Hi friends! This episode is featuring Dr. Eric Helms, protein expert and body builder. He is a prolific researcher and scientist, did his Masters thesis on the topic of optimizing protein intake during fat loss and is currently completing an updated meta analysis on this topic. We also discuss the best way to build muscle, what the science says on fasted vs fed workouts, and more! See full bio below.

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Link to join the facebook group for the podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2017506024952802/ Dr. Eric Helms is a coach, athlete, author, and educator. A trainer since the early 2000’s, he’s worked in the US Air force, commercial gyms, private training studios, medical fitness and strength and conditioning facilities. Eric has published multiple peer reviewed articles in exercise science and nutrition journals and writes for commercial fitness publications. He’s taught undergraduate and graduate level nutrition and exercise science and speaks internationally at academic and commercial conferences for fitness, nutrition and strength and conditioning. He has a BSc in fitness and wellness, an MSc in exercise science, a second masters in sports nutrition, a PhD in strength and conditioning, and is a research fellow for AUT at the Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand. He is also co-founder for MASS monthly strength and conditioning review. Check out the MASS monthly research review -

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