Optimize Muscle Growth with these Scientifically Proven Tips ft. Dr. Allan Bacon

Dr. Allan Bacon, a distinguished oral surgeon turned certified bodybuilding and powerlifting coach, joins Dr. Rena Malik to discuss how evidence-based exercise and nutrition strategies can significantly enhance overall health and improve sexual fitness.

Key topics include optimizing resistance training, the role of non-exercise activity thermogenesis, debunking myths about nutrition and metabolic types, maximizing protein intake, and the psychological aspects of maintaining motivation.

Dr. Bacon also delves into the nuances of cardiovascular exercise’s impact on muscle growth, the importance of proper rest periods, and how lifestyle changes across different life stages, especially during menopause, can contribute to health and fitness.

▶️Chapters:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:06:38 Why You’re Not Losing Weight

00:17:48 Key Traits for Achieving Your Fitness Goals

00:26:54 Estimating your Muscle Mass Index

00:32:49 Exercise for Better Sex

00:38:26 How Endurance Training Boosts Strength & Hypertrophy

00:42:12 Mental Training

00:51:23 Optimizing & Maximizing Time Under Tension

00:59:20 Muscle Non-Responders

01:04:18 Optimal Rest

01:07:13 Warm-up

01:13:25 Best Practices for Safe Gym Training

01:18:39 Menopause Impact on Muscle Building

01:29:25 Calorie Deficit

01:35:52 Designing a Nutrition Goal or Program

01:41:05 Tracking Your Food Intake

01:52:27 Autophagy

01:56:36 Links between Oral Health and Fitness

01:57:41 Gut Health

02:13:47 Non-negotiable You Do Everyday