too much?

Peter Attia — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:45:40 +0000

“We tend to be far more confident than we turn out to be justified in being.” —Peter Attia

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