Protein nutrition for the ageing athlete

Explore our lecture on “Protein nutrition for the ageing athlete” with Professor Leigh Breen. In this session, Leigh explores how advancing age affects physiological function, muscle recovery, and adaptive remodelling, and what this means for protein intake in both endurance- and resistance-trained older athletes. Bringing together evidence from exercise physiology, ageing, and sports nutrition, the lecture provides practical recommendations to help support performance, recovery, and muscle health in the master athlete.

What we will cover:
   Are the dietary protein requirements sufficient for athletes?
   Do active individuals require more protein to support recovery?
   How does advancing age affect the anabolic response to protein?
   Do ageing athletes need different protein strategies?
   What are practical protein recommendations for ageing athletes?

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Professor Leigh Breen

Leigh completed his PhD at the University of Birmingham, under the supervision of Profs Kevin Tipton and Asker Jeukendrup. His PhD was spent investigating the influence of protein nutrition and exercise on muscle protein metabolism, specifically the role of protein in the adaptive response to endurance exercise. After his PhD, Leigh undertook a post-doc position at McMaster University with Prof Stu Phillips. Here, Leigh published several important studies on the effect of inactivity on skeletal muscle deterioration in older adults.

Leigh is currently a Professor in metabolic and molecular physiology at the University of Leicester, United Kingdom. His research group are interested in the effect of protein nutrition, specifically protein quality, on skeletal muscle health and remodelling in response to various stimuli, such as resistance exercise and inactivity.

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