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#876: Dr. Andrew Huberman — Peptides, Performance, and Protocols

22.07.2026
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Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., is a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Departments of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he runs the Huberman Lab. He is the author of Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body.

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Timestamps:

— Who is Dr. Andrew Huberman?

— Dean Potter, The Dark Wizard, and the physics of raw energy.

— Why competition destroys performance.

— Laird Hamilton, tow-in surfing, and the lure of big waves.

— Training with Dorian Yates.

— The full weekly split that keeps building strength at 50.

— Neck training.

— AssaultBike vs. Airdyne.

— Revisiting MDMA and psychedelics.

— Inducing plasticity is only half the job.

— The one-day protocol that cut my anxiety by 90%.

— Cortisol as the master key.

— Peptides demystified: GLP-1s, growth hormone, and BPC-157.

— The Enhanced Games, the Deca burrito, and the honesty problem.

— Pinealon, epitalon, and the hunt for more REM sleep.

— Why women, not gym bros, are the real peptide market.

— Why "no reported side effects" is a trap.

— Stem cells, cartilage regrowth, and mining the body for medicine.

— AI, wearables, and the race to write to the nervous system.

— The MIT mask that puts you to sleep in six minutes.

— Inside Andrew's new operating manual, Protocols.

— Navigating grief and remapping loss.

— Shut up, suit up, show up.

— Parting thoughts.

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