
Tools for Nutrition & Fitness | Dr. Layne Norton
Andrew Huberman
Aug 12, 2024
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Train shy of failure to enhance strength gains
To maximize strength gains, you are likely better off not training to failure very often, as managing fatigue is critical for force production.
Build muscle after 50 with effective training
People over 50 can build the same amount of muscle as a percentage of their starting muscle mass as younger individuals can.
Maintain metabolism by preserving lean muscle mass
Your metabolism stays relatively flat from age 20 to 70, and any decline is almost entirely explained by the loss of lean muscle mass, not age itself.
Swap butter for seed oils to improve metabolic health
When calories are matched, swapping saturated fats like butter for polyunsaturated fats from seed oils appears to be neutral or beneficial for metabolic health markers.
Choose diet drinks over water to enhance weight loss
When replacing sugary drinks, people on average lose slightly more weight with diet drinks than with water, possibly because the sweet taste helps satisfy cravings.
Explore collagen's role in skin tissue regeneration
While still unproven, a plausible mechanism for collagen improving skin is that its unique amino acids, like glycine, are absorbed and become available for building new tissue.
Understand pathways to clarify health outcomes
Just because a biochemical pathway exists does not mean it will produce a specific health outcome, but if an outcome exists, there is always a mechanism to explain it.
Time meals to maximize muscle protein synthesis
Muscle protein synthesis peaks around 90 minutes after a meal and returns to baseline by three hours, even if amino acid levels in the blood remain high.
Focus on total calories and protein, not carb timing
As long as you control for total daily calories and protein, the specific timing of your carbohydrate intake throughout the day has no significant impact on body composition.
Incorporate resistance training to combat depression
In one study, resistance training just twice a week for 25 minutes had a massive effect size of 1.7 on improving major depressive disorder, far greater than typical SSRIs.
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