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Listener Q+A: When to Cut vs. Build, Assessing Diet Readiness, Preventing Metabolic Adaptation, & More

May 01, 2026 • Jeremiah Bair • Episode 595

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Listener Q+A. Questions answered:

How does someone find their next-level coach?
If I take frequent diet breaks will that significantly affect preventing metabolic slowdown?
How do you know when you could benefit from a coach?
When do you know it’s time to do a clean up/fat-loss phase?
As a coach being coached do you ever take direction you believe to be incorrect?
how long after a fat loss phase should I wait before another?
Mindset during a health phase?
How do you improve relationship with food and can you have a good relationship with food/body when working on physique?
Do I count the macros from chia seeds that get stuck in my teeth -Teresa lol
How do you know when you're ready to build?

CHAPTERS

00:00 Understanding Cleanup and Fat Loss Phases

04:57 Navigating Coaching Relationships

10:02 Mindset During Health Phases

20:02 Transitioning Between Fat Loss Phases

33:59 Assessing Dieting Readiness

37:51 Understanding Metabolic Adaptation

42:01 When to Transition to a Building Phase

46:58 The Value of Coaching

50:01 Improving Relationship with Food

56:58 The Ongoing Journey of Body Image

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