Even if losing weight is a main goal, don't be afraid to gain muscle!Cori explains that previous dieting practices can lead to metabolic adaptations, compounded by factors like age, lifestyle, and hormonal changes. These adaptations may cause muscle gain before fat loss, even when aiming to lose significant weight. Cori emphasizes the importance of embracing muscle gains and increasing calories to eventually create a deficit for fat loss. Be patient with the process!The video version of this episode is live on youtube!

Even if losing weight is a main goal, don't be afraid to gain muscle! Cori explains that previous dieting practices can lead to metabolic adaptations, compounded by factors like age, lifestyle, and hormonal changes. These adaptations may cause muscle gain before fat loss, even when aiming to lose significant weight. Cori emphasizes the importance of embracing muscle gains and increasing calories to eventually create a deficit for fat loss. Be patient with the process! The video version of this episode is live on youtube!

Why You Gain Muscle Before Losing Fat (And Why It Works!)

The Redefining Strength Podcast isn’t just about workouts or weight loss...it’s about redefining what strong really means, at every age and stage of life.Hosted by Cori Lefkowith, founder of Redefining Strength, this show helps women build lasting strength through smart training, sustainable nutrition, and mindset shifts that stick...without crash diets, fads, or the toxic noise of “fitness culture.”Over the past decade, Redefining Strength has helped more than 10,000 women transform their health using Cori’s signature coaching method, The STRONG System — a science-backed, habit-driven approach that adapts to your body, your life, and your goals.Each episode brings real-world insights, expert-backed strategies, and no-BS motivation to help you stop starting over, rebuild confidence, and feel strong&nbsp; inside and out.If you’ve tried every plan that wasn’t built for this version of you… this is the one that finally fits.Because strength isn’t about doing more...it’s about doing what works For you.

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The Redefining Strength Podcast isn’t just about workouts or weight loss...it’s about redefining what strong really means, at every age and stage of life. Hosted by Cori Lefkowith, founder of Redefining Strength, this show helps women build lasting strength through smart training, sustainable nutrition, and mindset shifts that stick...without crash diets, fads, or the toxic noise of “fitness culture.” Over the past decade, Redefining Strength has helped more than 10,000 women transform their health using Cori’s signature coaching method, The STRONG System — a science-backed, habit-driven approach that adapts to your body, your life, and your goals. Each episode brings real-world insights, expert-backed strategies, and no-BS motivation to help you stop starting over, rebuild confidence, and feel strong  inside and out. If you’ve tried every plan that wasn’t built for this version of you… this is the one that finally fits. Because strength isn’t about doing more...it’s about doing what works For you.

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