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Mentor Sessions Ep. 037: Michael Morelli on Rock Bottom Addiction Recovery, Building a Bitcoin-Powered Fitness Empire, Parallels to Sound Money & Radical Longevity
Michael Morelli's Bitcoin journey mirrors his brutal addiction recovery: from high more than sober for a decade, snorting oxycodone amid bankruptcy and affairs, to a 113-day shred from 25% to 8% body fat—bootstrapping FitScript into a multimillion-dollar data-driven health empire coaching 600+ men with peak biomarkers while stacking BTC as a maxi since 2020. Inspired by Saifedean Ammous' "The Bitcoin Standard," Morelli draws logical parallels between paleo nutrition's ancestral simplicity and Bitcoin's finite, sound money—why it's the only asset that "just seems logical" in a fiat-fueled health and wealth disparity crisis. In this BTC Sessions interview, he busts carnivore myths (labs "fucking wrecked"), unpacks peptides for faster gains, red light therapy hacks, and his no-excuses mantra: if a coke-addicted bankrupt can rebuild to live until 150, stacking sats with low-time preference, Bitcoiners have zero excuses for subpar health.
Topics:
Brutal rock bottom: Addiction, abuse & what led there
113-day rebirth: Fatherhood spark & no-excuses mindset
Bootstrapping empire: Mom's basement to millions
Fitness myths busted: Carnivore dangers & paleo logic
Bitcoin awakening: Shitcoins to maxi via Saifedean
Health-money parallels: Disparity extremes & white coat traps
Actionable optimization: Low-hanging fruit for BTC stackers
Peptides decoded: Mechanisms for faster recovery
Red light therapy: Mitochondria boost & hair regrowth
Entrepreneurship grit: Fuck Aging brand & mindset mastery
Chapters:
00:00 Teaser & Intro
01:24 Background & Journey
02:09 Addiction & Rock Bottom
04:42 No Excuses
06:10 Abuse & Roots
13:04 Fitness & Control
16:34 Empire Collapse
19:03 Biz Success
23:42 Myths & Paleo
26:13 Lab & FitScript
31:05 BTC Parallels & Journey
33:06 Disparities & Pharma
38:50 Actionable Tips
43:07 Longevity & Alpha
47:53 Peptides & Red Light
1:02:45 Outro & Discount
About Michael Morelli
Performance health engineer, founder FitScript. Test, don’t guess.
X.com: @morellifit
FitScript: fitscript.me (mention podcast for $1000 off)
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