Ep 318 - Resistance Training as a Fat Loss Tool (ft. Dr. Mike Ormsbee)

Iron Culture

The MASS Crew

Sports & Recreation, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 827 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 100 minutes

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In this episode of Iron Culture, hosts Eric Helms and Michael Zourdos engage in a deep discussion with Dr. Mike Ormsbee about the role of resistance training in fat oxidation and body composition. They explore how resistance training can be an effective tool for fat loss, the physiological mechanisms behind fat metabolism during exercise, and the importance of myokines and hormones in this process. The conversation challenges common perceptions about fat burning and emphasizes the need for a nuanced understanding of energy expenditure and body composition changes. In this conversation, Michael Zourdos and Mike Ormsbee delve into various aspects of nutrition and exercise science, emphasizing the importance of understanding the evolving nature of research. They discuss the significance of preclinical studies, the role of resistance training in fat loss, and the myth of spot reduction. The conversation also explores the interplay between glycogen and fat utilization, the implications of pre-sleep protein feeding, and the lessons learned from past research mistakes. The speakers highlight the need for collaboration in research and the ongoing exploration of nutritional timing and its effects on body composition and sleep quality.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to another episode of Iron Culture, folks, presented by Mass.
0:09.4	And of the Mass team, we have a slightly different cast of characters.
0:14.3	I am the only Eric on this podcast.
0:17.3	So fortunately, that's good news.
0:20.7	Unfortunately, though, I am joined by none other than Dr. Michael Zerdos, Michael C. Zerdos, MCZ, as you will see his acronym, when he is discussed in the acknowledgments for supposedly doing something on a paper that may or may not have occurred.
0:38.4	But thanks for hosting with me on this one, buddy.
0:43.7	Yeah. I mean, I think really it's your hosting with me, as I'd like to frame it. You're also
0:48.9	outnumbered two mics to one today. So a little more reverence for the name would be appreciated, you know, as you give
0:57.1	me the intro there. But I'm happy to be here and we're here today with someone that I highly
1:01.9	admire and respect. So I'm excited about it. Yeah, this is true. We have two mics, two Michaels,
1:08.5	two Dr. Michael's. We have Dr. Mike Ormsby from FSU. So welcome to the show.
1:15.6	Please give a warm hello and welcome to Dr. Ormsby.
1:21.7	Welcome, sir. You know, Eric, with Dr. Mike Ormsby being on here today, I don't know if our audience knows who he is, but before we get into that, I easily could have told him this off the air, but I chose deliberately not to.
1:39.0	And let me say, before I bring up this, my friend, Dr. Ormsby, as I'm looking at you now, you suffer from
1:46.7	this same issue. So I got a chance to see Dr. Ormsby right about a month ago. We had a meeting,
1:55.5	Eric, you and I and the rest of the mass crew, not long after that. You didn't know it. I was half incapacitated at the time. It was a rough day for me. But when I saw him, I hadn't, I don't know when the last time we saw each other, maybe 2016-ish or so. I think he came up to one of my former students, master students, dissertation defense,
2:20.5	now Dr. Alex Klemp, and I believe I got to see you then. And when I saw Dr. Orn'sby after all this time,
2:26.0	I am now an old, broken down, 39-year-old man. First thing he says would go to, you know, give him a
2:33.4	handshake, give him a hug.
2:34.6	And he just starts laughing.
2:36.0	He goes, look at all the gray in your beard.
2:39.4	And, you know, I'm not denying the existence of this.
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