Decoding Superhuman

Heart rate variability is an easily accessible metric which allows you to monitor the health of your nervous system. This has broad implications in fast-paced industries where stress resilience is tantamount. Boomer and Satu discuss how they use the Oura Ring in performance optimization with top working professionals. Highlights [1:34] Blackrock Asset Management and the Oura Ring [3:00] The financial crisis, quicksand, and stress resilience [7:54] Heart rate variability and trading in financial markets [11:38] First encounters with the Oura Ring [15:01] Lowest resting heart rate and meals Resources Lords of the Ring: Can 'smart' ring give BlackRock fund managers the edge? Forbes: What Does Heart Rate Variability Tell Me About My Health? Enhancing the Trader's Self-Control The Oura Ring Sponsor The sponsor for this episode is the ring on my finger. No, I’m not married yet. And frankly, before that ring, I hated wearing rings. But I must say the guys at Oura have done a great job. The ring

Whether you are getting started in improving performance or seeking to rebuild your foundations, Tim Gray provides five essentials for health optimization. Who is Tim Gray? Tim is a dedicated health optimizing Biohacker, a psychology specialist and is the founder of, and investor in, several successful London-based Digital Marketing Agencies, the Biohacker London Meetup group and London’s first private Hyperbaric Oxygen Clinic. He has been optimizing his health, energy, and mind for over seven years using a vast range of modalities. The Biohacker London Meetup group has over 700 active members, with world-renowned speakers attending every event. Tim advises many well-known influencers, doctors & specialists in the health and wellness space all over the world, and is often featured on podcasts and in the media regarding practical health hacks. Tim is particularly interested in how to optimize the brain and body for mental clarity, stamina and health by optimizing dental/oral health, the gut, sleep, and hyd

You remember that time you woke up in the middle of the night and could not get back to sleep? Was it last night? Last week? Never? A very common problem for entrepreneurs, executives, and CEOs is sleeping through the night. In this episode, Boomer and Satu discuss strategies to keep the monkey mind at bay and help you sleep more through the night. Highlights [3:28] The myriad of reasons you are awake at 3 am [5:27] Timing your last meal for optimal rest [7:49] Alcohol and sleep [10:05] Cortisol, the HPA Axis, and sleep [13:48] The problem with the McKinsey article on what to do when you are awake at 3 am [18:09] Effective Task Management Resources What to do when you’re awake at 3 a.m. by McKinsey Investing in Sleep with Dr. Benjamin Smarr The Advanced Sleep Class with Dr. Benjamin Smarr The Oura Ring Sleep, Sleepiness, and Alcohol Use Naturopathic by Nature: Traditional Chinese Medicine Wake Times Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity by David Allen Todoist Things 3 Sponsor What br

Mindfulness is a bit of a buzzword. In order to dispel myths and look at mindfulness with a scientific lens, Marko Lepik, corporate mindfulness and emotional agility coach joins the show. Who is Marko Lepik? Marko Lepik is a corporate mindfulness and emotional agility coach with prior background in strategic communication and consulting, who is passionate about implementing neuroscience-based cognitive training tools in workplaces across the globe. He worked in the public and NGO sectors during the first half of his 20-year career. Over the past decade, during the short periods when he was not busy studying the legacy of ancient contemplative traditions in Asia, he worked with companies as an independent consultant. He is a dynamic public speaker with experience in TV journalism, PR, and organizational change. His immersion in traditional mind training practices over the course of 10 years, a part of it also as a Buddhist monk, has led him to join the ranks of SIY Certified Teachers with the with the SIY Lead

Food fuels the body. Food fuels the mind. But what food to select? And How do you know if that food is catalyzing performance or hindering it? In this episode, Boomer and Satu dissect the different options available to you whether on the road or in the grocery store. Highlights [3:04] The perimeter of the grocery store theory [6:39] New Zealand [7:51] What questions to ask in restaurants [8:30] I'm allergic to vegetable oil [10:48] Selecting the right foods eating out [16:06] The top way to find healthy food on the road Resources Dirty Dozen - Environmental Working Group Clean Fifteen - Environmental Working Group Uber Eats Instacart Crisp Foodora Becoming a Ninja: Welcome to Prehab Dojo Sponsor Our sponsor today is Neurohacker Collective. Neurohacker Collective specializes in the comprehensive formulas possible for needs like better mental performance, slowing the aging process, and increasing energy. Their founder Jordran Greenhall is a well respected public intellectual who has been on the show to disc

