
I’m here with repeat guest Angelo Keely, who is the co-founder and CEO of Kion and this episode is all about essential amino acids and how to know if you’re eating enough protein. I’ve mentioned on social media how I take essential amino acids as well as creatine when I strength train and Angelo is the ideal guest to dive deep into this with you all. I’ve received a good amount of questions about aminos and I wanted to share his knowledge and expertise with all of you.
But even if you don’t have strength training goals, aminos can have a really, really important impact for long-term health because they support lean muscle mass, which is correlated to longevity, and to a lot of other positive outcomes as we age. We get pretty in-depth in this episode and we talk about what essential amino acids are, why they are so important, the difference between essential and non-essential amino acids, understanding protein synthesis in the body, and the core reason you should be eating more protein. This is something I’ve been incorporating into my daily routine and I’ve noticed some really good results.
It was a fact-packed episode and we talked about how to optimally time and supplement, and all those caveats, who can take it, when you should take it, etc. I know you will enjoy this episode as much as I did!
Episode Highlights With Angelo Keely
- Most of our body is made of water, but much of the actual frame of our body is made of amino acids
- What essential amino acids are and why they are so important
- The difference between essential and non essential amino acids
- Understanding protein synthesis in the body
- How to think about protein vs amino acids
- The core reason you should be eating more protein
- How to “hack” or complement your diet to get enough protein
- Why having a higher basal metabolic rate is important and how to increase it
- How to build more lean muscle without gaining size
- The difference between essential amino acids and BCAAs
- Why BCAAs can be counterproductive for protein synthesis
- What leucine is and why it matters
- The four amino acids you’d want to increase for protein synthesis
- What an optimal amino acid ratio and consumption looks like
- How to create muscle protein synthesis spikes
- Ways to use aminos with training and lifting weights (5 g dose before workout and after)
Resources We Mention
- Kion Aminos
- Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
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