The Kris Gethin Podcast

Kris Gethin
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Kris Gethin is widely known across the health and fitness space as one of the leading body transformation specialists in the world - he has been voted as the worlds #1 transformation coach and personal trainer on various platforms such as Trainerize and Bodybuilding.com and governing bodies such as PT Academy. As the co-founder of the Kris Gethin Gyms franchise, co-founder of Unmatched Supplements, former editor-in-chief of BodyBuilding.com, former editor-at-large at Weider Publications and former publisher of Kaged Muscle magazine, Kris has helped educate and change the lives of millions of people. Kris is the host of The Kris Gethin Podcast and author of the best-selling book Body by Design. Kris has competed as a natural pro bodybuilder, IRONMAN Triathlete, Ultramarathoner, Spartan competitor and Motocross racer of 13 years. He currently helps celebrities several months of the year, trains clients online year round via www.krisgethin.com and hosts anti-aging/fitness and biohacking seminars and retreats worldwide. In this podcast, Kris dissects myths of muscle building and endurance, bridges the gap between health and sports supplementation, expands upon the healing benefits of smart nutrition, and strategies to change your perception for a happier, healthier and real way of life. For more information check out https://www.krisgethin.com/

  1. 5D AGO

    254. How Your Phone Is Making You Fat: The Hidden Metabolic Cost of Screen Addiction

    Most people chasing fat loss are locked in on calories, macros, and training splits while completely ignoring one of the most aggressive metabolic disruptors in their life - the phone they keep glued to their hand from the moment they wake up to the moment they try to sleep. Your phone is not just a distraction. It is actively interfering with your circadian rhythm, degrading your sleep quality, spiking your stress hormones, and creating the exact internal environment where fat gain becomes easier and fat loss becomes harder. In this episode of the Kris Gethin Podcast, I break down exactly how your phone is quietly working against your body composition, your discipline, and your recovery in ways most people never connect back to the device in their hand. If you have been doing everything right and still not getting the results you should, this episode will change where you start looking for the problem. What's Discussed: (0:00) Why your phone is one of the most aggressive disruptors of your metabolism that nobody is talking about. (2:23) How artificial light from your phone delays melatonin and destroys sleep quality and structure. (4:43) Why phone conditioning keeps your brain in a semi-alert state that follows you into sleep and wrecks your recovery. (7:02) How disrupted sleep tanks insulin sensitivity, spikes hunger hormones, and drives fat storage the next day. (7:37) Why the same brain conditioned to check your phone all day is the brain that fails at discipline, delayed gratification, and sticking to a plan. (9:21) Why airplane mode is not enough and what EMF exposure at night is doing to your recovery environment. (10:30) The tools Kris personally uses including Brick and Opal to build structure and break the habit loop. (11:44) The exact daily protocol to fix this starting tonight without changing your diet or adding a supplement.   Find more from Kris: Website: https://www.krisgethin.com/   Instagram: @krisgethin  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/krisgethin 2 Shred: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com/products/2shred    Resources Referenced in This Episode: Red Light Therapy Brand: Red Light Rising Link: https://redlightrising.co.uk/ Code: GETHIN5 Lumaflex, click here and use Code: KRISGETHIN (10% off) • Collagen BPC-157 TB-500 GHK-Cu KPV Cartilax Sigma / Bio Cartilage / Nova Cartilage Vesugen   Thank you to our Sponsors: Biostack: NAD + Cell Shield from Biostack Labs https://biostacklabs.com/kris Unmatched Supps: Natural pre workout, recovery, and hydration support (KGC10 for 10% off) https://www.unmatchedsupps.com

