Joseph Agu MSc.: “Nutritional Interventions to Maximise Muscle Hypertrophy”
Dr Paul Rimmer: “Metabolic Adaptation to Weight Loss: Is There a Case for Reverse Dieting?”
Date: 14th July 2018, Sheffield Hallam University
Price: £99 for the full day
Time:Dr Paul Rimmer: 9.30am-12pm / Joseph Agu: 1pm-4.30pm
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Joseph Agu
Our next expert speaker is Elite Nutrition Coaching Managing Director and Nutrition Consultant Joseph Agu.
Having built a solid foundation of knowledge with his undergraduate degree in Sport & Exercise Sciences and Masters Degree (distinction) in Sports Nutrition, Josepah has been helping people achieve their goals for almost a decade now.
As a former Performance Nutritionist for the English Institute of Sport (EIS) and British Athletics, Joseph has provided world-leading nutritional support to Britain’s best track and field athletes, helping many of them win medal at international competitions.
Joseph has a strong reputation for his phenomenal knowledge and sought after expertise on nutrition practices, having delivered at seminars including the revered Epic Fitness Summit among other experts such as Dr Brad Schoenfeld and Dr Alan Aragon in 2015.
When it comes to nutrition strategies for muscle growth, Joseph will be covering everything you need to know to optimize hypertrophy and improve the way you fuel your body to maximise performance.
Paul Rimmer
We’ve also got TRA Performance Education Co-Director delivering one of his brilliant seminars on “Metabolic Adaptation to Weight Loss: Is There a Need to Reverse Diet?”
Paul is a BSc., MSC., PhD sports scientist and nutrition coach who heads up the TRA nutrition mentorship program as well as his own performance lab.
He has years of experience as a physique athlete coach, having coached a number of successful competitor across a range of disciplines. He is also a competitive bodybuilder himself.
Not only does he excel in nutrition and metabolism but also has a strong background in both functional and clinical measures of strength and performance.
He has developed a passion for nutrition and human metabolism and centres many of his research and practical projects around these subjects. This includes undertaking research into metabolic adaptation with his own athletes as part of his coaching services.
Joseph alongside Brad Schoenfeld, James Krieger, Jose Antonio, Bret Contreras and other experts at the Epic Fitness Summit
Joseph Agu: Seminar Content: Nutritional interventions to maximise muscle hypertrophy
Goal Setting:
- What can be achieved naturally and what affects this?
- Experience-related rates of muscle growth
Estimating caloric requirements for muscle gain
- What surplus is optimal?
- Thoughts on body recomposition
Setting macronutrient intakes
- Governing principles
- Hormonal effects
- Linear vs, non-linear macro distribution
- Thoughts on intermittent fasting and keto dieting
An up-to-date overview of protein research
- Overview of muscle protein synthesis
- Daily requirements
- Protein sources
- Amino acid supplementation
- Co-ingestion with other nutrients
- Liquid vs. solid proteins
Nutrient timing
- Distribution of protein, carbs and fat to maximise the anabolic response
- Timing considerations for training performance
Paul delivering a coaching programme for ‘Operation Rise’ in Detroit
Paul Rimmer: Metabolic adaptation to weight loss: Is there a case for reverse dieting?
- Regulation of metabolism
- How the body adapts to energy restriction and to what extent
- Strategies for limiting metabolic adaptation
- Set point theory
- Reverse dieting: the evidence for and against
- Post-diet strategies: population and individual considerations