When you think of somebody as being "in shape" or have a "healthy" body type, chances are your picturing the classic lean-toned body with slim but muscular arms & legs and a flat stomach. However this isn't the only way somebody with a healthy body fat percentage can look, oftentimes it manifests as the body composition commonly known as "skinny-fat". While this body composition is healthy in terms of BMI, and can signal progress for overweight individuals who are getting active in fitness, it's usually not what people who are doing 4-5 WODs per week want for themselves. In this episode Coach Justin will go over the science of why some people have this body type, as well as some strategies to make "skinny-fat" people LOOK more like they work out.


00:00 - Intro

00:33 - What is Skinny-Fat?

02:05 - BMI As a Body Composition Metric

02:57 - Lean Body Mass

03:27 - Body Fat Percentage

03:51 - Spot Reducing Body Fat & Spot Enhancing Muscle Mass

05:10 - Why Some People Look Skinny-Fat

06:10 - Having Too Much Body Fat Vs. Having Too Little Muscle

07:55 - Focusing on Strength Training

09:35 - Enhancing Nutrition in Your Diet for Muscle Repair

11:36 - Why Protein is the Most Important Macro

13:00 - Outro

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