Episode 265: Muscle Mass, Nutrition, & Training for Longevity with Liz Wolfe
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Proper muscle mass is foundational for a resilient body and healthy aging. Training to build muscle is a worthy endeavor–regardless of any body composition goals–and today’s episode explores why.
In this conversation, Erin chats with Liz Wolfe about the interplay between muscle mass and nutrition, from blood sugar balance to glucose control; tips on protein, carb, and amino acid intake around working out; and thoughts on building a lifestyle around nutrition and working out that is not grounded in perfectionism.
Liz Wolfe is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and best-selling author who encourages women - all women, but especially the 40-ish crowd - to embrace their inner (and outer) badass using nutrition, fitness and beauty concepts that serve both their bodies and their sanity.
After spending the latter half of her 30s in denial about the milestone that is the big 4-0, she realized that getting real about the aging process is not just a privilege, but an empowering, exciting, and necessary step to living your most fulfilled life.
Liz is the author of the Wall Street Journal Bestseller Eat the Yolks, the host of the award-winning Balanced Bites Podcast, and the co-founder of the Athletic Mom fitness program.
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In this episode:
Why should we care about skeletal muscle? [12:27]
Interplay between muscle mass and nutrition [18:00]
Carbohydrate, protein, and amino acid intake [28:03]
Supplement recommendations for building muscle [38:56]
Mindset around tracking and fitness [45:56]
Balance and intuition around exercise [55:30]
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