Muscle for Life with Mike Matthews Ep. #599: How Jamie Gained 7 Pounds of Muscle and Beat Osteoporosis in 6 Months
In this episode, I interview Jamie, who read Thinner Leaner Stronger and used my coaching program to bulk up from an underweight 93 pounds, to lean and muscular at 105 pounds.
At 5”1’, Jamie has always been petite. Somewhere along the way, though, she got up to 125 pounds and 33% body fat, and decided to make a change. She wanted to lose some weight, so she did what most people do: a lot of cardio and restricted her food intake.
Unfortunately, this lead to a lot of yo yo dieting, bingeing, and even anorexia, without much progress in the way of body composition. It also lead to low bone density, which spiraled into full-blown osteoporosis.
Doctors told her she had to gain weight, and luckily, Jamie discovered strength training and found my books. This transformed her understanding of what it takes to gain muscle and eat well, which lit a fire under her to lift weights and improve her diet.
Given her history, however, Jamie was terrified to gain weight. So, after buying herself a home gym, Jamie signed up for my coaching program to help assuage her fears of bulking and get on the right track.
And in about 6 months of bulking, she gained 7 pounds of muscle. And after 10 months, a DEXA scan showed she improved her bone density by 5%, which is very impressive!
In this interview, Jamie and I talk about her story and the important lessons she’s learned along the way, including how what she was doing before finding TLS, how misconceptions about “good” and “bad” foods lead to bingeing, how she overcame the fear of gaining weight, and more.
So if you’re looking for a jolt of inspiration and like motivational stories, I highly recommend you listen to this episode.
5:48 - How has quarantine been for you and your fitness journey?
8:37 - How has your lean bulk been going?
11:36 - Where were you before you found me and my work?
26:36 - How did our personal training plan work for you?
27:37 - How was training for you psychologically?
28:55 - How did training impact your bone density?
35:52 - How was the experience from maintaining to a deliberate surplus?
46:21 - Where are your fitness goals from here?
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Mentioned on The Show:
Legion VIP One-on-One Coaching:legionathletics.com/coaching/
Jamie's Online Yoga Studios:poweryogabuffalo.com/
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