5 Body Recomp Mistakes (Why You're Not Losing Fat or Building Muscle) | Ep 395

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Your body isn't listening. You train consistently, watch your protein, do everything the evidence says, but body recomposition isn't happening.

The problem isn't your effort. It's the signal between your actions and your physiology.

Discover the 5 biggest body recomp mistakes keeping intelligent, hard-working lifters stuck at the same body fat and muscle mass for months.

You'll get specific fixes to align your nutrition, lifting weights approach, and recovery so your body can actually build muscle and lose fat simultaneously, even if you're over 40.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Why your body ignores your effort despite consistent training
2:49 - Mistake #1: Eating like you're dieting instead of building muscle
8:17 - Mistake #2: Training to burn calories instead of build muscle
13:42 - Mistake #3: Ignoring recovery and sleep
23:20 - Mistake #4: Tracking the wrong metrics
28:25 - Mistake #5: Expecting rapid results

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