{"podcast":{"title":"Midlife Mayhem","slug":"midlife-mayhem-6731699","podcast_index_feed_id":6731699,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/joanneleecornish/feed.xml","website_url":"https://podcast.joannelee.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17651524/3000x3000.jpg","author":"joanne lee cornish","episode_count":100,"summary":"Midlife Mayhem hosted by body composition expert, Joanne Lee Cornish is intended to explain the madness that can occur during midlife. Offering information and solutions to help you avoid what most people experience in Midlife. Aimed at both men and women. Joanne can help those who want to be helped","last_synced_at":"2026-09-29T00:18:37.560951+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlife-mayhem-6731699"},"episode":{"title":"Do You Need Carbs To Build Muscle?","slug":"do-you-need-carbs-to-build-muscle","published_at":"2026-04-24T14:23:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlife-mayhem-6731699/do-you-need-carbs-to-build-muscle","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlife-mayhem-6731699","url":"https://podcast.joannelee.com/e/do-you-need-carbs-to-build-muscle/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/66ifs88qm6fry8br/CARBS_FOR_MUSCLE8dbn7.mp3","summary":"🚨 Let’s address the fear head-on… Carbohydrates have become one of the most misunderstood—and frankly, feared—nutrients in the world of body composition. And I get it. If fat loss has been your focus, cutting carbs works. It lowers insulin, improves insulin sensitivity, and often unlocks fat loss that felt impossible. But here’s the problem… 👉 The strategy that helps you lose weightis not always the strategy that helps you build muscle. And that’s where people get stuck. ⚡ The Truth (Without the Drama) Do you need carbs to build muscle? 👉 No. But if your goal is to: Build new muscle Train harder Recover faster Actually look like you lift 👉 Then carbs go from “optional” to strategic. 🧠 What Your Body Actually Needs to Build Muscle Muscle isn’t free tissue. Your body doesn’t just hand it out. To build muscle, you need: Adequate calories Sufficient protein A strong training stimulus And most importantly…👉 An internal environment that says: “We can afford to grow.” Low calories + low carbs + high cardio? That’s not a growth signal. That’s a survival signal. 🔥 Why Carbs Matter 1. They Fuel Performance Carbs are stored as glycogen in muscle—your high-output fuel. More glycogen =✔ More reps✔ Better intensity✔ Higher training volume✔ Stronger contractions Less glycogen =❌ Earlier fatigue❌ Lower training quality❌ Less muscle stimulus 2. They Improve the Environment for Growth Carbs increase insulin… …and insulin is not the villain people think it is. 👉 It’s a transporter It helps: Drive amino acids into muscle Reduce muscle breakdown Support recovery Create an anabolic (muscle-building) environment Without effective insulin signaling?You can train all you want… and still lose muscle. 3. They Support mTOR Activation Think of mTOR as the “on switch” for muscle growth. Protein tur…","meta_description":"🚨 Let’s address the fear head-on… Carbohydrates have become one of the most misunderstood—and frankly, feared—nutrients in the world of body composition.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1621,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/midlife-mayhem-6731699/episodes/do-you-need-carbs-to-build-muscle/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlife-mayhem-6731699/do-you-need-carbs-to-build-muscle.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}