Philip Pape | Strength Training & Fat Loss Over 40
Wits & Weights | Strength Training & Fat Loss Over 40
Strength training and fat loss for men and women over 40 is the foundation of this show. In every episode I put a popular piece of fitness advice under the microscope, find the hidden reason it doesn't work, and give you the deceptively simple fix that does. For skeptics of the fitness industry who are tired of following the rules and still not seeing results. If you've been lifting weights, tracking macros, and doing "all the right things" but your body composition hasn't changed, you're probably overcomplicating it. Wits & Weights shows you how to build muscle, lose fat, and achieve real bod...
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Philip Pape | Strength Training & Fat Loss Over 40
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Jul 9, 2026
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Episodes
The Metabolic Storm of Menopause and HRT Timing for Fat Loss & Muscle (Karen Martel) | Ep 382 03.10.2025 1:10:19
Register for the Live Q&A with Karen Martel on Tuesday October 14, only in Physique University (replay included). Use code FREEPLAN to get a free custom nutrition plan when you join ($97 value) at physique.witsandweights.com Get hormone creams and oils without a prescription at witsandweights.com/karenmartel (use code WITSANDWEIGHTS for 10% off) — What if waiting too long for hormone therapy...
Is Personalized Health a Luxury or a Necessity? (Fishbone Diagram) | Ep 381 01.10.2025 50:52
Take our free 2-minute Metabolic Quiz and get a 15-page assessment and body recomposition road map Book your Performance Bloodwork Analysis at witsandweights.com/bloodwork to identify your biggest constraints and get a personalized plan based on your hormone levels and metabolic markers. Podcast listeners get 20% off with code VITALITY20. -- We've been conditioned to think that spending mone...
Drop Belly Fat Without Dieting or Ab Exercises (7 Root Causes and Solutions) | Ep 380 29.09.2025 45:13
Book your Performance Bloodwork Analysis at witsandweights.com/bloodwork to identify your biggest constraints and get a personalized plan based on your hormone levels and metabolic markers. Podcast listeners get 20% off with code VITALITY20. Get 20% off Cozy Earth temperature-cooling sheets (with code WITSANDWEIGHTS) at witsandweights.com/cozyearth -- Are you gaining belly fat with age and frustra...
How This Athlete Stays Lean After 40 (Without Low Carb) | Ep 379 26.09.2025 48:19
Want to build muscle, lose fat, balance hormones, and enjoy life? Join Physique University and get a FREE custom nutrition plan using code FREEPLAN. Go to witsandweights.com/physique — Think you’re too old to transform your body? Brian Kopka proves otherwise. At 46, Brian, a medical professional and former athlete, was stuck in the low-carb trap, feeling drained and frustrated. Six months late...
How Performance Bloodwork Reveals What's Really Blocking Your Fat Loss (Constraint Theory) | Ep 378 24.09.2025 37:39
Get your Performance Bloodwork Analysis - Use code VITALITY20 for 20% off and discover what's really constraining your progress at witsandweights.com/bloodwork -- Stop guessing what's holding back your metabolism, fat loss, or muscle gains. Learn how to use performance bloodwork analysis to identify your body's biggest constraint and fix it using the engineering principle of Constra...
Lose Fat Faster with THIS One Thing (Hint: It's Not Cardio or Eating Less) | Ep 377 22.09.2025 28:58
Get Cozy Earth temperature-cooling sheets and use code WITSANDWEIGHTS for 20% off: witsandweights.com/cozyearth -- Tracking every calorie, hitting your workouts consistently, staying in that deficit... but the scale isn't budging? Your energy is tanking and you're obsessing about food despite all your effort? This ONE thing is the often-overlooked catalyst that determines whether you can...
Is THIS the Perfect Fitness App? | Bonus 21.09.2025 4:21
If you could design the perfect fitness app, what would it do? Let me know at witsandweights.com/question -- What if a fitness app could actually think like a human coach? Not just track your activities, but understand them, analyze them, and make intelligent adjustments in real-time? That's exactly what I'm designing: an AI-driven fitness coach in your pocket built on the Wits & We...
