Coach Rob Regish – Dr. Michael Skinner, Ph.D.
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Study discussed today
https://www.genengnews.com/new
Show Notes:
[10:20] What is the best ecdy-only product out there?
- Full spectrum rhaponticum.
- 20-OH sources: cyanotis ( no research on efficacy or toxicology), Arjuga Turkestanica, Vitex.
- It is also present in some fungi.
- Turkesterone sources: Arjuga Turkestanica, Brazillain suma.
- Ecdy naturally occurs in spinach and quinoa, but that approach will require very high doses.
- Ultra suma.
[18:47] what does Rob make of super slow training?
- It can increase time under tension, however moving slow trains the muscles to move slow when it comes time to perform.
- Slow concentrics use up more ATP (possibly good for fat loss), but workloads have to be reduced, meaning that the eccentric (which you are stronger in) cannot be fully taken advantage of.
- Rob prefers quicker concentrics and accentuated eccentrics with heavier loads for hypertrophy.
[25:23] What is feed efficiency?
- A measure of nutrient partitioning/ what % of nutrients go toward muscle and not fat.
- Researching this is how Rob stumbled onto TMG.
- Sprints increase feed efficiency and are free.
- Good FE always results from a combo of the fundamentals.
[35:45] Rob’s thoughts on Doug Brignole’s training?
- Rob is not familiar with his methods, but he prefers compounds over isolations.
- There are benefits to mitigating injury in the approach.
- The training choice is determined by your goal.
- His style does not train the body to move as a whole.
[43:20] Rob’s opinion on mega dosing beta-alanine.
- Don’t. It could cause heart palpitations and can displace taurine.
- Stick to 3-5 g/day.
[49:30] Taking a scoop of whey before and after training vs. EAA.
- For intra workout benefits to be realized, hydrolyzed proteins or EAA are much better.
- These benefits come in recovery.
- EAA’s ratio can also be manipulated.
- Properly ratioed EAAs outperform all hydrolyzed proteins that Rob has tried.
[1:00:30] Tip of the day: The merits of planning and resilience.
- Plan A often doesn’t work out.
- You can build physical and financial walls, but a plan is also necessary.
- Problems seem to hit in clusters.
- Prepare yourself for family and friends to turn their back to you when things don’t go well.
- There will also be those willing to help. Figure out who those people are.
[1:14:20] Dr. Michael Skinner discusses glyphosate leaving trans-generational biomarkers for disease.
- The changes are epigenetic in nature.
- It is relatively safe, compared to other chemicals, but exposure is much higher than other chemicals.
- The effects build up and get passed on to the next generations.
[1:20:05] Does time of exposure matter?
- The most sensitive time for environmental exposure is during fetal development and directly prior.
- Next is early post-natal and then teenage years.
[1:23:20] Harnessing epigenetics to unwind undesired effects.
- He genetic sequence can’t do much without epigenetic activation.
[1:33:00] The glyphosate shifts the epigenetics of the germ line.
[1:34:23] Microbiome: how does glyphosate affect the diversity of the microbiome?
- We don’t know yet.
[1:36:30] Epigenetic shift from viral infections/ vaccines?
- Pehrhaps a bigger deal for the individuals rather than future generations.