    18 min

  2. APR 2

    253. How Strength Training Can Help You Live to 100 in Good Health

    Aging is usually framed as a genetics problem, a hormone problem, or something medicine will handle later. But the real issue is that most people are not dying because the clock ran out. They are losing strength, muscle, and physical reserve year by year until one illness, one fall, or one short stretch of inactivity exposes how little capacity they have left. In this episode of the Kris Gethin Podcast, I break down why muscle may be the most overlooked form of protection you have against aging, what strength is actually telling you about your future, and why the difference between staying capable and becoming dependent often starts years before the crisis ever happens.    What's Discussed: (00:00) Why aging is not a clock problem but a capacity problem (01:03) How strength and muscle density predict resilience better than appearance or perceived activity (02:10) Why inactivity, illness, and hospitalization accelerate physical decline (03:15) How Kris's father's ICU recovery reinforced the importance of muscle reserve (04:28) Why falls are often a strength and force-production problem, not just bad luck (05:30) How Kris's mother helped his grandmother recover and stay independent (06:47) Why bone density, balance, and daily function all depend on resistance and load (08:05) How assisted living is often the endpoint of accumulated physical decline (09:12) Why resistance training is protection, not danger, as you age (10:20) How muscle supports recovery, independence, and long-term resilience (12:02) Why fragility is prevented by action, not caution (13:12) Why daily physical choices determine whether you preserve capacity or decay   Find more from Kris: Website: https://www.krisgethin.com/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krisgethin/  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/krisgethin 2 Shred: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com/products/2shred    Resources Referenced in This Episode: Red Light Therapy Brand: Red Light Rising Link: https://redlightrising.co.uk/ Code: GETHIN5 Lumaflex, click here and use Code: KRISGETHIN (10% off) • Collagen BPC-157 TB-500 GHK-Cu KPV Cartilax Sigma / Bio Cartilage / Nova Cartilage Vesugen   Thank you to our sponsors:  Biostack: NAD + Cell Shield from Biostack Labs https://biostacklabs.com/kris Unmatched Supps: Natural pre workout, recovery, and hydration support (KGC10 for 10% off) https://www.unmatchedsupps.com

    20 min

  3. MAR 26

    252. The Truth About Caffeine and Energy Drinks Nobody in the Fitness Industry Wants to Admit

    Caffeine is so normal in training culture that nobody questions it anymore. But the shock is this: the same stimulant you're using to "perform" can be cutting blood flow, drying you out, wrecking sleep quality, and pushing cortisol up while you chase a better physique. If you're living on pre-workout and energy drinks, you might not be training with energy at all. You're training with stimulation, and the bill shows up later in recovery, muscle fullness, insulin sensitivity, and long-term performance. In this episode of the Kris Gethin Podcast, I dismantled the science behind why caffeine is working against every goal you are training for and what the most disciplined athletes are actually doing instead.   What's Discussed: (00:01) Why I recorded this at the Arnold Classic and what I noticed about energy drink culture (01:08) Why caffeine is normalized and why most lifters think they "need it" (02:00) Adenosine explained, and how caffeine can reduce vasodilation and the pump (04:24) The diuretic effect and why dehydration changes performance inside the muscle cell (06:26) Sleep architecture, recovery, and why slow metabolizers get hit hardest (08:05) Cortisol, chronic stress load, and the muscle loss risk nobody talks about (09:55) Insulin sensitivity, nutrient partitioning, and why this matters for body comp (11:05) The stimulant dependency trap and how tolerance quietly escalates doses (13:00) Paraxanthine explained, and why I use it instead of caffeine (14:22) The real takeaway for performance, physique, and longevity If you train hard and care about muscle, recovery, and longevity, but have never once questioned what your daily caffeine habit is actually doing to your body, this episode is required listening. Thank you to our sponsors:  Biostack: NAD + Cell Shield from Biostack Labs https://biostacklabs.com/kris Unmatched Supps: Natural pre workout, recovery, and hydration support (KGC10 for 10% off)   Find more from Kris: Website: https://www.krisgethin.com/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krisgethin/  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/krisgethin 2 Shred: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com/products/2shred    Resources Referenced in This Episode: Red Light Therapy Brand: Red Light Rising Link: https://redlightrising.co.uk/ Code: GETHIN5 Lumaflex, click here and use Code: KRISGETHIN (10% off) • Collagen BPC-157 TB-500 GHK-Cu KPV Cartilax Sigma / Bio Cartilage / Nova Cartilage Vesugen

