Kevin Otto - Energy & Strength

04/21/2026

Bad health advice is everywhere.

This one actually pi**es me off.

Some wellness “expert” told someone that parking at the far end of the lot doesn’t count as steps.

Are you kidding me?

Those steps count.

Every single one of them.

If parking far away is the only intentional movement you get that day, that is still a win.

Do not let anyone make you feel like what you’re doing isn’t enough.

Any movement beats no movement.

Full stop.

Tag someone who needs to hear this.

04/13/2026

Most supplements are a waste of money.

I’ve been experimenting with them for over 10 years.

The majority produce zero noticeable difference after three months.

And yet I still take a few. Call it insurance.

But creatine is different.

Not in a dramatic, smack-you-in-the-face kind of way. More of a quiet “huh, my brain actually works today” kind of difference.

I started taking it for muscle performance. Then I came across research on creatine and cognitive performance under sleep deprivation.

I bumped my dose from 5g to 20g a day, split into two servings.
Within days I noticed clearer thinking and better focus. My mood improved too.

When your brain is under-resourced, everything suffers. When it gets what it needs, a lot of things quietly improve.

The research is promising but not settled. The most cited study used 20g per day for 4 weeks and found a significant increase in brain creatine levels.

Do your own reading.

Get creatine monohydrate. Nothing else. If the label says anything other than creatine monohydrate, put it back.

Creapure is a higher-purity version at roughly double the price. Whether that’s worth it is your call. I use regular monohydrate.

Stomach issues? Spread your dose across 3 or 4 smaller servings through the day.

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Studies:

Dechent et al. (1999)
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10484486

Gordji-Nejad et al. (2024)
nature.com/articles/s41598-024-54249-9

Rae et al. (2003)
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1691485

Fabiano N, Candow D. (2025)
jpbs.hapres.com/htmls/JPBS_1766_Detail.html

04/11/2026

Holy s**t. I closed the bag.

Didn’t finish the whole thing. Put a clip on it and walked away like some kind of reasonable adult.

I don’t even know who I am anymore.

I went grocery shopping hungry tonight because I was out of toilet paper and basically out of food.

Classic.

Already had popcorn planned before I even left the house.

Then the chip aisle happened.

Grabbed Popcorners instead of the Old Dutch I was eyeing and kept moving.

Then went home and made a giant bowl of popcorn for supper.

Avocado oil spray. Nutritional yeast. Soda stream cola on the side.

That’s the meal.

Rebuilding your energy after 40 doesn’t require a perfect plate.

It doesn’t require willpower you don’t have at 8pm.

It just requires slightly better calls when you can make them.

Chips on Tuesday. Popcorn for supper on Wednesday. Both are fine.

You’re not a machine. You’re a person who ran out of toilet paper.

Kevin “Ghost Wipe” Otto 👻

04/08/2026

You get your bloodwork done.

Everything looks fine.

And you get sent home.

But you're still exhausted by 2pm. Still waking up tired. Still dragging yourself through every day on caffeine and willpower.

That's not aging. That's running on the wrong fuel for too long.

I was pushing 218 pounds, running on two to four coffees with cream and sugar and a pack of smokes, grinding for months on end as a consultant in the oil field.

I thought that was just life.

It wasn't. And yours doesn't have to be either.

Comment EMPTY, and I'll get Mr. Robotto to send you my free guide, Stop Running On Empty.

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03/29/2026

I was an environmental consultant in the oil field.

Long hours. Months on end away from home.

And my daily fuel was four double-doubles, a pack of smokes, Sun Chips, Hot Rods, a Mars bar, and a bottle of water.

Every. Single. Day.

I thought I was tired because life was busy.

Turns out I was tired because that was my fuel.

53 pounds gone. Energy through the roof. Felt better than I did in my twenties.

Here’s what actually changed everything and it wasn’t a gym membership or some crazy diet.

It was six simple things. And I’m breaking down every single one of them in future videos.

If any of this sounds familiar drop a “SAME” in the comments below. 👇

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03/25/2026

“I want more energy” is not a goal.

It’s a symptom.

Energy is the currency. The question is what you’re spending it on.

Being present with your kids.
Feeling close to your partner again.
Recognizing yourself.

That’s the real goal. And it changes everything about how you get there.

What are you actually trying to get back? Drop it below.

08/15/2024

04/08/2024

Diamond Dallas Page's Diamond Cutter has a new meaning these days. I first posted about DDPY... Maybe a decade ago.

Fu***ng 'eh Ken!

At 540 lbs, Ken's life was constant pain and severe depression - his self image was "human garbage" and thought of himself as a "monster". One day when his ...

10/07/2023

Oooo, looks like one semi-blast of sun this weekend before fall sets in… I gotta get my butt in that thing.

09/04/2023

Things you didn’t realize you missed until you experience.

Coffee in the still off the morning…

Coffee not needed, lake recommended.

02/01/2022

Go Little Rock Star