Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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My guest today is Mike Israetel, bodybuilding and fitness consultant, former Professor of Nutrition and Sport Science, and co-founder of Renaissance Periodization. We spoke about why women benefit from lifting heavy weights even more than men do in terms of metabolic health, longevity, bone density, and day-to-day living. Will you risk getting bulky? Is pilates good for building muscle? How should a novice go about establishing a gym routine?
In the extended section, we also spoke about how psychological sex differences manifest at the gym, how women should alter their training at different stages of the life cycle – including during pregnancy and post-menopause – and whether you should bother doing cardio.
00:15 Why is it good for women to do strength training?
08:00 Risks of diabetes
13:13 The bulky myth
19:52 Steroids
27:12 Pilates and muscle growth
33:15 Male competitive streak
50:04 Power-lifting culture
52:02 The female approach to progression
The MMM podcast can also be found on Apple, Spotify, and all other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/maidenmothermatriarch
Follow Maiden Mother Matriarch on social media:
Twitter: @maiden_podcast
Instagram: @maiden_mother_matriarch
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#LouisePerry #MikeIsraetel #MaidenMotherMatriarch
📰 Subscribe to Maiden Mother Matriarch here to listen to full extended episodes: louiseperry.substack.com
My guest today is Mike Israetel, bodybuilding and fitness consultant, former Professor of Nutrition and Sport Science, and co-founder of Renaissance Periodization. We spoke about why women benefit from lifting heavy weights even more than men do in terms of metabolic health, longevity, bone density, and day-to-day living. Will you risk getting bulky? Is pilates good for building muscle? How should a novice go about establishing a gym routine?
In the extended section, we also spoke about how psychological sex differences manifest at the gym, how women should alter their training at different stages of the life cycle – including during pregnancy and post-menopause – and whether you should bother doing cardio.
00:15 Why is it good for women to do strength training?
08:00 Risks of diabetes
13:13 The bulky myth
19:52 Steroids
27:12 Pilates and muscle growth
33:15 Male competitive streak
50:04 Power-lifting culture
52:02 The female approach to progression
The MMM podcast can also be found on Apple, Spotify, and all other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/maidenmothermatriarch
Follow Maiden Mother Matriarch on social media:
Twitter: @maiden_podcast
Instagram: @maiden_mother_matriarch
TikTok: @maiden_podcast
#LouisePerry #MikeIsraetel #MaidenMotherMatriarch
