Protein and Weight Loss in Exercisers & Athletes

Episode 162 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Protein and Weight Loss in Exercisers & Athletes" with Professor Kevin Tipton(The Institute of Performance Nutrition, UK).

Discussion Topics Include:

• Overview of the concept of weight loss, energy balance, caloric restriction and impact on training adaptations and performance
• General weight loss vs quality weight loss: importance of body composition focussed strategies
• Optimal protein intake during caloric restriction in elite athletes
• How much protein?
• Protein timing and quality: does it matter?
• Protein supplements: value and practicality beyond a "first first approach"

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Key Paper(s) Discussed / Referred to:

• Protein Recommendations for Weight Loss in Elite Athletes: A Focus on Body Composition and Performance
• Recent Advances in the Characterization of Skeletal Muscle andWhole-Body Protein
  Responses to Dietary Protein and Exercise during Negative Energy Balance

Related Podcast Episodes:

• #153 - "Muscle Protein Synthesis and Response to Exercise & Nutrition" with Professor Kevin Tipton
• #152 - "Making Weight in Combat Sports" with Dr Carl Langan-Evans and Joseph Matthews PhD(c)
• #145 - "Nighttime Feeding: Impact on Body Composition & Performance" with Michael Ormsbee PhD
• #100 - 'Diets and Body Composition' with Alan Aragon MS and Brad Schoenfeld PhD
• #77 - 'Body Composition & Assessment' with Shawn Arent PhD

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