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The Kris Gethin Podcast

219. 11 Reasons You're Not Shredded (Even If You Train Hard)

The Kris Gethin Podcast

Kris Gethin

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.9598 Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

You train hard. You track every damn macro. You're doing the double cardio grind. But your body still looks soft, flat, or watery. Something's off.

In this episode, I break down 11 reasons your physique isn't changing—even though you're doing "everything right." Trash protein quality. Chronic inflammation. Hormones out of whack. Training without progression. Stress jacking your cortisol through the roof.

This isn't motivational fluff. It's physiological fact. You don't rise to the level of your motivation. You fall to the level of your systems. Fix what's broken. Apply what works. Listen in and level up.

What's discussed:

(00:05) You're Doing Everything Right—So Why Do You Still Look Soft?
(02:18) Hitting Your Protein Target? Doesn't Mean You're Building Muscle
(05:13) Starving Yourself Shredded? Here's Why That Backfires
(10:06) Low Libido. Brain Fog. Fat Gain. Your Hormones Are Screaming
(16:01) Still Not Lean? Cold, Sleep, and Stress Might Be the Missing Link

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Chris Getten podcast where we dive deep into the science of building a stronger physique,

0:11.9

unlocking the secrets of anti-aging and optimizing your health through cutting edge biohacks,

0:17.6

fitness strategies and mental resilience. I've been a personal trainer for nearly 30 years now and voted the number one transformation

0:25.2

trainer by governing bodies such as PT Academy, bodybuilding.com and trainerize.

0:31.9

I am the co-founder of unmatched supplements, co-founder of the Chris Kathleenethyn Jims franchise, and co-founder of my

0:39.6

online coaching platform, Chris Kethin Coaching, and author of several books. I'm a hybrid athlete,

0:46.2

a natural pro bodybuilder, and I've competed in events such as Iron Man Triathlon, Ultramarathon,

0:52.0

Spartan, and many more. My goal with this podcast is to cut through

0:56.7

the noise of fitness myth, misconceptions, and deliver clear protocols, actual tips, and real

1:04.1

resilience and science to help you optimize your physique, elevate your physical and mental

1:10.4

health span, and, of course,

1:12.8

enhance your life.

1:15.3

Hello, everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Chris Gethin podcast. So today, the title

1:23.9

of this podcast is 11 reasons why your workouts aren't giving you a summer body or a

1:30.2

shredded body. You're probably doing everything. You're hitting your cardio. You're in a calorie

1:34.5

deficits. You're doing double cardio. You're training to failure. You're hydrating, but you are not

1:40.0

losing the body fat or you've hit a plateau. So I'm going to talk about 11 ways that I believe

1:46.5

that could be stopping you. So you can train six days a week and you track every macro,

1:52.1

weigh every meal and push through every workout with discipline. You could be doing quote

1:56.8

and quote everything right and still look the same. Maybe you feel flat or bloated or

2:02.4

soft or stuck or watery, but why? Because something under the surface is off. And I'm not talking

2:08.5

about willpower or motivation. I'm talking about something that is happening likely on a cellar level.

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