Keith Baar, PhD

Dr. Baar rejoins us on the show. He was previously on for episode 58. Today we illuminate the central role of connective tissue and associated proteins in transmitting force from muscle, extend that understanding to explain how muscle functions in running (hint: it’s not at all like most people think), and dive into ways that you can optimize your connective tissue health.

Follow Dr. Baar on Twitter @MuscleScience

To see the videos of muscle lacking dystrophin that we talked about, go to the paper HERE and watch the videos in the supplemental materials link.

Here’s the paper I mentioned that explains how muscle functions as a strut during running.

Here’s the paper that Dr. Baar mentioned where plastic surgeons implanted rings around muscle to demonstrate that force is transmitted laterally into connective tissue.