Episode 49 - Gym Wars: Plates, Preps & Peak Week Madness

Episode 49 dives into real coaching life: adjusting to a busy public gym, sharing equipment, and the mental battles of prep. The hosts share athlete wins (including an inspiring late-60s competitor), discuss dangerous coaching trends like extreme calorie restriction, and explain how metabolism, sleep, and stress affect results. They also reveal their own prep updates, training tweaks (more steps, less food debate), and the emotional highs and lows of contest season—honest, practical, and often funny.