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Helping women break free from fad diets and achieve strength, sustainable fat loss and real health.
20 yrs online fitness/nutrition coach
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🧠 Can resistance training make your brain younger?

According to a recent study, the answer appears to be yes!

Researchers randomized older subjects to 3 groups:

— Control Group (no lifting)

— Moderate Resistance Training (body weight exercises & elastic bands)

— Heavy Resistance Training (traditional machine-based strength training)

Both training groups lifted weights 3 days per week for one year.

After that, no structured resistance training was prescribed for the following year.

After the first year, only the resistance training groups showed improvements in estimated brain age.

How was brain age measured?

Researchers first analyzed brain scans from more than 2,400 people across the lifespan to teach a computer what a typical brain looks like at different ages. They then compared the participants’ brain scans to this database and estimated how old each person’s brain appeared. A younger-looking brain was considered a marker of healthier brain aging.

RESULTS...

Heavy Resistance Training:
— Brain age DECREASED 1.4 years after 1 year
— Brain age DECREASED 1.8 years after 2 years

Moderate Resistance Training:
— Brain age DECREASED 1.4 years after 1 year
— Brain age DECREASED 2.3 years after 2 years

Take-Home Message: Just one year of resistance training made participants’ brains appear 1–2 years younger—and these benefits were still evident one year later.

If you enjoy learning from research but don’t have time to read and interpret scientific papers...

I’ve done the work for you.

My monthly Body by Science Research Review translates complex research into practical, easy-to-understand insights you can immediately apply.

👉 Subscribe for just $7.99/month (Body by Science link in bio)

This month’s issue also covers what research tells us is the BEST STRATEGY for BODY RECOMPOSITION (building muscle and losing fat at the same time)

Special thanks to this month’s expert contributor, Noel Clark (@NoelMaxFit), who shares her insights on how resistance training can improve both brain function and mental health.

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🧠 Can resistance training make your brain younger?

According to a recent study, the answer appears to be yes!

Researchers randomized older subjects to 3 groups:

— Control Group (no lifting)

— Moderate Resistance Training (body weight exercises & elastic bands)

— Heavy Resistance Training (traditional machine-based strength training)

Both training groups lifted weights 3 days per week for one year.

After that, no structured resistance training was prescribed for the following year.

After the first year, only the resistance training groups showed improvements in estimated brain age.

How was brain age measured?

Researchers first analyzed brain scans from more than 2,400 people across the lifespan to teach a computer what a typical brain looks like at different ages. They then compared the participants’ brain scans to this database and estimated how old each person’s brain appeared. A younger-looking brain was considered a marker of healthier brain aging.

RESULTS...

Heavy Resistance Training:
— Brain age DECREASED 1.4 years after 1 year
— Brain age DECREASED 1.8 years after 2 years

Moderate Resistance Training:
— Brain age DECREASED 1.4 years after 1 year
— Brain age DECREASED 2.3 years after 2 years

Take-Home Message: Just one year of resistance training made participants’ brains appear 1–2 years younger—and these benefits were still evident one year later.

If you enjoy learning from research but don’t have time to read and interpret scientific papers...

I’ve done the work for you.

My monthly Body by Science Research Review translates complex research into practical, easy-to-understand insights you can immediately apply.

👉 Subscribe for just $7.99/month (Body by Science link in bio)

This month’s issue also covers what research tells us is the BEST STRATEGY for BODY RECOMPOSITION (building muscle and losing fat at the same time)

Special thanks to this month’s expert contributor, Noel Clark (@NoelMaxFit), who shares her insights on how resistance training can improve both brain function and mental health.

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This month’s issue covers two fascinating topics:

— The best strategy for building muscle while losing fat at the same time (body recomposition)

— New evidence that resistance training may help slow brain aging

Subscribe for only $7.99/month (go to the ‘Body by Science’ link in my bio)

Most training & nutrition programs focus on 1 goal at a time: either building muscle or losing body fat. Traditionally, muscle gain is associated with a calorie surplus, while fat loss requires a calorie deficit—leading many people to alternate between “bulking” & “cutting” phases.

But that’s not what most people actually want. Most want to build muscle and lose fat at the same time.