From issues with foods in his youth to becoming the co-founder of Ambronite, Simo Suoheimo discusses the ins-and-outs of complete food. Who is Simo Suoheimo? Simo T. Suoheimo is an entrepreneur, biohacker and speaker. He creates tools for a thriving life and helps people and teams unlock their potential through uncommon habits. Simo is a co-founder of Ambronite, a company creating life-transforming foods for modern lifestyles, serves on the board of aTalent Recruiting helping the brightest young minds crush it and build meaningful careers, and hosts the Superhero Podcast where he talks to world-class influencers in health and high performance, available on iTunes. Highlights [2:55] Simo's food journey [4:10] What is complete food? [5:47] The amino acid profile of Ambronite and complete foods [11:07] Using nutrigenomics in formulations [14:42] The differences between Ambronite, Soylent, and other complete foods [18:21] Ambronite and fresh ingredients [21:12] The problems with sustaining yourself on

Productivity is a lifestyle. Constructing a life which allows you to be productive on demand is challenging. This is 20 minutes of strategies, technology, and tools to help you double your output on demand.   Highlights [1:01] Why "I don't have enough time" is not a good excuse [2:08] Structuring routines for output [4:30] Pomodoro vs. Deep Work [8:44] Multitasking is the enemy [12:10] Parkinson's Law [15:31] Supercharge your productivity with software Resources Deep Work by Cal Newport The Pomodoro Technique: The Acclaimed Time-Management System That Has Transformed How We Work by Francesco Cirillo Walden by Henry David Thoreau How to Fix Indoor Air Quality and Increase Cognition by 60+% with Aki Soudunsaari Iris Brain.FM Freedom.To Forte Labs Getting Things Done by David Allen Skid Row - 18 and Life The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker Sponsor Our sponsor today is Neurohacker Collective. Neurohacker Collective specializes in the comprehensive formulas possible for needs like better mental performan

Marc Hinnenberg kicks off our CEO podcast series by discussing leadership characteristics needed to survive disruption, leadership 2.0, and the future of work. Who is Marc Hinnenberg? Marc has spent the last decade working strategy development and making it happen. He has a passion for creating commercial success business impact and profitability, through customer understanding, customer experience and purpose. Before Hanken & SSE, Marc has worked over a decade in the financial industry and management consulting. He has a wide experience from international business from different industries and also non-profit organisations. As a CEO, Program Director, advisor, and initiator at Hanken & SSE Executive Education, Marc specializes in strategy work and implementation, change management and organizational development tailored to the needs of the customers and their customers. Highlights [2:49] Marc's path to CEO [4:47] Marathons and the importance of health in Marc's performance [7:21] If you want to be o

Whether you call it mindset or attitude, your manner of thinking shapes your life experience. Whether you are naturally positive and looking to improve, or have a negative attitude and are looking for a change, there is an abundance of tips in this episode on how to train your attitude. Highlights [1:00] The Throwdown [1:49] How does attitude shape the world around us? [4:48] Your attitude as a muscle [8:03] Retraining your focus on the positive [14:43] The role of people in your life and your mindset The Throwdown The Throwdown is 500 words (or less) of highly-curated information on the latest in the world of performance. We discuss the latest scientific discoveries and technology we are using to enhance physical and mental performance. Sign up here and get the next issue of the Throwdown delivered to your inbox. Sponsor Our sponsor today is Neurohacker Collective. Chairman, Jordan Greenhall has been on the show discussing Sovereignty and Medical Director, Dr. Daniel Stickler joined me to discuss Unleashin

High-Intensity Interval Training is a popular format of exercise to get more done with less time. The research behind HIIT for both physical and mental benefits is convincing. Dr. Paul Laursen joins the show to discuss HIIT in detail. Who is Dr. Paul Laursen? Dr. Paul Laursen resides at the nexus between exercise performance research, theory, and application. He is an Adjunct Professor of Exercise Physiology at AUT University in New Zealand where he leads research into low carb diet and its performance applications. Dr. Laursen has published over 130 peer-reviewed papers and is a co-founder of HIIT Science, which serves to teach The Science and Application of High-Intensity Interval Training (see book and online course). He coaches a select number of elite triathletes, including Kyle Buckingham, and is the inventor of Floe Bottle, which enables ice slushy delivery for hot racing conditions. Highlights [2:33] Our mutual connection, Jason Moore [3:01] What is high-intensity interval training? [10:03] Sample HI

