The impact of lean muscle and strength on lifespan and healthspan | Peter Attia and Layne Norton

This clip is from episode 205 - Energy balance, nutrition, & building muscle with Layne Norton, Ph.D. Layne holds a Ph.D. in nutritional sciences and is a physique coach, natural bodybuilder, and previous guest on The Drive.

In this clip, they discuss:

- Why it's never too late to add muscle
- The importance of muscle in older people
- Barriers that stop certain people from wanting to put on muscle mass
- And more

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Peter Attia is the founder of Early Medical, a medical practice that applies the principles of Medicine 3.0 to patients with the goal of lengthening their lifespan and simultaneously improving their healthspan.

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[rockroll]

My mom died at 86. She fell and broken her hip 2 years prior. One of the things that she said to me after the fall is that she was scared because all of her friends that had fallen and broken a hip died within a couple of years. It makes me sad when I think about it.

[markmcfadden]

I love the fact that now wgt training, muscle mass and overall strength are now being recognized as such health benefit, especially for longevity. Great podcast, thanks.

[mojganshokri]

So much to learn here, thanks. When Layn and Peter talk the dynamic is superb and easy to learn.

[KRN]

Oh damn, 2 of my favorite "health guys". Attia and Layne 💪

[monicabroniecki]

Work my ass off at 64 in the gym to build muscle or at least maintain. Biggest risk of being knocked off my road bike.

[willmcgregor]

The greatest gift you can give to yourself is
FITNESS.
When it comes to nutrition and fitness
(Mostly health)
Yu get what you give 💪
Consistently put in a good effort and you get good results!
(Health involves a bit of luck )

[stevencole]

I once was a body lifter to create as much muscle mass as I could . I use to consume the Joe wieder products back in the 80s which was protein powder and some other supplements . I wore myself out . Now I'm my lower 60s I am lifting again but I am keeping it light and keeping good range of motion . I also mountain bike .

I do mountain biking also . I do quite a bit of technical climbing which is the best of 2 worlds . Cardio and strength . It's equivalent to weight lifting while running around which isn't possible . I also wore myself out doing to much .Did not learn my lesson .

The key to exercise is to do enough to get a physical benefit but not to much to injure and ware out the body . Exercise is a damaging affect on the body and a balance of recovery and not going past a bodies capability .

[rdbm-uozt]

It'd be interesting if a study were done on the effects of metabolic work efficiency (at a biochemical level) on health and longevity. What about the person, with a MaxVO2 of only 40 ml/kg/min, who can do a 18:00 5K park run.

[Kamon]

How do i, 50 yrs old - full menopause.... just had a lumbar discectomy and other herniated/bulging lumbar discs do strength training and not losing muscle mass? Could any doctor or anyone advise?

[JSuMisura]

I was wondering how important resistance bands are in these workouts.

[andrew-pc]

I support this. But something is missing. If I send this video to my wife (who is almost perfectly described by the scenario you use) she is NOT going to react well. She will take it as an insult and is only going to be less likely to lift weights. I’ve seen this for many people. Why? Partly, this kind of advice is interpreted as an insult. Partly, we have to admit that exercising for long-term results is a matter of faith. It’s either a culture you buy into or it isn’t. Maybe gyms and lifting weights were always seen as foreign to you. I think this is what people mean when they say they don’t want to look “too jacked” (my wife also had said this). What they really mean is that they don’t understand and don’t see themselves as part of this culture of exercise. And if they have grown up with partners and sisters and friends who mostly don’t do this, it’s a lot to ask them to change.

So while I agree with what you are saying, we are not meeting people where they really are. And we have to admit that “don’t be fat” has been tne only message people have heard for so long that it might be hard for them to think differently. How do we solve that? I really don’t want to lose my wife early to a fall. I really don’t.

[keithzastrow]

LOL! "I'm worried about getting too muscular." - said no one, ever

[EricMaas-ir]

Wish there was info about diet. I know it was asked by Peter, but was not answered.

[FlatToRentUK]

"You want to lay down as much as possible because sooner or later it's going to start receding."

Wish I could have done that with my hair.

[usefulnuisance]

i love when really intellectual channels have phrases like "lean muscle" in the title.

[LianaSchill-hzfv]

Muscles surprisingly „want“ to work. The body cooperates at any age once you overcome intertia ( physical and mental). There’s a race horse in each of us dying to emerge

[VernCrisler]

A lot of old people don't want to change. They tend to be mule-headed. That's one reason I'm testing SARMs, in order to see which one actually works. If they work for me, they might work for those who are older than I am and are suffering from muscular deterioration.

[jmwhitt]

If body mass is more important than strength, wouldn’t it better to bodybuild as opposed to powerlifting like biolayne?

[jannmacdougall]

I heard if you do stretching as well your muscles won't bulk..

[Hybrid_Strength]

If you want to be healthy, don’t compete