    19 min

  4. MAR 19

    251. Intra-Workout Carbohydrates: What Elite Athletes Know That Influencers Are Getting Wrong

    Most people training for performance, muscle, or body composition have been told that carbohydrates during training are unnecessary, counterproductive for fat loss, or only relevant for endurance athletes. But walk into the hotel rooms of the professional bodybuilders, UFC fighters, and motocross racers at the Arnold Classic and every single one of them is consuming carbohydrates mid-session, because when you understand how glycogen actually fuels high intensity output, the debate stops being a debate. In this episode of the Kris Gethin Podcast, I break down the exact physiology behind why skipping intra-workout carbohydrates is quietly costing you performance, muscle, and recovery, and the specific formula I have been using and refining for 21 years to fix it. What's Discussed: (00:01) Why this debate keeps confusing people, and what I saw at Arnold Classic (02:21) Glycogen, glycolysis, and why high-intensity training runs on carbs (04:45) Why intra-workout carbs can delay fatigue and help you finish as strong as you started (07:08) The 4 things an intra-workout protocol should cover (09:28) Key ingredients I use and what each one is doing physiologically (11:47) Real-world examples across bodybuilding, UFC-style training, and high-output sports (14:13) The practical takeaway, and what I am running next with my at-home trainer   Find more from Kris: Website: https://www.krisgethin.com/   Instagram: @krisgethin  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/krisgethin 2 Shred: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com/products/2shred    Resources Referenced in This Episode: Red Light Therapy Brand: Red Light Rising Link: https://redlightrising.co.uk/ Code: GETHIN5 Lumaflex, click here and use Code: KRISGETHIN (10% off) • Collagen BPC-157 TB-500 GHK-Cu KPV Cartilax Sigma / Bio Cartilage / Nova Cartilage Vesugen   Thank you to our sponsors: Biostack: NAD + Cell Shield from Biostack Labs https://biostacklabs.com/kris Unmatched Supps: Natural pre workout, recovery, and hydration support (KGC10 for 10% off)

    19 min

  5. MAR 12

    250. The 12-Week At-Home Video Trainer & Why Your Gym Might Be the Reason You're Not Consistent

    How many times have you told yourself, "This week I'm going to be consistent," then two weeks later you're back at day one, annoyed at yourself like you are the problem? The truth is, most people do not fail because they lack discipline. They fail because the system they are using is working against them. The commute, the crowds, the gym hours, the intimidation, the waiting for equipment. Every one of those is a compounding friction point that quietly drains your compliance until skipping becomes easier than showing up. In this episode of the Kris Gethin Podcast, I lay out the exact framework I am using to rebuild my physique from scratch, after months off training and stem cell treatment, entirely from home. No commercial gym. No excuses. Only a system that removes every reason you have ever used to skip a session, backed by the same behavioral science that explains why most training programs fail before week three.  What's Discussed: (00:00) Why this 12-week at-home trainer is happening (and what people voted for) (02:21) The real problem: friction disguised as "lack of discipline" (03:10) Why lowering activation energy increases compliance (03:55) Commute time and gym logistics as consistency killers (04:10) Overstimulation, stress, and why home training can improve execution (05:10) What this video trainer includes daily: training, cardio, meals, biohacks, travel disruptions (05:55) Peptides and why I can go deeper inside my community (08:00) Equipment, limitations, and how I'll show alternatives (including training around issues) (09:16) Why people quit at home: distractions and blurred boundaries (and how to fix it) (12:05) Nutrition, supplements, and the sustainability approach (13:00) Recovery and biohacks: red light, cold exposure, vagal nerve tools, sleep optimization (13:40) Travel reality: hotels, airports, and keeping the plan intact (14:02) Expected outcomes: lean muscle, conditioning, resilience, metabolic flexibility (16:15) How to access the 12-week video trainer   Find more from Kris: Website: https://www.krisgethin.com/   Instagram: @krisgethin  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/krisgethin 2 Shred: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com/products/2shred    Resources Referenced in This Episode: Red Light Therapy Brand: Red Light Rising Link: https://redlightrising.co.uk/ Code: GETHIN5 Lumaflex, click here and use Code: KRISGETHIN (10% off) • Collagen BPC-157 TB-500 GHK-Cu KPV Cartilax Sigma / Bio Cartilage / Nova Cartilage Vesugen   Thank you to our sponsors: Biostack: NAD + Cell Shield from Biostack Labs https://biostacklabs.com/kris Unmatched Supps: Natural pre workout, recovery, and hydration support (KGC10 for 10% off)

