The Dr. Layne Norton Podcast
The Dr. Layne Norton Podcast
Podcast Description
Feeling frustrated with the lack of consistent answers around health messaging in the news and social media? Don't know what to believe with all the opposing claims? Dr. Layne Norton (PhD Nutritional Sciences) is here to simplify things so that you can take control of your own health. As a world renowned and respected expert in nutrition, Dr. Norton also has the unique background of having excelled in professional strength sports of drug free bodybuilding and powerlifting. He has won world titles, coached people to world titles, but also coached thousands of 'normal' people to improve their health. In this podcast, Dr. Norton will help reduce the noise in the news and social media to give you the REAL facts about health, fitness, nutrition, and exercise.
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Content Themes
The podcast covers a variety of themes focused on health, nutrition, fitness, and exercise, with episodes discussing critical subjects such as the six pillars of health, effective strategies to combat obesity, and mental wellness. Specific episodes include 'The Pillars of Health' which outlines primary causes of disease and approaches to reducing health risks, and personal storytelling in 'Who Am I and Why Am I Here?' which highlights Layne Norton's journey and motivations.
Feeling frustrated with the lack of consistent answers around health messaging in the news and social media? Don’t know what to believe with all the opposing claims? Dr. Layne Norton (PhD Nutritional Sciences) is here to simplify things so that you can take control of your own health. As a world renowned and respected expert in nutrition, Dr. Norton also has the unique background of having excelled in professional strength sports of drug free bodybuilding and powerlifting. He has won world titles, coached people to world titles, but also coached thousands of ‘normal’ people to improve their health. In this podcast, Dr. Norton will help reduce the noise in the news and social media to give you the REAL facts about health, fitness, nutrition, and exercise.
Building muscle doesn’t happen in the gym alone. In Part 2 of this series, I break down the nutrition and supplementation variables that actually matter for maximizing muscle growth and which ones are overhyped or misunderstood.
We start with protein: how much you really need, why protein quality matters, the role of essential amino acids and leucine in stimulating muscle protein synthesis, and how protein distribution across the day can influence results. I also dive into how protein needs change with age, why older adults require higher per-meal and daily protein intakes, and practical recommendations to offset age-related anabolic resistance.
From there, we cover energy intake: how caloric deficits impair muscle protein synthesis, why massive surpluses don’t accelerate lean mass gains in trained lifters, and how to think about maintenance versus small surpluses depending on training status.
Finally, I break down the supplements that are actually supported by strong evidence — including creatine and whey protein: what they do, how they work, and how to use them effectively. We also cover common factors that can sabotage muscle growth, like smoking, excessive alcohol, poor sleep, and inappropriate use of NSAIDs or high-dose antioxidants.
If you want a clear, science-based framework for using nutrition and supplements to support muscle growth, without gimmicks or misinformation, then this episode is for you.
SPONSORS
• Carbon Diet Coach – 14 day free trial: https://joincarbon.com/podcast
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LAYNE’S COMPANIES
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Outwork Nutrition: https://outworknutrition.com
REPS Research Review: https://biolayne.com/reps
Workout Builder: https://biolayne.com/workout-builder
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00:00 – Intro
0:05:02 – Most Important Thing
0:05:35 – Protein Structure
0:07:09 – Protein Digestion
0:09:55 – Protein RDA
0:10:40 – Nitrogen Balance
0:12:24 – Muscle Turnover
0:14:09 – Amino Acids
0:19:35 – mTOR
0:23:12 – Carbon Diet Coach
0:24:12 – How Much Protein
0:29:56 – Protein Distribution
0:39:08 – Protein and Aging
0:45:04 – Protein Quality
0:50:50 – Outwork Nutrition
0:52:17 – Calories
1:01:23 – Supplements
1:05:16 – Things to Avoid
1:13:10 – Outro
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