Muscle matters: Dr Brendan Egan at TEDxUCD

[@whitewolf6730]

I am 66. I go to the gym 6 days a week, and have a job that requires me to lift heavy things. I love it!!! I am actually gaining muscle, continually raising what I lift. Headed to gym in a bit.

[@kevinjad4506]

You're a chad❤️

[@ewp8092]

you ROCK

[@whitewolf6730]

@@deodarhill It is if you rotate your muscle groups. I have had a change in schedule at work so now I go to the gym 4 times a week. I do know however, that you need at least one day a week to rest, and I do.

[@yakobubaid]

Please take care of your bone density, stay safe and be careful.

[@okmoonshapedlimb1505]

Respect!!

[@velmarbyrd453]

At 76 I’ve been weightlifting for 11 years. Regularly! I work- love it! I bike and swim. I weightlift 2 or 3 times a week. I’m a pain- free and medication- free aging woman! Lifting is where it’s at! Lift!!!

[@3mparchangel357]

Basically, you're not weak and hurting because your old. You're weak and hurting because you stopped moving.

[@Rangerfan-gz1rx]

Most people nowadays never started moving

[@RyanAggabao]

Both my grandfathers degenerated quite fast when something happened that severely limited their mobility. Good lesson to remember.

[@sarasmile6071]

You got it!

[@fizzybizzy3790]

It's a combination of both.

[@Kris_AB]

@@Rangerfan-gz1rx This. Many people grow up in inactive families, where parents and siblings were/are complete couch potatoes. It's a challenge for many to break this cycle. You have to choose to be different and it's a steep uphill battle. But it's doable.

[@chookvalve]

I’ve heard doctors say this for over 20 years - Orthopaedic surgeons specifically back, then as loading yourself with weights reduces dramatically the loss of bone. Obviously muscle is retained in the process. This talk is very important for people to see as the message is not getting through to the lazy ones. Use it or lose it.

[@Danuxsy]

Sure but cardio e.g. running or walking is WAY more important for health and longevity because lifting at the gym does not improve your cardiovascular health, it doesn't make your heart stronger nor your lungs more efficient, cardio does.

[@chookvalve]

@@Danuxsy not really the point of this video is it. But no one is saying get rid of cardio. And. - cardiovascular health is improved via weights if you’re intense about it actually. Besides to alleviate injuries, you need warm up and warm down and that is a cardio function.

[@Danuxsy]

@@chookvalve yeah yeah, whatever you say old man.

[@chookvalve]

@@Danuxsy that’s right

[@Danuxsy]

@I am me good that it is muscle strength we care about and not muscle mass.

[@nathanamos9945]

There's another good video where patients started resistance training while they started chemotherapy. The survival rate increased by 50%.

[@anthonyhulse1248]

Been there done that 👍🏻

[@PottleWealth]

I spent 52 days in the ICU in 2021 before and after my liver transplant. Started physical therapy about 40 days in. Lost so much muscle and was so tight that I could not sit up in bed. Could wrap my hand around my bicep and touch my thumb and index finger together. When they finally got me to try to stand up, I had help from a special machine and two people. Screamed in pain. Spent 3 weeks post ICU in physical therapy hospital. I have gone to the gym at least 3 times a week for 20 months and am doing great. Regained 35 pounds. Do 15-20 exercises (weightlifting only) each time. Muscle is health.

[@williampleace7148]

Great to hear. We'll done, keep strong 💪

[@ChrisB-fg8fd]

This is one of the most important talks I have seen

[@CandyJuice7]

@I'lleatyou Brutal. LOL!

[@maverickjackman8658]

Perfect Presentation- It naturally comes across as obvious. Simple facts/graphs and explanations. Point made; just like animals or cars, if you sit you rust, batteries drain and you seize up or... you use what you have wisely and stay moving, alive and healthier than you probably thought you could. Thank you Dr. Egan for this refreshing talk and simple message. This really helps support my beliefs and what I prescribe as a Coach!

[@matthunt208]

“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people...and more useful in general”.....quoted by Coach Mark Rippetoe

[@jesmondo5785]

Gotta love rip, such a geezer

[@dorjiwang9467]

I’m pretty sure that doesn’t mean physically.

