86. Intermittent Fasting: Bridging the Gap Between Bodybuilding and Longevity with Siim Land
The Kris Gethin Podcast
Kris Gethin
4.9 • 598 Ratings
🗓️ 10 December 2019
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of Knowledge and Mileage, Kris talks with biohacker, author and holistic health coach Siim Land. Siim takes us on a deep dive on autophagy, the ketogenic diet and fasting.
Time Stamps
- What is metabolic autophagy? How did he get into it and who is it for? [2:40]
- The difference between looking big and having muscle vs stimulating your mTor pathway all the time [6:03)
- What is his view on essential amino acids in regards to stimulating autophagy? [11:20]
- Does he take his supplements before breaking his fast? [16:40]
- What does his weight training routine look like? How does he break his fast? [19:21]
- Why it's not a good idea to keep your body in a single state all the time [21:30]
- The process from moving someone from a typical carbohydrate-rich diet into a keto (or fat-adapted) diet [23:40]
- The importance of practicing moderation and self-control [27:39]
- The value and benefits of getting quality sleep for longevity and fat loss [30:57]
- How can one 'hack' their deep sleep? [36:48]
- What are his recommendations for time-restricted eating? [42:15]
- What aspects of fasting help with muscle hypertrophy? [47:50]
Featured Guest: Siim Land
Related Links/Products Mentioned
- Metabolic Autophagy: Practice Intermittent Fasting and Resistance Training to Build Muscle and Promote Longevity - Book by Siim Land (Get for free, just pay for shipping!)
- Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTor)
- Branched Chain Amino Acids: Beyond Nutrition Metabolism
- FreeStyle Libre: Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Siim Land – #628 - Dave Asprey Blog
- Keto Bodybuilding: Build Lean Muscle and Burn Fat at the Same Time by Eating a Low Carb Ketogenic Bodybuilding Diet and Get the Physique of a Greek God – Book by Siim Land
- Why Blocking Blue-light Could Help Optimize Your Sleep – KMP #58
- ChiliPad
- Organifi
- Dreem Headband
- Fasting, circadian rhythms, and time restricted feeding in healthy lifespan
- DefenderShield
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, Chris Geithin here and welcome to another episode of the Knowledge and Mileage Podcast. |
| 0:07.0 | For you that are viewing this interview that I have now, you can check it out on my YouTube |
| 0:13.0 | and the rest of the platforms, as you know, on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, etc. |
| 0:18.0 | You are watching and listening to a very special guest that I have on today |
| 0:22.8 | his name is Simlan now I've been following this gentleman for several years now |
| 0:27.8 | I stumbled across his YouTube channel which is phenomenal very informative |
| 0:32.9 | but humorous at the same time definitely keeps you engaged and I'd like to say I could watch his YouTube videos all day |
| 0:41.4 | but I think I probably already have. |
| 0:44.2 | Not only that, this is a very good time for me to do this interview actually because I've |
| 0:50.2 | just finished reading five over 500 pages of his book, Metabolic Atophagy. |
| 0:57.7 | So Sim Land, thank you ever so much for giving me your time today to educate my viewers and listeners. |
| 1:04.0 | Before we get into the show, guys, I want to introduce to you the enzyme formula that I've been |
| 1:10.7 | utilizing for a couple of years now to help |
| 1:13.3 | me break down the immense amount of protein I consume on a daily basis and that's called mass |
| 1:20.3 | zines by bi optimizers. Now as we are getting it through the winter, I'm sure there's a lot of you out there |
| 1:27.9 | bulking up and taking in even more calories from protein. |
| 1:32.5 | And chances are you're not assimilating all of it. |
| 1:36.0 | And sometimes it makes you bloated, you feel a little bit gassy, and chances are that |
| 1:42.0 | protein could be fermenting in your gut. |
| 1:44.4 | So if you want to assimilate and break down those heavier proteins, |
| 1:48.4 | I do suggest to all of my clients, |
| 1:51.1 | and I suggest to you guys as well, |
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