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Paleo Diet & Strength Training Biochemistry | Doug McGuff M.D. | Full Length HD

21 Studios · 654.8K views · 2011-02-09 · 1:38:06

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Doug McGuff presents the biochemistry behind high-intensity strength training and the paleo diet, including how the body stores and burns fat. It is a roughly hour-and-a-half full-length lecture.

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HN recommends it as the theory behind Body by Science, explaining metabolism and why brief intense training works.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2014–2026

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tacon · 2021-12 · Strong recommendation

Julian Shapiro, YCombinator alum, has a very nice guide to building muscle.[0] The gateway drug to the HIT tradition, which began with genius Arthur Jones and Nautilus in the early 1970s, is this video presentation by Doug McGuff[1], author of Body by Science[2]. Whether you follow a HIT protocol or not, you should be familiar with the theory covered in Body by Science. Doug covers the definition of fitness and health (which is unusual right there for a fitness book!), the confounding effects of genetics, fat metabolism, and much, much more. The High Intensity Business podcast has all the leading figures in exercise research as guests, with a rich back catalog and very detailed links in the show notes.[3] And if you plan to do this for the rest of your life, give your future joints a break by not destroying them in your youth.[4][5] [0] [LINK] [1] [VIDEO] [2] [LINK] [3] [LINK] [4] [LINK] [5] [LINK]

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kolev · 2014-10 · Strong recommendation

The true scientific one is called Body by Science [1]. If you have 100 minutes, invest watching this [2] from God himself (Doug McGuff M.D.). P.S. The next The 21 Convention will be in January 2015 [3]. [1] [LINK] [2] [VIDEO] [3] [LINK]

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tacon · 2021-01 · Recommendation

>I'd love to see a star[v]ing obese person. Most obese people are suffering from something called "internal starvation", which is a byproduct of insulin resistance. The mini-lecture on fat biochemistry is here[0]. [0] [VIDEO] [1] [LINK]

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