In episode 22 of The Muscle Engineer Podcast I finally bring on board one of the pioneers of the evidence based fitness community, the man who needs no introduction, Lyle McDonald.

Topics discussed with time stamps:

3:39 A discussion about The DIETFITS trial by Gardner et al. 2018 and low carbs vs low fat diets in general

33:51 Menstrual cycle 101 and the impact of different phases on bodyweight and hunger levels

41:55 Setting up a female’s fat loss diet - determining energy needs

45:02 Determining macronutrient intakes – protein overfeeding and body recomposition

54:26 Determining fat and carbohydrate requirements and manipulating them based on training or rest days

1:07:04 Individualization and fitting the diet to the person and not the other way around

1:17:50 Manipulating macronutrients to match different phases of the menstrual cycle

1:26:53 The main take-away of the episode

Further reading:

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2673150

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https://bodyrecomposition.com/

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