For today’s episode, Ben and Mike are joined by Dr. Stuart Phillips, a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University and a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Skeletal Muscle Health. He is Director of the Physical Activity Centre of Excellence (PACE) and the McMaster Centre for Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Research, and Lab Lead for the Exercise Metabolism Research Group. Stuart's research is focused on the impact of nutrition and exercise on human skeletal muscle protein turnover. He is keenly interested in diet- and exercise-induced changes in body composition. Stuart believes that a little bit of exercise is better than no exercise, and aims to encourage more physical activity in older adults. He has more than 24,000 career citations, and 220 original scientific research and review papers.  

The theme of this discussion is skeletal muscle. You’ll be hearing about building muscle mass, physical activity, some myths involved in the realm of muscle hypertrophy, and the show finishes off with a big discussion on sarcopenia. No matter the populations you may be working with in a clinical or strength setting, you’ll learn something useful from this episode.

Intro song credit: Warm Nights by Lakey Inspired