How to Build Anti-Aging Muscle Mass & a New Way to Think About Obesity With Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
Update: 2024-04-30
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Episode Highlights With Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
- Why the body becomes less efficient at protein turnover with age and how to counteract this
- The biggest needle movers when it comes to building muscle
- Why not to train to get better and what to do instead
- How to build an effective structure for getting stronger that doesn’t have to take a ton of time
- Why high-intensity training even just once a week, can make a huge difference
- When you exercise, you sensitize muscles to glucose
- The long-term benefits of training on hormones and aging
- Differences between women and men with training and hormones
- The most important workouts women can do
- What to know about sarcopenia and what we can do about it
- Sarcopenia is not a disease of aging but a disease of inactivity
- How this relates to cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's
- What the normal recommendations get wrong about protein consumption
- Quality of protein matters and how to optimize this
- Dietary protein is essential to building and maintaining muscle but quality matters a lot
- The normal dietary protein numbers are just the minimum to avoid deficiency and are not adequate for building muscle and being metabolically optimal
- Standards vs goals for getting better
- How to use technology and tracking to your advantage in making these changes
Resources We Mention
- Forever Strong: A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well by Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
- Dr. Gabrielle Lyon - website
- Dr. Gabrielle Lyon - Podcast
- Hand Grip Strengthener
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