A Better Approach to Phases Outside of Fat Loss | Ep 755

Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection PodcastIn today’s episode, I break down a better way to run a building phase. A lot of people come out of fat loss and either stay too conservative with calories or keep pushing body weight up the entire time thinking that’s what they need to do to build muscle. Both approaches tend to backfire in different ways.I go through how I now set up building phases for myself and clients, the common mistakes I see, and why most people would benefit from letting body weight come up a bit, then stabilizing instead of constantly chasing scale weight. The goal here is to improve body composition long term without unnecessary fat gain or staying stuck in a low energy state.Let’s talk about:Coaching updates and working with clientsDopamine habits, phone checking, and awareness around distractionsWhat a better approach to building phases looks likeMistake 1 keeping calories too low after fat lossMistake 2 constantly pushing body weight up during a bulkHow much weight to gain before stabilizingWhat “feeling your best” actually meansEnergy, recovery, digestion, and performance markersBlood work and additional health markersWho typically gets stuck in these patternsWhy this approach works better long termTraining quality matters more than constantly increasing caloriesWhy this limits unnecessary fat gainStaying in healthier body fat rangesWhat actually drives progress in a building phaseSleep, stress, and recovery considerationsWhat to do when body weight stabilizesAdjusting calories up or down after stabilizationWhy scale weight does not need to be perfectly stableFollow me on Instagram for more information and education:https://www.instagram.com/jeffhoehn_/?hl=enHow You Can Work With Me?: https://jhhealth.net/workwithme/Coaching application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfE-99wLDZRXlOOY1pWuAmkogdZOm-7ZvN_thbqNWLdNrj5bg/viewformBody Recomp Checklist 2.0: https://chipper-producer-6244.kit.com/26b5c9f94a