Why Strength Training Is a Game-Changer for Metabolic Health (And How to Get Started)
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Why Strength Training Is a Game-Changer for Metabolic Health (And How to Get Started)
Muscle: The Real Fountain of Youth
By Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
Excerpted from Forever Strong: A New Science Based Strategy for Aging Well
My goal is nothing short of upending modern medicine with a refocus on muscle as the fountain of youth. In real life, it’s neither a fantastical elixir nor a miraculous curative. But muscle can still be a magic pill fo... See more
By Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
Excerpted from Forever Strong: A New Science Based Strategy for Aging Well
My goal is nothing short of upending modern medicine with a refocus on muscle as the fountain of youth. In real life, it’s neither a fantastical elixir nor a miraculous curative. But muscle can still be a magic pill fo... See more
The Real Fountain of Youth
If you frequently empty your liver and muscle cells of glycogen with brief, intense workouts (you burn a little bit of glucose during the long, slow stuff, too), you become adept at not only burning calories, but replenishing nutrients. Insulin will transport nutrients into your liver and muscle instead of just having them go straight to fat.
Mark Sisson • The Primal Blueprint: Reprogram your genes for effortless weight loss, vibrant health, and boundless energy (Primal Blueprint Series)
The low-intensity, long-duration cardio might help you drop weight, but a significant percentage of that might be muscle. Whereas weight training or high-intensity work (whether with resistance-training exercises or sprints) will ensure that the majority of calories you burn are fat. More importantly, it’ll build and maintain your muscle, which wil
... See moreJohn Romaniello, Adam Bornstein, • Man 2.0 Engineering the Alpha
The key is metabolic health. By increasing your healthy muscle mass, you not only change your body’s physical structure but also direct how your body uses both food and energy. Through training, you increase the density of muscle mitochondria—the primary energy-producing units within almost every cell of the body. This allows your body to use nutri
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