So Sandra has done four of my programs. Whenever she uses the sculpt of menopause app calculator to build muscle, it gives her a lot of calories. She's petrified of eating lots of calories consistently. And she says she's incredibly fatigued after training now. And she often needs to nap during the day, even though she's sleeping well at night. Can lack of energy be due to eating in a calorie deficit for too long? Can you explain

the best way to build muscle? There's so much in this question. So I'm going to have to try and

break it down into a little bit. So much I could say to do with this question. So first of all,

let's go from the start. the macro calculator will give you the traditional

amounts that you would find on most macro calculators on the on the internet for gaining muscle

or you know eating in a calorie surplus let me explain what the traditional thinking about

building muscle is for let's say a traditional bodybuilder and I'm going to separate that out from

a traditional bodybuilder to a menopausal woman who is not looking to compete on stage and this is

going to make an absolutely epic kind of mini masterclass.

So let's go.

I wish I had notes.

Whenever I was training on the stage,

the school of thought was always,

you need to eat in a calorie surplus in order to build muscle.

And that is kind of true.

It is true, but it's not the whole truth.

The reason why people suggest eating in a calorie deficit to build muscle is because,

or calorie surplus to build muscle is that if you,

you want to always make sure that your muscles are getting enough fuel

to build and repair everything that they need in order to grow as big as they can.

Food is nature's natural anabolic.

So food and rest and regular training with, you know,

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