How to Build Muscle to Burn Body Fat & Live Longer | Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
Episode 514
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Dr. Gabrielle Lyon (IG: @drgabriellelyon) is a well-respected functional medicine practitioner and the founder of the Institute for Muscle-Centric Medicine.
She is a nationally recognized speaker and media contributor specializing in brain & thyroid health, lean body mass support and longevity.
Gabrielle's goal is to change the paradigm of medicine from obesity-focused to muscle-centric and change the way we think about health and medicine with high scientific integrity.
If you're looking to learn how to build muscle and why it's so important for a long and healthy life, this episode is for you!
In this episode, we discuss:
- Muscle is the organ of longevity
- Understanding how to build muscle
- Maintaining healthy muscle is critical
- Identify the importance of skeletal muscle
- How do we get healthy muscle?
- The process of muscle protein synthesis
- What is a DEXA body composition scan?
- BMI (body mass index) is an outdated measurement
- Skeletal muscle is an endocrine organ
- Focus on strength first
- The best exercises for building strength
- Optimal dietary protein intake requirements
- The problem with nutrition labels and protein
- Choose whey over pea protein
- Consume 30-50 grams of protein with your first meal of the day
- Who benefits from supplementing with branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs)?
- Is there a connection between amino acids and cancer?
- Understanding dietary protein and gluconeogenesis
- Should you consume protein before and after training?
- Why Gabrielle is rethinking her intermittent fasting strategy
- Prioritize sleep and recovery
- You develop your natural strength for life during adolescence
- It's never too late to start working out
- Make time for fitness
- Leg strength is key for older people
- The top supplements Gabrielle recommends
- What is Urolithin A?
- Collagen is an incomplete protein
- The benefits of creatine
- Gabrielle's typical day working out + what she eats in a day
- Debunking the myth that working out = bulking up
- Gabrielle's top 3 tips to break through mental resistance
- Set standards for who you want to be
- What Gabrielle learned from working with people on their deathbed
- Vegans can't eat their way out of climate change
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Bente Pedersen
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago