Menopause, Muscle, and the Myths | Dr. Alyssa Olenick

Dr. Spencer and Karl Nadolsky bring on Dr. Alyssa Olenick, exercise physiologist and postdoctoral researcher in menopause and metabolism, to cut through the noise on one of the most misrepresented topics in women's health. Dr. Olenick holds a PhD in exercise physiology, completed postdoctoral training focused on menopause and body composition, and is the founder of the Liss Method, a hybrid training program combining strength and endurance. She has been doing women-specific and sex-difference research since her master's degree and is one of the sharper voices pushing back on the wave of pseudoscience targeting women in the fitness space. In this episode they cover what actually changes in body composition during the menopausal transition and what does not, why fitness status matters more than menstrual cycle phase or contraceptive use, how the fitness industry profits from pinkifying advice that was never women-specific to begin with, the truth about rep ranges and why effort matters more than the number, cortisol myths and why the adaptive stress response to exercise is not your enemy, and how to approach training adjustments during perimenopause without overcorrecting into low intensity fear-based programming. No pseudoscience. No pink packets. Just the research.Follow Dr. Olenick Here Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.