The Chase Merrill Podcast

Interesting Conversations. Interesting People.

The Chase Merrill Podcast is a education podcast hosted by Chase Merrill, with 17 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Chase Merrill hosts The Chase Merrill Podcast, a education show with 17 episodes published.

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  Episode #88

  Weight Loss Has Already Been Solved - OB Health - #88

  Aug 31, 20261h 12m

  OB is an online fat loss coach, the founder of OB Health Coaching, and host of the OB Health Podcast. What if the biggest obstacle to losing weight isn't food, but your relationship with it? OB spent eight years trapped in an all-or-nothing relationship with food that tanked his hormones, before rebuilding his entire coaching philosophy around fixing it instead of restricting harder. So why do 95% of people who lose weight gain it back within five years, and what does a genuinely healthy relationship with food actually look like? Expect to learn why chasing the next new fitness trend is really just shiny object syndrome, why 95% of people who lose weight gain it back within five years, how to rebuild a broken relationship with food by adding things in instead of taking them away, why fiber — not probiotics — is the real lever for gut health, the three-second test for whether your fish oil has gone rancid, why sleep trackers get your actual sleep data wrong roughly half the time, and why men and women should be training in the gym exactly the same way and much more… - Save hundreds on the best saunas on the market: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on Ice Barrel Cold Plunge at: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on beef protein: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on Nordic Wave Cold Plunge: HERE (Use code MERRILL) Save on Board Game Tables: HERE ( Use MERRILL10) - 0:00 The Shiny Object Syndrome Ruining Your Diet 1:48 Why You Still Need A Coach When Info Is Free 3:34 She Cried Because She Could Eat Peanut Butter 7:41 My 8 Years Of Eating Only Chicken And Rice 9:31 Gaining 40 Pounds In A Month Fixed My Hormones 13:27 Coaching Men And Women Completely Differently 20:00 Your Gut Health Runs On Fiber, Not Probiotics 29:20 The Supplement Industry's Third-Party Testing Problem 35:52 Men And Women Should Train The Same 44:10 Loneliness Is As Deadly As Smoking 50:29 The Thermostat Theory Of Self-Sabotage 56:26 Defining Health Beyond How You Look 59:20 Sleep Trackers Are Gaslighting You 1:07:59 Closing Questions - Thank You For Listening To The Chase Merrill Podcast - Get in touch in the comments below or head to...Instagram: HERE - OB's Website: HERE OB's Instagram: HERE

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  Episode #87

  Weed Is More Addictive Than Heroin - Judy Grisel - #87

  Aug 6, 202654 min

  Judy Grisel is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Bucknell University and the author of Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction. What actually drives addiction — genes or environment? Judy spent a decade lost to addiction, homeless and sick, before turning her own life into a research question and becoming one of the field's leading addiction neuroscientists. Her answer is close to fifty-fifty. So what tips the balance, and why do addiction rates keep climbing even though our genes haven't changed? Expect to learn why cannabis may be more addictive than heroin, what's actually happening in the brain's dopamine pathway when we crave something, why the anticipation of a reward feels better than the reward itself, why 90% of people who develop an addiction start using before they turn 18, how boredom is a bigger risk factor than poverty, how Judy went from homeless and addicted to a tenured neuroscientist, why "resetting your dopamine" isn't as simple as people claim online and much more… - Save hundreds on the best saunas on the market: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on Ice Barrel Cold Plunge at: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on beef protein: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on Nordic Wave Cold Plunge: HERE (Use code MERRILL) Save on Board Game Tables: HERE ( Use MERRILL10) - 0:00 Fifty-Fifty Split 2:55 Inside the Brain's Dopamine Pathway 5:10 Can You Actually Reset Your Dopamine 10:53 The Genetics of Addiction Risk 14:50 What to Do if You're Wired for It 17:20 Why Boredom Beats Poverty as a Risk Factor 20:41 Do We Really Have More Free Time Than Our Ancestors 25:13 Cannabis Is More Addictive Than Heroin 28:49 Judy's Own Decade Lost to Addiction 33:41 Why Her Recovery Actually Stuck 39:59 The Carl Hart Debate on Using Safely 46:00 Chase's Own Cold Turkey Moment 50:32 Closing Questions and Book Recs - Thank You For Listening To The Chase Merrill Podcast - Get in touch in the comments below or head: HERE - Judy's Website: HERE Judy's Book: HERE

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  Episode #86

  Why I'm Terrified To Turn 30 - Solo Episode - #86

  Aug 3, 202615 min

  This is a solo episode — I talk through the fears I don't usually say out loud. - Save hundreds on the best saunas on the market: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on Ice Barrel Cold Plunge: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on beef protein: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on Nordic Wave Cold Plunge: HERE (Use code MERRILL) Save on Board Game Tables: HERE ( Use MERRILL10) - Thank You For Listening To The Chase Merrill Podcast - Get in touch in the comments below or head: HERE

