About this episode

The episode discusses four essential skills for maintaining fat loss and building muscle after 40, emphasizing the importance of sustainable practices.

Why do weight loss and body recomp results often fade even after you have success? The real win is learning skills that still work when life changes or support (like a coaching program) goes away. We walk through 4 practical skills that make fat loss maintenance and muscle building feel simpler, calmer, and more repeatable: Why short-term results can regress even with good effortWhat the 3.9-year weight regain finding from research suggests about the best approachHow cognitive behavioral ther...

People in this episode

Host: Philip Pape

Topics covered

• body recomposition
• fat loss
• muscle building
• weight loss maintenance
• cognitive behavioral therapy

Keywords

• body recomposition
• fat loss
• muscle building
• weight regain
• cognitive behavioral therapy

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Books & works: The 4 Essential Skills of Body Recomposition After 40

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