    20 min

  6. MAR 5

    249. Fat Loss Is a Nervous System Decision, Not a Calorie Equation

    Fat loss does not fail because of weak discipline. It fails because the body does not feel safe enough to release stored energy. Long before macros, cardio, or meal timing matter, the nervous system decides whether energy will be mobilized or defended.  When sympathetic tone dominates through late nights, artificial light exposure, chronic stress, stimulant reliance, and inflammatory inputs, the body shifts into conservation mode. Cortisol rhythm flattens, insulin sensitivity declines, thyroid conversion slows, leptin signaling weakens, and fat storage becomes protective rather than optional. In this episode, I break down why fat loss is governed by circadian alignment, mitochondrial efficiency, food quality, and autonomic balance. I explain how artificial sweeteners create metabolic prediction errors, how caffeine entrenches sympathetic dominance, why eating in a stressed state alters nutrient partitioning, and how sunlight, grounding, and predictable routines restore metabolic confidence.  I also explore inflammation, omega-3 to omega-6 balance, mitochondrial signaling, and the identity shift required to stop fighting biology and start working with it. What's Discussed: (00:00) Fat loss is a nervous system decision, not a calorie equation (03:05) Sympathetic dominance, cortisol rhythm, and why the body defends fat (07:58) Eating under stress, digestion breakdown, and hidden inflammation (15:30) Artificial sweeteners, insulin prediction errors, and dopamine disruption (19:08) Caffeine, chronic cortisol elevation, and metabolic rigidity (20:55) Circadian rhythm, sunlight, and mitochondrial energy allocation (26:18) Inflammation, omega balance, and why food quality shifts outcomes (31:23) Identity alignment and creating an environment where fat loss is allowed.   Resources Referenced in This Episode: Unmatched Supps Code: KGC10 (10% off) Link: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com Ra Optics Blue Light Blocking Glasses Code: GETHIN (15% off) Link: http://raoptics.com/gethin Red Light Rising (red light therapy products) Code: GETHIN5 Link: https://redlightrising.co.uk/ Lumaflex (localized red light therapy) Code: KRISGETHIN (10% off) Link: https://www.lumaflex.com/KrisGethin?sca_ref=4602702.myGSQTPeAr Bahe Grounding Trainers Code: KRIS15 Link: https://bahe.co   Thank you to our sponsors:  Biostack: NAD + Cell Shield from Biostack Labs https://biostacklabs.com/kris Unmatched Supps: Natural pre workout, recovery, and hydration support (KGC10 for 10% off)   Find more from Kris: Website: https://www.krisgethin.com/   Instagram: @krisgethin  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/krisgethin 2 Shred: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com/products/2shred

    36 min

  7. FEB 26

    248. The Recovery Mistake That Creates Chronic Pain

    Injuries rarely fail to heal because the body is incapable. They fail because the healing sequence is interrupted. I see this constantly. People rest, the pain reduces, they feel better, and they assume the tissue has repaired. Then they return to training and it flares again. Healing does not happen through the absence of stress. It happens through the correct sequencing of inflammation, energy production, vascular integrity, and mechanical load. In this episode, I break down the real biology of recovery. I explain why blood flow and mitochondrial output are foundational, how peptides like BPC-157, TB-500, GHK-Cu, and KPV act as precision signals rather than force, and why stacking without timing can create more chaos than progress. We also discuss bioregulators, red light, collagen synergy, and the final instruction that completes healing: intelligent load. What's Discussed: (00:00) The biggest lie about healing and why rest alone fails (07:15) The biology of recovery: inflammation, repair, and remodeling (16:34) Blood flow, movement, and why vascular integrity comes first (24:18) Peptide sequencing: BPC-157, TB-500, GHK-Cu, and KPV explained (35:10) Why stacking without timing creates fragile tissue (44:03) Bioregulators, cartilage, and restoring cellular identity (48:11) Mitochondria, red light, and the energy required for repair (57:18) Mechanical load as the final instruction for complete healing Find more from Kris: Website: https://www.krisgethin.com/   Instagram: @krisgethin  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/krisgethin 2 Shred: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com/products/2shred    Resources Referenced in This Episode: Red Light Therapy Brand: Red Light Rising Link: https://redlightrising.co.uk/ Code: GETHIN5 Lumaflex, click here and use Code: KRISGETHIN (10% off) • Collagen BPC-157 TB-500 GHK-Cu KPV Cartilax Sigma / Bio Cartilage / Nova Cartilage Vesugen   Thank you to our sponsors: Biostack: NAD + Cell Shield from Biostack Labs https://biostacklabs.com/kris Unmatched Supps: Natural pre workout, recovery, and hydration support (KGC10 for 10% off)

