S8 EP26: Muscle Through Menopause
The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast
Constantly Varied Gear
4.9 • 724 Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Are you doing all of the “right” things… Eating the “right” foods, training hard, lifting weights, getting enough sleep… And still gaining belly fat? Well, are you close to menopause?
The Quick and Dirty: Is it possible for a woman to eat the same diet, have the same activity/workout routine, and still gain weight? Short answer: Yes. Complicated Answer: Double yes! This isn’t made up in your head, you're not lying or cheating your food intake or your workouts. YOU AREN’T CRAZY. So that’s at least good news. The million dollar question is: Why tho???Well we’re diving into just that, and more on why it’s so important to start building muscle TODAY. It doesn’t matter if you are pre, post, or perimenopause. More muscle has been PROVEN to combat the muscle loss we experience during this time. Tune into this episode to learn how you can go into this stage of life being the strongest and healthiest version of yourself.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Along those lines for women in their in their 40s, we talked about that kind of gathering of the fat in the |
| 0:06.5 | belly area. And again, you're not being gaslit that is happening. However, please do not respond to it |
| 0:13.8 | in the way of just like an endless spot training of your stomach. Like I'm going to do 900 crunches because I never had a ton of belly |
| 0:24.0 | fat before. Now I do. So it must mean that I need more core work. That isn't it. It's gathering |
| 0:30.1 | in your belly because that is what the drop in estrogen is telling it to do. However, combating |
| 0:36.7 | any body fat is always going to be done best by building |
| 0:40.6 | muscle and sitting there isolating your abs is not the biggest bang for your buck when it comes |
| 0:47.7 | to building and maintaining muscle. Compound movements are. So not 900 crunches. |
| 1:07.5 | The big question is this. In a world of fake Instagram models and bad diets, how do real people achieve their fitness goals? We are an army of hardworking women, changing their lives through fitness and health. |
| 1:16.6 | Wherever you are at on your journey, we have the answers to how to make working out and eating well a part of your life. |
| 1:25.6 | Join us in changing the dialogue for women everywhere. |
| 1:30.5 | Welcome to the Thick Thighs Save Lives podcast. |
| 1:35.3 | Hi guys and welcome back to the Thick Thigh Save Lives podcast. |
| 1:38.5 | I'm Kelsey. |
| 1:39.6 | Hi, Kelsey. |
| 1:41.3 | Cranky Kelsey, we're going to call you cranky Kelsey. |
| 1:48.5 | I am cranky Kelsey today. Or is it just me? |
| 1:56.6 | Am I vexing your demons or are you cranky with everyone? I have to know. I think I'm just cranky. |
| 2:01.7 | I don't think maybe it's you. You vexed my demons. I don't think it's you. |
| 2:03.9 | I think sometimes I'm just cranky. |
| 2:06.6 | Do you know, actually, guys, let's talk about this for a second. |
| 2:09.8 | Do you ever just like find yourself being cranky? And then you get annoyed with yourself because you're cranky. |
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