#997 You’re Burning Muscle, Not Fat! – The Critical Metabolism Mistake Sabotaging Your Health with Vince Pitstick

Metabolic Freedom With Ben Azadi

Ben Azadi

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Fitness, Alternative Health

4.8 • 946 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Ben Azadi sits down with Vince Pitstick, a seasoned functional nutritionist and transformation coach. Vince brings a wealth of experience in guiding people through the challenges of metabolic dysfunction and chronic weight loss resistance. Together, they explore fascinating topics like adaptive thermogenesis, the effects of diet culture, and why keeping your muscle mass is crucial for a healthy metabolism. Vince highlights the importance of metabolic flexibility and shares practical strategies such as dietary variation, seasonal fasting, and resistance training. This episode is packed with valuable insights for anyone looking to achieve lasting metabolic health and tackle weight loss hurdles. 🔥 Key Topics Discussed: Understanding metabolism and its role in energy transformation. Challenges of weight loss resistance and its underlying metabolic issues. The concept of adaptive thermogenesis and its impact on weight loss efforts. The detrimental effects of diet culture on metabolic health. Importance of maintaining muscle mass for a healthy metabolism. Strategies for restoring metabolic flexibility, including dietary variation and intentional fasting. The role of stress in metabolic health and its effects on hormonal balance. The significance of autophagy in cellular health and metabolic function. The impact of lifestyle factors, including mindset and emotional well-being, on metabolic health. The need for a holistic approach to health, considering various stressors and their cumulative effects. 🔗 Connect with Vince: Instagram: @vince_pitstick Facebook: Vince Pitstick X (formerly Twitter): @vince_pitstick LinkedIn: Vince Pitstick Linktree: linktr.ee/Vince_pitstick Vidal Coaching: vidalcoaching.com Metabolic Mentor University (MMU): metabolicmentor.com NuEthix Formulations: nuethix.com Personal Website: vince-pitstick-1c184942876f9fd92739cf36.webflow.io 🧭 Join the Challenge:👉 Free 3-Day Burn Fat Challenge 📍 Register: http://www.burnfatchallenge.com 📚 Based on Ben’s new book Metabolic Freedom 📚 🎁 Purchase Ben's new book Metabolic Freedom today to receive immediate access to a FREE course on metabolism with exclusive interviews from Gary Brecka, Dr Daniel Pompa, Dr Jason Fung, Megan Ramos, Cynthia Thurlow & more. CLICK HERE: https://www.ketokamp.com/free-course 🔎 Find all of the Metabolic Freedom Sponsorship deals and coupon codes here: https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals

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0:00.0	If ladies you are out there maintaining your metabolism by eating a thousand calories,
0:05.0	or you don't even know, you're just not, you're eating one meal, you're really stressed out,
0:10.0	and you're getting by, and it's like holding on and you see a pound come on,
0:15.0	and you're still hanging on, and the weights popping up,
0:20.0	it's because you have no metabolic protection, what I call
0:23.9	all state metabolism, accident forgiveness. Right? Because when you go to have that
0:29.9	1,600, your metabolism is ill-equipped to deal with the higher calories because, remember,
0:36.8	adaptive thermogenesis, you don't have the muscle,
0:39.4	you are incapable of dealing with a high calorie environment again,
0:42.3	which then won't allow more muscle to come on the quickly as it should,
0:45.4	won't allow hormones to be produced the way that it should.
0:48.0	All the good functions of mTOR are pretty much not available to you,
0:52.3	which is part of the problem.
0:59.4	And so now when that happens, when you go to fast, it doesn't work as well. The Greek definition for metabolism is to transform.
1:16.7	Your metabolism is designed to take food and to transform it into energy so you feel good
1:22.6	and burn fat.
1:24.2	We are determined to deliver the science and art of metabolism to you. We bring on the thought
1:29.4	leaders in this space to have life-changing conversations so you could apply it and upgrade your
1:34.3	metabolism. The topics covered here include biohacking, ketosis, carnivore, fasting strategies,
1:41.7	mindset, and metabolic health. Your body was built to be self-healing.
1:46.4	Our goal is to identify the interference and remove it.
1:49.8	You are a masterpiece because you are a piece of the master.
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