The Protein Mistakes Slowing Your Progress | Ep. 364

The Macro Hour

Nikkiey Stott

Macro Hour, The Macro Hour, Fitness, Warrior Babe, Nikkiey Stott, Macronutrients, Health & Fitness, Warriorbabe

4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Macro Hour, Nikkiey Stott tackles one of the most misunderstood topics in women’s health and fitness: protein. With so much conflicting advice online, many women are left wondering how much protein they actually need, when they should eat it, and whether high protein intake is truly healthy. Nikkiey breaks through the noise and explains why protein matters for far more than just muscle building — especially as women age, navigate hormonal changes, and work toward long-t...

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0:00.0	I think this one surprises people the most.
0:01.7	Protein is the most satiating macronutriate, meaning the more protein that you have in the day
0:08.8	nutritionally, it's going to keep you full there for longer than carbs or fat do.
0:14.9	As you age, the muscle building signal is being lowered.
0:19.1	Your body is having a less efficient time at converting the
0:22.3	protein into muscle tissue. So as you age, you need more than someone that's actually
0:28.0	younger than you in the protein category. What's going on, everyone? Hey, you guys, welcome back to another episode of The Macro Hour
0:42.5	with your host, Nikki Stott. And on these episodes, we talk about mindset,
0:47.8	methodologies, and tactics that will help you lose body fat, build muscle, be strong,
0:53.5	and feel insanely confident.
0:55.7	In today's episode, it is a topic that you have heard me talk about many, many, many,
1:00.8	many time. Stay with me, though, because you can never get enough of this topic, in my opinion.
1:08.4	And maybe today, when I dive into talking about protein and all the things about
1:13.5	protein and why it's so important, there may be some new things that come out of this episode
1:18.6	today that leave you learning something new about either how to implement it or how to get more
1:24.2	of it or just how to make sure you're staying consistent with it throughout the day. And we're going to dive into various different topics when it comes to this today. We're going to talk about the incomplete and the complete again. We're going to talk about pre-imp post. We're going to talk about making sure you know how much you're getting. We're going to talk about all of this stuff. Okay. And I want to go deeper than just like a generic protein conversation.
1:44.7	Okay.
1:48.3	We're talking about all of those things that I just said and like what your body uses it for, why it matters as you're getting older and like all of those things.
1:51.5	All right.
1:52.7	And again, just stay with me.
1:54.8	If you are new, this is going to be extremely valuable to you.
1:58.2	If you are somebody that has been listening to this podcast over and over and over again,
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