461/ the biggest mistakes women make trying to get lean (and why you keep getting stuck) Brandon DaCruz , Jeff Hoehn, Ruby Cherie
Fri Feb 06 2026
ok ok ok. you’ve been chasing the tighter more defined look for YEARS but your body just wont cooperate…
it still feels like nothing is changing
and that’s why this episode comes at you hard….
coz truth is; most of you arent sucking at this whole thing bc you arent as disciplined as you used to be… or because you arent doing enough..
you’ve been taught (years of conditioning) to obsess over the wrong scoreboard.
the wrong metrics of progress
if you keep chasing “leaner”… but your body still doesn’t look the way you want?
this episode is your reality check.
this isnt a matter of more deficits, more fat loss..
We break down the biggest mistakes we see women making when they want body recomposition (more muscle, less fat)
we break down the actual mistakes that keep women from building that lean, athletic, “she lifts” look
and the whole “calories in calories out” can get tossed out the window here.
“another deficit” is usually the exact thing keeping you flat, tired, and frustrated.
we talk about:
• why your algorithm keeps feeding you the very things keeping you stuck (its not whats TRUE or what you need.. but what you already believe)
• the under-muscled reality: why you can get smaller and still not look how you want
• diet purgatory (weekday restriction + weekend overeating) and why you get the worst of both worlds
• we talk training intensity (and why most people aren’t even close to failure),
we talk about the parts of training that are NEVER spoken about because it isnt flashy enough but its what you need
— and how to tell if you’re really close enough (rep speed doesn’t lie)
• why building muscle is harder than fat loss: it’s slower, it’s boring, and it’s the point
main takeaway: if you want a physique that looks lean and athletic, you have to stop trying to diet your way there and start building the foundation — with training intent, proper fueling, and patience long enough for your body to actually adapt.
if you’ve been stuck in the cycle of “i’ll diet now, then i’ll build later”… this is your wake-up call.
dm me “build” on Instagram and if you want help applying this to your body, your training, your life
@transformxruby
THe boys!
@jeffhoehn_
@brandondacruz_
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we talk:
body recomposition for women, build muscle, train to failure, progressive overload, mechanical tension, bracing, diet fatigue, metabolism, reverse dieting, under-muscled, toned physique
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ok ok ok. you’ve been chasing the tighter more defined look for YEARS but your body just wont cooperate… it still feels like nothing is changing and that’s why this episode comes at you hard…. coz truth is; most of you arent sucking at this whole thing bc you arent as disciplined as you used to be… or because you arent doing enough.. you’ve been taught (years of conditioning) to obsess over the wrong scoreboard. the wrong metrics of progress if you keep chasing “leaner”… but your body still doesn’t look the way you want? this episode is your reality check. this isnt a matter of more deficits, more fat loss.. We break down the biggest mistakes we see women making when they want body recomposition (more muscle, less fat) we break down the actual mistakes that keep women from building that lean, athletic, “she lifts” look and the whole “calories in calories out” can get tossed out the window here. “another deficit” is usually the exact thing keeping you flat, tired, and frustrated. we talk about: • why your algorithm keeps feeding you the very things keeping you stuck (its not whats TRUE or what you need.. but what you already believe) • the under-muscled reality: why you can get smaller and still not look how you want • diet purgatory (weekday restriction + weekend overeating) and why you get the worst of both worlds • we talk training intensity (and why most people aren’t even close to failure), we talk about the parts of training that are NEVER spoken about because it isnt flashy enough but its what you need — and how to tell if you’re really close enough (rep speed doesn’t lie) • why building muscle is harder than fat loss: it’s slower, it’s boring, and it’s the point main takeaway: if you want a physique that looks lean and athletic, you have to stop trying to diet your way there and start building the foundation — with training intent, proper fueling, and patience long enough for your body to actually adapt. if you’ve been stuck in the cycle of “i’ll diet now, then i’ll build later”… this is your wake-up call. dm me “build” on Instagram and if you want help applying this to your body, your training, your life @transformxruby THe boys! @jeffhoehn_ @brandondacruz_ \ \ we talk: body recomposition for women, build muscle, train to failure, progressive overload, mechanical tension, bracing, diet fatigue, metabolism, reverse dieting, under-muscled, toned physique