Dr. Michael Ormsbee

So when they show up at the bariatric center, instead of going in and getting the consult and getting the surgery scheduled, they find our team of researchers in the front door. You know how many people wanted to join us? Not many. Not many. But some said they'd try. And so we had a few subjects trickle in over time that would give us a try.

So when they show up at the bariatric center, instead of going in and getting the consult and getting the surgery scheduled, they find our team of researchers in the front door. You know how many people wanted to join us? Not many. Not many. But some said they'd try. And so we had a few subjects trickle in over time that would give us a try.

So the recommended calorie intake on a medically prescribed bariatric diet is extremely low.

So the recommended calorie intake on a medically prescribed bariatric diet is extremely low.

Very, very low.

Very, very low.

And it was primarily liquid, but there were some options. Now, this was a few years ago, so maybe it's different now. I haven't looked at it lately. And what we did is we took these individuals and we put them into two groups. We actually put in the IRB that we didn't think was ethically responsible to not give both groups more protein. So we did. And they approved that.

And it was primarily liquid, but there were some options. Now, this was a few years ago, so maybe it's different now. I haven't looked at it lately. And what we did is we took these individuals and we put them into two groups. We actually put in the IRB that we didn't think was ethically responsible to not give both groups more protein. So we did. And they approved that.

So both groups got added protein bowls, which bumped them up to almost 1,300 calories roughly. One of those groups got resistance training. One of them had standard of care, and the standard of care was some directions on a piece of paper, or you can come in here, move some tables around, do some calisthenics-type exercise.

So both groups got added protein bowls, which bumped them up to almost 1,300 calories roughly. One of those groups got resistance training. One of them had standard of care, and the standard of care was some directions on a piece of paper, or you can come in here, move some tables around, do some calisthenics-type exercise.

If you did 12 weeks of resistance training, and this was run by Eddie Joe, who is a professor now, and his major professor was Dr. –

If you did 12 weeks of resistance training, and this was run by Eddie Joe, who is a professor now, and his major professor was Dr. –

Yeah. And his mentor was Dr. Kim. And Dr. Kim is a phenomenal man who just recently passed away. And they designed this whole deal. And we were giving him more protein. And what was astonishing was that before the study began, if you did off grams per kg, which how much protein they took in, they were down like 0.3, 0.4 grams per kg because their body weight is just a lot larger. Yeah.

Yeah. And his mentor was Dr. Kim. And Dr. Kim is a phenomenal man who just recently passed away. And they designed this whole deal. And we were giving him more protein. And what was astonishing was that before the study began, if you did off grams per kg, which how much protein they took in, they were down like 0.3, 0.4 grams per kg because their body weight is just a lot larger. Yeah.

After the study, both groups over 12 weeks lost a ton of weight, as you would imagine, not eating much. But if you added resistance training, the amount of, according to DEXA, the amount of muscle or lean mass that you lost, or there's some issues with that.

After the study, both groups over 12 weeks lost a ton of weight, as you would imagine, not eating much. But if you added resistance training, the amount of, according to DEXA, the amount of muscle or lean mass that you lost, or there's some issues with that.

It was 25% if you didn't train and was only 4% if you did resistance train.

It was 25% if you didn't train and was only 4% if you did resistance train.

If you didn't lift, you lost a ton of muscle.

If you didn't lift, you lost a ton of muscle.