About this episode

The episode discusses body recomposition, its misconceptions, and the populations that can achieve muscle gain and fat loss simultaneously.

Body recomposition — the process of building muscle and losing fat at the same time — is one of the most contested and most misunderstood concepts in physique development. The conventional view is that recomp is reserved for two specific groups — beginners and individuals with excess body fat. And while those populations do see the most dramatic outcomes, that framing leaves out several other groups who can absolutely still recomp under the right conditions. On this week’s episode of the CHASING CLARITY HEALTH & FITNESS PODCAST, I’m joined by Jeff Hoehn for Episode 5 of our monthly collaboration where we break down topics that bridge evidence-based research with real-world coaching application. In this conversation, we go deep on what body recomposition actually is, the three different forms it can take, and the five populations of individuals who can realistically expect to recomp when their training and nutrition are properly structured. HERE’S WHAT WE COVER: WHAT BODY RECOMPOSITION REALLY MEANS & WHY THE SCALE OFTEN MISLEADS YOU THE 3 FORMS OF BODY RECOMP & THE PHASES WHERE EACH ONE SHOWS UP FAT LOSS FOCUSED RECOMP, BUILDING FOCUSED RECOMP & SIMULTANEOUS FAT…

People in this episode

Host: Brandon DaCruz

Guest: Jeff Hoehn

Topics covered

• body recomposition
• muscle building
• fat loss
• training populations
• evidence-based research

Keywords

• body recomposition
• muscle gain
• fat loss
• training age
• evidence-based coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CHASING CLARITY HEALTH & FITNESS PODCAST, VARGAS-MOLINA

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