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# Ep. 1 - Intentional Health: Discipline Beyond Quick Fixes with Robert Sikes
- URL: https://www.leavethe99podcast.com/intentional-health-discipline-beyond-quick-fixes-with-robert-sikes/
- Published: 2026-10-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T12:00:01.000Z
- Description: Natural bodybuilder Robert Sikes joins Dr. Russ to discuss his move from disordered eating to a decade in ketosis, explaining why under eating fat stalls progress and how reverse dieting helps restore metabolic health.
- Author: Russell Van Maele

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Extreme calorie restriction wrecks long term performance. Natural bodybuilder Robert Sikes joins Dr. Russ to break down sustainable ketosis and metabolic recovery.

Robert shares his transition from disordered eating to over a decade in continuous ketosis. They discuss why under eating dietary fat stalls weight loss and how reverse dieting restores thyroid function after severe caloric deficits.

For athletes struggling with chronic fatigue or stalled progress, this episode provides a clear framework to rebuild metabolic health through real food. Subscribe and share this episode with a training partner. What is your primary strategy for breaking through a nutrition plateau?