Buffering Strategies, Calorie Counting, and Estimating TDEE (Ep 89)

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 https://macrofactorapp.com/macrofactor/ To join in on the MacroFactor conversation, check out our Facebook group and subreddit. Facebook group:   / macrofactorcommunity   Subreddit:   / macrofactor   If you’d like to receive our Research Spotlight emails, please sign up for our email list at https://www.strongerbyscience.com/new... To join in on the SBS conversation, check out our Facebook group and subreddit. Facebook Group:   / strongerbysciencecommunity   Subreddit:   / 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-ala... 17:41 Mechanisms 23:41 Hyperventilation https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32329... 30:55 Carnosine and Anserine https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... 43:20 SBS Article Discussion: The Problems with Calorie Counting https://macrofactorapp.com/problems-w... 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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilco https://www.theatlantic.com/science/a...