How He Lost 340 Pounds with Lifting, Walking (No Cardio), & GLP-1 (Jamie Selzler) | Ep 376 19.09.2025 1:08:10
Want to build muscle, lose fat, and train smarter? Join the new Physique University for just $27/month and get a FREE custom nutrition plan using this special link. — Can you really lose 340 pounds without surgery? What if the secret isn’t dieting harder, but thinking differently? I am joined by Jamie Selzler, who completely transformed his body and life using three tools: GLP-1 medication,...
3 Sleep Fixes to Improve Fat Loss and Recovery | Ep 375 17.09.2025 20:13
Try my favorite sheets from Cozy Earth and get 20% off with code WITSANDWEIGHTS . Cozy Earth sheets are made with viscose from bamboo that wicks away heat and sweat to keep you cooler for deeper sleep and better recovery. Go to witsandweights.com/cozyearth -- Sleep isn't just about feeling rested. It's a foundation that amplifies everything else you're doing for your physique goals,...
The Adaptive Cardio Pyramid That Maximizes Fat Loss in Minimum Time | Ep 374 15.09.2025 33:36
Join the Adaptive Cardio Workshop tomorrow (Tuesday, September 16) at 12 PM Eastern for only $27 (replay included). Get Philip's complete system for losing fat while personalizing your "minimum effective" cardio, plus the replay, 8 workout programs, and a custom 6-month nutrition plan. Register at live.witsandweights.com -- If you've been doing hours of cardio every week expect...
Why Your Cardio Isn't Working and How to Fix It | Bonus 14.09.2025 5:55
Register for the Adaptive Cardio Workshop this Tuesday, September 16th at 12pm Eastern (replay included) at live.witsandweights.com -- Confused about cardio? Tired of wasting hours on exercise that does nothing for fat loss? This episode introduces a brand new concept called adaptive cardio , where you use the minimum effective dose to maximize fat loss, muscle, and longevity. Ready to stop wasti...
Losing Weight is Easy But Keeping It Off Takes Real Skill (Mikki Williden) | Ep 373 12.09.2025 1:00:03
Want to build muscle, lose fat, and train smarter? Join the new Physique University for just $27/month and get a FREE custom nutrition plan using this special link. — Lost weight only to gain it back? Tired of quick-fix diets that leave you weaker, not stronger? What if real success has nothing to do with the scale? Dr. Mikki Williden, a registered nutritionist, researcher, and host of the...
Does Soreness Equal Muscle Growth? (What Science Says) | Ep 372 10.09.2025 26:52
Join Wits & Weights Physique University for unlimited access to evidence-based training templates, our "Lifting Lessons" course, and a free custom nutrition plan when you use this special link: https://bit.ly/wwpu-free-plan -- Are you sore after workouts... and does this even matter? Learn why DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) is actually a terrible indicator of workout effectiven...
My 7 Favorite Food Logging Hacks with MacroFactor | Ep 371 08.09.2025 24:38
Download my favorite nutrition app (use code WITSANDWEIGHTS for a FREE 2 week trial): https://bit.ly/philipmacrofactor -- Food logging doesn't have to be tedious or time-consuming when you use the right tools and strategies. I'm revealing 7 of my favorite hacks to transform tracking from a daily struggle into a seamless 3-minute habit (cutting your time by 80%) while making your nutritio...
What PHYSIQUE Really Means (Beyond Six-Pack Abs) | Bonus 07.09.2025 3:02
🔥 Try our new (free) 2-minute Metabolic Quiz to find out what's stalling your metabolism... and get a personalized roadmap to sustainable fat loss -- What comes to mind when you hear the word "physique"? Six-pack abs? Bulging muscles? The perfect Instagram body? That's only scratching the surface of what your physique truly represents. Your physique isn't just how you loo...
Why Women in Their 30s Should Learn About Menopause (Zora Benhamou) | Ep 370 05.09.2025 59:09
Register for the Live Q&A with Zora on September 23, only in Physique U. Use this special link to join and get a free 6-month transformation plan: https://bit.ly/wwpu-free-plan -- Could menopause be closer than you think? What if it’s already starting in your 30s without you knowing? I bring on gerontologist and biohacker Zora Benhamou, host of Hack My Age, to reveal the hidden hormonal shifts...
