The Kris Gethin Podcast

You can have your training, nutrition, supplements, and recovery dialed in and still overlook one of the most powerful inputs your body receives every day: light. From the moment you wake up to the screens, LEDs, office lighting, and nighttime exposure around you, your light environment may influence your circadian rhythm, recovery, sleep, and performance.
In this episode, Alex Kikel and I break down how different wavelengths of light interact with the body, why morning and evening light matter, and where red and near-infrared light may fit into a performance-focused routine. We also look at what you can do for free, what is worth spending money on, and where biohacking starts becoming unnecessary overkill. The goal is simple: understand the mechanism, control the basics first, and use technology only when it actually adds something.
What's Discussed:
(12:47) Why light should matter for performance and body composition.
(19:14) Blue light, near-infrared light, and what your environment is missing.
(23:48) The simplest light protocol you can do for free.
(34:15) How light fits into fat loss, muscle, and recovery.
(42:46) Why the first few minutes of your morning matter.
(54:20) Why sleep supplements cannot fix a bad nighttime environment.
(57:08) Using red and near-infrared light around your workouts.
(1:06:45) Red light for skin, hair, and recovery protocols.
(1:13:35) Light habits: overrated or underrated.
(1:17:28) The $0, $100, and $10,000 light protocol.
(1:20:29) Why jumping straight to expensive biohacks can backfire.
 
If you train hard, care about recovery, and want to see the tools, supplements, and products I personally recommend, head to krisgethin.com/pages/recommendations
To receive my free book, A Guide to Biohacking, leave an honest review on the platform where you listen to the podcast, then email a screenshot to info@krisgethin.com
 
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Find More From Kris Gethin:
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Kris Gethin shares his personal journey through motivation struggles, the importance of discipline, and how to adapt training routines to maintain health and purpose. This episode offers practical insights for anyone facing a dip in enthusiasm for fitness and life.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Kris Gethin's Motivation Struggles
01:54 Why Motivation Cannot Be the Foundation of Your Behavior
04:09 The Changing Reasons for Training as We Age
06:56 The Spiritual and Stewardship Perspective on Taking Care of the Body
11:09 The Power of Discipline and Changing Your Training Routine
14:59 Acting Without Waiting for Motivation to Return
17:52 Recap: Key Lessons for Maintaining Consistency
19:46 Final Thoughts: Responsibility and Moving Forward
 
Resources
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You can nail your training, nutrition, supplements, and sleep routine and still overlook one variable that surrounds you all day: your technological environment. Phones, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, wearables, cars, and constant connectivity may be adding another layer of physiological stress at the exact time you are trying to recover, perform, and switch your nervous system off.
In this episode, Alex Kikel and I break down how EMFs interact with the body, why professional athletes are beginning to pay attention, and where exposure may be affecting recovery and performance. More importantly, we look at what you can realistically control, what may be overkill, and how to improve your environment without turning optimization into another source of stress.
What's Discussed:
(02:29) Why pro athletes are paying attention to EMFs.
(04:21) Coherent vs. non-coherent EMFs.
(15:26) EMFs, recovery, and fat loss.
(39:23) EMF exposure inside modern cars.
(50:53) Keeping your phone against your body.
(52:31) Phones, EMFs, and your sleep environment.
(58:17) When wearables create more stress.
(1:11:49) When biohacking becomes counterproductive.
(1:22:07) EMF habits: overrated or underrated.
 
If you train hard, care about recovery, and want to see the tools, supplements, and products I personally recommend, head to krisgethin.com/pages/recommendations
To receive my free book, A Guide to Biohacking, leave an honest review on the platform where you listen to the podcast, then email a screenshot to info@krisgethin.com
 
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
Structured Water by Natural Action: Want to upgrade the quality of the water you drink every day? Head to naturalaction.com and use code KRIS at checkout.
Hydrogen Rich Water: Want an easy way to add molecular hydrogen to your hydration routine? Head to drinkhrw.com/pages/h2-in-sports and use code GETHIN for 10% off.
 
