Muscle Intelligence

The proven system 1000+ men use to stay lean, strong, clear, and capable.
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What if your biggest performance problem isn't strategy, discipline, or effort, but subconscious resistance you can't see? In this episode, Ben sits down with high-performance coach and regression hypnotherapist Elliot Roe to break down how elite performers remove the "brakes" that keep them stuck below their potential. You'll learn how subconscious patterns form (often between ages 5–10), why talk therapy can miss the root programming, and how physical sensations like tightness, nausea, or dread can reveal the exact block that needs work. If you've ever known what to do but couldn't make yourself do it, this conversation will change how you see your mind.
 
5 Bullet Points:
How subconscious "programs" drive self-sabotage
Why fear is behind most performance blocks
The cube-to-ball metaphor for elite optimization
How to spot your blind spots fast
A simple self-audit to reveal resistance
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Get Started with Muscle Intelligence
Whenever you're ready... here are 3 ways we can help you look, feel and perform at your best:
 
1. Grab a free copy of 1 of our BRAND NEW Peak Performance Protocols.
This is for high performers looking to 10x their training and nutrition results by becoming 10x more effective.
Click here - https://go.muscleintelligence.com/high-performance-executive-report/
 
2. Join the Muscle Intelligence Community and connect with other men like you who want to uplevel their health and fitness.
It's our new Facebook group where I coach members live, share what's working with my private clients and announce tickets to my upcoming trainings and events.
Click here - https://www.muscleintelligence.com/community
 
3. Work with me 1-on-1
If you're a top performing executive or entrepreneur who wants a fully customized comprehensive health protocol and support from a team of world-class specialists, click here to speak with a member of my team to review all of your goals and options: https://www.muscleintelligence.com/apply?utm_campaign=YT
About Ben
Ben Pakulski is the Chief Performance Officer to elite executives, successful entrepreneurs, and top athletes.With over 25 years of experience, he coaches high achievers to build the physical, psychological, and metabolic resilience required to lead at the highest level. As the creator of the Muscle Intelligence framework, Ben specializes in aligning biology and behavior to drive sustained peak performance. His mission is to redefine what's possible for people in their prime and push the boundaries of human potential.
 
Guest Bio
Elliot Roe is a high-performance coach and regression-based hypnotherapist known for helping elite performers remove subconscious resistance and access consistent flow. He works with CEOs, professional athletes, traders, and other top-tier operators who are already successful but feel an invisible ceiling: hesitation, self-sabotage, anxiety, fear of failure, or fear of success.
Elliot's approach blends deep meditative trance work with targeted emotional reframing to identify the root memories driving a pattern, then overwrite the emotional charge so the trigger no longer fires. He's also the founder of Prime Mind, an app offering guided hypnotherapy audios designed to improve performance, confidence, and emotional regulation.
 
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Mindset & Elliot Rowe
01:53 - Regression Therapy Explained
04:05 - How Hypnotherapy Works
05:53 - Childhood Roots of Belief
15:07 - Reaching Elite Performance
25:44 - From Self to Global Impact
28:31 - Parenting & Emotional Wiring
31:32 - Fear and Self-Sabotage
34:13 - Authenticity vs Imposter Syndrome
36:14 - Finding Subconscious Blocks
38:00 - Coaches vs Therapists
40:47 - What Makes a Great Therapist
42:00 - Mindset vs Life Coaching
45:29 - Defining True Freedom
47:39 - Resources & Where to Start

In this episode, Ben Pakulski breaks down the exact system he uses to create predictable, repeatable results for high-performing men over 40. You'll learn why most longevity and optimization protocols fail, how measuring inputs instead of outcomes keeps people stuck, and how Ben's Pro Performance & Longevity Diagnostic identifies the single biggest constraint holding your body back. From sleep and circadian rhythm to inflammation, genetics, mindset, and mitochondrial function, this episode lays out a complete performance framework built for long-term dominance.
 
5 Bullet Points:
Why inputs feel productive but fail long-term
The six levers that determine transformation
How sleep and circadian rhythm control results
Why genetics must guide training and nutrition
How to stop guessing and start measuring
Call To Actions:
The proven system 1000+ men use to stay lean, strong, clear, and capable.
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If you're interested in working with Ben.
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Whenever you're ready... here are 3 ways we can help you look, feel and perform at your best:
 
1. Grab a free copy of 1 of our BRAND NEW Peak Performance Protocols.
This is for high performers looking to 10x their training and nutrition results by becoming 10x more effective.
Click here - https://go.muscleintelligence.com/high-performance-executive-report/
 
2. Join the Muscle Intelligence Community and connect with other men like you who want to uplevel their health and fitness.
It's our new Facebook group where I coach members live, share what's working with my private clients and announce tickets to my upcoming trainings and events.
Click here - https://www.muscleintelligence.com/community
 