[@neox9369]

Dorji Wang It means both.

[@dorjiwang9467]

No. It means spiritually, not physically or mentally.

[@neox9369]

Dorji Wang It can mean whatever you want it to mean. However all three are a trinity and work synergistically. Strength and discipline of the mind, body and soul make a holistically strong person, that is ideal.

[@Abhinand-10]

I don't know about y'all but this is the most important TED talk video for me

[@Babyfacedblackjesus]

many of us think about exercise in terms of looking buff but we should look at it as a way of getting healthier, stronger and living longer

[@EmperorFist323]

Don't forget diet. You would be shocked how many powerlifyers and body builders die from heart attacks. You need to eat clean and drink plenty of water. Cut out sugar

[@Spanglefangle]

@@EmperorFist323 A lot of them aren't dying from diet...

[@robertkusick6941]

Dr. Brendan Egan, I played you Muscle matters video on my Android phone. Thank you for letting us know that we can recover a substantial amount of our muscle loss into our old age. About 1/3 to 1/2 was not lous enough to understand what you were saying. Peace, love and wisdom to you and yours.

[@harrycullen1643]

67 yrs.Had a heart attack and frozen shoulder.Lost 3 months and 15 plus kilos. Ater the stent op i rested up. Started with small walks and gentle exercises at the physio. After a while my physio started me at the gym with very light weights. I go 3 times a week and getting into it.Getting stronger and walking one hour plus. Sometimes it hurts but you keep on. Shoulders not frozen now but range of movement increasing week by week. Hoping toget ack to work sooner than later.

[@harrycullen1643]

Its Sunday.Watched the World Cup Rugby final then a one hour walk. Lunch a rest and off to the Gym for weight session.

[@GlossaME]

Well done Harry

[@halcyon_echo42]

I have been bedridden before & the muscle loss is staggering. It took inches off my thighs and took years to get it back.

[@MaxZRider]

How did you gain it back only one of mine degraded

[@harrycullen1643]

A kilo at a time.I lost 15 to 20 but with long walks and weights ive got back 2 to 3kg over 2 months. Im 67 but have my teenage body. Off to the gym now.

[@daniellekirk8947]

What a fantastic presentation, so engaging and the way he can just reel off all that information without hesitation, wow

[@cinnsuamongar]

Great presentation. I like the use of actual data to support your points.

[@laniehew]

Here is my revised formula: lose muscle mass (sarcopenia) = lose strength + power + balance + coordination + reflex = disease related

[@PALIKAPA]

I couldn't bе anу haрpier with the results. I gained 12 lbs оf musсle in 4 wееks . No Spесial Diеt, Nо Intеnsе Exerсisе.. twitter.com/faaf49880470e1be0/status/742668391975096320 Musсlе mаttеrs Dr Brеndan Еgan at TТТТЕDхUCD

[@user-tv9to1oe2h]

What

[@FRIENDSUNITY_Yt]

@@user-tv9to1oe2h its a joke. We must laugh now🤣

[@franksam6818]

Nutrition importance needs to also be understood that other factors such as needed minerals / enzymes are extremely important! Beca use its about absorbing & breaking down what we eat to get optimum effects. Something that's underrated. Sleep loss as well will cause lean muscle weight loss.

[@nickashton3584]

I decided some years ago to take lean muscle mass with me into old age, happy to see confirmation

[@Fizyxx]

9:25 - "combined endurance and aerobic exercise" They are the same thing. I believe he meant Aerobic and Anaerobic

[@dandelions2414]

Ive bene on lockdown for 3 months and have noticed my body decline. Time to fight to get my strength back!

[@the_real_hislordship]

100% agree with the "use it or lose it". I'm 42 and I can still run around 5.1km in 20 minutes give or take. Gym or road, I specifically look for competition to challenge and to challenge me. But most often people are just plodding along. They don't push themselves.

[@michealfrank461]

From this presentation, I understood that PRACTICING YOGA IS GOOD FOR EVERYONE....Because it's basically working against your muscles to improve your muscles.

