Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 34 minutes ago
Today’s episode begins with a spoiler in the Feats of Strength segment, as we discuss the winner of this year’s World’s Strongest Man competition. After that, Eric presents a Research Roundup segment about buffering strategies. The segment is mostly about new research on beta-alanine and a couple of related ingredients (carnosine and anserine), but also includes discussions about hyperventilation and the mechanisms involved with various buffering strategies. After that, Greg discusses his newest article on the MacroFactor website, which is called “The Problems with Calorie Counting.” It explores the shortcomings of many common strategies implemented by calorie counters, such as aiming for generic calorie targets or using wearable technologies or predictive equations to estimate energy expenditure. Finally, the show closes with a music recommendation from Eric, and some interesting lichen facts presented by Greg.
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Finally, next time you stock up on supplements from BulkSupplements.com, be sure to use the promo code “SBSPOD” (all caps) to get 5% off your entire order.
*TIME STAMPS*
0:00 Intro/Announcements
3:18 Road to the Stage / Road to Athens
4:26 Feats of Strength
6:36 Research Roundup: Buffering strategies
7:34 Beta-alanine
https://www.termedia.pl/Does-beta-alanine-supplementation-enhance-adaptations-to-resistance-training-A-randomized-placebo-controlled-double-blind-study,78,46284,0,1.html
17:41 Mechanisms
23:41 Hyperventilation
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32329989
30:55 Carnosine and Anserine
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15502783.2022.2053300
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7885453
43:20 SBS Article Discussion: The Problems with Calorie Counting
macrofactorapp.com/problems-with-calorie-counting
46:53 Issues with generic calorie targets
54:05 Issues with wearables for estimating energy expenditure
1:00:56 Issues with common TDEE estimation equations
1:19:21 To Play Us Out: Wilco and Lichens
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilco
theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/07/how-a-guy-from-a-montana-trailer-park-upturned-150-years-of-biology/491702
Today’s episode begins with a spoiler in the Feats of Strength segment, as we discuss the winner of this year’s World’s Strongest Man competition. After that, Eric presents a Research Roundup segment about buffering strategies. The segment is mostly about new research on beta-alanine and a couple of related ingredients (carnosine and anserine), but also includes discussions about hyperventilation and the mechanisms involved with various buffering strategies. After that, Greg discusses his newest article on the MacroFactor website, which is called “The Problems with Calorie Counting.” It explores the shortcomings of many common strategies implemented by calorie counters, such as aiming for generic calorie targets or using wearable technologies or predictive equations to estimate energy expenditure. Finally, the show closes with a music recommendation from Eric, and some interesting lichen facts presented by Greg.
If you want to learn more about our MacroFactor diet app, check it out at macrofactorapp.com/macrofactor
To join in on the MacroFactor conversation, check out our Facebook group and subreddit.
Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/macrofactorcommunity
Subreddit: reddit.com/r/MacroFactor
If you’d like to receive our Research Spotlight emails, please sign up for our email list at strongerbyscience.com/newsletter
To join in on the SBS conversation, check out our Facebook group and subreddit.
Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/StrongerByScienceCommunity
Subreddit: reddit.com/r/StrongerByScience
Finally, next time you stock up on supplements from BulkSupplements.com, be sure to use the promo code “SBSPOD” (all caps) to get 5% off your entire order.
*TIME STAMPS*
0:00 Intro/Announcements
3:18 Road to the Stage / Road to Athens
4:26 Feats of Strength
6:36 Research Roundup: Buffering strategies
7:34 Beta-alanine
https://www.termedia.pl/Does-beta-alanine-supplementation-enhance-adaptations-to-resistance-training-A-randomized-placebo-controlled-double-blind-study,78,46284,0,1.html
17:41 Mechanisms
23:41 Hyperventilation
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32329989
30:55 Carnosine and Anserine
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15502783.2022.2053300
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7885453
43:20 SBS Article Discussion: The Problems with Calorie Counting
macrofactorapp.com/problems-with-calorie-counting
46:53 Issues with generic calorie targets
54:05 Issues with wearables for estimating energy expenditure
1:00:56 Issues with common TDEE estimation equations
1:19:21 To Play Us Out: Wilco and Lichens
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilco
theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/07/how-a-guy-from-a-montana-trailer-park-upturned-150-years-of-biology/491702
