In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Eric Trexler — researcher and science communicator — to unpack the concept of metabolic adaptation from both a scientific and practical lens.
We dive deep into how your body adjusts calorie expenditure, hormone levels, and hunger signals during a Fat Loss Phase and more importantly how to work with these changes, not fear them.
Whether you’re a coach, a competitor, or someone who’s struggled with “plateaus” or weight regain, this conversation will give you the clarity you’ve been missing.
Metabolic adaptation is real but it’s not an insurmountable roadblock to your goals.
TOPICS COVERED:
⁃ WHAT METABOLIC ADAPTATION ACTUALLY IS
⁃ THE COMPONENTS OF ENERGY EXPENDITURE AFFECTED BY ADAPTATION
⁃ HORMONAL ADAPTATIONS DURING FAT LOSS
⁃ THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT METABOLIC ADAPTATION
⁃ MISCONCEPTION 1: HAVING A “SLOW METABOLISM” PREVENTS FAT LOSS
⁃ MISCONCEPTION 2: METABOLIC ADAPTATION CAN STOP WEIGHT LOSS COMPLETELY
⁃ MISCONCEPTION 3: THE MORE METABOLIC ADAPTATION SOMEONE EXPERIENCES THE HIGHER THEIR LIKELIHOOD OF WEIGHT REGAIN
⁃ THE MOST EXTREME CASE STUDIES OF ADAPTATION
⁃ THE MINNESOTA STARVATION EXPERIMENT
⁃ THE BIGGEST LOSER STUDY
⁃ THE RACE ACROSS THE USA (ULTRA-ENDURANCE ADAPTATION)
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