[@ChrisB-fg8fd]

micheal frank absolutely correct, and not just for the external physical development

[@jaggeriscoughmedicine]

How that happens

[@peterbeyer5755]

Going out for a walk and stopping at a park to- Dead hang, chin up, pull up, push up, squats, body row, split squats etc will build muscle.

[@JoseRodriguez-nw2ov]

Weigth lifting not only is good for your bodies health, it is also good for your mental health. Start going to the gym. The few the proud the strong. It will change your life for the better 💪😁

[@PrimeMatt]

Superb! This should be seen by everyone. Although the bodyweight stuff at the end I'm not in agreement with. People are very unlikely to maintain that kind of program with no kind of progressive resistance, and no physical or psychological improvement. People need to weight train, and focus on getting strong. I have a 76 year old lady who had a lot of health issues, could not even stand up straight. But through sensible, consistent training, she worked up to pulling an 80kg deadlift from the floor with competition plates 👌🏼 There is a video on my channel of this. Older people can make truly life changing progress in a very short amount of time. Unfortunately most trainers have no idea what they are doing.

[@talhahbilal8114]

Amazing talk!

[@charlesstutts4578]

Great presentation ! Just really hard to hear him during parts of the talk.

[@gamerboy5908]

I agree Sounds very low

[@LeaMarie214]

Amazing. Thank you Dr. Lyon! Girl came with receipts and Ted still flagged her. Ridiculous,

[@UntakenNick]

So can I replace exercise by buying my shirts one size smaller?

[@Skennedy-n7m]

No.

[@robertcsapo9683]

Muscle growth is typically NOT the consequence of an increase in the number of muscle fibers (hyperplasia) but rather due to growth of already existent ones (hypertrophy)

[@markpolvora7344]

Only the strong survive.

[@hakimlite3927]

Not everyone has been bestowed with the power of a god, goku.

[@giornogiovanna3139]

@@hakimlite3927 I have.

[@JDAWGstone]

@giorno giovanna is that a ... jojo reference? 😮😦

[@Kris_AB]

Nope, everyone dies eventually. The strong have an increased chance of living longer, though.

[@loftusboy9]

so interesting...great presentation!

[@healthguy79]

So in simple English, the bodybuilding lifestyle works

[@beegee5305]

He says a combo or aerobic and lifting. As one ages, which you will, it's more important to do functional exercises that transpose over to everyday movements. And as a side note not all bodybuilding is equal. This isn't about hypertrophy but a realistic muscle composition that will help one do activities of daily living.

[@assiabenslimane2589]

Indeed

[@arifali6762]

And this comment works the best.

[@dipak1978]

No...Active life style plus hard work or exercise works.... Bodybuilder is a cheat for show only...A factory of drugs growing muscles at the cost of life and health

[@chookvalve]

@@dipak1978 what drugs? Lifting weights is lifting weights. You don’t take drugs! Pump iron - high protein meals works for me anyway.

[@aaronshanker6019]

This guy's voice starts out high but sinks like the Titanic

[@06pramodbhat]

Welcome to Ireland xD

[@amantiwari1916]

😂😂😂😂

[@Ghrainne]

What you are really saying is you have come across something that is new to you. You probably think that your previous exposure was the norm or the default. It is good to travel and inform yourself. There is a whole world outside your small comfort zone.

[@GlossaME]

​@@Ghrainne It's just an observation. Just chill

[@48webber]

no married man will ever die if he carries his growing wife everyday: now thats real progressive overload

[@sleepsmartsmashstress740]

Have you seen the rate at which they GROW & GROW ? On top of that one fine evening a younger man picks her up and runs ! ha ha

[@andreazedda2189]

loooolll

[@esthetics4512]

🤣🔥Best comment

[@manjunath7497]

😂😂😂

[@thanujsingaravelan9891]

Savage!!!

[@arifali6762]

Thank you 🙏 for super excellent talk.

[@mmmarvel]

Needed to show the slides better. Only saw distance shots, would have liked to see them full screen so they would have been easier to read. He does a great job with the presentation but didn't really talk about our diets which play a HUGE part regarding health.

