# Things You Can Study in the Gym (Step 1 and Step 2 CK)

> What to study for USMLE in the gym. Step 1: Mehlman videos, then the FA Foundation Anki or NBME Booster Anki for your phase, Divine Intervention and Neil Randy. Step 2 CK: AJmonics, the Step 2 CK NBME Booster Anki, Mehlman, Divine, Dr. High Yield and Action Potential.

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## Questions this guide answers

- **What can I study for USMLE in the gym?** Anything you can watch or hear passively, and flashcards you can tap through on your phone. Step 1: Mehlman videos first, then our Anki for your phase (the FA Foundation Anki for the system you're on, or the NBME Booster Anki in your NBME phase), then Divine Intervention episodes and Neil Randy's playlists with his PDF. Step 2 CK: AJmonics, the Step 2 CK NBME Booster Anki, Mehlman's clinical playlists, Divine's last-month episodes, Dr. High Yield and Action Potential. All of them are high yield.

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USMLE Vault · Step 1 & Step 2 CK editions
Things you can study in the gym
You were going to put something in your ears at the gym anyway. It might as well be worth points.
By Dr. Marish Asudani · Published 22 October 2026
What can I study for USMLE in the gym?
Anything you can watch or hear passively, and flashcards you can tap through on your phone. Step 1: Mehlman videos first, then our Anki for your phase (the FA Foundation Anki for the system you're on, or the NBME Booster Anki in your NBME phase), then Divine Intervention episodes and Neil Randy's playlists with his PDF. Step 2 CK: AJmonics, the Step 2 CK NBME Booster Anki , Mehlman's clinical playlists, Divine's last-month episodes, Dr. High Yield and Action Potential. All of them are high yield.
Read this first This isn't "things you need to study". It's things you can study . The rule for this whole page: everything is a video, a podcast or a flashcard , and all of it is doable on your phone. These are videos you can watch passively while you learn, and every one of them is high yield.
It doesn't replace your desk hours. It turns dead time into review. That's why one of my consistency habits is simply a pair of Bluetooth earphones . Pick your Step.
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Step 1 · video Mehlman Medical videos
Short, system by system, free. Play the system you're on, or the one you're weakest in. He teaches how the NBME thinks , which is exactly the part you can absorb by listening.
▶ Mehlman · Renal Every other system's playlist is on the Mehlman guide.
The videos, not the PDFs. All 11 system playlists, and how to watch them →
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Step 1 · between sets Our Anki, on your phone
Second, us: simply doing Anki flashcards on your phone, between sets. Ours runs in your phone's browser, no app needed : no download, no setup, no syncing. Which deck depends on the phase you're in:
Revising systems (the FA Foundation phase): whenever you're revising a system, do the FA Foundation Anki of that system in the gym. It's every important line of First Aid as a flashcard, 2,499 cards, the page number on every card. You'll be better on UWorld for it. Tap here for the renal deck →
In your NBME phase: do the NBME Booster Anki for the forms you've already given. It's forms 20 to 34 and the Free 120 as 1-line cards, sorted by system, and you'll know exactly what these forms ask. Tap here for the NBME Booster →
Want to try them out for free? Both decks are in the Vault: free 3-day trial, no card needed. Works in your phone's browser.
Tap here →
When a card makes you hesitate, note the page number and open it later in the First Aid Guide . How to run the decks → · what the NBME Booster is →
The renal FA Foundation Anki deck in the Vault, the same deck you open on your phone.
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Step 1 · podcast Divine Intervention podcasts
Audio only works, no screen needed. Use the PDF to play only the high-yield episodes for your system, not whatever is next in the feed.
PDF Divine Intervention Step 1 PDF Over 127 high-yield episodes by system. Free on usmlevault.com/free-resources.
▶ Divine Intervention · USMLE Step 1 playlist
When Divine helps most →
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Step 1 · video Neil Randy's playlists, and his PDF
The PDF maps his whole library system by system, so you know which video to put on. Not just biostats: psychiatry and biochemistry are where he's best.
PDF The Neil Randy PDF Free in the Vault University.
▶ Neil Randy · Behavioral Health (psychiatry)
▶ Neil Randy · Biochemistry
Want more for Step 1? The full lists are here: the Step 1 playlists → · things to study when you're bored → · 10 videos instead of brainrot →
Step 2 CK edition
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Step 2 CK · video AJmonics
For quick consolidation and revision of everything. Best once your reasoning is in place, late in your prep.
▶ AJmonics · COMPLETE Step 2 Review
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Step 2 CK · between sets Our Step 2 CK NBME Booster Anki
Second, us again. The Step 2 CK NBME Booster Anki is tap-and-go on the phone, same as Step 1: NBME forms 9 to 16 and the Free 120 , as 1-line cards sorted by system. Do it for the forms you've already given, and you'll know what these forms ask.
Try the Step 2 CK NBME Booster Anki NBME 9 to 16 and the Free 120, in your phone's browser. Opens straight into the Step 2 CK decks.
Tap here →
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Step 2 CK · video Mehlman Medical videos
His clinical playlists. The fastest way to close a weak system.
▶ Mehlman · Internal medicine
▶ Mehlman · Pediatrics
▶ Mehlman · Surgery
▶ Mehlman · Obgyn
▶ Mehlman · Psych
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Step 2 CK · podcast Divine Intervention podcasts
The episodes in my PDF are the ones to finish in your last month before the exam.
PDF Divine Intervention Step 2 CK playlist PDF Free. Also on usmlevault.com/university.
▶ Divine Intervention · USMLE Step 2CK playlist
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Step 2 CK · reading on the phone The high-yield Step 2 PDF
The high-yield PDF of Step 2 is already in University, and in my Step 2 CK article with the other free downloads.
PDF The Step 2 CK high-yield PDF Free in usmlevault.com/university.
The same downloads, on the Step 2 CK guide →
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Step 2 CK · video Dr. High Yield
Dr. High Yield is also a good one to study from. Short and built for recall.
▶ Dr. High Yield · all videos
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Step 2 CK · after the CMS forms Action Potential Mentoring
His playlists cover various subjects. They're basically direct questions and direct advice from the CMS forms, up to CMS Form 8. If you've already done the CMS forms , watch his videos as refreshers. They're good.
▶ Action Potential · Internal Medicine Shelf / Step 2 CK
▶ Action Potential · USMLE Practice Questions
Want more for Step 2 CK? Where every Step 2 CK resource fits: Step 2 CK → · 10 YouTube videos for Step 2 CK →
Your desk hours, planned. Your gym hours, filled.
Want a day-by-day schedule that tells you exactly what to study next? The Vault builds it around your exam date.
Build my schedule on usmlevault.com/schedule →
Read next
Things to study when you're bored — switch the format, don't stop.
Divine Intervention — the episodes worth your time.
5 channels = 0 paid courses — which channel, in which phase.
Step 2 CK — the 6 resources behind a 254.
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Author: Dr. Marish Asudani

Updated: 2026-10-22