Lose Fat AND Build Muscle at the Same Time (The TRUTH about Body Recomposition!)

Lose Fat AND Build Muscle at the Same Time (The TRUTH about Body Recomposition!)

April 29, 2026 · 20 min

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Cori Lefkowith discusses the misconceptions around losing fat while building muscle and emphasizes the importance of focusing on body recomposition rather than just weight loss.

I spent years thinking losing fat while building muscle was impossible...and that belief was completely sabotaging me. I was eating less, training harder, and wondering why I never looked as defined as I felt I should. The answer? I was optimizing for weight loss, not recomp. And the scale was lying to me the entire time. In this episode, I'm breaking down exactly why the scale isn't the measure of progress you think it is, what signs to actually look for to know recomp is working, and the fo...

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