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[@RenaissancePeriodization] Exercise Scientist Critiques Liver King's ABSURD Training and Diet

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@RenaissancePeriodization - "Exercise Scientist Critiques Liver King's ABSURD Training and Diet"

Link: https://youtu.be/0XiOxUoki90

Short Summary​

Dr. Mike from RP Strength humorously critiques Liver King's latest bizarre antics, including questionable health revelations, strange workout routines, and repulsive food experiments. The video blends comedic insults and self-deprecation with some fitness and health commentary, ultimately labeling Liver King as a grifter seeking attention.

Key Quotes​

Okay, here are four direct quotes from the transcript that represent significant points, interesting observations, or strong opinions:

  1. "However, folks that are, in my estimate, actively trying to deceive people and are grifters and scammers and psychopaths, they get the old hammer. And by hammer, I mean snarky criticism from a balding 40-year-old that has nothing better to do with his time." - This sets the tone for the video and clearly states the speaker's perspective on Liver King's activities.

  2. "...often times a combination of genetics, excessive lifetime uh underactivity and junk food consumption, excessive adaposity, which means you're super fat for a long time, and various forms of drug abuse, including alcohol. And I don't know how many steroids you have to take to get fatty liver, but almost no pro bodybuilder has ever done it after generations of steroid abuse. So, a lot." - This quote highlights the seriousness of Liver King's health issues (fatty liver) and implies the extent of harmful behavior required to achieve them.

  3. "You can take a whole bunch of element salt and sprinkle it all over that stupid table he has with or that stupid salad. You get the next ingredient which is gasoline. Put it all over that table too. You get an oxy acetylene torch and you turn it on and watch the whole thing burn. So whether it's rehydrating your body with science or burning that vile filth on Libert King's table, Element can be an excellent part of any of your daily activities." - This uses extreme hyperbole during a sponsorship read to create an absurdist comedic moment.

  4. "Scott, do you think Liver King understands what's happening? Is this just the great plot? You know, like is it one of these like Vladimir Putin is a master strategist. The strategy just takes a few years of losing a war and dunking your economy until it comes back up. I I'm I think it's desperate attention seeking. Desperate attention seeking." - This reveals the host's actual analysis of Liver King's behavior - that it's just simple desperation for attention, not a complex strategy.

Detailed Summary​

Here's a detailed summary of the YouTube video transcript, broken down into bullet points:

Overall Theme:

  • The video is a critique of Liver King's recent online activities and content by Dr. Mike Israetel of RP Strength.
  • The video balances humorous snark and genuine concern over Liver King's potential deception and mental state.

Introduction and Tone:

  • Dr. Mike sets the stage by describing his approach: balance, fairness, humor, and criticism.
  • He states that individuals he perceives as deceptive grifters will face harsher criticism.
  • He jokingly acknowledges his own shortcomings as a "balding 40-year-old" while preparing to criticize Liver King.

Liver King's Health Update:

  • Liver King posts about feeling unwell since mid-October and getting a CT scan.
  • The scan reveals several issues: a mass in his colon, a twisted kidney, necrotic fold, fatty liver, and anemia.
  • Dr. Mike calls out the fatty liver diagnosis as serious, potentially caused by genetics, inactivity, poor diet, obesity, and drug abuse (including steroids).
  • He suggests Liver King may be bleeding through his colon, causing anemia.
  • Dr. Mike and his co-host discuss examining their poop.

Bouncing with Weights:

  • The video shows Liver King bouncing with powerlifting belt and weights strapped to his face.
  • Dr. Mike finds the activity absurd and pointless from a sport science perspective, suggesting the behavior is insane.
  • Liver King makes unintelligible statements during this activity.

Rotten Eggs:

  • Liver King is shown experimenting with aged eggs.
  • He examines and attempts to eat a 7-month-old soft-boiled egg, calling the yolk a "golden sunset."
  • Dr. Mike expresses disgust and questions the point of this demonstration, implying it's for attention.

Vegan Salad Attempt:

  • Liver King gathers ingredients in the woods, claiming to know botany (which Dr. Mike doubts).
  • He makes a salad with foraged greens, eggshells as croutons, honey, bee larvae, and liver.
  • Dr. Mike is grossed out by Liver King touching the food with his bare hands, especially considering the rings he wears.
  • He points out the salad isn't actually vegan due to the inclusion of liver.

Sponsor Ad Read (Element):

  • Dr. Mike grudgingly does an ad read for Element (electrolyte supplement).
  • He then jokingly suggests using Element, gasoline, and a torch to burn Liver King's salad.

Liver King's Voice and Training:

  • An older video clip is shown, revealing Liver King's natural voice (sounding "nerdy" or "like Brian").
  • Liver King and his wife are shown doing a weighted hike with backpacks.
  • Dr. Mike critiques the biomechanics of the exercise, suggesting it's inefficient and mostly serves to make him hurt all over with no tangible benefit.

Final Thoughts:

  • Dr. Mike expresses concern that Liver King is completely unhinged and those who care about him should intervene to get him off social media.
  • He rates Liver King a 1/10 and gives up trying to make sense of Liver King's behavior.
  • He jokes about drowning himself in a toilet to end the video.