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Apr 2023
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#211 - If my goal is weight loss should ...

KITTY BLOMFIELD
About this episode

Should you be doing high reps and lower weight if your goal is fat loss? In our this podcast episode, Craig answers this question once and for all.

Craig and I dig into the #1 thing that will have the most impact on fat loss, how muscle maintenance or growth effectively supports this, what goes into building muscle, the importance of muscle as we age, and common mistakes many women make.

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SHOW NOTES

04:34 - The number 1 thing that drives fat loss

05:07 - Total daily energy expenditure

05:32 - Activity levels

05:59 - Hitting your protein target and why this is important

07:07 - Why you will really never know exactly how many calories you’re burning

08:25 - Do you need to do higher reps to burn calories and lose fat?

08:49 - Why you need to separate muscle building from calorie burning

09:56 - Strength capability and why this is important

11:02 - Losing body fat and losing muscle

14:05 - Why muscle soreness does not always mean muscle growth

18:12 - Can you lose weight without strength training?

18:46 - Health benefits of strength training

22:30 - How to build more muscle

23:32 - How our coaches customise programs specifically for each client

26:12 - Why it'll be so much more enjoyable once you learn how to strength train

27:28 - Seeing what your body is truly capable of



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