80. Has Wellness Culture Taken Optimization Too Far?

<p>In episode 80, JK describes starting a 30-day no-complaining challenge after noticing how easy it is to “cosign” others’ complaints, and he’s traveling to Omaha for a 14U baseball tournament and a College World Series game, while Kelly is traveling to Chicago, increasing running volume, lifting twice, and monitoring a heel issue that’s improving. They then talk about “health maxing,” reacting to a resurfaced Diary of a CEO clip where Steven Bartlett said three glasses of wine led to worse sleep, eating, gym performance, and podcasting for days, debating wearables, optimization culture, and checking in with yourself before device metrics.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Cold Open and Intro</p><p>00:33 Today’s Topics Preview</p><p>01:26 Kelly’s Chicago Update</p><p>05:06 JK’s No Complaining Challenge</p><p>13:50 Omaha Travel Baseball Plans</p><p>16:10 Courtesy Plates Gym Etiquette</p><p>21:25 Health Maxing and Viral Clip</p><p>25:03 Critiques of Optimization Culture</p><p>28:34 Recovery Time Skepticism</p><p>30:10 Bad Optimization Example</p><p>34:13 Sobriety vs Fun Debate</p><p>39:18 Wellness Surveillance Culture</p><p>42:46 Wearables Help or Harm</p><p>44:49 Metrics Anxiety in Training</p><p>49:55 HRV and Zone Two Hype</p><p>52:09 Actionable Takeaways</p><p>55:30 Wrap Up and Plug</p><p><br></p><p>Follow the podcast at <a href="http://www.instagram.com/liftingrunninglivingpod">⁠⁠⁠@liftingrunninglivingpod⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Email us at <a href="mailto:liftingrunninglivingpod@gmail.com">⁠⁠⁠liftingrunninglivingpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Follow JK at <a href="http://www.instagram.com/coachjkmcleod">⁠⁠@coachjkmcleod⁠⁠</a></p><p>Follow Kelly at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/runningklutz/%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠⁠@runningklutz ⁠</a></p>