About this episode

Maci Jones discusses the challenges of building muscle for experienced lifters and shares personal insights on overcoming fitness plateaus.

You've been lifting for years. You track your food, you sleep, you're consistent, but you're still not seeing the progress that matches your effort. This episode is for you. Today I break down the real physiology behind why building muscle gets exponentially harder the more trained you are, bust the most common myths keeping experienced lifters stuck, and share my own story of training through an undiagnosed autoimmune disease for years before finally getting answers. We cover the law of diminishing returns, anabolic resistance, why more protein isn't the answer, the truth about BCAAs, what your bloodwork should actually look like, and the two supplements worth your money. Plus, what ankylosing spondylitis, and other inflammatory conditions actually do to your body's ability to build muscle. This one is personal, science-backed, and long overdue. If you have hid a fitness plateau, and don’t know how to make progress, this one is for you. Follow: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Personal IG: @macileejones⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast IG: @myverbaljournal.letschat⁠

People in this episode

Host: Maci Jones

Topics covered

• muscle building
• fitness plateau
• anabolic resistance
• nutrition myths
• inflammatory conditions
• personal story

Keywords

• muscle building
• fitness plateau
• anabolic resistance
• BCAAs
• protein intake
• bloodwork
• supplements

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