Angelo Keely: Protein Hacks for Muscle Growth, Supplementing Amino Acids, the Downside of Vegan Protein | EP 384

Align Podcast

Aaron Alexander

Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.8 • 923 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2022

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Newsflash! You can be eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly yet still be deficient in what science calls the "building blocks of life" – proteins and amino acids. Today, Angelo Keely joins me for an illuminating episode where we talk about the most important macronutrient of all and why your current diet could be providing you with incomplete blocks of it. Backed with science and an overwhelming passion for educating people, Angelo debunks popular myths about protein and lays out the best sources for life-enhancing amino acids. He also managed to simplify the complicated science behind muscle-protein synthesis and branched-chained amino acids (BCCA) while sharing protein-intake recommendations you probably haven’t heard from anywhere else! Angelo Keely is the co-founder and CEO of Kion, a supplement and functional food company dedicated to helping health and fitness enthusiasts live long, active, joyful lives by providing clean, energy enhancing solutions. What we discuss: 0:00 - Introduction to Angelo Keely 2:00 - Protein Myths: Are plant-based diets giving you enough protein? 5:30 - Explained: Proteins, Essential & Non-Essential Amino Acids, 5-HTP, Tryptophan 11:00 - Simplifying Muscle-Protein Synthesis & Branch-Chained Amino Acids (BCAA) 16:00 - Thoughts & Tips on Fasting & Protein Supplements 24:00 - How proteins boost brain function 27:30 - Recalling his "weird" childhood, ego death, substance abuse, and spiritual rebirth 45:30 - How much protein do we need daily? 51:00 - Best sources for amino acids: Whole foods Vs. Supplements 1:02:00 - Amino acids, mitochondria, longevity 1:08:00 - More food sources for essential amino acids 1:14:00 - All about Kion Learn more from Angelo Keely: Websites: Angelo Keely - https://www.angelokeely.com/ Kion - https://getkion.com/ Instagram: @angelokeely ; @kion Research on this topic: Branched-chain amino acids and muscle protein synthesis in humans: myth or reality? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5568273/ Nonessential amino acids are not necessary to stimulate net muscle protein synthesis in healthy volunteers https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15539275/ Essential amino acid and carbohydrate supplementation ameliorates muscle protein loss during 28 days bedrest. https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/89/9/4351/2844393?login=false Related links: The revised version of the Align Method book is now available with 22 brand-new exercises! Order here: alignpodcast.com/alignbook ... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the line podcast. My name is Aaron Alexander. This is a place that we bring together the world's leading experts in all things health and wellness to help you optimize your mind, body, and movement today's beautiful conversation. This is with my new friend Angelo Keeley.
0:15.0	This conversation breaks down everything you could ever possibly need or want to know about
0:21.0	protein, all conveniently packaged into this 80 minute conversation
0:26.0	it was such a pleasure and honor getting to record with Angelo here in my
0:30.4	home in Austin Texas if you jump over to the video, if you want to see the interior of my place here with all of the random
0:38.8	gadgets and do higs and biohacks and quotations and such.
0:42.8	Really fun conversation.
0:43.8	I think this is an important one for anyone to tune into
0:46.5	if you've ever worked out.
0:47.9	Do you plan on becoming an elderly person at some point
0:50.7	and want to avoid things like sarcopenia and the loss of muscle tissue and you just give it dang about your body.
0:56.7	Protein is one of those things that you got to know about. There's so much mished mash BS in the world of the consumer markets of which protein is the best and
1:08.0	this conversation is a no bullshit straight to the point straight to science, breakdown of what you need to know about
1:15.0	that.
1:16.0	That sweet sultry amino acids that build up the structure of your muscles.
1:20.9	I want to thank you guys for leaving us reviews on a
1:24.4	podcast. I'm going to read one from Edo-thand, I dot-hand, Edo-thand, not sure exactly,
1:32.1	but I appreciate the review. They said I've been listening for a little over a year now
1:36.1	and one of my favorite things about this podcast is the way Aaron returns to Beginner's mind again and again with his guests he asks the questions I want answers and
1:45.1	he isn't afraid to challenge statements that might be controversial his
1:48.5	humor his humility his unmatched reverence for human experience you might come to this podcast for deeper insight on a particular topic, but you'll stay for the way it makes you feel.
1:58.0	Thank you Aaron. Is that weird that I'm reading this? It's about me. It's a little strange. Oh well. Thank thank you Edo the hand I dot I dot hand I'm not sure but I really
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