3. Work with me 1-on-1
If you're a top performing executive or entrepreneur who wants a fully customized comprehensive health protocol and support from a team of world-class specialists, click here to speak with a member of my team to review all of your goals and options: https://www.muscleintelligence.com/apply?utm_campaign=YT
 
About Ben
Ben Pakulski is the Chief Performance Officer to elite executives, successful entrepreneurs, and top athletes.With over 25 years of experience, he coaches high achievers to build the physical, psychological, and metabolic resilience required to lead at the highest level. As the creator of the Muscle Intelligence framework, Ben specializes in aligning biology and behavior to drive sustained peak performance. His mission is to redefine what's possible for people in their prime and push the boundaries of human potential.
 
Time Stamps:
00:00 Low Body Fat "Cheat Code"
03:48 Genetics and Fitness
16:50 The Four Pillars of Resilience
19:44 Sleep for Peak Performance
25:08 Sleep and Long-Term Health
27:53 Stress and Self-Control
33:48 Building Strength and Skill
36:40 Gut Health Basics
39:17 Inflammation and Metabolic Health
40:27 Mindset and Commitment to the Process

Work with me 1-on-1
If you're a top performing executive or entrepreneur who wants a fully customized comprehensive health protocol and support from a team of world-class specialists, click here to speak with a member of my team to review all of your goals and options: https://www.muscleintelligence.com/apply?utm_campaign=YT

 
What happens after you reach the goal you thought would fulfill you? In this episode, Ben Pakulski sits down with Mike O'Hearn for a raw, honest conversation about masculinity, discipline, bodybuilding, and purpose. They explore why chasing titles, fame, or approval often leaves men empty and how the real transformation happens in the process, not the podium. From training for longevity and being an athlete at 80, to raising resilient kids and rebuilding the brotherhood in fitness, this episode challenges everything modern culture gets wrong about success. If you care about strength, legacy, and becoming a complete man, this conversation will hit hard.
 
5 Bullet Points:
Why chasing outcomes destroys fulfillment
The second mountain every man faces
Training for life, not trophies
Discipline creates identity, not fame
Raising resilient, capable humans
 
About Ben
Ben Pakulski is the Chief Performance Officer to elite executives, successful entrepreneurs, and top athletes.With over 25 years of experience, he coaches high achievers to build the physical, psychological, and metabolic resilience required to lead at the highest level. As the creator of the Muscle Intelligence framework, Ben specializes in aligning biology and behavior to drive sustained peak performance. His mission is to redefine what's possible for people in their prime and push the boundaries of human potential.
 
Guest Bio
Mike O'Hearn is a legendary American athlete, bodybuilder, actor, and lifelong advocate for physical culture done right. With a career spanning powerlifting, bodybuilding, television, film, and elite athletic performance, Mike is best known for blending strength, longevity, and character. A former Mr. Universe, American Gladiator icon, and competitive lifter across multiple disciplines, he has remained competitive and athletic for decades by prioritizing movement, discipline, and purpose over shortcuts. Beyond the physique, Mike is deeply respected for his integrity, mentorship, and commitment to family values. He represents an old-school standard of excellence: earn your place, respect the process, and build a body that serves your life, not the other way around.
 
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro & Dosing Stories
00:46 - Dark Side of Bodybuilding
02:25 - Life Lessons & Mentorship
06:20 - Bodybuilding Journey
11:10 - Process Over Outcome
31:42 - Parenting & Childhood Influences
32:44 - Trauma & Success
36:31 - Brotherhood in Bodybuilding & Jiu-Jitsu
39:52 - Teaching Habits to Kids
44:08 - Balance in All Areas of Life
01:01:25 - Behavior vs. Nutrition
01:02:08 - Training Challenges on the Road
01:03:31 - Athleticism vs. Bodybuilding
01:14:00 - Raising Authentic Children
01:23:46 - Frameworks for Success

The proven system 1000+ men use to stay lean, strong, clear, and capable.
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What happens when you combine a legendary physique with total honesty? In this episode, I sit down with the one and only Lee Priest at the iconic Gold's Gym in Venice California, to unpack the real foundations of bodybuilding: hard training, simple nutrition, and ruthless consistency. Lee shares what his actual contest prep looked like (including the cycles people still argue about), why modern bodybuilding often looks "softer," and the intensity mindset most lifters have lost. We also go deeper on focus, distraction, and why phones are quietly destroying training quality, and even life quality. If you're serious about building muscle, staying powerful as you age, and cutting through the noise, this one delivers.
 
