Dr. Stacy Sims

Right. So this comes back to the, you know, the fasting. And I get really frustrated when more men will drop alcohol, they'll drop sugar, and then all of a sudden their abs are ripped, right? Yes. They're like, whew. belly fat gone. Yes. But for women, we tend to store belly fat. Correct. And if I'm not drinking, I want results. I know, but it doesn't necessarily happen. No, it doesn't, Dr. Sims.

It doesn't.

It doesn't.

It doesn't.

It's very frustrating.

It's very frustrating.

It's very frustrating.

We have a higher percent body fat. for one. And again, it comes down to food intake and hypothalamus. So if we start taking out food and not replacing those calories with something else, then we end up in a lower energy state. So that could be a whole nother podcast, but basically we're not eating enough to support body composition change, and health outcomes.

We have a higher percent body fat. for one. And again, it comes down to food intake and hypothalamus. So if we start taking out food and not replacing those calories with something else, then we end up in a lower energy state. So that could be a whole nother podcast, but basically we're not eating enough to support body composition change, and health outcomes.

We have a higher percent body fat. for one. And again, it comes down to food intake and hypothalamus. So if we start taking out food and not replacing those calories with something else, then we end up in a lower energy state. So that could be a whole nother podcast, but basically we're not eating enough to support body composition change, and health outcomes.

So if we talk about abs in the kitchen, if we're eating the same kind of grandparent diet, then we're going to have the same outcomes, right? But if we have the extra 20 bit of life where we're having chocolate and whiskey and all those fun things, man could take it out and get super ripped. Woman takes it out, there's no change. Why? Because the hypothalamus is like, where are those calories?

So if we talk about abs in the kitchen, if we're eating the same kind of grandparent diet, then we're going to have the same outcomes, right? But if we have the extra 20 bit of life where we're having chocolate and whiskey and all those fun things, man could take it out and get super ripped. Woman takes it out, there's no change. Why? Because the hypothalamus is like, where are those calories?

So if we talk about abs in the kitchen, if we're eating the same kind of grandparent diet, then we're going to have the same outcomes, right? But if we have the extra 20 bit of life where we're having chocolate and whiskey and all those fun things, man could take it out and get super ripped. Woman takes it out, there's no change. Why? Because the hypothalamus is like, where are those calories?

I need those calories. So if we want to eat a little bit cleaner, we have to make sure that we're actually providing enough calories.

I need those calories. So if we want to eat a little bit cleaner, we have to make sure that we're actually providing enough calories.

I need those calories. So if we want to eat a little bit cleaner, we have to make sure that we're actually providing enough calories.

So if we're providing enough calories and our body's like, yep, sweet, we got enough for all the things that we need to do in a day, overcome the stress, and we have enough to fuel the training and the changes we want with the exercise we're doing, you're going to get those abs. Wow.

So if we're providing enough calories and our body's like, yep, sweet, we got enough for all the things that we need to do in a day, overcome the stress, and we have enough to fuel the training and the changes we want with the exercise we're doing, you're going to get those abs. Wow.

So if we're providing enough calories and our body's like, yep, sweet, we got enough for all the things that we need to do in a day, overcome the stress, and we have enough to fuel the training and the changes we want with the exercise we're doing, you're going to get those abs. Wow.

And then the compound movements, like working abs in a functional way, not doing sit-ups, but doing deadlifts or squats where you have to use your abs as a support mechanism, builds them faster than you see guys on the... floor doing lots of sit-ups or Russian twist, yeah, they're going to get those strong abs.