EPISODE · Feb 6, 2026 · 1H 12M
461/ the biggest mistakes women make trying to get lean (and why you keep getting stuck) Brandon DaCruz , Jeff Hoehn, Ruby Cherie
from 100% Real With Ruby; nutrition, strength, fat loss, muscle, macros - without the fluff · host Ruby Cherie | Evidence based transformation coach + nutrition expert
ok ok ok. you’ve been chasing the tighter more defined look for YEARS but your body just wont cooperate… it still feels like nothing is changingand that’s why this episode comes at you hard…. coz truth is; most of you arent sucking at this whole thing bc you arent as disciplined as you used to be… or because you arent doing enough.. you’ve been taught (years of conditioning) to obsess over the wrong scoreboard.the wrong metrics of progressif you keep chasing “leaner”… but your body still doesn’t look the way you want?this episode is your reality check.this isnt a matter of more deficits, more fat loss..We break down the biggest mistakes we see women making when they want body recomposition (more muscle, less fat)we break down the actual mistakes that keep women from building that lean, athletic, “she lifts” look and the whole “calories in calories out” can get tossed out the window here. “another deficit” is usually the exact thing keeping you flat, tired, and frustrated.we talk about: • why your algorithm keeps feeding you the very things keeping you stuck (its not whats TRUE or what you need.. but what you already believe)• the under-muscled reality: why you can get smaller and still not look how you want• diet purgatory (weekday restriction + weekend overeating) and why you get the worst of both worlds• we talk training intensity (and why most people aren’t even close to failure), we talk about the parts of training that are NEVER spoken about because it isnt flashy enough but its what you need— and how to tell if you’re really close enough (rep speed doesn’t lie) • why building muscle is harder than fat loss: it’s slower, it’s boring, and it’s the pointmain takeaway: if you want a physique that looks lean and athletic, you have to stop trying to diet your way there and start building the foundation — with training intent, proper fueling, and patience long enough for your body to actually adapt.if you’ve been stuck in the cycle of “i’ll diet now, then i’ll build later”… this is your wake-up call.dm me “build” on Instagram and if you want help applying this to your body, your training, your life@transformxrubyTHe boys! @jeffhoehn_ @brandondacruz_\\we talk: body recomposition for women, build muscle, train to failure, progressive overload, mechanical tension, bracing, diet fatigue, metabolism, reverse dieting, under-muscled, toned physique
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461/ the biggest mistakes women make trying to get lean (and why you keep getting stuck) Brandon DaCruz , Jeff Hoehn, Ruby Cherie
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