Dr Stuart Gray - Sarcopenia | Strength Training | Voluntary Activation | Arterial Stiffness

Dr Stuart Gray's main area of focus is in uncovering strategies to counteract the age related loss of muscle mass, known as sarcopenia, and associated metabolic disorders. Recent research has focused on the combined effects of resistance exercise and omega-3 fatty acids. He also attempts to used novel analytical techniques to further our understanding of the mechanisms underlying sarcopenia.

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Timestamps (approximate) for the episode:

10.30 Fatty acids - effect on strenght not muscle mass
15.00 Stair climbing
16.50 Home strength training exercises
18.25 Strength training type to prevent sarcopenia - Type IIb muscle fibers
19.15 Training to point of failure
20.45 Getting untrained people to activate muscles maximally
22.25 Do Masters athletes prove sarcopenia is just about lifestyle?
25.00 Many older people just cannot be that active anymore
27.15 Concentrating on quadriceps muscle
28.00 EMG and twitch technique to study sarcopenia
30.30 Voluntary activation: stimulating femoral nerve vs. stimulating muscle directly
31.50 Fatty acids improving brain activity and activation?
33.30 Low grade anti-inflammation
34.50 Ratio of saturated/non-saturated fats
36.30 Hormonal differences between men and women
37.30 Training history difference between men and women
39.20 More effective training vs. improvement of opportunity
41.25 Increased diabetes risk among South Asian people