Chasing Clarity: Health & Fitness Podcast

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ERIC HELMS: TRAINING IN A DEFICIT: WHAT THE RESEARCH ACTUALLY SAYS ABOUT VOLUME, MUSCLE LOSS & FAT LOSS PHASE PROGRAMMING | EP. 222

June 15, 2026

How you train during a Fat Loss Phase determines whether you finish the diet leaner and more defined or just smaller and softer. But the conversation around how to actually train during a deficit has become one of the most polarized debates in the evidence-based fitness space.One camp says you should proactively reduce training volume the moment you enter a deficit because recovery is compromised and you need to focus on the minimum stimulus required to maintain muscle. Another camp says you ...

HOW TO TRAIN DURING A FAT LOSS PHASE TO LOSE FAT WITHOUT LOSING MUSCLE | FAT LOSS SERIES PART 2 | EP. 221

June 10, 2026

Most people think fat loss is just about eating less.And while your diet determines whether or not you lose weight, your training determines what that weight loss actually looks like from a physique standpoint.Are you losing body fat while maintaining muscle and building a leaner, stronger, more defined physique?Or are you just becoming a smaller, scrawnier version of yourself?That distinction comes down to how you train through the diet, and most dieters get it wrong.In Part 1 of this Fat Lo...

LYLE MCDONALD: FITNESS MYTHS FOR WOMEN (PART 2) — DOES FASTED CARDIO WRECK YOUR HORMONES? THE TRUTH ABOUT CORTISOL, ZONE 2 TRAINING, FAT LOSS & BIRTH CONTROL | EP.

June 03, 2026

There is no shortage of advice when it comes to cardio, fat loss, and hormones.And when it comes to women…this is where a lot of the misinformation becomes the most convincing.You’ll hear things like:Fasted cardio wrecks your hormones.Zone 2 cardio doesn’t work for women.Birth control is killing your progress in the gym.And the reason these claims spread so quickly is because they sound scientific.They reference cortisol.They reference metabolism.They reference sex-specific physiology.But whe...