Find More From Kris Gethin:
Website: krisgethin.com/  
Instagram: @krisgethin/ 
YouTube: youtube.com/krisgethin
2 Shred: unmatchedsupps.com/products/2shred 
 
Find Out More About Alex Kikel:
Website: theprepcoach.com/

Instagram:@alex_kikel 
YouTube: @alexkikelTPC
TPC Army: skool.com/tpcarmy/about

Creatine has long been associated with bodybuilding and strength training — but its potential benefits extend far beyond the gym. In this episode, Kris Gethin dives into the evolving research on creatine's impact on cognitive function, mental health, and even its role during periods of sleep deprivation.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to creatine's expanding benefits
02:16 Research on creatine and cognitive performance
04:31 Creatine's relevance for sleep-deprived individuals
06:44 Creatine's potential in anxiety and mental health
09:25 The challenge of increasing brain creatine levels
09:52 GAA as a precursor to enhance creatine levels
11:17 Research on GAA and cognitive performance
12:15 Future directions: brain-focused creatine research
13:09 Personal insights and practical applications of creatine
14:35 Conclusion and next steps for research and health
Resources & Links
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This content is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor before starting any new supplement, especially if you are pregnant, managing a health condition, or taking prescribed medication for depression or other mood disorders.

Most bodybuilders have been taught to think about water in one way: drink enough of it and stay hydrated. So it makes sense that the real attention goes to the things we have been told actually move the needle: protein, carbs, creatine, electrolytes, pre-workout, recovery, blood work, and everything else in the stack. But once you start looking at what water is doing inside muscle tissue, what can be in the water you are drinking, and how much of it you put through your body every day, it becomes difficult to treat it as just the liquid you wash your supplements down with.
In this episode, Alex Kikel joins me to bring a completely different perspective to something most of us have never had a reason to question. We get into why the type of water you drink could matter for muscle contractions, pumps, glycogen storage, recovery, and cognition, along with what could be coming from tap and bottled water. We also get into structured water, filtration, remineralization, hydrogen water, and then take it straight into contest prep with fluid retention, sodium, creatine, and why cutting water can sometimes leave a bodybuilder looking flatter instead of tighter.
Alex has spent 14 years working with and tracking thousands of people, including Olympic, NBA, and NFL athletes. His experience across health, physique, and high-level performance gives us a very different way to look at something bodybuilders use every day but rarely treat as part of the protocol itself.
What's Discussed:
04:55 Why the water inside your muscles could affect contractions, pumps, strength, and how much you get from every rep.
11:34 "Structured" vs. "dead" water, and why simply drinking enough may not be the whole hydration story.
20:40 What drinking from plastic every day could be exposing you to, and how realistic it is to avoid microplastics.
25:32 Can light, minerals, vortexing, and water-structuring devices actually change the water you drink?
46:11 Why the water in your shaker could change how your pre-workout, electrolytes, carbs, and supplements perform.
49:24 What hydration has to do with brain fog, memory, mental performance, inflammation, and energy.
58:24 Hydrogen water, fat loss, water retention, sodium, creatine, and the peak-week water mistakes that can ruin your final look.
If you train hard, take supplements, care about recovery, or simply drink litres of water every day, this episode will make you look at what is in your bottle very differently. 
To receive my free book, A Guide to Biohacking, leave an honest review on the platform where you listen to the podcast, then email a screenshot to info@krisgethin.com
If you train hard, care about recovery, and want to see the tools, supplements, and products I personally recommend, head to krisgethin.com/pages/recommendations
 
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
Structured Water by Natural Action: Want to upgrade the quality of the water you drink every day? Head to naturalaction.com and use code KRIS at checkout.
Hydrogen Rich Water: Want an easy way to add molecular hydrogen to your hydration routine? Head to drinkhrw.com/pages/h2-in-sports and use code GETHIN for 10% off.
 
Find More From Kris Gethin:
Website: krisgethin.com/  
Instagram: @krisgethin/ 
YouTube: youtube.com/krisgethin
2 Shred: unmatchedsupps.com/products/2shred 
 
Find Out More About Alex Kikel:
Website: theprepcoach.com/

Instagram:@alex_kikel 
YouTube: @alexkikelTPC

TPC Army: skool.com/tpcarmy/about