The Menopausal Meathead

Lift Heavy Enough. Not as Heavy as Possible.

“Lift heavy” gets prescribed to midlife women like that’s all we need to know. Sports scientist Patricia Siegel and I spend a good chunk of this episode putting some act

Why I Stopped Intermittent Fasting After 40

I used to teach intermittent fasting. I wrote a book around it. A lot of women lost a lot of fat with it. I don’t recommend it anymore as my default for women over 40 wh

Testosterone Prescriptions Are Up 146%. Why?

Testosterone is suddenly everywhere in menopause care. It’s being pitched for libido, energy, brain fog, muscle, bone, mood, and that general feeling that your body has

Before You Buy Creatine...

Creatine has survived decades of supplement shenanigans for one very good reason: it works. But women still get warned it’ll make them bloated, wreck their kidneys, make

Red Light Masks: B.S. or Yes?

Red-light masks are everywhere, and some cost enough to require selling a vital organ. So do they actually work for wrinkles? I dug through the better trials, including

When Do I Add Weight?

How do you know when it’s actually time to add weight? I hit a 65-pound weighted pull-up for my 53rd birthday, but I didn’t get there by making every workout heavier. So

Can You Get Off the Toilet When You’re 80?

Women hear plenty about walking. I’m more interested in whether your legs will still get you off the toilet at 80. This week: one five-rep chair test you can do at home,

Why the Same Weight Feels Heavier When You're Crying in Your Creatine

Some days the dumbbells haven’t changed, but your access to strength has. Sleep loss and mental fatigue slow the lifts, raise perceived effort, and make an ordinary sessi

Stop Doing Math Mid-Lift

Stop Doing Math Mid-Lift Two new programs are live in the Deep Kimchi Training Lab. The Complete Physique for your regular workout weeks, Anywhere Strong for everywhere

Stuck at 20 lbs for a Year. Twelve Weeks Later She Squats 45.

Michelle details how one of her private clients overcame a body recomposition plateau, achieving significant improvements in strength and biomarker numbers despite nothin

Why Workouts Stop Working (Two Tips to Reboot Now)

Michelle Burleson shares practical strategies for women to build muscle at any age, emphasizing progressive overload, proper technique, and consistency. This episode debu

Your Gin-Soaked Heart Already Knows (Q&A Pt. 2)

Your gin-soaked heart already knows the answer, but here it is anyway. In part two of the Q&A, Michelle gets into the stuff you actually live with day to day: booze, carb

🎧 Will Lifting Make Me Bulky? (Burning Questions, Answered)

This one kicks off a Q&A two-parter on the pod and Part One is the foundation every woman who weightlifts should understand. I opened with the actual Deep Kimchi deal:

Up at 3am in your own sweat again?

Sleep Is Where the Muscle Happens True confession for my closest internet friends (that’s you): at 48 my body quit sleeping and started wringing me out in sweaty sheet

You're Not a Smaller Man — So Quit Training Like One

You're Not a Smaller Man — So Quit Training Like One You've been running some dude's program. The stronger option is live in the Training Lab — today. I need you to hea

You're Losing Muscle on GLP1s. Here's the No Fail Strategy to Stop the Bleeding

You're Losing Muscle on GLP1s. Here's the No Fail Fix On Ozempic or Wegovy? A quarter to half of what you lose is muscle. Keep yours. -- Sunday I told you what a GLP-1

Inside the Program: Why You're Doing Everything Right and Getting Nothing Back

Inside the Program: Why You're Doing Everything Right and Getting Nothing Back Four reasons your body won't budge. One is probably yours. Doing everything right and get

The Protein Memo Nobody Sent You

The Protein Memo Nobody Sent You You had Greek yogurt for breakfast. Chicken for dinner. Maybe a protein bar in between. You're probably at 60 grams of protein. You need

Inside the Program: Why Your Back Day Matters More Than You Think

Inside the Program: Why Your Back Day Matters More Than You Think A 5-week back, glutes, and hamstring training cycle for women in perimenopause and menopause. - Why po

Why Women Over 40 Need Deload Weeks in Strength Training

You’ve been showing up. Training hard. Hitting your protein. Doing everything right. So why do you look worse than you did a month ago? If you’re over 40 and strength t