Yes, 15 Minute Workouts Can Change Your Life – TFP #013 | Ben Bocchicchio PhD

In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can you truly build muscle and maintain health with just 15 minutes of exercise twice a week? Dave chats with Ben Bocchicchio, PhD in Exercise Physiology and Health, who makes the case for slow-motion resistance training as the ultimate efficiency hack. Guest explores mitochondrial optimization through high-intensity exercise, addresses middle-age workout mistakes, discusses low-carb nutrition strategies spanning five decades, and challenges conventional fitness wisdom with his revolutionary "safe emergency" training philosophy.

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