Underweight? How I put on 25lbs+ of muscle in 4 months with no training | Rejuvenate Pod Ep 18

Is it possible to gain 12kg (30lbs) of weight, in a few months, without using any steroids, and without doing any resistance training... without gaining any fat?

Common sense might say no. But in this episode Elwin breaks the usual more educational format of this podcast by sharing the results of an experiment he did on himself, and speculates on the various factors that may have made this happen.

Along the way, Krissy and Elwin cover a multitude of topics, and finish with some advice for anyone who is underweight who wants to gain more muscle.

References from this episode:

Bioenergetic Exercises - Devaraj Sandberg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s5DQgFYtg8&t=615s

NutrEval Test - https://www.gdx.net/products/nutreval

RP Stress - https://youtu.be/xApOAM30SpA
RP Hormones - https://youtu.be/UbFMD86seyI
RP Peptides - https://youtu.be/E2hBESMfXOg
RD Digestion - https://youtu.be/clP5VBqOUfE

Encourages growth of lean muscle mass - Reduces LDL cholesterol
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34029521/

Makes old muscle feel like new:
https://news.berkeley.edu/2014/06/10/oxytocin-helps-muscle-regeneration/

One of the only anabolic compounds that doesn’t grow cancer cells too Promotes lipolysis or burning of body fat
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8277591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7404128/

Increases positive emotions and prosocial behaviour (ventral vagal?)
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(13)70004-4/fulltext

Improved sexual intensity and orgasm satisfaction in both partners
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24503174/

Suppressed appetite for weight loss:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5868755/

Reduces addictive desire:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7957657/

Anti-inflammatory effect
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.864007/full

Reduces pain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4276444/

Increases feeling of spiritual connection (in men) (heart opening)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4276444/

If you’d prefer something a little more concise on optimizing digestion, check out Elwin’s article on Digestive Health here: https://feelyounger.net/collections/digestion?read-more

You can find Elwin’s recommended Digestive Health Supplements here: https://feelyounger.net/collections/digestion

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You can follow Elwin on Twitter @therealelwin

And you can find Krissy on Twitter @KrissyHawkes

Timestamps/Annotations

00:00:00 Underweight Episode Rejuvenate Podcast
00:08:24 Addressing three primary factors plus more
00:19:21 Optimising thyroid hormones
00:26:00 Catabolic and anabolic hormones
00:44:22 Optimising digestion
00:59:36 Oxytocin - a deep dive
01:14:16 Oxytocin studies - the benefits
01:23:11 What are the dangers of oxytocin supplementation
01:26:36 What else Elwin implemented to gain weight
01:33:17 Where to start
01:35:35 Final thoughts

This is Episode 18 of a new podcast, the Rejuvenate podcast, which is dedicated to looking at the real root causes of premature aging, and what we can do to 'turn back the clock' and feel younger and healthier again.

Each episode will focus on a different area of health.
To begin with, episodes will be quite broad and just an overview of a big subject, then later the plan is to go more in depth, both with our hosts, and also guests, on more specific issues and give a comprehensive plan for each.

Make sure you Like and Subscribe so you don't miss an episode, and if you have any feedback, questions or requests for future episodes, leave a comment underneath the video and Krissy or Elwin will do their best to reply personally.

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