#144 - Layne Norton | Read Studies, Not Books
The Nick Bare Podcast
Nick Bare
5 • 5.9K Ratings
🗓️ 5 September 2022
⏱️ 110 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Nick sits down with Layne Norton and discusses all the nuances of modern-day health research. They dive into the distinction between bro-science versus hypothesis-centered research, how to approach reading a medical study instead of self-help books, and Layne shares a number of stories of his fitness journey throughout the years. They also cover their entrepreneurial experiences and love for body building.
Layne drops a ton of scientific knowledge so bring a pen and paper!
Layne Norton, Ph.D., is a scientist, pro natural bodybuilder, raw elite powerlifter, and physique coach, among other things. He received his BS in Biochemistry, and his PhD in Nutritional Sciences.
He is a current IPF and USAPL world and national record-holder in squat (668 lb. at 93 kg), and a USAPL national record-holder in deadlift (711 lb. at 93 kg).
Layne's Resources:
How to read research guide: https://biolayne.com/reps/how-to-read-research-a-biolayne-guide/
REPS Research Review: https://biolayne.com/reps/
Carbon Diet Coach App: http://www.joincarbon.com
Coaching: http://www.biolayne.com/coaching
Educational courses: https://cleanhealth.edu.au/category/online-courses/layne-norton/
Our Books: https://biolaynestore.com/collections/accessories
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BPN Website - Supplements and Apparel: www.bpnsupps.com
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to another powerful episode of the podcast. I'm your host, Nick Bear, |
| 0:05.2 | founder and CEO of Bear Performance Contrition. Every week we bring you insightful stories, |
| 0:10.9 | knowledge and inspiration to help you reach your full potential in life, fitness and business. |
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| 0:35.9 | All right guys, welcome back to another episode of the podcast. Today we have Lane Norton on the |
| 0:42.0 | show Lane. Welcome. Thanks for having me. I appreciate it. You know, this is a installment team here |
| 0:47.3 | earlier. This is full circle because when I started getting into fitness, I was in college. |
| 0:53.8 | So I graduated high school 2009, went to college in the end of university of Pennsylvania, Western |
| 0:58.9 | PA, study nutrition. I fell in love with training, bodybuilding, powerlifting, the supplement space, |
| 1:10.7 | and I found you on bodybuilding.com back in the day. And I remember seeing you on all these forums |
| 1:17.1 | and it's now full circle to see you still crushing it and crushing it even more and |
| 1:22.9 | leading the fitness and nutrition space as an innovator as a pioneer, but sticking to the data |
| 1:31.2 | as things change and landscape develops. So I just got to say, it's been cool to see over the last |
| 1:36.9 | 10 plus years. You stick to what you do and educate people and lead from the front. |
| 1:43.8 | Yeah, we were kind of talking about this earlier. You know, in a position now trying to figure out, |
| 1:51.0 | what do I really like doing and what am I good at? And I've kind of come to the opinion that I view |
| 1:56.7 | myself basically as a science communicator, right? Like a medium between, here's what research says, |
| 2:03.9 | but not everybody has the capability to be able to break that down and understand it. So I'm going |
| 2:10.1 | to look at this and give you my best opinion of what it is. And I think one of the people, one of |
| 2:16.4 | the things people also appreciate me, I think one of the things people also appreciate about me is |
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