60% of female callers fix = eat more
Roughly 60% of the time a female caller reports no results, the fix is simply to eat more calories.
Snapshot · Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
2900: 6 Mistakes Women Make When They Start Lifting
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Jul 13, 2026
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Mistake 3: Not Eating Enough
At 15:15 · chapter starts 14:41
Sal delivers the episode's most striking claim: 60% of the time a female listener calls in about lack of results, the answer is simply to eat more. He and the team have routinely prescribed a 600–700 calorie per day increase, and clients who trust the advice come back 60–90 days later saying it was the most effective change they ever made — they feel better, built more muscle, and actually got leaner. The psychological barrier is enormous: asking someone who fears weight gain to intentionally eat more requires a lot of reassurance, as Justin acknowledges. Adam puts the logic bluntly — no matter how perfect the program, without the nutritional building blocks, the body cannot construct new muscle tissue. Sal adds a sobering clinical note: he has seen young women who trained correctly but chronically underate come back with DEXA scans showing osteopenia, a bone density condition that precedes osteoporosis. Fueling the body is non-negotiable.
60% of Women Not Seeing Results Just Need to Eat More
Sixty percent of female callers to Mind Pump who aren't seeing results are simply undereating. Bumping calories by 600–700 per day for 60–90 days consistently produces leaner, stronger bodies. The hardest part is the psychological hurdle of intentionally eating more when your fear is gaining weight.
600–700 cal surplus bump
Bumping calories by 600 to 700 per day consistently produces leaner, stronger bodies within 60 to 90 days.
DEXA scan can reveal osteopenia from undereating
Sal has seen young women who trained correctly but under-ate return DEXA scans showing osteopenia, illustrating the danger of chronic caloric restriction.
Undereating Can Cause Osteopenia Even With Perfect Training
Chronic undereating doesn't just stall muscle growth — it can cause real structural damage. Sal has seen young women return DEXA scans showing osteopenia despite training correctly, a sobering reminder that you must feed the body you're trying to build.
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