Micro Plastics
Hey Docs, What's your hot take on microplastics? I have seen a lot of news about some recent studies showing a large increase in the amount of microplastics found in the body especially in the brain. As someone who eats their lunch out of a plastic tupperware container nearly every day is this something I should be worried about? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03453-1
Protein, strength, and weight loss
When on a significant calorie deficit and actively losing weight while trying to minimize muscle loss, should a person use their current body weight or their target body weight when calculating ideal protein intake to preserve/build muscle? Additionally, does the 1.5-3g/kilo bodyweight recommendation still apply in a big calorie deficit, or does it need adjustment? (This is all in the context of 5-6hrs of strength training and about 3hrs of conditioning each week.)
Yoga vs strength/resistance training and max ROI for bone/joint health
My neighbor does very advanced yoga, she's very strong and flexible, but this is her only exercise. Is she getting the same joint/bone health benefit as someone doing weight training? And maybe along the same thought process, is there a max ROI for joint/bone health with weight training? For example is squatting 150# giving you more joint/bone health than squatting 100#?
adductor rehab
Jordan - how’s your adductor pain issue? Are you mostly rehabbing by doing your normal strength sessions at an entry point that’s tolerable? Are you doing anything extra or adductor specific, like Copenhagen planks? A crazy protocol like in this paper? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32064292/ Hope you’re doing well and interested in your progress.
Cardio fitness guidelines
With the cardio fitness guidelines recommending 150-300 minutes moderate intensity and/or 75-150 minutes vigorous intensity weekly, why is it that none of the BBM templates meet this minimum? And how would you program to maximize cardio without interfering with strength and hypertrophy gains?