The goal of "stress reduction" needs reframing. Rather than reducing stress, what about building resilience? Satu and Boomer discuss positive and negative stress, building resilience, and improving your breathwork. Highlights [2:29] What is stress? [3:08] The stress bucket [6:16] Positive stress, negative stress, and the role of perception [9:07] The role of breathing and stress [12:48] HeartMath [14:02] Your reaction to stress Resources Building Stress Resilience and Becoming Antifragile with Dr. Mickra Hamilton The Oxygen Episode with Patrick McKeown Training Focus with Kasper van der Meulen Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charlie Munger Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss The Inner Balance by HeartMath The Throwdown The Throwdown is 500 words (or less) of highly-curated information on the latest in the world of performance. We discuss the latest scientific discoveries and technology we are using to enhance physical and mental performance. Sign up here (or below) and get the next issue of the Throwdown delivered

Mental models help make sense of our innovative, complex, and volatile world. Charlie Munger, Nassim Taleb, and others use these on a regular basis to make an informed decision. Kaspars Vendelis joins the show to discuss mental model implementation. Who is Kaspars Vendelis? Cofounder of the biohacking.lv movement, community and organizer of the largest biohacking conference in the Baltics. Creator and founder of 3-day-live-program and online program RESTARTS for synchronizing brain, nervous system and life purpose. Renaissance man. Serial entrepreneur, healthy lifestyle and top performance promoter. Systemic improvement of wellbeing by science, technology and nature. Emphasizing the one neglected area of biohacking – social aspect. Author, communicator, public speaker and mentor of strategies to self-improvement, to high performance, to longevity (through mental models). Nowadays this biohacking is applied to raising 3 children, optimizing for sleep, right foods i.e. cooking, fasting, brain health, nervous, e

Boomer and Satu discuss workouts: the good, the bad, and the ugly. From 15-minutes a day to the journey of getting smarter about working out, Boomer and Satu cover the data and resources you need to perform better. Highlights [3:00] Announcing the Throwdown [7:00] What they don't tell you about the Rocky training sequence [11:00] Being smart about your workouts [13:01] Becoming antifragile [18:16] How you do something is how you do everything [21:27] Understanding your genetics [21:48] Microhabits Resources Supertraining by Yuri V. Verkhoshansky Mental States on Demand with Daniel Clark Neurological Stimualtion for Faster Healing with Garrett Salpeter How Recovery will Uplevel Your Fitness Training with Marcus Filly Control Your Nerves with Jason Moore The Throwdown The Throwdown is 500 words (or less) of highly-curated information on the latest in the world of performance. We discuss the latest scientific discoveries and technology we are using to enhance physical and mental performance. Sign up here (or

Can one device eliminate your jet lag forever? Jari Koponen discusses the value of the Human Charger in battling the winter blues and jet lag. Who is Jari Koponen? Jari Koponen is a Brand Ambassador of HumanCharger. Before joining HumanCharger in 2014, Jari spent more than a decade in different roles in the automation industry delivering and taking care of systems in the mining sector. After that, between 2012 and 2014, he was full time at home with kids. While Jari very much enjoyed the global mining business, it was the constant long haul traveling that eventually motivated Jari to change the direction of his career. For a period of time, the opportunity to travel the world and to visit exotic mines (gold, copper, platinum, and others) in some of the most remote places on earth felt like a privilege for Jari but eventually the almost never-ending jet-lag and long stretches away from home was not worth the effort. Nevertheless, it was that first hand experience with the jet lag that connected Jari with the H

Jack Dorsey's diet gained attention after a recent round of podcasts with Joe Rogan, Ben Greenfield, and others. Should you be following it? How can you evaluate the relevance of this and other nutrition information for your own life? Boomer and Satu discuss this in detail in this episode. Highlights [3:45] Fasting... or how Jack Dorsey does it [7:00] Objective, strategy, tactics [9:11] Evaluating fasting for your life [10:41] Late meals and your sleep [13:52] The issue with celebrity diets [19:32] Focus on quality Resources What Is Intermittent Fasting? Why Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Has an Absolutely Bonkers Diet The CEO Diet (Wall Street Journal 2004) Calculating Your Basel Metabolic Rate Keto Mojo Blood Glucose and Ketone Monitor A Guide to Flexible Dieting by Lyle McDonald Sponsor Our sponsor today is Neurohacker Collective. Chairman, Jordan Greenhall has been on the show discussing Sovereignty and Medical Director, Dr. Daniel Stickler joined me to discuss Unleashing your Human Potential Through Epige

