The Future of Fitness: Dr. Mike Israetel on AI, Steroids & Online Criticism | Bryan Johnson Podcast

Bryan Johnson March 26, 2025
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Bryan Johnson is the world's most measured human. Johnson sold his company, Braintree Venmo, to PayPal for $800m in 2013. Through his Project Blueprint, Johnson has achieved metabolic health equal to the top 1.5% of 18 year olds, inflammation 66% lower than the average 10 year old, and reduced his speed of aging by the equivalent of 31 years. Johnson freely shares his protocols and data publicly for everyone to use. Project Blueprint, is an endeavor to achieve humanity and earth scale cooperation starting within Self. Johnson is also the founder of Kernel, creator of the world’s first mainstream non-invasive neuroimaging system; and OS Fund, where he invested $100M in the predictable engineering of atoms, molecules, and organisms. He is an outdoor adventure enthusiast, pilot, and author of children’s books, Code 7 and The Proto Project.

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Dr. Mike Israetel is an expert in the field of fitness and performance. He’s served as a professor at Lehman College, Temple University, and the University of Central Missouri, teaching exercise science courses focusing on nutrition, strength, and hypertrophy. Learn more about Dr. Mike: http://rpstrength.com/mike 🥦 Order my Blueprint Stack: https://blueprint.bryanjohnson.com/?&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_content=TCk20JxchlQ 📩 Subscribe for my latest protocols: https://dontdie.bryanjohnson.com/?&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_content=TCk20JxchlQ Let’s be friends: Twitter: https://x.com/bryan_johnson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryanjohnson_ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@_bryan_johnson_ Project Blueprint and Don’t Die celebrate that we, humanity, are evolving into something new. Join me on this journey. Chapters 0:00 - Intro 0:58 - 1: How Mike deals with online fame 8:38 - 2: The future of fitness 18:24 - 3: Why Mike started bodybuilding 21:33 - 4: Mike and his wife’s love story 23:42 - 5: Steroids & side-effects 31:33 - 6: Advice to young people who want to try steroids 40:18 - 7: How “Don’t Die” works 49:38 - 8: AI is getting smarter than us 56:49 - 9: How to plan for the future 59:56 - 10: Mike’s 'biological age' results 1:09:51 - 11: Feedback from Mike 1:18:30 - 12: First meeting 1:25:39 - 13: Should we arm wrestle? 1:36:16 - 14: How Bryan handled his depression 1:40:39 - Conclusion

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