Fat Loss Without Muscle Loss: Researcher & Scientist with Dr. Eric Trexler

Optimal Protein Podcast with Vanessa Spina

Vanessa Spina

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.5 • 758 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2025

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

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In this episode of The Optimal Protein Podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Eric Trexler, a renowned researcher and expert in exercise science, nutrition, and body composition. We dive deep into the strategies you can use to optimize protein intake, preserve lean muscle mass, and enhance fat loss.

Dr. Trexler shares actionable insights on how to structure your nutrition and training for better results — whether your goal is body recomposition, improved performance, or overall metabolic health.

Key Topics Discussed:

✅ Protein Intake: How much protein you really need during fat loss to protect lean muscle.

✅ Protein Distribution & Timing: Why spacing your protein intake across meals can improve muscle retention and recovery.

✅ HIIT Training: How high-intensity interval training fits into a fat loss plan — and what you need to know for optimal results.

✅ Creatine & Caffeine: The science behind these powerful supplements and how whether or not combining them lowers the effects of creatine.

✅ The key differences between fasted vs. fed cardio for fat loss.

✅ Practical tips for ensuring your training and nutrition strategies are aligned for long-term success.

Why You Should Tune In:

If you’re serious about preserving muscle while losing fat, this episode is packed with evidence-based insights you can apply right away. Dr. Trexler’s expertise bridges the gap between scientific research and practical application, making this a must-listen for anyone focused on body recomposition and metabolic health.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Optimal Protein Podcast. I'm Vanessa Spina. Hello, my friends. Welcome back to the podcast. I'm your host,
0:09.2	Vanessa. And I am so excited for today's episode. We have Dr. Eric Trexler joining us. He is at Duke
0:15.6	University and he earned his PhD in Human Movement Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
0:22.6	He has done a tremendous amount of research in exercise and sports science.
0:28.5	He is not only a researcher, an educator, but also a professional natural bodybuilder himself
0:33.8	who specializes in exercise, nutrition, and body composition. We talk about his research,
0:40.2	which has focused on optimizing protein intakes for fat loss, for muscle building and retention,
0:46.7	for performance, and all of the research he has done in various areas, including high-intensity
0:52.2	interval training. And we even talk about whether or not
0:55.1	you can combine creatine and caffeine, which is something that I get a lot of questions about.
1:00.0	So a really in-depth discussion on protein intake and the best ways to figure out how much
1:06.4	protein is good for you, whether or not you should distribute your protein intake and protein timing
1:11.8	and so much more. I know that you're going to get a ton of value from this interview with Dr. Trexler,
1:17.9	and I can't wait to hear any insights or takeaways, as always that you have from the podcast.
1:22.9	Be sure to share them with us, either in our Facebook group or over on social media.
1:27.1	You can tag myself
1:28.4	and Dr. Trexler. I always love hearing from you all where you're tuning in from or anything
1:33.9	that stood out from you from the podcast. So we will jump right into today's episode after this
1:39.8	quick break. Hi, friends. I want to tell you about a very important nutrient that many of us are deficient
1:46.9	in and not even aware of it. And that nutrient is light and specifically red light. I am so
1:54.2	passionate and obsessed with the incredible amount of science behind red light therapy's ability to support our mitochondrial health.
2:02.7	Now, our mitochondria, as you probably know, are responsible for helping us to do pretty much
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