430/ building muscle after 40: peri-menopause, carbs, hormones & why eating more is the missing piece w/ Brandon DaCruz

100% Real With Ruby; nutrition, strength, fat loss, muscle, macros - without the fluff

how to finally build the body you want withoutstarving

you’ve been told to eat less, cut carbs, and do more cardio if you want to “tone up.” but here’s the truth: all that did waskeep you small, flat, and stuck spinning your wheels. this episode is the wake-up call you didn’t know you needed.

brandon da cruz and i go deep on why women over 30—especially those hitting their late 30s, 40s, and beyond—keep missing the one thing that actually changes their body: muscle. we cover why living on 1600 calories is tanking your progress, how chronic dieting wrecks your hormones and metabolism, and why fueling more (not less) is the key to building the shape you want.

you’ll learn:

• why dieting doesn’t build shape—it just reveals what’s (not) there

• how to eat for muscle growth without “getting bulky”

• why carbs are the missing link for performance, recovery, and hormones

• what the high-energy flux model is and why eating more + moving more gets better results

everywhere you look, women are being sold the same thing: eat less, move more, cut carbs, do HIIT. and yet here you are—smaller, flatter, exhausted, still not happy with how your body looks.

this isn’t fluffy advice. it’s raw, science-backed truth that will make you rethink everything you’ve been sold. if you’ve been stuck chasing smaller and wondering why your body never changes—this will hit you hard.

two mini wins you’ll take away:

1. you can eat more, train smarter, and actually see your physique change.

2. maintenance isn’t a pause—it’s the foundation of the body you want.

if you’ve been stuck in diet mode, listen to this. and if it hits, share it with the friend who needs to hear it.

want to chat about your own journey or struggles? dm me—I’d love to hear your story.

past episodes with brandon

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/transformxruby/episodes/295--WOMEN-ARE-NOT-SMALL-MEN-Get-off-the-merry-go-round--dont-diet-til-you-do-this-with-Brandon-DaCruz-e2bc3uu

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/transformxruby/episodes/296--The-diet-after-the-diet-the-most-important-part-of-LONG-TERM-physique-transformation---w-Brandon-DaCruz-e2bc42a

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/transformxruby/episodes/309-THE-SECRETS-OF-THE-LEAN--STRONG--HEALTHY-its-about-the-results-you-KEEP-with-Brandon-DaCruz-e2dvv3s

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/transformxruby/episodes/311---OPTIMIZING-YOUR-BODY-COMPOSITION--boosting-your-metabolism-with-smart-nutrition---Brandon-DaCruz-e2eb0c1

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/transformxruby/episodes/327-Do-you-want-to-be-skinny-OR-lean--To-look-softer-or-defined--WHAT-IT-TAKES-TO-BUILD-THE-LEAN-PHYSIQUE-YOU-WANT-Brandon-DaCruz-e2j6c0e

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/transformxruby/episodes/327-Do-you-want-to-be-skinny-OR-lean--To-look-softer-or-defined--WHAT-IT-TAKES-TO-BUILD-THE-LEAN-PHYSIQUE-YOU-WANT-Brandon-DaCruz-e2j6c0e

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