Dr. Joey Mattina – Health Strategies for Busy Execs (+ Bob's routine)

August 13, 2024

How's your nutrition discipline and exercise routine going? If you're anything like me, it's been up and down due to loads of travel and too many restaurant meals. So...in today’s episode, Dr. Joey Mattina and I go down the rabbit hole to cover our current exercise, nutrition and supplement strategies and see where we can get optimized.

Of note, we dive into the following areas and try to demystify and distill all of the noise we hear in the media, particularly social media:

Resistance training: Why it's crucial for maintaining muscle mass and bone density as we age. He emphasizes the importance of challenging your body with heavier weights to trigger essential hormonal responses and maintain overall health.

Data, data, data: Comprehensive blood tests and scans designed for early detection of health issues. Tests Joey and I have done and want to do.

Supplements: Do they matter? How do we know if they're working?

We cover a ton of topics for busy people, regardless of whether or not you want to get started from a standstill and little knowledge, are hoping to get back on track, or are pretty optimized and want to level up.

Enjoy!

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About Joey

Dr. Joey Mattina, DC earned his doctorate from Southern California University of Health Sciences where he graduated magna cum laude and salutatorian. He has extensive training and experience in myofascial release and osteopathic manipulation of both the soft tissue and skeletal systems. Dr. Mattina aims to improve tissue function through manual techniques that typically involve slow, firm, compressive pressure in very specific anatomical locations and positions. Through this direct pressure he is able to reorganize the skeletal system while simultaneously treating the overlying tissue layers. Treating in this way helps joints move properly, stimulates the secretion of synovial fluid, improves glide and lubrication between tissue layers, and decreases inflammation that has become trapped in taut or damaged tissue.

Dr. Mattina began his professional career as an intern studying under Dr. Dennis Colonello. In that role, he honed his craft at Peak Wellness working side-by-side with Dr. Colonello for 7 years. Dr. Mattina served as the team chiropractor for the Los Angeles Clippers for 4 years and the LA Kings hockey team for 2 years. Known for his keen clinical acumen and deft diagnostic and treatment skills, Dr. Mattina has been entrusted to care for a plethora of important clientele.

The speaker's experience with workout changes [15:11]

Protein and carb intake [19:08]

Fasted workouts preference [19:28]

Creatine usage benefits [20:37]

Magnesium for better sleep [21:29]

Trainer Paul Watson’s background [23:00]

Addressing muscle weakness [25:58]

Common issues from a sedentary lifestyle [27:18]

OsteoStrong for bone density [41:07]

Hydration and electrolytes for sleep [1:01:25]

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Selected Wisdom:

"If your muscles are feeling tight, it's, it's because they're weak. So you've got to strengthen the muscles that are tight because it's just going to get worse." (25:58 - 26:19)

"If you just move your body, like, I'm not even talking about going for a walk. I mean, literally just move your leg after 30 minutes, you will not have created any long-term damage." (27:37 - 27:58)

"The other thing is that as we age, we got to lift heavy, not heavy. Like you're getting injured heavy, but go 20, 30% more than what you're used to doing one to two times per week and just lift a little bit heavier." (39:07 - 39:31)

"If you had to pick one thing, you have to do some resistance training because the body will respond to that load and you want to maintain as much muscle mass as you can, as you age." (39:32 - 40:00)

"Prioritizing sleep, prioritizing is on an 80% of the time. Prioritizing movement. Movement." (1:35:34 - 1:35:43)