Show Notes
Kitty Blomfield and Craig McDonald are the founders of NuStrength, a pro-metabolic fitness and nutrition coaching program specializing in helping women over 40 lose fat, build muscle, and thrive. In this episode, Kitty and Craig break down why chronic restriction and endless cardio are destroying your metabolism, reveal their top three foods for fat loss, the single best lift for body composition, the ideal rep range for maximum muscle growth, exactly how to know how much to eat, and when GLP-1s are actually worth considering.
00:00 Intro 00:35 From Starving to Thriving 06:00 Building a Coaching Program From Scratch 10:00 Eat More to Actually Lose Weight? 14:10 How to Know Exactly How Much to Eat 19:00 Why Every Woman Needs More Muscle 23:20 Stop Overcomplicating Your Health 28:50 The Ideal Rep Range for Women 33:30 Mechanical Tension: The Only Growth Driver 38:30 Yes, You Can Absolutely Lift Heavy 44:40 Perimenopause & the Stress Connection 48:50 The Truth About HRT and GLP-1s 59:00 Why Accountability Changes Everything 01:07:30 Walk the Walk: Fun & Balance 01:10:00 Why You Shouldn't Fear Carbs 01:16:07 The Best Lift for Body Composition 01:19:00 Kitty and Craig's Socials 01:19:45 Outro
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