514: How to Build Muscle to Burn Body Fat & Live Longer | Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
The Jesse Chappus Show
The Importance of Resistance Training in Adolescence
"I've always worked out with my kids, either strapped on me or with them. We do physical activity all the time," she says. "It's very critical because the female really sets the stage for the unborn child." The more physically fit she is, there is potential that that translates over to the health of the child.
Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/514drgabriellelyon
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- BMI (body mass index) is an outdated measurement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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