Redefining Strength Podcast
Redefining Strength Podcast
Cori Lefkowith
You train hard. You try to eat well. You stay disciplined. And yet progress slows. Energy drops. Fat loss stalls.The Redefining Strength Podcast is for women who work hard on their health… but still feel like their body isn’t responding the way it used to.Hosted by Cori Lefkowith, founder of Redefining Strength, this show helps you understand what’s actually happening inside your body — and what to do about it. Cori is the creator of the STRONG System, used by over 10,000 women around the world to transform their bodies and build results that last.Through real coaching insights and conversations with leading experts in women’s health, metabolism, and behavior change...each episode breaks down the science in a way that actually applies to real life.Because the answer isn’t working harder. It’s learning how to work smarter so your effort finally creates the strength, energy, and confidence you’ve been chasing.If you’re ready to stop starting over and start building a body you can count on, this podcast will help you get there.
The 5 Hidden Metabolism Killers That Are Sabotaging Your Body Recomposition Results
Your metabolism doesn’t “die” — but it can adapt down when your body is under-fueled, over-stressed, under-recovered, or stuck in the wrong fat loss mindset. In this episode, we’re breaking down the 5 hidden metabolism killers that can sabotage fat loss, body recomposition, energy, and long-term results — including the clean eating trap, chronic stress, low daily movement, sleep deprivation, and the “stay skinny” mindset. You’ll learn why eating less and training harder isn’t always the ans...
Jul 3
21 min
10 Harsh Truths I Had to Accept to Finally See Real Body Recomp (Lose Fat + Build Muscle)
I resisted every single one of these for way too long. These are the 10 hard doses of reality I had to face to get leaner and stronger, protect my metabolic health, and actually feel my best while looking my most fabulous. Body recomp is real, but it's slower and more nuanced than "calories in vs calories out." It means losing fat while building muscle (or building muscle while losing fat), and that takes a primary focus, smart phases, and a willingness to let go of the diet mentality, the s...
Jun 25
23 min
5 Reasons You Fail At 30-Day Challenges (Ft. Dr. Caroline Leaf)
Ever finished a challenge only to slide right back into old habits? You're not lazy, and you don't lack willpower...you've just been repeating a pattern no one taught you how to break. In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on the five mistakes that kept me restarting every 21 or 30 days: going in without an exit strategy, blindly following a plan instead of understanding why it works, ignoring the mind-body connection, believing it has to feel hard to count, and cherry-picking pieces...
Jun 19
1 hr 4 min
The 7 Weird Habits That Helped Me Lose Fat And KEEP It Off
Struggling to lose fat and actually keep it off? It's not a magic macro ratio or the perfect workout plan that gets you lasting results...it's finding the weird variations of habits that fit who YOU are. In this episode, I'm breaking down the 7 weird habits and mindset shifts that helped me lose fat, build lean muscle, and maintain my body recomposition results long term. You'll learn why I said "eff it" to clean eating and started planning dessert FIRST, how 3-week workout progressions helpe...
Jun 12
18 min
Stop Apologizing for Wanting to Look Good
You're allowed to want to look good. Full stop. But somewhere along the way, aesthetic goals got villainized...like wanting to lose those last few pounds or finally see some definition means you're choosing vanity over health. That ends today. In this video, I'm sharing the 5 shifts that helped me finally look AND feel my most fabulous without sacrificing the lifestyle I love...and why owning your aesthetic goals might actually be the healthiest thing you can do. In this video: Why qualifying...
Jun 6
19 min
5 Signs You're Burning Fat (Even If The Scale Says You're Not)
The scale has been lying to you and it's costing you your progress. If you've ever done everything right all week, stepped on the scale, and felt like your hard work meant nothing, this episode is for you.The truth is, the scale measures one thing: gravity's pull on your total body weight. It cannot tell you whether you're losing fat, building muscle, retaining water, or genuinely making progress. And if it's the only tool you're using to track your body recomposition journey, you are ...
May 28
11 min
Weight Training for Fat Loss: 5 Tips to Build Muscle & Burn More Fat
Struggling to lose fat even though you’re eating well, doing cardio, or trying to stay consistent with your workouts? The missing piece may not be more restriction or more cardio. It may be building muscle. In this episode, I’m breaking down why weight training is one of the most important tools for fat loss, especially if you want results that last. We’ll talk about how strength training helps you build lean muscle, improve your metabolism, change your body composition, and create a body t...
May 21
20 min
Cardio vs Weights vs Pilates - Which One Is Best For Fat Loss?
If your goal is fat loss, should you be doing cardio, lifting weights, or Pilates? The answer is not as simple as picking one and ditching the others. In this video, I’m breaking down the real fat loss training hierarchy: what to prioritize first, why weight training is the foundation, where cardio actually fits, why walking is more powerful than most people realize, and how Pilates or activation work can make your strength training even more effective. We’ll talk about why steady-state ca...
May 19
23 min
BODY RECOMP - 9 Mistakes I'll Never Make Again
Most women working on body recomp are making at least 3 of these 9 mistakes without even knowing it — and fixing them changes everything. In this episode, I'm breaking down the exact mistakes that were holding me back (yes, I made all 9) and what to do instead so your body can actually respond. From how you think about cravings, to your macro strategy, to how much you're relying on caffeine to get through the day — these are the sneaky things that stall your progress and keep you stuck in the...
May 14
20 min
Why Eating More Is the Secret to Losing Fat (And Why It Feels Wrong at First)
Why Eating More Is the Secret to Losing Fat (And Why It Feels Wrong at First) If you've been eating less, training harder, and still not seeing results this episode is for you. The truth is, chronic under-eating slows your metabolism, disrupts your hormones, and actually makes fat loss harder over time. And for most women, eating MORE is the missing piece...but getting there isn't easy. In this episode we'll cover: Why your body fights back when you try to increase calories (and what that a...
May 7
16 min
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