Oct 27
31m 45s
In this episode, the ladies answer listener questions, including a big one about oral contraceptives and their impact on muscle building, and a fat loss plateau case study. Ashleigh and Rachel answer a listener's question about whether the pill limits your ability to build muscle, then work through a listener's attempt to lose the same 12 pounds again with the exact same plan that worked the first time, but doesn't seem to be working now
They also talk about training frequency, how important your daily steps are (and what they're important for) how important scale weight is scale weight when working on body recomposition, and much more.
Have a question or a case study you want Ashleigh and Rachel to dig into? Send it to musclescience4women@gmail.com and we might chat about it on the pod!
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15:42 Birth control and muscle building
23:43 Fat loss plateau case study
25:03 The "fat loss plateau" audit
27:39 Training frequency
28:25 The downsides to tracking scale weight
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