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  Episode #85

  "It's Not A 106K Swim, It's A 1K Swim 106 Times" - Nick Pelletier - #85

  Jul 30, 20261h 2m

  Nick Pelletier is an ultra endurance athlete, documentary filmmaker, and host of the Comfort Breeds Complacency podcast. What does it take to fail at something twice and still go back? Nick spent four years and three attempts trying to swim the 113-kilometer length of Okanagan Lake, battling chafing so severe he couldn't lift his arms, wildfire smoke that erased the shoreline, and a shoulder that gave out mid-swim. So what finally got him across, and what happens when Mother Nature says no anyway? Expect to learn why Nick's first attempt at swimming Okanagan Lake ended in agonizing chafing after eight hours, how wildfire smoke wiped out his ability to sight the shoreline and ended his second attempt, what it felt like when his shoulder gave out from thousands of strokes, why his dad was the one who had to call off two failed attempts, what it's like to get stung by a Portuguese man o' war mid-ocean-swim and lose the use of your legs, why a hot shower turned out to be the real cure for the sting, and how three failures over four years turned into a 71-hour finish and much more… - Save hundreds on the best saunas on the market: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on Ice Barrel Cold Plunge: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on beef protein: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on Nordic Wave Cold Plunge: HERE (Use code MERRILL) Save on Board Game Tables: HERE ( Use MERRILL10) - 0:00 Intro & The Sink Or Swim Documentary 1:27 The 113-Kilometer Swim Across Okanagan Lake 3:52 His First Long Swim Attempt With Almost No Experience 8:24 Attempt One: Chafing So Bad He Couldn't Lift His Arms 12:12 Rating The Failures: Swimming Vs. Cycling And Running 16:34 Stung By A Portuguese Man O'War Mid-Swim 21:52 Attempt Two: Wildfire Smoke And A Shoulder That Gave Out 25:37 Solo Cycling Through Mexico's Cartel Zones 33:45 Preparing For The Third Attempt 35:49 His Dad Backs Him When The Crew Wants To Pull Him 41:43 Finishing After 71 Hours In The Water 45:35 Why He Keeps Choosing Voluntary Suffering 54:21 What's Next: The Bigfoot 200 55:55 Closing Questions: Who To Talk To Next And Book Recs - Thank You For Listening To The Chase Merrill Podcast - Get in touch in the comments below or head: HERE - Nick's Instagram: HERE Nick's Sink or Swim Doc: HERE

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  Episode #84

  The Video Game That Rehabbed His Concussion - Ryan Glatt - #84

  Jul 27, 202656 min

  Ryan Glatt is a brain health coach, certified personal trainer, and director of the FitBrain Program at the Pacific Neuroscience Institute, and author of Brain Health and Exercise. What's actually happening in your brain when you exercise? Most of what circulates online about neuroplasticity, brain rewiring, and "brain hacks" is either oversimplified or flat-out wrong, and there's no shortage of influencers cashing in on the confusion. So what does the research actually show about exercise and the brain, and how do you build a routine that works with it instead of guessing? Expect to learn what exergaming actually is and how a Nintendo Wii could help rehab a stroke patient, why neuroplasticity is an ability and not a resource you can buy in a bottle, the myth behind "neurons that wire together, fire together," the three levels at which exercise changes your brain (micro, macro, and behavioral), why he calls exercise a "neuropolypill," how to program aerobic, resistance, and neuromotor training across your week, and why doing the thing you're worst at might be the best thing for your brain and much more… - Save hundreds on the best saunas on the market: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on Ice Barrel Cold Plunge: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on beef protein: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on Nordic Wave Cold Plunge: HERE (Use code MERRILL) Save on Board Game Tables: HERE ( Use MERRILL10) - 0:00 What Is Exergaming, Really? 5:58 Why Games Get People Moving When Willpower Won't 11:05 Inside The New Book: Brain Health And Exercise 18:39 The Neuroplasticity Myth Everyone's Selling 20:27 The "Neurons That Fire Together, Wire Together" Myth, Debunked 25:03 The Three Levels Of How Exercise Changes Your Brain 32:37 Why He Calls Exercise A "Neuropolypill" 37:35 Programming Your Week: How Much Of Each Exercise Type 43:32 The Third Exercise Category Almost Nobody Programs 47:10 Can Exercise Offset A Bad Night Of Sleep? 49:32 Calling Out Neuroscience Influencers 50:42 The Dual-Tasking Trick For A Sharper Brain 54:26 Where To Find Ryan And His Book - Thank You For Listening To The Chase Merrill Podcast - Get in touch in the comments below or head: HERE - Ryan's Instagram: HERE Ryan's Book: HERE

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