Tag: mtor

• The misunderstanding of endurance adaptation and how to train all muscle types together

  

  There are plenty of articles that explain much more in detail the different muscle fiber types and how to train for endurance or how to build muscle so I won’t go into those details. What I do want to address is the issue with getting both trained at the same time. First, the problem with…

  DesignedByNature

  5 November 2021

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  ampk, ATP, blood flow restriction, insulin, leucine, metformin, mitochondrial biogenesis, mtor, muscle fiber type, PGC-1a

• The life-shortening effect of high-protein

  Diets come in many forms and some are keen on high protein amounts. While I agree that can be tasty, I’ve come across some material that may put a different light on what that intake means to longevity. There are many aspects to protein and the different type of sources but I’m more interested in…

  DesignedByNature

  28 March 2020

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  blue zone, DNA damage, growth, IGF-1, mtor, protein

• Longevity (3)

  Continuing on the information that David Sinclair provides in his book, we’ll have a look here at the 3 pathways he mentioned. Sirtuins, AMPK and mTOR and how these are influenced with a ketogenic diet. mTOR According to his book, mTOR should be kept at low activity. Whenever mTOR is stimulated then the repair mechanisms…

  DesignedByNature

  28 December 2019

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  ampk, david sinclair, ketogenic diet, lifespan, longevity, mtor, SIRT1, sirtuins