JJ Virgin: Does Protein Prevent or Cause Aging?

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JJ Virgin is a triple Board certified nutrition expert, Fitness Hall of Famer, and four-time New York Times bestselling author. With over three decades of experience in the field, she has become a trusted authority in nutrition, weight loss, and wellness. She is the author of four New York Times bestsellers: The Virgin Diet, The Virgin Diet Cookbook, JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet, and JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook. 

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In this episode we discuss (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• The shocking percentage of muscle, strength, and power we lose every year (12:58 / 11:21)
• How the science and perspective of weight training have evolved (Spoiler: it’s not just for gym rats anymore) (15:55 / 14:36)
• What is the difference between strength, power, and hypertrophy? (18:00 / 16:22)
• My personal experience overcoming chronic pain through resistance training (19:35 / 17:58)
• The Protein Leverage Hypothesis (This is why you overeat food when you undereat protein!) (25:20 / 23:41)
• The most important way to start your day (36:26 / 32:28)
• JJ’s tips for creating “metabolic spanx” and taking advantage of this “sugar sponge” (43:10 / 39:12)
• Why we should stop using scales as our only parameter of body composition and what do do instead (56:11 / 52:13)
• How your nighttime routine impacts your body composition (1:09:13 / 1:05:15)

Learn more at jjvirgin.com.