    31 min

  8. FEB 19

    247. Why Fat Loss Stalls When Sleep Is Off

    Sleep is the most overlooked variable I see in people who train hard, eat well, and still feel stuck. Clients come to me wanting better programs, better supplements, better plans, but when sleep is short or broken, the body simply does not cooperate. It shifts into a defensive state, holds onto fat, and makes progress feel harder than it needs to be. In this episode, I explain why sleep is the strongest predictor of fat loss, muscle retention, and long-term health. I walk through how poor sleep disrupts cortisol rhythm, worsens insulin sensitivity, blunts growth hormone release, and quietly works against even the best training and nutrition strategies. We also talk about circadian rhythm, phone use, light exposure, caffeine, and why fixing sleep only at night rarely works. I share the same hierarchy I use with clients, starting with consistency and environment before touching supplements or advanced tools. If your results have stalled, this conversation will change how you think about recovery and progress. What's Discussed: (00:18) Why sleep is the first thing I fix with every client (05:05) How poor sleep shifts the body into fat storage and survival (10:02) Cortisol, insulin sensitivity, and why effort stops working (15:05) Circadian rhythm, light exposure, and modern sleep disruption (20:01) Why more cardio backfires when sleep is compromised (25:03) Caffeine, artificial sweeteners, and hidden metabolic stress (30:33) Creating a sleep environment that supports recovery and fat loss (35:23) Why supplements and peptides only work after sleep is fixed (44:56) The core takeaway: sleep decides whether the body lets fat go Find more from Kris: Website: https://www.krisgethin.com/   Instagram: @krisgethin  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/krisgethin 2 Shred: https://www.unmatchedsupps.com/products/2shred  Thank you to our sponsors:  Biostack: NAD + Cell Shield from Biostack Labs https://biostacklabs.com/kris  Unmatched Supps: Natural pre workout, recovery, and hydration support (KGC10 for 10% off)   Resources Referenced in This Episode: Unmatched Supps Longevity Sleep, pre-workout with paraxanthine Code: KGC10 https://www.unmatchedsupps.com Biostack Labs LineAct Plus https://biostacklabs.com India: https://trimlifestore.com RA Optics (Blue light blocking glasses) Code: GETHIN http://raoptics.com/gethin Red Light Rising (Red light therapy) Code: GETHIN5 https://redlightrising.co.uk/ Bahe grounding shoes Code: KRIS15 https://bahe.co JASPR Air Purifier https://jaspr.co UBlockout blackout window shades Organic / non-toxic mattress (general reference) Weighted blanket Grounding sheets (general reference) EMF exposure reduction (general discussion, no specific product) Red light therapy device (general morning use, not brand-specific in episode)

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Kris Gethin is widely known across the health and fitness space as one of the leading body transformation specialists in the world - he has been voted as the worlds #1 transformation coach and personal trainer on various platforms such as Trainerize and Bodybuilding.com and governing bodies such as PT Academy. As the co-founder of the Kris Gethin Gyms franchise, co-founder of Unmatched Supplements, former editor-in-chief of BodyBuilding.com, former editor-at-large at Weider Publications and former publisher of Kaged Muscle magazine, Kris has helped educate and change the lives of millions of people. Kris is the host of The Kris Gethin Podcast and author of the best-selling book Body by Design. Kris has competed as a natural pro bodybuilder, IRONMAN Triathlete, Ultramarathoner, Spartan competitor and Motocross racer of 13 years. He currently helps celebrities several months of the year, trains clients online year round via www.krisgethin.com and hosts anti-aging/fitness and biohacking seminars and retreats worldwide. In this podcast, Kris dissects myths of muscle building and endurance, bridges the gap between health and sports supplementation, expands upon the healing benefits of smart nutrition, and strategies to change your perception for a happier, healthier and real way of life. For more information check out https://www.krisgethin.com/

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