Ep.05 Mike Israetel: Nutrition for muscle growth and challenges with nutrition science

The Health Scientist Podcast

Dr Mike Israetel is a co-founder of Renaissance Periodization, competetive bodybuilder and professional Jiu Jitsu grappler.

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In this episode we cover:

• Renaissance Periodization's support of exercise science research
• The pros and cons of slower and faster muscle gain phases
• Protein timing and some issues with leucine threshold and refractory period
• The problems with focusing on the results of single studies
• Dr Israetel's career change to the adult film industry where range of motion really matters

A cofounder of Renaissance Periodization, Dr. Mike Israetel​ holds a PhD in Sport Physiology from East Tennessee State University. Formerly a professor of Exercise and Sport Science in the School of Public Health at Temple University in Philadelphia, Mike has taught several courses, including Nutrition for Public Health, Advanced Sports Nutrition and Exercise, and Nutrition and Behavior.

Originally from Moscow, Russia, he has worked as a consultant on sports nutrition to the U.S. Olympic Training Site in Johnson City, TN, and has been an invited speaker at numerous scientific and performance/health conferences worldwide, including nutritional seminars at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY. Mike has coached numerous athletes and busy professionals in both diet and weight training, and is himself a competitive bodybuilder and professional Brazilian Jiu Jitsu grappler.