Ep. 88 Coaches Roundtable - Body Image, Eating vs. Drinking Calories, Limited Gym Equipment, Stalled Progress in the Gym, & Calculating Macros

Another Q&A coming at you this week with Coach Abigail, and Coach Brevin, and I.  In this episode, we answered:  How to handle bad body image days? Shannon: Is there really a difference in eating your calories or drinking them? Like does it count as more calories if you drink a fruit or veggie smoothies as opposed to just slicing up the food and eating it. I had heard on another podcast (not health related) that your better off just eating the food instead of mixing it into smoothies or shakes. Jess: I complete my workouts at home. I don’t have a ton of gym equipment but have dumbbells ranging from 2-25 pounds, bands, weight bench and a track that you can attach bands to for some resistance type training. I do intend to purchase some heavier weights as time goes on but what are your suggestions for making progress with limited equipment? I do have some smaller 2 lb weights that I can use in addition to my normal dumbbells to add some extra weight. More reps? If so, what does that look like and when do I know okay…I must purchase heavier weights if I want bigger gains? Like max amount of reps of a movement before it may not be optimal? Jess: And do our bodies reach a point where we just won’t progress past? When I first started working out, I started low and then periodically upped my weights but I swear I am stuck at 15’s for some bicep exercises and I just can’t up my weights there for whatever reason without losing form. How do you determine how much protein I should be eating? What about the other macros? If you'd like your question answered on the show, SUBMIT IT HERE! If you'd like to connect with any of us, find us here:  Chase: https://www.instagram.com/changing_chase/ Abigail: https://www.instagram.com/abigail.brankin/ Brevin: https://www.instagram.com/brevinjandreau/