Listener Q&A: Your Biggest Questions on Fitness, Fat Loss, and Motivation

In this episode, we dive into your listener questions and cover a wide range of topics around fitness, nutrition, and mindset. From cheat meals and metabolic myths to when you should start lifting heavy, we give you straightforward answers you can actually use. We also tackle the confusion around cutting phases, progressive overload at home, and how to stay motivated when life gets in the way. Whether you’re just getting started or refining your training, this episode is packed with practical guidance to help you make consistent progress. We talk about: -Cheat meals and guilty pleasures -Kettlebells versus dumbbells -Meal timing, metabolism, and body fat distribution -How to approach weight loss, maintenance, and building muscle -Breaking free from analysis paralysis -When to start lifting heavy and how to train in different phases -The truth about working out fasted -Staying motivated and consistent -Handling setbacks like getting sick Time Stamps:  0:00 Introduction 1:29 cheat meals & guilty pleasures 10:44 kettlebell versus dumbbell 15:17 weight loss versus maintenance versus building muscle 28:45 body fat distribution 32:58 meal timing and metabolism 38:30 metabolic rate 44:35 getting past analysis paralysis  51:32 fear of no excuses 54:16 how to do a cut 57:46 strength training in different phases 61:54 when to start lifting heavy 70:55 working out fasted 77:10 finding motivation to exercise 84:30 progressive overloading at home 90:31 set point theory 99:33 HRT and its uses 112:07 how to handle getting sick CONNECT WITH KAIT: IG: https://www.instagram.com/kaitannmichelle/ Email: https://go.maverickonlinecoaching.net/mailing-list Free FB Community: : https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18fyYCSZgn/?mibextid=K35XfP CONNECT WITH MAVERICK: IG: https://www.instagram.com/maverickonlinecoaching/ SLAE: https://www.instagram.com/slaehormonesolutions/ Website for SLAE Hormone Solution: https://slaehormonesolutions.com/ Website for Maverick Online Coaching: https://maverickonlinecoaching.net/coaching Ask anonymous questions: https://ngl.link/maverickonlinecoaching1