This is known as BODY RECOMPOSITION.

In this month’s issue of my research review, I summarize the latest research on body recomposition & examine if a slight calorie deficit or maintenance calorie intake is better for improving body composition in resistance-trained individuals.

The other study reviewed gives us yet another reason to embrace resistance training.

A new randomized controlled trial provides some of the strongest evidence to date that strength training may directly influence brain aging.

Older adults who performed moderate or heavy resistance training for 1 year reduced their “brain age”—a neuroimaging measure comparing brain age to chronological age.

Noel Clark (@NoelMaxFit) is this month’s expert contributor, sharing her insights on how resistance training supports brain function and mental health.

If you don’t have time to keep up with the latest muscle-building & fat-loss research, I make it easy with my monthly research review.

Each issue features handpicked studies that are highly relevant and practical, presented in an easy-to-read format designed for real-world application.

Stay up to date on the latest evidence-based nutrition and training research—without having to read all the studies yourself.

Subscribe for just $7.99/month through the “Body by Science” link in my bio.

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💚 𝙁𝙄𝙑𝙀 𝙔𝙀𝘼𝙍𝙎 💙 𝙏𝙀𝙉 𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙋𝙀𝙏𝙄𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎 💜

#yesican #transformation #bodybuilding #bikinicompetitor #muscle #confidence #smile #nga #npc #ifbb #pose #motivation #teamheugly

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When coach says “time to drop calories”

You wanna buck the system, yall, but the system doesn’t cheat for anyone.
#donk #donkeylove #donklife #fitness #caloricdeficit #iifym #homestead #buck #phasecenteredtraining #trackingandmacros101 #forverfit #foreverstrong

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𝙈𝙮 𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙗𝙪𝙩
𝙀𝙭𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝘼𝙜𝙤
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝘼 𝙍𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙄𝙩 𝙃𝙖𝙨 𝘽𝙚𝙚𝙣!

I look back at what little I knew!
I taught myself posing. My coach was unable to be at the show. I was alone at finals. I had no idea there was a National level 🤦‍♀️.
The List Goes On!
All I knew is I was Hooked 🪝

#throwbackthursday #tbt #motivation #npcbikini #girlswholift #fitover40 #goals #fitspo #gains #igfitness #sweat #npckentucky #bikinicompetitor #npc #ifbb #fitnessmodel #bodybuilding #muscle #teamhuegly

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𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐃𝐀𝐘

#transformationtuesday #transformation #3years #motivation #girlswholift #fitover40 #goals #fitspo #gains #igfitness #sweat #bikinicompetitor #npc #ifbb #fitnessmodel #bodybuilding #muscle #teamhuegly

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8/8/2019 ➡️➡️ 8/8/2022

#transformationtuesday #ittakestime #practice #bepatient #workinprogress #trusttheprocess #motivation #girlswholift #fitover40 #goals #fitspo #gains #igfitness #thesweatlife #bikinicompetitor #npc #diet #prepfiles #npcbikini #bodybuilding #teamheugly #bodybuilding #ifbb

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••••Do The Work•••

#transformationtuesday #beforeandafter #hardwork #behappy #fitness #diet #motivation #girlswholift #fitover40 #5amclub #liftheavy #fitnessmodel #igfitness #teamheugly #npc #ifbb #bikinicompetitor

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🏆𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝘽𝙞𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙞 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙤𝙣🏆
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This Weekend I Relinquish The Title I Have Held For Two Years
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This was my 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 bikini competition and I won it 𝐀𝐋𝐋!
Plus my NGA Pro Card!
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#flashbackfriday #fitness #motivation #shockedmyself #nga #monstermash #bikinicompetitor #overallbikinichamp #truenovice #girlswholift #goals #fitspo #gains #igfitness #thesweatlife #npc #npcbikini #bodybuilding #teamheugly

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Hump Day Came Early 🍑
2019 ➡️ 2020 ➡️ 2021
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#transformationtuesday #timetobuild #improvementseason #gains #goals #booty #glutes #motivation #girlswholift #fitspo #goals #gains #igfitness #thesweatlife #bikinicompetitor #npc #npcbikini #npckentucky #bodybuilding #teamheugly

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♥️🙌🏻🙏🏻

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