In this episode, we dive into your listener questions and cover a wide range of topics around fitness, nutrition, and mindset. From cheat meals and metabolic myths to when you should start lifting heavy, we give you straightforward answers you can actually use. We also tackle the confusion around cutting phases, progressive overload at home, and how to stay motivated when life gets in the way. Whether you’re just getting started or refining your training, this episode is packed with practical guidance to help you make consistent progress.

We talk about:

-Cheat meals and guilty pleasures

-Kettlebells versus dumbbells

-Meal timing, metabolism, and body fat distribution

-How to approach weight loss, maintenance, and building muscle

-Breaking free from analysis paralysis

-When to start lifting heavy and how to train in different phases

-The truth about working out fasted

-Staying motivated and consistent

-Handling setbacks like getting sick

Time Stamps: 

0:00 Introduction

1:29 cheat meals & guilty pleasures

10:44 kettlebell versus dumbbell

15:17 weight loss versus maintenance versus building muscle

28:45 body fat distribution

32:58 meal timing and metabolism

38:30 metabolic rate

44:35 getting past analysis paralysis 

51:32 fear of no excuses

54:16 how to do a cut

57:46 strength training in different phases

61:54 when to start lifting heavy

70:55 working out fasted

77:10 finding motivation to exercise

84:30 progressive overloading at home

90:31 set point theory

99:33 HRT and its uses

112:07 how to handle getting sick

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