[@emmajewett4775]

Also the audio is terrible

[@CaptainManic2010]

You are your own Gym by Mark Lauren Ultimate body weight bible with progressions for beginners to experts. I love body weight and resistance training.

[@CoyoteCanyon72]

Enjoyed this. Thank you.

[@stocksguy5246]

This makes sense, I'll look to start a decent workout program

[@SuperSwifty59]

Watch Dr Doug McGuff KZbin videos on this subject(sarcopenia and weight training) and also look up Dr Simon Melov study on the reversing of aging cells through WEIGHT TRAINING ... Weights is only anabolic form of exercise and at worst its neutral. Almost all other forms are catabolic

[@zeppelin1qaz]

Exercise for 5 minutes every hour of sitting down.

[@deborahhopper1070]

Interesting, Thank you!!

[@arnoelful]

I think my phone was listening to me. I was just doing some body weight exercises with the family, and boom, this is in my KZbin. What is doctors prescribed exercised? What if children did body weight exercises as the last session of everyday?

[@Tipster49]

great Ted talk!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😊😊😊

[@TopSpinWilly]

I should add...great video, thanks.

[@jonbank7569]

Great post!!!

[@RobertBeauchamp-i6g]

Should be mandatory in schools - as should be agility, strength and stamina - what a change in both body and mind there would be…

[@YouDonteverhavetodie]

Studies show that interacting with the audience and a high level of enthousiasm, variation in voice tone etc.. can actually bring a good message accros. This doctor sounds more like a doctor leaning towards his penion.

[@Kris_AB]

Good info, mediocre presentation, yep.

[@beegee5305]

I wish it were louder, I would send it on to my partner but they would need a louder volume.

[@TheLingnerFamily]

which way is it? Do people become weak which causes the sicknesses or do the sicknesses cause the lack of muscle and weakness

[@labibmushtaq6817]

Agoge Diet really took my diet to the next level. Not only diet, but life. I can see improvements in many aspects of my life. Guys, you rock! #*Agoge Diet*

[@nobertas.tnobertas.t8193]

really interesting speech, i think author could do even better with his ,, connection with audience " but its fair eough

[@iwnunn7999]

Helps when the presenter is easy on the eyes. Right girls??

[@LuanaVasco88]

IW Nunn he's not that attractive.

[@pigletofgreed7747]

ONLY men are "visual & and "superficial"..the gospel according to women

[@DotingOverDoggies]

Exercise is for aesthetics. Movement is for health.

[@user-vs6oe8fl3m]

Take a shot when he says "on the right side hand"

[@stellam2984]

does anybody know the actual study that he used in his slides about the >85yrs old pple?

[@dogbog6230]

WHY IS IT SO QUIET REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@j.t2548]

Why is this so incredibly silent? Can't hear anything, it's like 50% volume of other videos who dont come from a channel with 36.6M Subscribers. rare. Don't you guys master your videos?

[@phillipchavez1321]

1:53 Active couch potato 3:38 A 74 year old athlete vs a sedentary 74 year old person -exercise matters; your muscle mass is reduced by 3-8% every decade after the age of 30; 20% exception by training muscles throughout life

[@KINGHS-de6jt]

Wow apreciate dr🔥

[@jahanzaibshaheen7689]

1:30 Oh i am watching this video while sitting in a wrong posture.

[@ozzy5146]

not loud enough. project the voice!

[@nicolemaeredoblado346]

I always thought dieting is expensive and 'healthy' food costs a lot. Little did I know. I got my diet plan from *Agoge Diet* and I was able to select foods that fit my budget.

[@peterbeyer5755]

❤❤❤I love the Scottish accent ❤❤❤

[@zeppelin1qaz]

This guy is Gaelic football star, one of the toughset sports in the world, so he knows what he is talking about.

[@donovanvaz3289]

Hmmm - his sport would've been based around a strong cardio system that is able to keep going for the entire match. Being muscle bound would've been detrimental to his sport.

[@snaprockandpop]

so why did the students loose so much so quickly - 10 percent in 10 days compared with the first figure - 10 percent over a decade ?

