Dr. Rhonda Patrick

There's always this, like, background fear of, like, getting too bulky. Yeah, my shoulders are going to get big. Yeah, big biceps. And so, but of course, like, well, you just don't lift as hard or heavy or whatever. Like, there's, you know, there's weight.

Right. So, but getting into the science with the experts like Stu Phillips, Brad Schoenfeld, these are some of the leading experts in this field that really kind of brought it home for me, which is, you know, as you're aging, and I also just seen it, I've seen it with family members and I'm sure all of us have, where, you know, the family members that don't really focus on functional training or

Right. So, but getting into the science with the experts like Stu Phillips, Brad Schoenfeld, these are some of the leading experts in this field that really kind of brought it home for me, which is, you know, as you're aging, and I also just seen it, I've seen it with family members and I'm sure all of us have, where, you know, the family members that don't really focus on functional training or

or resistance training or, you know, maintaining building and maintaining muscle, you know, as they start to get older and they have a hospital event or a surgery. It's hard. And then, you know, they lose so much muscle mass the two to three weeks, four weeks, like month after the event. Shrink. Yes. And then it happens again, right? And they don't ever gain it back.

or resistance training or, you know, maintaining building and maintaining muscle, you know, as they start to get older and they have a hospital event or a surgery. It's hard. And then, you know, they lose so much muscle mass the two to three weeks, four weeks, like month after the event. Shrink. Yes. And then it happens again, right? And they don't ever gain it back.

You don't gain it back as well when you're older, right? And so... Just seeing that with family members and understanding the science behind it where it's like, wow, then you start to reach this what's called disability threshold where there's a point of no return and you really lose your physical independence. Your walking gait is so much slower. Everything is just harder, right? And so...

You don't gain it back as well when you're older, right? And so... Just seeing that with family members and understanding the science behind it where it's like, wow, then you start to reach this what's called disability threshold where there's a point of no return and you really lose your physical independence. Your walking gait is so much slower. Everything is just harder, right? And so...

I realized that I had to really focus on, like I had to catch up even, right? I had to catch up too. And so I got a coach. She's a great coach. I do a lot of CrossFit training, which I love.

I realized that I had to really focus on, like I had to catch up even, right? I had to catch up too. And so I got a coach. She's a great coach. I do a lot of CrossFit training, which I love.

I think CrossFit's a great, it's got a great mixture of resistance training, but also high intensity interval training, both things which I think are really important based on all the science that I've read and experts that I've interviewed in fields. And so I think that was the real thing that got me

I think CrossFit's a great, it's got a great mixture of resistance training, but also high intensity interval training, both things which I think are really important based on all the science that I've read and experts that I've interviewed in fields. And so I think that was the real thing that got me

Yeah, you know, to a, so I'll give you, this is going to take us to another area a little bit. You know, I have, my core background research was really aging research. Yes. And, you know, 20 years ago, I was in an aging lab. And I remember 20 years ago, you know, at the time, you know, even at that time, you know,

Yeah, you know, to a, so I'll give you, this is going to take us to another area a little bit. You know, I have, my core background research was really aging research. Yes. And, you know, 20 years ago, I was in an aging lab. And I remember 20 years ago, you know, at the time, you know, even at that time, you know,

amino acid restriction and protein restriction, like not consuming a lot of protein, was really starting to take off with that field in terms of improving longevity, right? And a lot of this was from animal studies. So you get these animal studies where you restrict dietary protein and they live longer.

amino acid restriction and protein restriction, like not consuming a lot of protein, was really starting to take off with that field in terms of improving longevity, right? And a lot of this was from animal studies. So you get these animal studies where you restrict dietary protein and they live longer.

Yeah, less protein.

Yeah, less protein.

Yes.

Yes.

Right, right.