Why Higher Calories Create BETTER Results for High-Performing Women (overcoming the high stress mismatch) | PD Podcast Ep.253 — Physique Development Podcast

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If you're a high-performing woman who thinks that you "just need to try harder," this episode is for you.

In the last episode, Sue and Alex broke down why dieting is often the wrong move for high-achieving women. Today, they go one layer deeper and explain why higher calories often work better, and why trying harder usually makes things worse, not better.

They unpack what happens when your body is depleted, why high stress paired with low fuel creates resistance, and how information overload can keep you stuck in a cycle of doing too much.

This episode shifts the focus away from getting smaller and toward feeling better, performing better, and ultimately looking better, without obsessing over the scale.

Your body being unresponsive doesn't mean it's broken. This episode will help you understand what actually moves the needle and why eating more may be the step that gets you where you’ve been trying to go.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Today's topic

(0:38) The high stress mismatch

(5:06) What "unresponsive" actually means

(9:14) Why higher calories create better results

(12:08) How a recomp restores responsiveness

(15:09) Client case study: Kelly

(18:19) Why high performers get stuck

(25:20) Steps you can take TODAY

(29:08) Still to come in this series

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