{"podcast":{"title":"Menopause Mastery","slug":"menopause-mastery-4896737","podcast_index_feed_id":4896737,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/386309/rss","website_url":"https://menopausemasterypodcast.libsyn.com/site","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/6/5/c/365ce96c7ff708b0e55e3c100dce7605/3.png","author":"Dr. Betty Murray","episode_count":288,"summary":"Welcome to Menopause Mastery with Dr. Betty Murray. This show is for women in the second season of life, the season of menopause, who are ready for more: health - vitality - passion - and purpose! Join host, Dr. Betty Murray (part geek, part magician, and your new medical bestie with a dash of sass), as she takes complex science and makes it easier to integrate into daily life. Nutrition, hormones, functional medicine, and a wellness lifestyle are only the tip of the conversation. Join the journey to uncover your deepest desires, harness your physical and mental health, and peel back the layers to know exactly what you want out of life. Let's make this season the best ever!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T02:20:39.875062+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/menopause-mastery-4896737"},"episode":{"title":"The Truth About Strength Training in Midlife","slug":"the-truth-about-strength-training-in-midlife","published_at":"2026-02-02T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/menopause-mastery-4896737/the-truth-about-strength-training-in-midlife","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/menopause-mastery-4896737","url":"https://thisfunctionallife.libsyn.com/the-truth-about-strength-training-in-midlife","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisfunctionallife/MMS-57-HL_V2.mp3?dest-id=3177122","summary":"Why aren't your workouts working anymore? In this episode, I break down the exercise science that actually builds muscle in menopause, and why most midlife women are doing it wrong. Learn why exercise must come before increasing protein to fix anabolic resistance, how to use zone 2 cardio without burning muscle, why high-intensity classes may be counterproductive, and the exact strength training prescription (including heavy lifting, progressive load, and protein timing) that signals your body to build muscle and bone instead of storing fat.","meta_description":"Why aren't your workouts working anymore? In this episode, I break down the exercise science that actually builds muscle in menopause, and why most midlif…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":341,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/menopause-mastery-4896737/episodes/the-truth-about-strength-training-in-midlife/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/menopause-mastery-4896737/the-truth-about-strength-training-in-midlife.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}