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In this episode, Alan Aragon joins the gang from sunny California. Alan is a nutrition researcher and educator with over 20 years of experience. He writes a monthly research review (the alan aragon research review, or AARR), and has been published in peer-reviewed scientific literature most notably as the lead author of the ISSN Position stand on diets and body composition, and as co-author for “nutrient timing revisited” the most viewed article in the history of the journal of the international society of sports nutrition. Alan also continues to work in private practice designing programs for recreational, olympic and professional athletes, and anyone looking to achieve their health goals. In today’s episode we discuss a variety of nutrition topics including diet and inflammation, protein intake, nutrition myths and supplementation among other things.

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Perttu Riipinen joins the crew to discuss his experience with the Back 2 Roots group, patient communication, integrating play-based physical activity for rehabilitative purposes, practicing within the biopsychosocial model, and gives some handy advice to young clinicians and musculoskeletal students.

Perttu is a chiropractor based out of Finland. He is one of the bright, young minds within the musculoskeletal field.

You can keep up to date with Perttu here: https://www.instagram.com/perttu.riipinen/

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Joining us in this episode is Dr. Peter Stilwell. Peter earned his PhD from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, and is now a post doctorate researcher at McGill University in the faculty of medicine. Peter primarily looks at theoretical, conceptual and qualitative work on persistent pain and related suffering. Prior to his academic career, he worked in clinical practice as a chiropractor, treating adults with musculoskeletal pain. 

In the coming minutes, you will hear us talk about a wide array of clinical and pain related topics, including factors playing into exercise adherence, the components of evidence based medicine, and his enactive approach to the biopsychosocial model of care, the utility of testing for surrogate measures for pain, and we also talk about core stability and it’s role, or lack thereof in low back pain and discuss the wide variety of options we have at our disposal as clinicians. Lastly we find out about an awesome project he has put together - a walk and talk group open to anyone, where they offer some simple education, and then head out for a walk to get in some physical activity - a really awesome project that we were unaware of prior to the recording.

As you’ll find out, he’s a bit tougher to find on social media, but you can have a look at some of his work, if you check out our article on core stability over on our website. 

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Today’s episode is a little different, and special for the ARME crew. This episode was shot a few months back, shortly after our very own Mike Edgar was accepted to the University of Illinois College of Medicine. As we speak now, Mike is already settled in Chicago preparing for his first year of medical school.

In the following minutes, we take this opportunity to discuss the trials and tribulations of applying to medical school for a mature student. Mike gives all his advice to those interested in following a similar path, going over his preparation process, the mental stress involved, as well as the financial considerations. Even for those who may not have an interest in going back for another decade of education, it is an interesting discussion shedding light on the commitment it takes to get accepted to medical school. 

As for our usual content, we will be returning with more great interviews on our typical biweekly schedule, with some big names and interesting topics coming your way.

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For today’s episode, Ben and Mike are joined by Dr. Stuart Phillips, a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University and a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Skeletal Muscle Health. He is Director of the Physical Activity Centre of Excellence (PACE) and the McMaster Centre for Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Research, and Lab Lead for the Exercise Metabolism Research Group. Stuart's research is focused on the impact of nutrition and exercise on human skeletal muscle protein turnover. He is keenly interested in diet- and exercise-induced changes in body composition. Stuart believes that a little bit of exercise is better than no exercise, and aims to encourage more physical activity in older adults. He has more than 24,000 career citations, and 220 original scientific research and review papers.  

The theme of this discussion is skeletal muscle. You’ll be hearing about building muscle mass, physical activity, some myths involved in the realm of muscle hypertrophy, and the show finishes off with a big discussion on sarcopenia. No matter the populations you may be working with in a clinical or strength setting, you’ll learn something useful from this episode.

Intro song credit: Warm Nights by Lakey Inspired