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Wits & Weights Podcast 🎙️

For skeptics of the fitness industry who want to work smarter and more efficiently to build muscle and lose fat. Wits & Weights cuts through the noise and deconstructs health and fitness with an engineering mindset to help you develop a strong, lean physique without wasting time.

Playlist of 14 popular episodes…

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Meet Philip

Hey, I'm Philip Pape, the man behind the mic at Wits & Weights, a top nutrition podcast that's changing lives.

I’m also a go-to nutrition and lifestyle coach for high-performing professionals (why they call me the “physique engineer”) as the owner and head coach of Wits & Weights Nutrition Coaching.

Through my personal transformation to become the strongest, leanest, and healthiest version of myself, I learned the effectiveness of using evidence-based nutrition and strength training to optimize body composition to both LOOK GREAT and FEEL GREAT.

I’ve helped countless ambitious individuals in their 30s, 40s, and beyond transform their physiques by building muscle, losing fat, breaking through plateaus, and optimizing their hormones and metabolism—WITHOUT restrictive diets, excessive cardio, boring workouts, or sacrificing your valuable time and lifestyle.

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Want to look like you lift? Dial in your nutrition, get faster results, and build your ultimate physique with unmatched precision designed for your lifestyle. Stop wasting time. Optimize your results with 1-on-1 or semi-private group coaching.

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