[@donovanvaz3289]

Hmmm the opening statement is somewhat unbelievable. If I sit still for 1 hour I naturally expend 60 calories. If I exercise for an hour - he says that increases between 20-30 fold. Which ranges from 1,200 - 1,800 calories. I use my fitness watch when I exercise and even if I push myself into the upper levels of my heart rate for that hour, I will never get near to 1,200 calories. For example, I did a bike ride that lasted an hour. My max heart rate was 178bpm and my average was 134bpm. And yet I only expended 670 calories. So a 10 fold increase.

[@tykenwil4775]

That L2Inc ad was hilarious and very enlightening. Gotta appreciate quality advertisement..

[@rileyfairchild6873]

I walk daily. I wish I could say I haven't noticed leg weariness

[@unforgivensnake]

Listening while pumping iron

[@robertlorek5647]

It would be nice if this dude would turn up his microphone, can't hear a thing he is saying

[@franksam6818]

The lymphatic system, the sewer system of the body needs movement for it to move through out the body for it to do it's thing.

[@thiagovilla970]

This guy's a voice brother to Chris Pine.

[@axlrosea675]

Ever since I took up running, I have quite a bit more muscle mass, even in the upper body. It's hard for me to see how one can lose muscle doing endurance sports (when compared to a non-exercising individual).

[@rynerlute7510]

Endurance training alone can reduce muscle mass becase it's basically working out for a long time without much rest or any rest at all. It's weight, strength, etc adaptation for that particular activity, so it sounds logical to lose weight to perform better, longer, etc.

[@axlrosea675]

agreed but my point was that it builds up muscle compared with no exercise. a lot of stability and leg and foot strength is needed for running. but not so much for just sitting in an office all day.

[@thomasrichardson5425]

because you dont require much muscle mass for endurance

[@chaddaliciousness]

if anyone unsure, look at Olympic marathon runners and then look at Olympic sprinters.

[@ref4nej2]

That's probably because you had very little muscle mass in the first place, and for an exercise to be performed effectively your body adapted more strength (muscle mass). That won't keep happening once you're fully adapted to the low requirements of strength running requires and you will still be considered 'weak - average'. Once your ability gets to a high enough level (eg. marathoner) you'll have hit the point of over doing long duration light activity and your cortisol levels will rise, your testosterone will drop and you'll lose muscle and look like a classic post japanese POW looking pro marathoner.

[@peterbeyer5755]

My ma wants to live longer with Dr Egan, she thinks he is gorgeous!

[@ColbyMoonwalker]

Hope she’s doing well

[@NautankiMom]

So lifting my 3 yr old will help to build muscle :) I m 40!

[@sarahmarzouq1935]

loved it

[@fabulouswoman5068]

When you have good muscle mass, you can eat to your heart's content. Enough said.

[@ia3525]

Fabulous Woman yep! As a body builder who overeats, you gain weight only at the belly!

[@christopherellis2663]

Depends on what and when

[@ml2054]

No you can’t.

[@JesseDayKR]

This is a generalized and lazy comment about something that is incredibly complex, that is not how it works at all.

[@TotalGAMIX]

Wow... Need to keep this in mind cause I love me some food

[@neetikagurjar5314]

Very nice

[@mattw1121]

im sorry but i dont find 12 weeks of training for 3% increase in muscle mass to be worth it? maybe i misheard him or something but this is not convincing at all

[@markinfranco5184]

Totally worth it. That’s only 3 months. Takes years to build a decent amount of muscle

[@dogwklr]

They are 85 yo, how much did you think they would gain? 😂 this kind of thinking is probably why you're losing muscle, you expect magic

[@dogwklr]

Matt, have you ever thought about how impressive it is for an elderly person to gain muscle AT ALL given it's almost accepted that they will just slowly lose it as they age. 3% to them could be life changing if they have gone very low on lean muscle mass. They have the time, they are retired and this keeps them active and in the community.

[@DanLetts97]

Muscle growth takes years bud

[@salahalkhalifa3705]

As long as u loose 1percent each year if u are inactive I think it's big deal if u increase by 3percent in 12 weeks.

