Seasonal Optimization & How To Thrive When The Days Get Shorter

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The Better Basics Podcast

Matt Stone and Dylan Waldhuetter

99 episodes

19 hours ago

Fitness and nutrition conversations from ordinary dudes for regular people. This podcast explores the confusing landscape of all things health, from the experiences and perspectives of two lifelong friends that have tried it all. With tons of experts in the space - some more qualified than others and some sharing better information than others - we are bringing a non-biased, proudly uncertain, experience-based voice to curiously explore the world of fitness and nutrition in an effort to bring more people into the fold.

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Seasonal Optimization & How To Thrive When The Days Get Shorter

The Better Basics Podcast

1 hour 2 minutes 26 seconds

2 months ago

Seasonal Optimization & How To Thrive When The Days Get Shorter

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Worth It? Vitamin D Supplementation in the Dark Months

Main Course: When the days get shorter and your motivation starts to fade, it’s not weakness — it’s biology. In this episode, Matt and Dylan break down how to optimize your training, nutrition, and mindset for the darker months.

They cover why your body naturally slows down in winter (and how to work with it), why this is the perfect season to lift heavy and recover harder, how to adjust your nutrition and supplement strategy, and simple environmental hacks to keep your mood and energy up.

Instead of fighting the cold and darkness, learn how to periodize your life the same way you do your training — with intention, rhythm, and a plan for every season. You can’t control the sunlight, but you can control your systems. Build structure, adjust expectations, and keep showing up — that’s real seasonal optimization.

Q&A: My old trainer told me to cycle on and off creatine every 2-3 weeks. What do you guys think?