The BluePrint Power Hour

[00:08:04]   What is the most important thing you have learned from over 35 years of training?

• Focus on the long game, forget the shortcuts because there is a price to pay for every one of them.
• Be precise, methodical, and consistent.

[00:14:50]   A discussion on the discontinuation of Laxogenin ensues.

[00:17:00]   Carl elaborates on a major hamstring injury he had in the past.

[00:20:37]   Follow the riveting discussion on Aaron Singerman and the FDA.

[00:23:00]   What is your preferred dose on BPC-157?

• Carl - 500 micrograms injected every day

[00:24:29]   What other leg exercises can be done, other than squatting, while nursing misaligned vertebrae?

• The squat is not a single exercise, there is a whole family of diverse types of squats.
• Belt squats in machine or hip belt squats.
• Body weight squats.
• Wall squats using a ball.
• One legged squats.
• Bulgarian split squats.
• Sissy squats
• Leverage squats.
• Hack squats.

[00:31:16]   Is there a ban or shortage on Phenibut capsules (nootropic)?

• Have been banned, due to supply chain issues.

[00:37:40]   Do you have any recommendations for oral peptides or supplements for severe inflammation and arthritis?

• Curcumin, fish oil and Boswellia Serrata as anti-inflammatories.
• Low Carb diet - limit starchy and refined carbs.

[00:43:00]   A discussion ensues on squats vs deadlifts and some funny theories on erectile dysfunction.

[00:48:50]   Carl shares his thoughts on hyperalgesia, neuropathy, blood flow and growth hormone.

[00:53:55]   What is the mechanism that causes the phenomenon of men losing lower body strength faster than upper body strength as they age?

• Declining hormone levels.
• Hyper inflammation.
• Hyper oxidation.
• Declining mitochondrial function.
• Decline in central nervous system efficiency.
• Some prevention and maintenance therapies:
  • Training your legs regularly to “talk” to your muscles.
  • Some form of inversion.
  • Thermal scan from Chiropractor.
  • Hormone replacement therapy if your levels are sub-optimal.
  • Training with BFR (blood flow restriction) bands.

[01:10:27]   Carl elaborates on protein powder derived from the yolk of fertilized, unpasteurized eggs.

Blueprint Tip of the Day: Some insight into how I formulate products:

[01:18:18]   I have always formulated the best, most effective product I can without consideration for price or profit margins, I am told that is precisely backward.

• Supplements need to work for its intended purpose.
• It needs to have a reasonable preferably excellent safety profile.
• It needs to be legal and FDA compliant.
• There is a distinct difference in how I do things versus a lot of other companies.
• I consider physiological mechanisms involved.
• You need to assess things in the real world, and that takes time and money more often than not, lots of it.
• The best ingredients cost more.
• If you are interested in doing this never waver on quality ever.
• Building a good reputation is going to serve you well in the long-term.
• Whatever you do in life, whether it is supplements or something else, commit to doing it the right way from the start.
• That product or service may just be your legacy and you need to make sure that it is a legacy of which you are proud.

[01:15:42]   Carl shares a strong opinion on “the biggest idiots in the supplement industry” – a must listen!