[@aig5429]

I got 2 physical jobs and workout can't get better than that. Kayaking as a hobby

[@devilu18]

this guy is all over the place with the data,not very scientific ... For example .he says that young individuals can lose 5% of muscle mass in 10-14 days if they are lazy in comparison with adults that that Will lose 3,5% every decade no matter what,trying to leave the impression that this is a disastrous scenario .but he avoids saying how fast they can gain that 5% back when the adults cannot !

[@neox9369]

Muscle memory, adults absolutely can. Especially if they have before.

[@Kevessi]

Man looks like the cop from Brooklyn 99

[@pallaviamolkokane]

👏👏👏👏

[@jonathanmagic5633]

Pretty sad when we need science to tell us to move.

[@brendanmcpike184]

aye he has my name represent

[@TheAleschu]

Poor guy got trapped in a horizontal hamster wheel! Help him!

[@mattstone6594]

Well here in Italy the elderly index is already 184. It passed 100 in the late 90's. Btw: drugs are not the only reason we live longer. Tipical "doctor way" to see life. Malnutrition is an umbrella concept. The one we deal here is denutrition and the datas you brought regard overnutrition. There are no real strong datas about poor nutrition in elderly in western countries. The only available fact is unicef report: it's about 5,9% in 2020, and in most of the cases it affects istitutionalized elderly people The fact you live longer because you are stronger (muscled up) is a big bias. You can live better and with less drugs, for sure. Actually, taking datas you didn't show, the best way for living longer is a social contest where we feel loved and cared. Odds are better when you are: -happy -well nourished -active (doing stuff all day long) "B.buiders life style", like someone said, usually is very orthorexic and strict.

[@entropia34332]

Tell that to Stephen Hawking

[@xanoriah8956]

he's defying even himself.

[@arande3]

CristianJ HAWKING IS ON THE ROIDS BRO.

[@ref4nej2]

He would likely agree.

[@pigletofgreed7747]

Does Hawking even lift?

[@kickster4u]

Well he’s dead so.

[@PALIKAPA]

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[@PALIKAPA]

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[@haroldhart2688]

I TAKE ANDRIOL AND WILD YAM EXTRACT AND MACA ROOT FROM HEALTH FOOD STORE.

[@boorayin2773]

Nothing surprising in here...the missing piece, thinking of my mother, is how to get that 75 year old person who has little/no history of exercise to somehow develop a program and stick to it?

[@iskanderbadshah]

Waheed murad

[@miketitus3592]

great talk, but body weight won't cut it... except in exceptionally under trained people for a very short time.. add weigth

[@pizza1512]

Looks like I'm an active couch potato. Yummy

[@udonewsreport]

"A Potato Does Not Have Much Use For Muscle." -Moderator undertones undermine the use of Starch as a driver of energy for the body. "...and with age comes chronic disease." -Moderator continues to make subject hypotheses' based on what could only be explained as, 'Dated Health Science Information'. Yes, his information is dated as evidenced by his list of diseases @3:00 that...ARE ALL ONE HUNDRED PERCENT CURABLE...hopefully at any age ; )

[@armandohernandez2926]

Jesus is coming 🙏🙏🙏

[@archon3897]

Can I lose all the weight I need to by just weight training? Cardio is cancerous but I'll do it if I have to, hmu if anyone read this at some point lol. I'll respond if and when. Cheers.

[@Teamshmo]

Orbinator more muscle mass you have the more calories they need and the less fat you'll be. However, if you're already fat it's better to try to build muscles with some cardio too. This will speed things up a lot in your overall muscle gains.

[@archon3897]

Team Shmo thanks so much, appreciate the advice.

[@rasmusjonasson2007]

Orbinator easiest way to lose weight is caloric deficit, aka being on a diet

[@arande3]

The key thing for fat loss is that your hormones are good. For weights you want to do a metabolic program - crossfit is a great example. Or you can do your own thing as long as it creates sufficient metabolic stress.

[@Baloo0254]

Resistance Training beats cardio miles when it comes to fat loss. You want to lose fat but keep muscle, that is the goal unless you need to make a certain weight (weigh in as a boxer or smt) In order to keep muscle mass you need to use it. Furthermore you dont burn that many calories doing cardio.