#87 - How to grow muscle as a female Part 2 with Craig McDonald

When it comes to weight loss and fat loss a lot of women (I was one of them) think they need to do a tonne of cardio, bootamps, HIIT and classes.

Can't tell you how many RPM and pump classes I did in the pursuit of a toned and athletic body 🤣

It wasn't until I met @iamcraigmcdonald that I learnt in order to change my body I needed to strength train and build muscle!

So I thought I'd get him on to talk about: How to grow muscle as a female.

Craig is an ISSN Sports Certified Nutritionist and Recomp certified coach, so he knows a lot about building muscle and body recomposition.

So if fat loss, weight loss or muscle gain is your goal then you don't want to miss this episode which is part 2.

If you haven't listened to part 1 yet I highly recommend you do.

In part one we covered:

👉What are the health benefits of having more muscle?

👉If my goal is fat loss or weight loss why is building muscle important

👉Why is progressive overload important when it comes to growing muscle

👉Why is training effort/intensity important when it comes to growing muscle

👉Do I need to eat in a calorie surplus in order to grow muscle?

In this episode we cover:

👉Why are protein and carbs important for muscle growth

👉Optimising sleep

👉Hormonal health & training with your cycle

👉Exercise selection and execution

👉Can I build muscle training at home, doing body weight exercises or with exercise bands

👉Why phases are important and when to use them

👉How long does it take to build muscle and achieve a toned and athletic body

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SHOW NOTES

00:00 - Introduction to Podcast Episode

00:48 - Brief recap about How to Grow Muscle as a Female Part 1

01:23 - Podcast Topic Summary

02:10 - Why are protein and carbs important for muscle growth?

08:27 - Planning ahead and tracking food

09:50 - Why is sleep so important for muscle growth?

14:47 - Hormonal health & training with your cycle

22:42 - Exercise selection

26:30 - Exercise execution and why it's important for muscle growth

31:22 - Can I train at home? Will body weight exercises build muscle? 

34:54 - Why phases are important and when to use them?

45:08 - How long does it take to build muscle and achieve a toned and athletic body

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