Flex Diet Podcast

Mike T. Nelson

mike@miketnelson.com

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Booking Overview

An interview-led fitness and exercise-science podcast focused on nutrition, physiology, and training research, it regularly features credentialed researchers, coaches, and athletes alongside solo episodes from the host. Credible pitches include exercise physiologists, sports-nutrition researchers, strength and endurance coaches, and athletes with notable training or injury-recovery expertise; booking difficulty is medium because guests are accomplished specialists but generally not mainstream celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 400

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Instagram: 12.0k followers

Contact Information

mike@miketnelson.com

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Host

Mike T. Nelson - Fitness researcher and educator focused on exercise science, nutrition, and human physiology.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Researchers, university faculty, sports-nutrition specialists, strength and endurance coaches, and athletes with advanced credentials or substantial firsthand expertise in training, recovery, muscle physiology, or nutrition.
Required Achievements:  
Advanced academic or professional credentials, Peer-reviewed human research or clinical-trial experience, Specialized coaching expertise, Notable athletic performance or injury-recovery experience

Recent Guest Discussions

Cody Miller - Building A Running Base, Responsive Endurance Programming, Time-to-exhaustion Models, Cardiac Adaptations, And Coaching Athletes Through Major Training Transitions.

Paul Oneid - Rehabilitation From Injury, Transitioning From Powerlifting To Trail Running, Endurance Training, Vo2 Max, Cardiac Adaptations, And Training Psychology.

Daniel A. Traylor - Protein Quality, Leucine And Essential Amino Acids, Muscle Protein Synthesis, Sarcopenia, Aging, Glp-1 Drug Effects On Muscle, And Clinical Nutrition Research.

Recent Topics

Sports Nutrition, Exercise Physiology, Strength Training, Muscle Growth, Fitness

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Flex Diet Podcast
:

The Counseling Skills Nutrition Coaches Are Missing — Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon — #394

July 13, 2026

Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon, PhD, is the Director of Curriculum and Instructional Design at Precision Nutrition and co-author of the 700-page textbook Applied Nutrition Coaching and Counseling for Coaches. Most nutrition coaches know their protocols — but very few have been trained in what to actually do when a client says something unexpected, breaks down, or simply won't follow the plan. Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon reveals the counseling techniques that most nutrition coaches have never learned — and...

From Powerlifter to Trail Runner — Paul Oneid & Cody Miller — #393

July 06, 2026

In this episode of the Flex Diet Podcast, I sit down with Paul Oneid, MS, MS, CSCS and Cody Miller for a conversation about rebuilding from injury and the transition from strength sports to endurance training. Paul Oneid tore both quads and rebuilt himself from powerlifter to trail runner, with coach Cody Miller guiding the transition. They break down the emergent training approach, VO2 max and cardiac adaptations, and the mental side of suffering across strength sports and endurance. In this...

How to Harness Leucine and EAA for Bigger Muscles and More — Daniel A. Traylor, Ph.D. — #392

June 29, 2026

Can you really build more muscle just by rethinking how you dose leucine and essential amino acids? Dr. Daniel A. Traylor, Ph.D. — co-founder and principal scientist of LEUVATE™ — reveals the science behind protein quality, muscle protein synthesis, and why older adults may need twice the protein dose to get the same results as younger people. We dig into mTORC1 signaling, sarcopenia, the 30g protein absorption myth, GLP-1 drug effects on muscle, and the clinical trial data behind LEUVATE™. I...

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