Dr. Layne Norton

Net gain or loss of skeletal muscle mass is the balance between protein synthesis and protein degradation. And most of us protein researchers just kind of stick our fingers in our ears and go la, la, la, la when it comes to protein degradation because it's so incredibly hard to measure.

Net gain or loss of skeletal muscle mass is the balance between protein synthesis and protein degradation. And most of us protein researchers just kind of stick our fingers in our ears and go la, la, la, la when it comes to protein degradation because it's so incredibly hard to measure.

And so, yeah, like when we start to put all that stuff together, it's like now this picture gets really complicated. So what I tell people when it comes to that kind of stuff is listen. You could really get into the weeds on this stuff. The big rocks are about a gram per pound of body weight.

And so, yeah, like when we start to put all that stuff together, it's like now this picture gets really complicated. So what I tell people when it comes to that kind of stuff is listen. You could really get into the weeds on this stuff. The big rocks are about a gram per pound of body weight.

And so, yeah, like when we start to put all that stuff together, it's like now this picture gets really complicated. So what I tell people when it comes to that kind of stuff is listen. You could really get into the weeds on this stuff. The big rocks are about a gram per pound of body weight.

If you want to really, for all intents and purposes, max out the anabolic response, you're going to be fine.

If you want to really, for all intents and purposes, max out the anabolic response, you're going to be fine.

If you want to really, for all intents and purposes, max out the anabolic response, you're going to be fine.

Right. I'm probably like, you know, real sticklers might be like, no, it's actually more like 0.7 or 0.8. And then it's, well, it's actually based on lean mass, which I agree with. But just for all intents and purposes, you could say...

Right. I'm probably like, you know, real sticklers might be like, no, it's actually more like 0.7 or 0.8. And then it's, well, it's actually based on lean mass, which I agree with. But just for all intents and purposes, you could say...

Right. I'm probably like, you know, real sticklers might be like, no, it's actually more like 0.7 or 0.8. And then it's, well, it's actually based on lean mass, which I agree with. But just for all intents and purposes, you could say...

you know, your body weight, ideal body weight, whatever it is, that number is, is going to be very sufficient for maxing out muscle building for the majority of people.

you know, your body weight, ideal body weight, whatever it is, that number is, is going to be very sufficient for maxing out muscle building for the majority of people.

you know, your body weight, ideal body weight, whatever it is, that number is, is going to be very sufficient for maxing out muscle building for the majority of people.

Yeah, for sure. And I, I think I would tend to agree with her, you know, the process, because when you eat protein, You're not just going to start laying down slabs of lean tissue just for meeting protein. There has to be a stimulus, which is resistance training. Or some people would argue you could stretch really hard and get the same thing, which there may be some evidence of that.

Yeah, for sure. And I, I think I would tend to agree with her, you know, the process, because when you eat protein, You're not just going to start laying down slabs of lean tissue just for meeting protein. There has to be a stimulus, which is resistance training. Or some people would argue you could stretch really hard and get the same thing, which there may be some evidence of that.

Yeah, for sure. And I, I think I would tend to agree with her, you know, the process, because when you eat protein, You're not just going to start laying down slabs of lean tissue just for meeting protein. There has to be a stimulus, which is resistance training. Or some people would argue you could stretch really hard and get the same thing, which there may be some evidence of that.

There actually are studies now where they like put people in like really kind of hardcore stretching for, you know, several minutes and they actually see hypertrophy with it. Yeah, very interesting. We could talk about those if you wanted. But the point is, either way, it's mechanical tension, right? So that's the stimulus to build muscle, to lay down lean tissue.

There actually are studies now where they like put people in like really kind of hardcore stretching for, you know, several minutes and they actually see hypertrophy with it. Yeah, very interesting. We could talk about those if you wanted. But the point is, either way, it's mechanical tension, right? So that's the stimulus to build muscle, to lay down lean tissue.

There actually are studies now where they like put people in like really kind of hardcore stretching for, you know, several minutes and they actually see hypertrophy with it. Yeah, very interesting. We could talk about those if you wanted. But the point is, either way, it's mechanical tension, right? So that's the stimulus to build muscle, to lay down lean tissue.