Strength Solutions Podcast

Strength Solutions Podcast | S3 Interview 4 - "Bodybuilder Lew Pabon"

🎙️ Hosts: Nathaniel Espinoza (@strengthsolutionsnathaniel) & Edwin Santiago (@strengthsoltuionsedwin)

📅 Release Date: 2/19/24

🚀 Episode Highlights:

Navigating Jiu-Jitsu Challenges, Balancing Bodybuilding, and Personal Training Transitions:
Balancing bodybuilding and Jiu-Jitsu presents challenges due to recovery demands and distinct cardio requirements.
Transition from personal training to bodybuilding discussed, touching on the beginning, work with Nathaniel, and personal training preferences.
Cultivating Education through Music: Jazz Drumming and Real-World Insights:
Discussion about past experiences in teaching band, performing, and engaging with parents for real-world insights.
Appreciation for the educational aspect, tracing back to teaching high school band and playing the drums.
From Grappling Roots to the Cage: Lew's Evolution in Martial Arts and Love:
Introduction of Lew and exploration of his entry into the fitness space, rooted in grappling, wrestling, and later jujitsu.
Progression from jujitsu to mixed martial arts, including amateur bouts, and the shared passion with his wife, a purple belt, whom he met in high school.
Navigating Alzheimer's Risk in Menopausal Women: Apo E4 Genotype, Surgery, and Hormone Therapy:
Link between Apo E4 genotype and increased risk of Alzheimer's discussed, particularly in the context of menopausal women.
Impact of postmenopausal surgery on estrogen levels and glucose metabolism, contributing to accelerated Alzheimer's development in Apo E4 individuals.
The use of hormone replacement therapy, specifically estrogen, as a strategy to mitigate Alzheimer's risk in postmenopausal women.

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