Episode 138: How Long Should Your Improvement Season Last?

in this episode, hang out with Coaches Daraja, Christina and Jess as they chat about priortizing other areas of life outside of fat loss phases and contest preps, Daraja's motivation for her posing business, Empowered to Pose, and she shares some tips for how to handle "peaking" at the end of your cut!

In this episode, our prep team dives into some hot questions from YOU guys, after quickly recapping this past weekend's Wasatch Warrior Pro Bikini show. Topics such as networking in the space of bodybuilding, competing in the OCB vs. the NPC and dealing with negativity in the industry are all addressed. Enjoy this fun filled episode and stay tuned for the next Q&A!

In this special episode, Paul interviews Joe Sheehey, the owner and founder of Cured Nutrition. Cured Nutrition is a rapidly growing "supplement" company taking over the fitness space along with one of our newest sponsors of the podcast. Joe and Paul dive into the Cured business model touching on how Cured has changed the stigma of medicinal marijuana AND CBD, with their products.

Our prep team is diving into a HOT topic: boundaries. And furthermore, boundaries during prep. Boundaries are extremely important for your mental sanity as a competitor and although they are not always easy to set, it is important to set them with intent, in specific areas of your life. From boundaries with significant others to boundaries with yourself when it comes to social media, our prep team expands on this topic, in this episode. 

Let's dive into a research paper! In this episode the coaches dive into recent research that asks "what if we had more than 25g of protein post workout, do we benefit from going higher?" The coaches go through what the study found and how they will apply the infomration to their programming, especially with things like intermittent fasting.

In this episode, the prep crew recaps this past weekend's PRO bikini shows before diving into the topic of "most pivotal lessons learned as a coach and athlete." Our hosts share some of the biggest lessons that they have learned over time, as not only coaches in the industry, but competitors themselves. 

In this episode, our hosts Paul, Lexie and Evan briefly recap Klash Championships in Orlando this past weekend before diving into the topic of "How to Prepare for your Show Day." Touching on things such as when to sign up for your show, booking hair and makeup and what to pack for your show, this episode is a great reminder of how you can effectively plan leading up to your show day.

Join us as Stephen, Tyler and Jess chat about the various strategies used to bump up intake from short periods of time like a one day refeed or untracked meal, to a diet break that can last weeks! When are these strategies best used in a dieting phase, which one should you try first and what do you do after? Let's chat about all that and more!

Our hosts are back for another Q&A style episode! In this episode, Paul, Evan and Lexie share some answers to some of the questions that they each got from their Instagram followers. Topics such as choosing a show, bodyfat levels on stage, having tough conversations as coaches and the biggest mistakes competitors make, are discussed. Tune in and be sure to keep up with our hosts so that you can submit your questions for the next Q&A!