Phil Vella
speaker
46,893 appearances
65 recordings
2 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard today
Phil Vella’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 65 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 23.
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You're adding more activity and getting nothing for it.
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And so you probably feel like, why am I wasting my time?
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overstressed body, and I want to be very clear with this, stress is not bad.
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Exercise is a stress, okay?
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But when it's overstressed,
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An overstressed body wants to store body fat and it does not want muscle.
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Muscle is expensive, metabolically active tissue.
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Body fat is like savings in the bank.
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It is calories that I'm walking around with in case I need those calories.
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And so when I have a lot of stress, sleep deprivation or not great sleep, when I'm over-trained, under eating, plus all the other stresses of life, what I'm telling my body is, hey,
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it's not safe.
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Hold on to body fat as much as you possibly can.
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And don't you dare build muscle because this is a time when we need to conserve energy.
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And so this is the hamster wheel people get stuck on.
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Yes, 100%.
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Muscle helps with fat loss, everybody.
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It is what makes you, or one of the factors that improves metabolic and hormone health.
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And a body that has good metabolic health, good hormone health, is one that is not scared of getting leaner.
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And so when people are in this position, oftentimes what they tell me is, okay, I'm eating very little.
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I'm doing a lot of exercise.
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