5 Bullet Points:
Lee's real contest-prep cycle, explained simply
Why "more gear" often makes you worse
Old school training principles that still win
The intensity mindset most lifters avoid
Phones, distraction, and lost training quality
 
About Ben
Ben Pakulski is the Chief Performance Officer to elite executives, successful entrepreneurs, and top athletes.With over 25 years of experience, he coaches high achievers to build the physical, psychological, and metabolic resilience required to lead at the highest level. As the creator of the Muscle Intelligence framework, Ben specializes in aligning biology and behavior to drive sustained peak performance. His mission is to redefine what's possible for people in their prime and push the boundaries of human potential.
 
Guest Bio
Lee Priest is a legendary Australian IFBB professional bodybuilder known for world-class proportions, freaky density, and a brutally honest voice in the sport. Rising through the ranks as a teenage standout, Lee earned his pro card in the early 1990s and became one of bodybuilding's most iconic physiques through the late-90s and 2000s. He's respected not just for how he looked on stage, but for how he trained: hard, simple, consistent, and focused on execution over ego. Today, Lee remains a fan-favorite for his unfiltered opinions on modern bodybuilding culture, drugs, training intensity, and what it actually takes to build an elite body.
 
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Meeting Lee Priest: A Bodybuilding Legend
01:45 - Lee Priest's Early Career and Challenges
03:28 - Training at Gold's Gym: Memories and Changes
07:53 - Competing and Training Philosophy
11:18 - Reflections on Bodybuilding and Life
32:58 - Commonwealth Connections and Prime Ministers
33:13 - First Exposure to Olympia
33:35 - Comparing Bodybuilders: Then and Now
34:18 - Training Techniques and Intensity
42:06 - The Role of Technology in Training
46:23 - The Importance of Family Values
47:06 - The Influence of Social Media
48:15 - Longevity and Health Concerns
53:37 - The Impact of Modern Lifestyle on Kids
56:02 - Concluding Thoughts and Future Plans
57:31 - Personal Reflections on Training and Health
01:00:16 - The Evolution of Training Methods

The proven system 1000+ men use to stay lean, strong, clear, and capable.
https://www.muscleintelligence.com/apply/
 
If you're interested in working with Ben.
[email protected]
 
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In this episode, Ben sits down with Kenny Santucci, founder of Strong New York, to talk about what actually moves the needle in health, confidence, and life direction. They get into why "health is the one thing that upgrades everything," how overcommitting quietly destroys performance, and why the right coach tells you the truth, even when it stings.
Kenny shares his mindset on building value, earning respect, and creating a life you don't want to escape from. They also touch on TRT, longevity examples that'll reframe your standards, and how genetics can explain behaviors like cravings, stress, and food choices.
 
5 Bullet Points:
Health is the ultimate force multiplier
Overcommitting ruins performance fast
Be so good they can't ignore you
Direction beats endless options
Genetics guide choices, not destiny
The proven system 1000+ men use to stay lean, strong, clear, and capable.
https://www.muscleintelligence.com/apply/
 
If you're interested in working with Ben.
[email protected]
 
Join 200,000 men in their prime, reading our weekly newsletter:
http://muscleintelligence.com/newsletter
 
 
About Ben
Ben Pakulski is the Chief Performance Officer to elite executives, successful entrepreneurs, and top athletes.With over 25 years of experience, he coaches high achievers to build the physical, psychological, and metabolic resilience required to lead at the highest level. As the creator of the Muscle Intelligence framework, Ben specializes in aligning biology and behavior to drive sustained peak performance. His mission is to redefine what's possible for people in their prime and push the boundaries of human potential.
 
About Kenny Santucci
Kenny Santucci is the founder of Strong New York and The Strength Club, a coach and community builder who's spent 15+ years "in the trenches" training real people, not just talking theory. Known for his no-fluff, execution-first approach, Kenny helps everyday New Yorkers and high performers build strength, confidence, and resilience through consistent training and better decisions. He also hosts the Strong New York Podcast and runs the Strong New York event, bringing together top coaches, brands, and everyday athletes to make fitness a culture, not a trend. Kenny's message is simple: get stronger, build value, and live a bigger life.
 
Time Stamps:
00:00 The Importance of Health
03:51 Overcoming Self-Doubt
07:57 Neutral Thinking and Emotional Balance
10:46 Building Value and Authenticity
25:08 The Power of Collaboration
28:48 Curating Events for Beginners
29:52 The Power of Community and Inspiration
31:01 Building a Successful Fitness Event
34:09 Highlighting Key Speakers
36:13 The Importance of Friendships and Networking
38:48 The Value of Expertise and Experience
53:06 The Role of Direction and Focus
57:36 The Importance of Self-Image
58:52 Client Success Story: Transforming Lives
01:01:40 The Power of Exercise and Movement
01:02:22 Exploring the Benefits of Testosterone and Peptides
01:09:15 Genetics and Longevity
01:16:24 Building a Fitness Brand
01:22:24 Strong New York: Vision and Goals