Ep. 22 | Preparing for the Platform pt. 3 of 4 | Meet Day Travel Made Simple

Send us Fan MailTravel can wreck your meet week long before you touch a barbell. We want you showing up calm, fueled, and ready to hit your attempts, so we walk through the unglamorous, simple and powerful details of powerlifting meet travel. We start with the big choice: driving vs flying. Driving gives you freedom and fewer moving parts, but long hours in a car can leave you tight and tired. Flying is faster, yet it comes with potential delays, layovers, and baggage drama so we talk about building simple backup plans that keep you in control. Then Liz gets into how she books lodging, why an Airbnbs can be a game changer for meal prep, and weight cuts, and how staying close to the venue removes a stressor you do not need.Next, we get practical. Liz shares her packing checklist system and the rule we wish every lifter followed: if you need it for meet day and you cannot replace it easily, it goes in your carry-on. We also dig into food, hydration, and making weight while traveling, including why skipping water during travel is never a win and how to keep your routine steady when your schedule is not. Once you arrive, we cover setting up a “home base,” grocery runs, meal prep containers, not overbuying, and why staying lightly active beats sitting around feeling stiff and anxious.If you found this helpful, subscribe, share it with a training partner, and leave a review so more lifters can travel smarter and compete better.Support the showThanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and share it with your friends so we can continue to grow!-You can now become a Fortis After Hours Supporter by using the link below! This will help support the podcast as we continue to grow and we will give you a shoutout on the next episode after you subscribe as well as give you top priority for different topics or discussions you'd like us to have on the podcast. Thank you for your support!https://www.buzzsprout.com/1369834/support-Follow us on social media for daily fitness and powerlifting content including workouts, helpful tips and client success stories!@fortisfitnessstudio-HOSTED BY@lizribaudo_fortis@nateribaudo_fortis