If you've ever heard a coach say "it's not wrong, but it's not right either," you'll resonate with this episode. Dive into the nuance that gets lost in punchy social media hot takes – especially for athletic women over 40 who want strength, muscle, and better performance without the fluff.

Get insight into why your progress may feel stuck, what to do about it, and how to build muscle with less frustration. Get practical coaching on progressive overload, program hopping, hypertrophy, auto-regulation, and why DIY training isn't actually "free."

What you'll learn in this episode:

• What happens when you've been lifting for a while… but the weights (and results) haven't really changed?

• Why "switching things up" might be the reason you're stuck in place.

• The truth behind words like toned, sculpted, and long and lean and what they really mean for your training.

• How chasing the number on the scale can quietly derail your performance and progress.

• The real cost of trying to make up your own workouts, and what it's stealing from your gains.

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