Body Composition, Muscle & Hormones: The Gap Between Research and What Actually Works | Proof of Practice
About this episode
Experts discuss body composition, muscle building, and hormone therapy in women's health, emphasizing practical approaches over expensive solutions.
Dr. Stacy Sims, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, Dr. Abbie Smith-Ryan, Gabby Reece, and Amber Taylor dive into one of the most urgent conversations in women’s health: how to make sense of body composition data, build muscle that actually matters, and navigate the exploding landscape of hormone replacement therapy. They challenge the idea that you need expensive testing or hours in the gym to make meaningful progress, revealing that simple bodyweight circuits, walking, and two resistance sessions a week produced real results in perimenopausal women.The conversation gets candid about HRT delivery methods, including a clear consensus against pellets, and a practical breakdown of what hormone bloodwork every woman should get at baseline. This is the episode you will want to send to every woman in your life who is tired of one-size-fits-all advice. WHAT WE EXPLORE * What a DEXA scan actually measures (and what it misses about your muscle) * Visceral fat vs. body fat: why the distinction matters for metabolic health * Body composition tracking tools for women who cannot access a DEXA * How perimenopausal women lost body fat with just walking and bodyweight training * Strength training for…
Topics covered
- body composition
- women's health
- hormone replacement therapy
- strength training
- perimenopause
- fitness
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