#88 Strength Training, Psychology, and Smart Nutrition For Women - with Amy Needham

Our Guest - Amy Needham Amy is a Nutrition & Performance Coach. She currently lectures and mentors in Performance Nutrition to a variety of people across the world including doctors. Amy sees clients both online and face to face, with most of these clients looking for body transformations & a mental shift in regards to health. Amy was a competitive gymnast for 10years, and has several qualifications in yoga, massage, Powerlifting, Women's artistic gymnastics, boxing, Cert iii and 4 in fitness & personal training along with mentorships in exercise sport science & physiology as well as female health. This legend of a fellow nerd is also a student in a bachelor of Health Science in Nutrition & Masters in Dietetics. Her focus as a coach is upon improving the lives of all that she meets, creating a body & mind transformation. Working specifically with hormonal health and the psychology of eating to create lifestyle based body recomposition to maintain a lean & strong physique year round is her jam. As Amy puts it - she  bridges the Gap between Health & 'Fitness' to dispel the bullshit & give knowledge to the masses. Her point of difference as a coach is that she doesn’t want to retain clients - she simply wants to create the physical change in a way that educates the person enough to go about it alone after they finish up.   Topics Include: 💪The biggest mistakes women make when it comes to exercise 💪Benefits of strength training for females 💪 Will HIIT training alone get you results 💪 The physiology behind why some women end up looking puffy + inflamed when doing too much HIIT/Crossfit/F45 💪 Sustainable Fat loss nutrition + the biggest mistake women make 💪 What happens when someone YoYo diets and calorie restricts for years + what to do 💪 Strength training + Nutrition tips across the menstrual cycle 💪 The art of being a good coach + the role of mindset, self-worth and your "why" 💪What Amy would change about the fitness industry   Where to find Amy: Instagram: @needmfit Sign up to her newsletter here