Huberman Lab18 Sep 2025

Essentials: How to Exercise for Strength Gains & Hormone Optimization | Dr. Duncan French

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Duncan French, PhD, the vice president of performance at the UFC Performance Institute and a world-class performance specialist. We explain how resistance training and acute stress impact hormones and outline specific weight training protocols to increase testosterone to support strength and hypertrophy. We also discuss how to use cold and heat exposure to enhance recovery and performance. Finally, we explain how to match nutrition to training goals and improve metabolic flexibility. Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AGZ by AG1: https://drinkagz.com/huberman Function: https://functionhealth.com/huberman Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/huberman Timestamps (0:00) Duncan French (0:20) Resistance Training & Hormones, Testosterone, Men vs Women (4:32) Increase Testosterone & Resistance Intensity, Tool: 6 x 10 Protocol (7:53) Rest Periods & Metabolic Stimulus (9:26) Sponsor: Function (11:07) Weekly Training Sessions, Varied Intensity & Volume, Recovery (12:34) Short-Term Stress, Testosterone & Performance, Mindset (15:05) Deliberate Cold Exposure, Mindset & Recovery (17:14) Tool: Cold Periodization, Recovery & Goals (22:12) Sponsor: Eight Sleep (23:53) Sport, Skill Training & Quality Movement, Fatigue; Mental Fatigue (26:19) High-Intensity Training & Carbohydrates; Exogenous Ketones; Ketogenic Diet (29:32) Metabolic Efficiency, Carbohydrates & Fat Stores, Tool: Nutrition Periodization (32:45) Sponsor: AGZ by AG1 (34:14) Heat Adaptation, Sauna, Sweating (37:14) Training, Nutrition & Adaptations, Tool: 12 Week Program (39:06) Acknowledgements Disclaimer & Disclosures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Essentials: Manage Stress & Build Resilience | Dr. Elissa Epel

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Elissa Epel, PhD, a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). We discuss how acute...

8 Okt 34min

Bringing Extinct Species Back to Life | Dr. Beth Shapiro

Dr. Beth Shapiro, PhD, is an evolutionary biologist and Chief Science Officer at Colossal Biosciences. Her work focuses on de-extinction and wildlife conservation efforts. We discuss genetic differenc...

5 Okt 2h 15min

Essentials: Tools to Improve Your Focus & Concentration

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain how the neurochemicals epinephrine, acetylcholine and dopamine contribute to focus and concentration. I discuss tools for improving attention, includ...

1 Okt 41min

What Humans, Animals and Plants Tell Us About Consciousness | Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan is a renowned author, journalist and professor at UC Berkeley. He is best known for his influential works on how humans and plants have shaped each other at the level of food, medicine,...

28 Sep 2h 2min

Essentials: Optimal Protocols to Build Strength & Grow Muscles | Dr. Andy Galpin

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I revisit episode 2 of my six-part guest series with Dr. Andy Galpin, PhD, an exercise scientist and expert in human performance. We discuss how strength and m...

24 Sep 38min

Best Tools for Gut Health & Weight Loss | Dr. Chris Thompson

Dr. Chris Thompson, MD, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Chief of Interventional Gastroenterology at Mass General Brigham in Boston, and Co-Director of the Center for Weight Management...

21 Sep 2h 28min

Essentials: How to Assess & Improve All Aspects of Your Fitness | Dr. Andy Galpin

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Andy Galpin, PhD, an exercise physiologist. We revisit the first episode of his Huberman Lab Guest Series to discuss the nine major components ...

17 Sep 35min

The Art of True Happiness | Dr. Arthur Brooks

Dr. Arthur Brooks, PhD, professor at Vanderbilt University and senior fellow at Harvard Business School, is an expert on the science of happiness. He shares the three “macronutrients” of true happines...

14 Sep 2h 50min