Toned Muscle is a Myth: Building Muscle Burns Fat Automatically w/ Sal Di Stefano

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Sal Di Stefano, author of “The Resistance Training Revolution,” discusses the latest science about how building muscle is the best weight-loss strategy. Support Healthy Hydration and Exercise Performance with this new Electrolyte Stix by MYOXCIENCE Nutrition: https://bit.ly/3uAWrV6 Save with code podcast at checkout Get Sal's Book: https://amzn.to/3AMfhKb Sal reveals this history about how the fitness industry actually made up the concept of getting toned, long muscles to attract women into gyms, and he reviews new research about how muscle signals your body to burn fat directly. -------------Sleep & Camera Tools You NEED!----------------------- Best Sleep Mask: http://bit.ly/2AIVbDV Blue Blocking Glasses: http://bit.ly/blueblox A Metabolism Book Should Have:https://amzn.to/2jUiAh5 Best Mouth Tape (Nexcare): https://amzn.to/31qJayh Red Headlamp (wear this at night around your house): https://amzn.to/2YzMGtw Breath Right Strips: https://amzn.to/31t5VSl -----------------------------------------Show Notes-------------------------------------- 0:00 intro 03:10 Rigidly structured nutrition is not sustainable. 05:00 We take nutrition advice from people with extreme physiques. 07:02 We do not have a weight loss issue. We have a problem keeping weight off. 14:10 Resistance training is a superior form of exercise for fat loss, heart health, and insulin resistance. 14:50 Resistance training stopped the progression of beta amyloid plaques that cause Alzheimer’s, according to an Australian study. 17:40 Resistance training is using resistance specifically to build strength and muscle. 19:00 Running is a skill that needs practice and instruction. 20:05 Resistance training is all about form and technique. 24:30 The calorie burn during exercise is not very important in cardio because your body prioritizes energy conservation and efficiency. 26:00 Roughly half of the weight you lose with cardio, is muscle. 27:01 Strength training creates a less efficient, faster metabolism. 29:32 Weight lost through resistance training is body fat. 30:30 All you need is two days a week of resistance training to bring strength, tone and a faster metabolism. 32:30 Muscle memory: Building muscle the first time may take a while. Losing that muscle is slow. Regaining it is much faster than the initial buildup. 44:20 Gross motor movement compound exercises are most effective for building muscle. 45:50 Your central nervous system controls how your muscles fire, your strength and stability. 48:10 Proprioception, knowing where you are in space, increases with resistance training. 51:00 Resistance training elicits immediate and long-term hormonal responses. 51:35 Resistance training is the only pro-tissue form of exercise. 53:35 Resistance training reliably increases androgen receptors in men and women. 55:55 Low testosterone increases cancer risk, increases risk of heart disease, increases Alzheimer’s and dementia risk, decreases quality of life. 56:48 The average 25-year-old male today has the testosterone levels of the average 60-year-old in 1980. 57:00 A 20-year-old male today have the grip strength of a 60-year-old in 1980. 57:50 Grip strength can predict all-cause mortality better than any other single metric. 01:05:30 Pushing yourself to maximum performance is counter longevity. 01:07:00 A low protein diet generally reduces longevity. 01:09:55 Obese people have weaker bones, less muscle and more bodyfat. 01:10:30 What builds muscle, builds bone. 01:17:50 Resistance training is in the elderly improves cognitive function and hormone profiles.