The Stronger By Science Podcast

Protein Scaling, Fiber Types, Artificial Sweeteners

Episode Summary

To begin today’s episode, Greg and Eric clear the air and provide some updates about the recent chaos within the Stronger By Science Cinematic Universe. After that, Greg shares some Feats of Strength, followed by a Q&A segment. Topics covered include scaling protein recommendations to various body size metrics, how muscle fiber types should (or should not) impact your approach to training, how concerned we should (or should not) be about a new study linking artificial sweeteners to increased risk of cancer, and the health-related risks and benefits associated with dietary nitrate intake. To close out the show, Eric shares some stuff he learned about at the beach.

Episode Notes

To begin today’s episode, Greg and Eric clear the air and provide some updates about the recent chaos within the Stronger By Science Cinematic Universe. After that, Greg shares some Feats of Strength, followed by a Q&A segment. Topics covered include scaling protein recommendations to various body size metrics, how muscle fiber types should (or should not) impact your approach to training, how concerned we should (or should not) be about a new study linking artificial sweeteners to increased risk of cancer, and the health-related risks and benefits associated with dietary nitrate intake. To close out the show, Eric shares some stuff he learned about at the beach.

 

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TIME STAMPS

Intro/Announcements (0:00)

Feats of Strength (7:50)

Q&A (14:05)

How do protein requirements scale for people of differing body size and body composition? (14:13)

How much can muscle fiber type vary between individuals? What factors determine or influence an individual’s fiber type distribution? How can an individual determine their approximate fiber type ratio for a given muscle, and how would this influence their approach to training? (40:56)

How concerned should we be about a new study linking artificial sweeteners to increased risk of cancer? (58:24)

Aside from performance, what are the health-related risks and benefits associated with dietary nitrate intake? Do the risks and benefits differ when comparing nitrate-rich vegetables to cured meats containing nitrate? (1:19:35)

To Play Us Out: Stuff Eric learned about at the beach (1:33:14)