Welcome Back To The Cardio Underground

You made it through Level 1. You outlasted the doubters. You survived the breathless agony of “cardiac dev,” maxed your 2K row, and learned to love your Zone 3 like a meathead monk on a monastic assault bike.

But THAT was just the initiation.

Now… it’s time for war.

This is Level 2: Anaerobic / High-Intensity Interval Training. Where you take that cardiac engine you lovingly rebuilt from the bones of your neglected VO₂ max—and slap a twin-turbo V8 onto it with blood-lust and science.

We’re talking meathead anaerobic theology. Crackling synaptic electricity. Flesh-melting lactic fire. Where Type IIA fibers are resurrected and nervous systems are baptized in blood lactate.

THE PROBLEM: YOUR LIFTING IS STALLING BECAUSE YOU’RE POWERLESS

You’re strong.

But you ain’t powerful.

And deep down, you know it.

Your 5RM feels like your 3RM.

Your reps fall off a cliff faster than a Russian cosmonaut on his 10th squat set.

You can’t recover between rounds without sounding like a bulldog in a sauna.

You’ve built the base.
But the weapon is still in the darn forge.

THE TRUTH BOMB: AEROBIC ≠ ANAEROBIC

Level 1 rebuilt your aerobic engine.

But Level 2?
Level 2 arms it with missiles.

Two Systems Rule the World of Meathead Metabolism:

? AEROBIC (Level 1):

• Fat-burning, recovery-boosting, cardiac-developing base
• Keeps you alive between sets
• You’ve already crushed this

? ANAEROBIC (Level 2):

• Type II madness
• Glycolytic fury
• Power output from the infernal abyss
• The realm of Tabata devils, lactate goblins, and EPOC warlords

HIIT WITHOUT THE B.S.

Most lifters do HIIT wrong.

They thrash hard—but adapt soft.

They light the fuse—but never explode.

Their CNS cries “uncle.” Their joints beg mercy. And the only thing they improve is their ability to feel like sh*t in less time.

This system solves that.

• You’ll train the exact systems you use in lifting: ATP-PC & Glycolysis
• You’ll respect the neurological load and program around it
• You’ll recover better between lifts and not trash your next deadlift day

THE FRAMEWORK: 4 PHASES OF PURE INTERVAL HELLFIRE

1. THE SCIENCE

• Anaerobic Glycolysis: ATP + Lactate + H⁺ = acidic muscle meltdowns (unless trained properly)
• Lactate Myths: Stop fearing it. Learn to weaponize it.
• EPOC Reality: Oxygen debt becomes metabolic credit.
• Fiber Type Dynamics: Wake the dead Type IIx fibers. They’re sleeping in creatine-filled sarcophagi.
• Cardiac Pump Theory: Power starts in the heart, but finishes in the mitochondria’s funeral pyre.
• Rate Limiter Theory: Find your bottleneck—nervous system? Fuel? CNS? Deal with it.

2. THE ASSESSMENT — ENTER THE BIOENERGETIC GAUNTLET

• The 100M to 5K Progressive Test Battery (Yes, you’ll bleed through your rower handle)
• Compare your sprint-to-endurance ratio like a Soviet lab rat
• Full system fuel use spectrum: test it, tweak it, tear it down
• Heart Rate Recovery and CO₂ tolerance diagnostics
• Lactate threshold estimation—without a single drop of blood on the floor (unless you want that)

3. THE PROTOCOLS — WHERE WORK HURTS AND GROWTH LIVES

• 15-30s max intervals, full rest
• Rower + Assault Bike + Concept 2-friendly (Echo Bike if you want to see God)
• Neural stress, eccentric overload, Type IIA invocation
• 1–3 min all-out + strategic work: rest ratios
• Build your “acid armor” to buffer H⁺ like a physiology warlock
• Parasyms back on line; HRV returns from the grave
• Repeated Sprint Ability drills
• 1:6 → 1:1 ratios = from full-send to the edge of overreaching
• Train like you fight
• Maintenance programming
• VO₂ / lactate / repeat sprint outputs fused into a new physiological abomination

Customize based on lifting, sport, or full metal masochism

RECOVERY: THE ULTIMATE WEAPON

HIIT doesn’t make you better—recovery from HIIT does.

That’s why this course weaves in:

• Parasympathetic downregulation (breathwork, vision drills, pacing)
• HRV monitoring (Garmin, Oura, or just raw feel, you beast)
• Fuel strategies to match your glycolytic demand
• Moxy / MOXXI support if you wanna go full nerd

SCHEDULE: 4 LIVE SESSIONS + RECORDINGS FOREVER

Tues/Thurs - Live Online Over 4 sessions

• Deep dives, protocols, and chaotic Q&A rants
• Ask questions, get answers, throw molotovs at bad science

You Get:

• All new Level 2 protocols
• Progressive scaling from lifter-lean to lab-tested madman
• Lifetime access to all recordings
• Templates, tools, and tweaks based on your gear and training

RESULTS FROM THE LEVEL 1 UNDERGROUND

WHO THIS IS FOR

✅ Level 1 grads ready to add jet fuel to their deadlifts
✅ Lifters with VO₂ max 20–50 who want more energy, faster PRs, and a buffer against fatigue
✅ Coaches who want to teach HIIT that actually works
✅ Meatheads who want better work capacity without sacrificing size or strength
✅ Lifters who know: “Just lift more” is no longer enough

❌ WHO THIS IS NOT FOR

❌ Beginners
❌ Instagram cardio bunnies
❌ People who think Tabata is a “style” not a protocol
❌ Anyone unwilling to track, test, or breathe through the chaos
❌ Anyone not willing to work hard
❌ PF goers who think they can avoid an elevated HR

100% MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE

Track your progress.
Test your outputs.
If you don’t improve?
I’ll refund every penny—and buy you a pack of smelling salts

LIMITED TIME ONLY $597 → ONLY $297 Early Bird

You get:

• 4 live online sessions
• Lifetime access
• Complete implementation protocols
• Anaerobic testing & monitoring tools
• Full program integration with your lifting
• Direct Q&A with me (Dr. Mike)

Enrollment closes: August 12 at midnight
After that, the doors slam shut. You’ll need to wait until I reopen in the future… if I do at all.