Hey everyone — the community is live, and I'm kicking it off with something free for everyone: two expert webinars now, a third on Monday. Here's how to watch, what's inside, and how to join us. ▶️ Watch the free webinars — free for everyone through Friday, June 19 Leonard Pastrana and Dr. Dean St Mart are open to all right now. I've extended the free window through Friday, June 19 so anyone who couldn't catch them live still gets the full sessions — no rush, no FOMO. After Friday they move into the members' area. 1. Click Classroom up top. 2. Open "Expert Series: Leonard Pastrana" or "Dr Dean St Mart." 3. Click the lesson title on the left to open the post. 4. Click the share.descript.com link near the top — the video plays with the full transcript beside it. 5. Not loading? Tap the link, then Open in browser (Chrome/Safari). Fixed. 👍 🗓️ Monday: my brand-new Coach's Protocol webinar — also free for everyone through Friday, June 19, then it becomes a monthly members' feature with the full archive. Don't miss the free window. ⏳ Here's the thing: after Friday these live in the members' area — and there's a new expert interview + Coach's Protocol every single month. If you want to keep watching, now's the moment to join. 🔬 Start here: Biochemical Fluency (the one that flew under the radar — don't sleep on it) Ever felt lost when people throw around AMPK, mTOR, Nrf2, redox? This is the course that fixes that for good. The idea: you're not bad at science — you were just never given the map. This is the map. An 8-week program that teaches you to think in mechanisms, not memorize facts: • Wk 1–2: the cell's operating system + decoding any term from its name • Wk 3–4: energy currencies, redox, and mitochondria up close • Wk 5: the master switches — AMPK ⇄ mTOR, Nrf2 ⇄ NF-kB, HIF-1α + PGC-1α • Wk 6–7: inflammation, repair, and reading any intervention or claim like a pro • Wk 8: capstone — the whole map on one page Every week ends with a Fluency Lab, worksheets, and Quizlet flashcards so it sticks. By the end you'll follow — and join — conversations that used to go over your head.

I went back and forth on whether to write this for a long time. Part of me never wanted this community to become another place that just sells access. There are already enough of those. When I started this group it was really just an extension of the conversations I was having anyway. Interesting papers. Questions I couldn’t stop thinking about. Mechanisms that seemed important but weren’t getting much attention. Things I was learning from my own training, my own health, and the people I have the privilege of working with. Somewhere along the way it grew into something much bigger than I expected. That part is exciting. But it also created a problem. A lot of the conversations I actually want to have don’t fit into a social media post. They don’t fit into a reel. And they definitely don’t fit into a comment section. Some topics need an hour. Some need ten. Because understanding something and hearing about something are not the same thing. Most people today know more than they ever have. And yet somehow they are more confused than ever. They have collected protocols, saved posts, screenshots, stacks, peptides, supplements. But if you changed one variable tomorrow, they wouldn’t know what to do next. That is not a criticism. I have been there myself. The deeper I get into this field, the more convinced I become that understanding is the real asset. Not information. Information is cheap now. Understanding is rare. So that is what this place is built around. Not protocols. Not secret compounds. Not some exclusive club. A classroom. We take a topic that matters and pull it apart, piece by piece, until it actually makes sense. We talk about the things everyone is excited about, and the things nobody is paying attention to yet. We bring in smart people who challenge the way I think. We do live Q&As. And I spend real time showing not just what I am doing, but how I am thinking through decisions as they happen. Because that is the skill that transfers. That is the thing that stays useful when the next study comes out and changes the conversation.

We are officially closing in on 1000 members inside the Built To Adapt community and I honestly can’t thank you guys enough for what this has become. What started as a place to have better conversations around cellular medicine, strength training, recovery, performance, and health has turned into one of the most thoughtful communities I’ve ever been part of. Some of the best conversations I’ve had this year have happened inside this group. I’ve watched people completely rethink how they approach recovery, training, supplementation, metabolism, and long-term health. More importantly, I’ve watched people learn how to think instead of just what to think. Truthfully, I think I’ve learned more from this community than I’ve taught. That’s the part I value most. This was never supposed to be me talking at people. It was supposed to be curious people learning together, challenging ideas together, and helping move the field forward together. We built this together. Now I have one favor to ask… We’re getting very close to 1000 members and I would genuinely love to cross that milestone before June. If this community has helped you, challenged you, or made you think differently, please invite ONE person who you think would love deeper conversations around health, performance, training, recovery, and human optimization. Invite a coach.Invite a clinician.Invite a biohacker.Invite someone tired of surface-level health advice. There is absolutely no cost to join. Even when the paid tier launches in June, this free community will always exist and I will continue posting free articles, education, and content here. The biggest benefit to me is simple:More minds.More discussion.More questions.More opportunities for all of us to learn together. My goal is to continue building THE place people can come for clear explanations and actionable insights on how to leverage cellular medicine and strength training to take agency over their health and performance. As a thank you, once we cross 1000 members I’m going to host a completely FREE live webinar:

What peptides absolutely have to be kept in the fridge or freezer before reconstitution?

Hi all. Am curious if folks have protocols to improve mitochondrial efficiency without using peptides. Ie eating sardines, taking coq10, ensuring 7-9 hours of sleep etc. Would be very interested in understanding how Folks think about what they are taking (intended effect), timing and dosage. I saw a few historical posts touching on this but nothing that got into the details Of the why and how.