Muscle vs Fat: Rethinking Performance with Dr. Antonella Schwarz
Evidence Strong | Weightlifting Science · Evidence Strong
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (content.rss.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
🏋️♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/relationship-and-121901677 🏋️♀️
Have we been doing it all wrong? Are years of focusing on being lean for performance gone? In this interview, we examine the relationship between fat, muscle, and performance with Dr Antonella Schwarz.
Antonella Schwarz is a professor of Exercise Science at Barry University in Miami. With a PhD in Exercise Science, her research focuses on innovative resistance training methods and sports nutrition to enhance performance and recovery. She brings a unique blend of academic rigor and practical application to the study of human movement and training efficiency. As an avid runner and weightlifter, she has a deep understanding of the physiological demands of athletic performance.
Enjoy!
A reference for muscle mass estimations that Antonella mentions:
Heymsfield SB, Stanley A, Pietrobelli A, Heo M. Simple skeletal muscle mass estimation formulas: what we can learn from them. Frontiers in endocrinology. 2020 Feb 5;11:31.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/endocrinology/articles/10.3389/fendo.2020.00031/full
Join Evidence Strong Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong
Watch the episodes on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9L-_m0WGD_7xV0sf87Zy7oMVDdtqR3bG
Weightlifting research infographics:
Follow Antonella Schwarz:
https://www.instagram.com/dr.antonella.schwarz
https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonella-schwarz-84b8b0297
Follow Evidence Strong:
https://www.instagram.com/evidence_strong
https://twitter.com/EvidenceStrong
All the content is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical, nutritional, coaching, or financial advice, nor does it substitute for advice from your health care professional/provider. Any actions you will take, changes you will make to your nutrition, training or health care, are on your own responsibility and not mine.