Wits & Weights | Fat Loss, Nutrition, & Strength Training for Lifters
For skeptics of the fitness industry who want to work smarter and more efficiently to build muscle and lose fat. Wits & Weights is one of the best fitness podcasts for evidence-based nutrition and fitness strategies. We cut through the noise and deconstruct health and fitness with an engineering mindset to help you develop a strong, lean physique without wasting time. Evidence-based nutrition coach Philip Pape explores efficient strength training, nutrition, and lifestyle strategies to optimize your body recomp and metabolism. Whether you're focused on weight loss, muscle building, or both, you'll get simple, science-based, and sustainable info from an engineer turned lifter (that's why they call him the Physique Engineer). This show serves both women's fitness and men's health goals, with special attention to strength training over 40 and hormone health. From restrictive fad diets to ineffective workouts and hyped-up supplements, there's no shortage of confusing information out there. Getting in the best shape of your life doesn't have to be complicated or time-consuming! By using your WITS (mindset and systems!) and lifting weights efficiently, you can build muscle, lose stubborn fat, and achieve and maintain a lean physique through sustainable body recomp. We bring you smart and efficient strategies for movement, metabolism, muscle, and mindset. You'll learn: - Why fat loss is more important than weight loss for health and physique - Why all the macros (protein, fats, and yes even carbs) are critical to body composition - Why you don't need to spend more than 3 hours in the gym each week to get incredible results with proper hypertrophy training - Why muscle (not weight loss) is the key to medicine, obesity, and longevity - Why age and hormones (even in menopause) don't matter with the right lifestyle - How the "hidden" psychology of your mind can unlock more personal (and physical) growth than you ever thought possible, and how to tap into that mindset If you're ready to separate fact from fiction, learn what actually works with evidence-based training and nutrition, and put in the intelligent work, hit that "follow" button and let's engineer your best physique ever! Popular Guests Include: Mike Matthews (author of Bigger Leaner Stronger), Greg Nuckols (Stronger by Science), Alan Aragon (nutrition researcher), Eric Helms (3D Muscle Journey), Dr. Spencer Nadolsky (Doc Who Lifts), Eric Trexler (Stronger by Science), Bill Campbell (exercise science researcher), Jordan Feigenbaum (Barbell Medicine), Andy Morgan (Ripped Body), Karen Martel (hormone optimization expert), Steph Gaudreau (women's strength and nutrition), Bryan Boorstein (hypertrophy coach) Popular Topics Include: hormone health, metabolism optimization, hypertrophy training, longevity and healthy aging, body positivity, best protein powder selection, strength training over 40, women's fitness, men's health, muscle building, body recomp, macros and nutrition tracking
Episodes
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Hunger hits different after 40.
You might feel like your body is activ...
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You've lost weight before, right?
The problem is... you probably gained it all back.
Multiple times anyone? 🙋♀️🙋♂️
That's because most weight loss attempts fall into THIS fat loss tra...
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Why does hunger sabotage weight loss even with perfect macros? Is appetite control really about discipline or hormone health?
Body recomp, weight loss, and building muscle get complicated fast when appetite refuses to cooperate. I dug into the real biology behind hunger with Sarah Kennedy, founder an...
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One bad night of sleep can increase your calorie intake by up to 500 calories.
Chronic stress drives fat specifically to your belly.
And both of these hijack the exact hunger hormones that control whether you feel satisfied or ravenous, even wh...
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Introducing CHISEL, a flexible 4-day upper/lower fat loss workout program built to preserve muscle and strength during a calorie deficit.
This training template pairs heavy w...
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Your body is fighting your fat loss, and it's not a willpower problem.
When you diet, ghrelin spikes to make you hungrier, leptin crashes so your brain thinks you're starving, and GLP-1 drops so meals stop filling you up. Understandin...
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This is my conversation with Zora Benhamou on her podcast Hack My Age. Zora is a gerontologist and menopause coach who works with women navigating perimenopause and postmenopause.
We dig into why your metabolism isn't actually slowin...
The Forgotten Thyroid Hormone That Supercharges Fat Loss and Metabolism (Dr. Amie Hornaman) | Ep 424
Want to drop 8-12 lbs before summer without crash dieting or losing muscle? Join the Get Lean in 45 Days Workshop on January 20th. Includes replay, fat loss workout program, custom macros, and complete 45-day protocol.
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Are you lifting weights, tracking macros, and still stuck with stubborn fat? What if your labs look “normal” but your metabolism feels broken?
Body recomp is supposed to feel simpler when you train hard and eat well, ...
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Can you lose fat without all the hunger?
Maybe you're eating fewer calories than ever but somehow hungrier than ever, and it feels like a vicious cycle that prevents you from losing weight or stalls out your metabolism.
Discover the satiety...
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Are you constantly HUNGRY? Battling cravings, feeling like your body is pushing back hard?
You're in a calorie deficit, doing everything right (tracking your food, hitting the gym, staying consistent), yet you're ravenous and not sure...
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Why do some people eat more and stay lean while others diet nonstop and still struggle? Is your metabolism actually slow, or have you trained it to fight you?
I di...
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Most people fail at fat loss not because they lack willpower, but because they're following strategies that don't work (or that backfire).
In this replay of one of our most popular episodes, discover 7 evidence-ba...
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Every January, millions start cutting calories. By March, most have quit... frustrated, tired, and no leaner than before. The problem isn't discipl...
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Body recomp, build muscle, and lose fat without wrecking your metabolism. Have you ever wondered why weight loss leaves you smaller but not better? What if muscle, not weight loss, is the ...
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Most lifters are either doing too little volume to stimulate muscle growth or piling on so much that they're just accumulating fatigue without results.
If you're hitting the gym consistently but not se...
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You cannot be in a true calorie deficit and still not lose weight. It's physiologically impossible.
If you're eating less than you're burning but fat loss is not happening, something's disconnected between wh...
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Since launching Fitness Lab in November, I've gotten dozens of questions about how it works, who it's for, and how it fits with your existing tools and routines.
So I chose the 15 of the most common to answer in this episode!
- I'm already tracking macr...
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Are injuries holding back your body recomp goals? How do you keep lifting weights when strength training never feels perfect?
I sat down with Anthony Bryan,...
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How do you train for fat loss? Most people screw this up by making disastrous training a...
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Most people build their nutrition from the top down: calories first, macros second, micronutrients as an afterthought. That approach works from a pure energy balance and weigh...
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