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Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition

The Truth About Protein and Amino Acids for Muscle Development with Angelo Keely

Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition

Dr. Jockers

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4.8688 Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Dr. Jockers explores the vital role of protein and amino acids in muscle growth and overall health. Learn how essential amino acids support muscle development, healthy aging, and metabolism.

 

Guest Angelo Keely, Co-Founder and CEO of Kion, highlights the importance of lean muscle mass, especially as we age. He explains how boosting protein intake and using essential amino acid supplements can help maintain and build muscle.

 

Go to getkion.com/jockers for 20% off on essential amino acids.

 

Whether you're an athlete, looking to lose fat while preserving muscle, or focused on healthy aging, this episode provides key tips on optimizing protein and amino acid intake.


In This Episode:

 

  • 00:00 Understanding Caloric Deficit and Amino Acids
  • 03:17 Introducing the Guest: Angelo Keely
  • 04:43 Angelo Keely's Background and Journey
  • 10:40 The Basics of Amino Acids and Protein
  • 21:14 The Importance of Protein Quality
  • 27:47 The Role of Muscle in Overall Health
  • 32:50 The Importance of Essential Amino Acids
  • 33:57 Protein Intake Across Different Life Stages
  • 34:21 The Role of Protein in Athletic Performance and Fat Loss
  • 36:46 Protein Needs for Aging Populations
  • 38:06 Understanding Protein Synthesis and Amino Acids
  • 40:18 The Benefits of Whey Protein and Essential Amino Acids
  • 46:30 Debunking Myths About mTOR and Aging
  • 49:41 Optimal Protein and Amino Acid Consumption
  • 50:56 Essential Amino Acids vs. Branched-Chain Amino Acids
  • 56:25 Timing and Benefits of Amino Acid Supplementation
  • 01:01:25 Amino Acids for Athletes and Special Populations
  • 01:03:34 Final Thoughts and Recommendations

 



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If you want to burn fat while maintaining muscle, focus on higher protein intake and essential amino acids.

-Angelo Keely

 

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

The thing that people don't realize is that on a 30% caloric deficit, you have a 300% increase for need of essential amino acids to maintain your lean muscle.

0:11.0

So in that case, again, like consuming higher amounts of protein going above that gram per pound of body weight,

0:18.4

looking towards supplementation, looking towards protein powders, looking towards essential amino acid supplements are going to ensure that you're actually burning

0:24.1

the fat but maintaining all of that lean muscle because you have such a greater need to increase

0:29.0

that amount of daily essential amino acid intake while also cutting the calories.

0:34.4

Hello and welcome to the Dr. Jocker's functional nutrition podcast, the show designed to give you

0:40.5

science-based solutions to improve your health and life. I'm Dr. David Jockers, doctor of natural

0:47.0

medicine, and creator of Dr.jockers.com, and I'm the host of this podcast. I'm here to tell you

0:54.0

that your body was created to heal itself.

0:56.8

And on this show, we focus on strategies you can apply today to heal and function at your best.

1:03.1

Thanks for spending time with me.

1:04.8

And let's go into the show.

1:09.6

This podcast is sponsored by our friends over at Paleo Valley, and I love their grass-fed

1:15.4

organ complex, which is like a supercharged multivitamin.

1:19.5

It allows you to get a full spectrum of traditional superfoods loaded with nutrients into

1:25.0

your body faster, easier, and without having to tolerate the taste.

1:29.3

Most people do not like the taste of liver, but traditionally, it's the most nutrient-dense

1:34.8

food that people were eating, our ancestors were eating.

1:38.5

Now, grass-fed organ complex contains not one, but three organs from healthy grass-fed pasture-raised cows, so you're getting

1:46.4

a more diverse array of nutrients. Most other similar products only contain one. It's usually

1:51.5

liver, and it's spray-dried at high temperatures. The ideal way to maintain the fragile nutrients

1:57.6

and enzymes found in organ meats is to eat them raw. Again, not ideal for most

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