Keep your muscles strong while the weight goes down, gotta
Chapter 1

The gut hormone revolution

Chapter 2

The vanishing muscle mystery

Chapter 3

Muscle as our metabolic super-engine

Chapter 4

The new rules of training

Ch 3 · Muscle as our metabolic super-engine
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coach Skeletal muscle acts as the primary engine for burning daily calories.

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coach Functional Strength

Keep your muscles strong while the weight goes down, gotta lift to keep your engine burning!

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Physical capability is the foundation of internal health and independence.

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coach Functional muscle strength protects your physical independence.

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The calorie-burning engine

coach Losing muscle shrinks your resting metabolic rate engine, meaning your body needs fewer calories and gains weight much more easily.

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The sugar sponge

coach Lifting weights during GLP-1 therapy preserves the muscle fibers that regulate blood sugar.

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Muscle as our metabolic super-engine
BETA

coach Defend your muscles from shrinking to discover how this super-engine keeps your metabolism high.

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Fun Fact

Muscle medicine: Skeletal muscle is the largest organ in the human body by mass, making up about 30% to 40% of an average person's total weight.

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Glossary
muscle (noun)
A band or bundle of fibrous tissue in a human or animal body that has the ability to contract, producing movement or maintaining position. A 2020 study confirmed that this tissue absorbs roughly eighty percent of post-meal blood glucose.

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Gossip

What's the best indicator of true physical fitness?

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Quiz

How does a pound of muscle compare to a pound of fat regarding calorie burning at rest?

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Quiz

What happens to your resting metabolic rate when you lose a significant amount of muscle mass?

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Quiz

Roughly what percentage of dietary glucose is absorbed and cleared by skeletal muscles?

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Quiz

Why does losing muscle mass make it harder for the body to manage blood sugar levels?

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Quiz

How do myokines released during muscle contraction benefit the rest of the body?

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Quiz

What is the name of the chemical messengers released by contracting muscles during exercise?

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Quiz

Which simple physical test is widely used by global doctors as a key indicator of overall muscle strength and aging health?

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Quiz

What is the primary benefit of maintaining functional strength as we get older?

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