Episode 236: 2nd Trimester Fitness with Daraja

In this episode, Paul and Adam discuss the research that Adam has been working on, developing a method of getting a deep dive into what motivates someone to stay on track with a program. Learn more about how Adam is using science to ensure optimally personalized programming!

In this episode, Lexie, Evan and Paul answer some questions from you guys! The heavy hitter topic/question that our hosts do a deep dive into is POST show and what to do if you gain TOO much body fat post show. This can be a serious issue for some competitors and our hosts breakdown the severity of what "can be" if things get too out of line, post show, with a competitors' eating habits.

In this episode, Stephen is joined by Danika and Ben to chat about Ben's contest prep and some mindset topics behind competing. They talk about embracing your physique in each season, transitioning into competing and how to develop a postive mindset, especially with food, before, during and after contest prep.

In this fun podcast episode with the prep team, our hosts do a deep dive into some fun (and some rather un-censored) questions from YOU guys. Tune into this episode to hear what our hosts have to say about some rather juicy topics relating to contest prep. This fun and informative episode covers a wide variety of prep related topics, that are relevant to all current and aspiring competitors. 

In this episode, Stephen and Priscila discuss her recent attendance at two NSCA conferences and the how you can recognize certifications that may be stronger than others. By attending conferences, Priscila sees the benefit by being able to connect with metnors and others and network with like minded professionals, while also building your knowledge base with up to date information.

In this episode, our prep team discusses the concept of when you should "push" during a prep and when you should "pull back." Contest prep and the essence of getting stage lean is NOT just a matter of pushing every time a plateau is made. There does come a point where continuing to push CAN potentially be counterintuitive to the goal at hand. Our prep team talks about some signs that they look for in clients, when determining whether to pull back or to continue to push forward.

In this episode, Tyler and Christina are joined by Dr. Joe to chat about hormones and their relevancy and impact to weight loss and physique based goals. Dr Joe has so much knowledge built from research and real world application, his insight can't be missed!

In this episode, our prep team recaps a bit of the Olympia 2024! From the venue, to the expo, to the competiton and results themselves, our hosts talk about their experience at the show along with their observations and some fun shockers. Enjoy this recap of an fantastic weekend in the bodybuilding industry.

Let's chat about grit and grace, two important considerations when approaching your goals and responding to things that get thrown our way. Some will tell you to overflow with grit, get it done, not matter what, no pain, no gain. Others lean towards grace, going with the flow and not forcing things. Let's learn some tools from Coach Danika to help acknowledge when our balance of the two might be out of whack and how to get things in a productive place. Being able to call ourselves out is an important skill!

In this special episode, coach Sarah comes on to join Lexie is discussing all things breast augmentations. Both Lexie and Sarah has undergone breast augmentations and they have both also competed with and without them. They talk about their own experiences along with answer FAQs about things such as implant size, recovery time, training after surgery, etc.