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How To Build More Muscle & Supercharge Your Longevity - Dr Gabrielle Lyon - #696

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.65.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2023

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

Dr Gabrielle Lyon is a functional medicine physician and Founder of the Institute of Muscle-Centric Medicine. Most health advice focuses on shedding excess weight. But what if your longevity, healthspan, resilience and quality of life was more determined by gaining muscle than losing fat? This isn't a bodybuilder's coping strategy, it's new science backed by mountains of data. Expect to learn why the quality of your life is a direct correlation to your muscle health, whether it's more dangerous to be over-fat or under-muscled, whether exercise is more important than nutrition, Gabrielle's favourite hacks for getting more protein in every day, whether protein timing matters, if it's possible to achieve this with a plant-based diet and much more... Sponsors: Get a $20 discount on Mud/Wtr + a free frother and a sample of their coconut creamer at https://mudwtr.com/modernwisdom Get 20% discount on House Of Macadamias’ nuts at https://houseofmacadamias.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Get an exclusive discount from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Timestamps: (00:00) Life Quality Depends on Muscle Health (04:17) What is Skeletal Muscle Doing to Our Health Span? (10:33) The Relationship Between Fat & Muscle (19:50) How Mother & Father’s Fitness Impacts Offspring (25:13) The Religious Fervour of Diet Culture (33:44) Principles to Improve Body Composition (40:18) How to Increase Protein Intake (51:35) Dr Lyon’s Most-Eaten Meals & Superfoods (55:58) Relationship Between Sleep & Muscle Building (1:01:10) How to Begin & Stay Motivated (1:04:37) If Dr Lyon Could Only Keep 10 Exercises (1:19:12) What People Are Getting Wrong With Their Training (1:23:39) Why Exercising Skeletal Muscle is Medicinal (1:32:37) Where to Find Dr Lyon Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, everybody. Welcome back to the show. My guest today is Dr. Gabrielle Lyon. She's a

0:05.3

functional medicine physician and founder of the Institute of Muscle-centric Medicine.

0:10.0

Most health advice focuses on shedding excess weight. But what if your longevity, health span,

0:15.7

resilience and quality of life was more determined by gaining muscle than losing fat?

0:21.0

This isn't a bodybuilder's coping strategy. It's new science backed by mountains of data.

0:26.7

And today, we get to go through it. Expect to learn why the quality of your life is a direct

0:31.6

correlation to your muscle health, whether it's more dangerous to be overfat or undermuscled,

0:37.0

whether exercise is more important than nutrition, Gabrielle's favourite hacks for getting more

0:41.5

protein in every day, whether protein timing even matters if it's possible to achieve this

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