Ed Coan, 71 World Records and Still the GOAT of Powerlifting (Lifting Legends #2) | Ep 369 03.09.2025 21:43
Get your free Progressive Overload Guide to apply these principles to improve your training: witsandweights.com/free -- Ed Cohn, nicknamed the "Mozart of Strength," set 71 world records in powerlifting and became the lightest man to total over 2,400 pounds through his mastery of progressive overload and passion-driven consistency. His approach contrasts sharply with today's overcomp...
Is 800 Calories a Day Unsafe for Fat Loss and Muscle? | Ep 368 01.09.2025 29:58
Join Physique University to get a personalized nutrition plan to look and feel better and stop guessing about your calorie needs: bit.ly/wwpu-free-plan -- Why do some people thrive on far fewer calories than others (who might be miserable eating at that level)? When we talk about whether 800 calories a day is "unsafe," we're asking the wrong question. After all, your size, training,...
Weight Loss Meds Do NOT Cause Muscle Loss | Bonus 31.08.2025 5:38
Want to learn more about starting, managing, or transitioning off GLP-1 medications? Join Physique U to attend this Tuesday's live Q&A with GLP-1 expert Justin Silver (and get the replay plus a free custom nutrition plan): bit.ly/wwpu-free-plan -- Are GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro stealing your hard-earned muscle? The short answer is no, but the reality is more nuan...
Can Your Phone Replace a $100K DEXA for Body Fat and Physique Tracking? (Jason Moore) | Ep 367 29.08.2025 53:27
Want to build muscle, lose fat, and train smarter? Join the new Physique University for just $27/month and get your custom nutrition plan FREE (limited time). — Can your smartphone really rival a $100,000 DEXA scan? What if the same device you use to scroll Instagram could also reveal your body fat percentage, fat distribution, and even your HRV? I sit down with Jason Moore, founder and CEO...
Do You Know Your FFMI? (The Muscle Metric That Ignores Body Fat) | Ep 366 27.08.2025 32:31
Get your FFMI calculated automatically with the Physique & Biofeedback Tracker in Physique University to track your actual muscle development over time and understand exactly what phase of training you should focus on next. This special link also gets you a FREE custom nutrition plan: bit.ly/wwpu-free-plan -- Is your strength training actually building muscle? Scale weight fluctuates, body fat...
5 Ways to Reverse Menopause Belly Fat (New Science) | Ep 365 25.08.2025 28:00
Build muscle and lose fat (no dieting or bulking) with the 90-Day Body Recomp Workshop replay + bonuses (90-day week-by-week plan, custom nutrition plan, and training programs for 3, 4, and 5 days per week): live.witsandweights.com -- You've been told that belly fat gain during midlife is inevitable... just part of aging and declining hormones that you have to accept. Recent research from the...
The Bulletproof Diet (Eat More Food, Not More Calories) | Bonus 24.08.2025 4:40
This week in my Instagram feed , I shared 2 critical principles that determine if your nutrition plan will actually work for fat loss and muscle building in real life, such as: When life is at its messiest, not just when everything is perfect Dealing with social events, travel, and celebrations (birthday cake!) Eating more but not eating more calories Making fat loss easier and more sustainable Fo...
Can Your DNA Predict How Fast You'll Build Muscle and Lose Fat? (Joe Cohen) | Ep 364 22.08.2025 50:45
Join Physique University (free for 2 weeks) to engineer your best physique using our science-based fat loss and muscle-building blueprint — Why can two people follow the same diet and training plan but get completely different results? Could your DNA explain why fat loss feels harder, or why recovery takes longer? And is genetic testing the breakthrough it claims to be or just another fitness gimm...
How to Estimate Your Metabolism ACCURATELY (The Best Way to Calculate Calories) | Ep 363 20.08.2025 36:05
Get your free Nutrition 101 for Body Composition Guide to learn the fundamentals of energy balance, macros, and meal timing for building muscle and losing fat: witsandweights.com/free Get Chef's Foundry P600 Ceramic Cookware - 50% off at witsandweights.com/chefsfoundry -- Stop letting inaccurate metabolism estimates sabotage your nutrition goals. The fitness industry has convinced us that es...
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