Want to Stay Powerful as You Age? Feed the Nervous System With This!

Most people think strength comes from muscle size.
That bigger muscles automatically mean more power.
But what if that isn’t the full story?

In this video, I break down something surprising:
human studies where muscle didn’t grow — but strength and power still improved.
Not because of motivation.
Not because of supplements.
But because of how the nervous system activates muscle.

We take a close look at a simple food — Alaska Pollock — and why scientists started studying it in the first place. Not as a “superfood,” not as a shortcut, but as a possible signal that influences how muscles are controlled, not just how big they are.

I explain everything in detail:

What Pollock is and where it comes from
What animal studies found (and why that matters — but has limits)
What human studies actually showed
Why strength can increase without muscle size changing
What the onion skin phenomenon is and how Pollock fixes it
What scientists think peptides might be doing — and what they still don’t know
Whether this fish is safe to eat regularly
And why I personally include it in my routine

This video is not about magic foods.
It’s not about replacing training.
And it’s not about hype.

It’s about understanding that movement, power, and aging are controlled first by the nervous system, and that food doesn’t just fuel the body — it can also send information to it.
Watch with an open mind.
Think for yourself.
And decide what makes sense for you.

Sponsorship Disclaimer

The foods shown in this video are not sponsored.
I am not affiliated with, paid by, or promoting any brand.
I’m simply showing what I personally eat

00:00 - Intro
00:22 - What is Pollock?
00:43 - The Animal Results: Building a Faster "Muscle Factory"
02:33 - Pollock targets two major 'muscle killers
04:07 - The Human Results: Software vs. Hardware
05:33 - Understanding the "Onion Skin" Pattern
08:08 - The Peptide Mystery & The Brain Connection
11:36 - Safety & Mercury — The Part Everyone Worries About
13:17 - My Personal Pollock Intake
13:33 - Macros and Micronutrients In Pollock
14:03 - Closing Words
14:21 - Disclaimer
14:40 - My Protein Sources

References:

https://www.alaskapollock.org/about-t... WILD ALASKA POLLOCK 101

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/... - Fish Protein Ingestion Induces Neural, but Not Muscular Adaptations, Following Resistance Training in Young Adults

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/... - Effect of Resistance Training and Fish Protein Intake on Motor Unit Firing Pattern and Motor Function of Elderly

https://academic.oup.com/ijfst/articl... - Alaska pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) proteins and hydrolysed polypeptides: a systematic review of their potential bioactivities

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/3/547 - Dietary Alaska Pollack Protein Induces Acute and Sustainable Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy in Rats

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/art... - Dietary Alaska pollack protein improves skeletal muscle weight recovery after immobilization-induced atrophy in rats

https://academic.oup.com/bbb/article-... - Fish protein intake induces fast-muscle hypertrophy and reduces liver lipids and serum glucose levels in rats

https://www.fda.gov/food/consumers/ad... - Advice about Eating Fish

https://tools.myfooddata.com/nutritio... - Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked

https://www.fda.gov/media/102331/down... - ADVICE ABOUT EATING FISH For Those Who Might Become or Are Pregnant or Breastfeeding and Children Ages 1 – 11 Years

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/... - Size Principle

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... - Mercury Content in Commercially Available Finfish in the United States