Sarah, Sara and Romana welcome you back to The Beyond Condition Podcast Female Bodybuilding Truths series for the fourth episode together with guest Louis Beech.

Louis is an online coach and bodybuilding competitor that brings a new perspective to our roundtable sessions. As a coach working with both males and females he has gained insight into many of the struggles that can occur as a bodybuilder. This is not just in the competitive realm but also applies to those looking to bodybuild as a lifestyle.

We delve into the mental health challenges when adapting to the different phases of both fat loss and muscle building, how scale weight and body dysmorphia can affect you and so much more...

Discussions include:
*Scale weight and physique assessment
*Monitoring progress and body image
*Bodybuilding categories and criteria
*Social media
*Environment
*Communication with those around you
*PED use and side effects
*Dealing with conflict
*Bodybuilding competitions and athlete mindsets

Find the gang on Instagram @flex_louis @romana.skotzen_ifbbpro @smallbutmighty20

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Sarah welcomes Paul Oneid to The Beyond Condition Podcast to delve into how we monitor progression, the psychology behind obsession and many of the factors that drive bodybuilders to relentlessly pursue success. Obsession is unique to the individual and it can be used both wisely and mindlessly.

As competitive bodybuilders we strive to progress but what does that actually look like when competing in a subjective sport...

We all have our reasons to compete and our own intrinsic drivers that push us to continually progress but it’s the ability to stay clear in our endeavour that can become dampened. From comparison to others, social media pressure and not having clear vectors of progress we can end up lost without recognition to how far we have come on our journey.

Discussions include:
*Authenticity as a coach
*Social media and intellectual consistency
*Coaching and individualised programming
*Lifestyle bodybuilding and competitive bodybuilding
*Allostatic load and stress management
*Progression as a bodybuilder
*Marketing yourself as a coach
*Communication and clarity
*Burnout
*Managing time and efficiency
*Professional bodybuilding
*The different phases as a bodybuilder
*Identity
*Stress management
*Purpose and being present
*Anxiety and therapy
*Comparison to others
*Sleep routine, quality and considerations
*Supplementation

Find Paul on Instagram @pauloneid

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/NDao_6xYU14

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Sarah welcomes Scarlet Hollands to The Beyond Condition Podcast for a truthful and insightful episode sharing her journey from competitor to motherhood.

This episode reveals a real life story to help the listeners understand more about what it feels like to change your focus as a bodybuilder. Scarlet who is an IFBB Pro opens up to the mental and physical changes that have and still occur as she embraces motherhood.

We talk about her journey as a competitor, how life changed during her pregnancy and how life looks now as a mother.

Discussions include:
*Physique changes throughout motherhood
*PED use and risk vs reward
*Bodybuilding preps and achieving pro status
*Social media
*Coaching relationship
*Conceiving and miscarriage
*Pregnancy
*Post pregnancy
*Morning sickness
*Childbirth
*Mental health and anxiety
*Support network
*Cravings

Find Scarlet on Instagram @scarlethollands_ifbbpro

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/1kWBrVrw6vE

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