Robb Wolf – Peptides for Injury Recovery, Exercise for Longevity, LDL and Keto

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Peptides for injury recovery

Greg writes:

Hi Robb and Nikki

Big fan and avid LMNT subscriber for two and a half years.

I have had pain in my patellar tendon for about 10 years. Recently I have had it constantly in my left patellar tendon for about 2 months. Any stress on the joint causes a burning pain. Once it warms up it is more manageable especially with knee braces but I really can’t do loaded squats anymore so I have switched to more deadlifts and sled work. My question is about supplements to support tendon repair. I have been on a higher dose of 20-25 grams per day of grass fed hydrolyzed collagen and I want to give it a few months to see if it makes a difference but I am intrigued by the rise of peptides specifically BPC-157. Do you have any insight on peptides in the lens of tendon repair and anti-inflammatories? I would like to get back into running and olympic lifting.

Thank you!

LDL Increase After Starting Keto

Walt writes:

After starting keto in January, my LDL has steadily increased to 139 mg/dl. I started this diet ostensibly to improve my health. (As a type 1 with two heart stents)

My A1C improved dramatically and my blood pressure normalized with a small intervention of 5mg of Bystolic in the morning. I was on a lot more blood pressure medication before that. All good, right? However, my cardiac nurse is not thrilled about the increase in LDL and had me talk to a lipid specialist. The lipid specialist is old school and is very against this diet and way of eating and started with the whole “red meat and fats are bad” story. My numbers:

Total cholesterol: 234

LDL value: 139

VLDL: 16

Triglycerides: 81

Cholesterol/HDL ratio: 3.0

ApoB: 94

Lipoprotein A:

I am currently taking a Repatha injection every two weeks.

Thanks for all the input!

Walt

Lifespan-Oriented Exercise Modalities for the Elderly

Jay writes:

Robb and Nikki,

I have enjoyed following your content over the years and appreciate your down to earth approach and dedication to providing accurate information. I have managed to stay relatively fit my entire life. For the first 30 years I followed the average American diet (not that healthy) but never gained any real weight and stayed active. At 30 I started focusing more on exercise and nutrition, a completely omnivorous diet with plants and meat, 1 pound of protein per body weight with 70-80% from meat and animal products and a balance of carbs and fat, about 2000 calories per day.

Over the years I have been consistently inconsistent with the type of training I do, which probably explains why I have not seen significant improvements. I am now 50 years old, 140 lbs, with what I estimate to be around 13% body fat (my body fat scale has read between 7-10% for over 10 years). I am looking for a weekly workout plan that I can commit to, one that will help me maintain optimal physical health as I age.

I have had some back issues over the years, so my training has been geared toward that, focusing primarily on bodyweight exercises. After gathering information from many reliable sources, I tend to lean toward a weekly program that includes:

– 4 resistance training sessions, focused on push, pull and leg exercises spread over the days (30 minutes per session, 4-8 good sets per movement)

– Maintain a daily step count of 8,000 to 12,000 steps

– One day of higher intensity cardio to get my heart rate up

– 2 days of longer duration Zone 2 cardio (30-45 minutes per session)

– 3 days of some low-impact bodyweight strength exercises, including some agility work (some of which is done on the same day as the cardio-focused sessions)

I am currently following something similar and have the time to complete it. I understand this plan is a little longer than 7 days, but I am trying to do the strength/agility work on the same days as the cardio. How does this plan fit into your thoughts on a sustainable weekly routine? Should I focus more on certain areas or does this seem reasonable for someone who wants to stay healthy as they get older? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

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Robb Wolf

Robb Wolf, author of The Paleo Solution And Wired to eatis a former research biochemist and one of the world’s leading experts on Paleolithic nutrition. Wolf has changed the lives of tens of thousands of people worldwide through his top-rated iTunes podcast and wildly popular seminar series.