Dr. Navaz Habib is the author of Activate Your Vagus Nerve and an expert in training vagal nerve tone. In this episode, Dr. Navaz gives us the why behind training the vagus nerve and provides an actionable training plan. Who is Dr. Navaz Habib? Dr. Navaz Habib, is an author and speaker who empowers his clients and patients to dig a little deeper and find the answers to what is holding back their health. He works with Entrepreneurs, Executives and Professionals who want to take their health to a new level, allowing them to contribute and serve more people. Having gone through his own personal experiences with poor health and weight struggles, Dr. Habib is well equipped to implement personalized recommendations for each of his clients. In identifying the root causes of health imbalances, and addressing them naturally, his patients experience optimal health the way their bodies were meant to feel, rather than continuing to deal with the stressors that are holding them back. Dr. Habib’s book “Activate Your Vagus

Habits are the day-to-day activities which automatically lead to a certain outcome. You reach for the donut in the morning to get you started. You tie your shoes to exercise. In this episode, learn the best path to change your habits and change your performance. Highlights [1:43] Sleeping myths [6:45] Defining habits [7:22] The process of making habits [10:47] Micro habits for a big change over time [12:33] Anti-charities and interesting ways to commit to your habit change [13:41] The value of communication in habit change [16:00] Prioritization Resources Wake up, people: You're fooling yourself about sleep, study says The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg Atomic Habits by James Clear StickK - Anti-Charities Rate the Podcast 5-stars iTunes About these episodes The Decoding Superhuman podcast comes out twice per week. Our normal interviews with experts in the domain of performance will continue to occur on Tuesday every week. In those episodes, you receive a deep dive in a particular domain of performan

Can you really increase your cognition by over 60% just by spending time in nature? Naava CEO and Co-Founder, Aki Soudunsaari, explains the problems with indoor air, why you may want to spend more time outside, and how to upgrade your office air. Who is Aki Soudunsaari? Aki lives and breathes entrepreneurship, which he defines as "ideas into action". Equipped with over 10 years of experience, he is a true expert of growth venturing with a passion for human behavior, winning teams, educational leadership and company culture. After working as a teacher of physical education and health sciences, Aki worked on his PhD in the Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics and was a visiting scholar in Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship at San Jose State University. He ran Global Venture Labs' growth venturing programs for a few years, where multidisciplinary students solved companies problems and learned entrepreneurial thinking and processes. Aki's personal mission is to improve people's health, ha

The second part of our routine series is a deep dive into evening routines. While morning routines and rituals get much publicity, evening routines are often neglected. Boomer and Satu discuss the why, how, and what behind evening routines. Key Highlights [3:14] Why you need an evening routine [6:00] How to develop an evening routine [9:48] The value of eating early in the evening [10:58] Rebuilding your body after circadian disruption [11:42] Evaluating quality blue light blockers [14:20] The External Brain [18:56] Put electronics in Airplane Mode Resources Mentioned Cognitive Load is Real by Seth Godin Oura Ring - Use Code Boomer for 75 USD or 75 EUR off (depending on geography) Kava tea Four Sigmatic Reishi Tea Acupressure Mat Evernote HeartMath Inner Balance RomWod About these Episodes The Decoding Superhuman podcast comes out twice per week. Our normal interviews with experts in the domain of performance will continue to occur on Tuesday every week. In those episodes, you receive a deep dive in a par

Patrick McKeown has worked with some of some of the top athletes in the world across a variety of sports including tennis, cycling, weight lifting, American Football, MMA and track and field. In this episode, Patrick and Boomer discuss the breath in detail and how breathing can help you prepare for a big speech, sporting event, or sleep better. Who is Patrick McKeown? Patrick’s book, The Oxygen Advantage (published in fourteen languages)combines simulation of high-altitude training and specifically-formulated exercises which empower readers to improve their corporate and exercise performance. For the first time, individuals are afforded a reliable and accurate means to measure their progress using the Body Oxygen Level Test, enabling them to address poor breathing habits; understand in simple terms how oxygen is released to working muscles, and to practice breath hold exercises that naturally increase aerobic and anaerobic capacity. A summary of the science can be found at http://oxygenadvantage.com/science/