Ep. 38 - Body Fat Set Point, Carnivore/Keto, Protein Maxxing, and More!

About this episode

Dr. Allan Bacon and Coach Beth discuss various topics related to fitness, nutrition, and health, including body fat set points and protein intake.

Welcome to the No Bull Just Bacon fitness, nutrition, and health podcast with Dr. Allan and Coach Beth! All of your fitness and nutrition related questions answered...in one place...by the best in fitness. Show Topics (in order): 1. Is body set point based on body fat percentage or total weight? Dual Intervention Point Model explained. 2. When switching from cutting to maintenance, is it common to experience increased hunger and does this eventually subside as your body gets used to eating at maintenance? 3. Does eating late at night cause fat gain? 4. Do you need to eat a certain amount of protein in one sitting for best effect? 5. Are the new clear whey protein powders as high quality as traditional whey protein? 6. During deload weeks, are you supposed to decrease volume, weight, or both? 7. Why should someone do cardio if it doesn’t significantly impact fat loss? 8. How important is protein quality: plant vs animal sources. 9. Are RDA recommendations for protein still valid. 10. If a calorie deficit is needed for fat loss, why would you ever reverse diet? 11. Best protein bar 12. Why are some people’s blood work good on carnivore/keto? Group Fitness coaching for only ~$1 per…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Allan Bacon, Coach Beth

Topics covered

• body fat set point
• carnivore diet
• keto diet
• protein intake
• fitness coaching
• nutrition

Keywords

• body fat percentage
• calorie deficit
• protein quality
• deload weeks
• cardio
• RDA recommendations

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