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#498 Emma Storey-Gordon - Fat Loss for Women, Insulin Resistance, and Training Rep Ranges
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- Aug 25, 2026
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Summary
Emma Storey-Gordon is one of my favourite authorities and communicators when it comes to combining evidence-based fitness and nutrition with practical, real-world application. Emma returns to share her expertise and discuss her new book, The Fat Loss Coach for Women. We get into: • Whether fat loss is fundamentally different for women • Which differences are physiological and which are rooted more in psychology, lifestyle, and lived experience • The problems with the phrase “women are not just small men” when it is used to justify unsupported fitness claims • Why smaller body size can create very real challenges for women trying to lose fat • Portion sizes, restaurants, and an environment designed around larger energy intakes • Why menopause influencers often tell women they need to lift exclusively in heavy 3–5 rep ranges • How that overlaps with hypertrophy influencers claiming everyone should live in the 4–6 rep range • Why moderate and higher rep ranges remain incredibly useful • How fear around “stress” in women and “fatigue” in men often reflects the same exaggerated concern about training • Why confusing fitness messaging can lead people to do nothing at all • The terrible calorie advice frequently given to shorter women • What NEAT adaptation actually means during fat loss • Why magnitude matters when discussing research findings • What insulin resistance is • How to coach someone with insulin resistance • Whether insulin resistance meaningfully changes the fundamentals of fat loss • Protein and the insulin response • Why women do not need to avoid coffee on an empty stomach • Why running does not inherently make women gain fat • How doing more exercise may actually improve energy levels • The benefits and limitations of increasing cardio and resistance-trainin…