In this episode of Better with Becky we're talking about how great my first week of retirement has been, and how I'm back on keto...kinda.

We also jump into a listener question from Mike about whether or not I've considered getting into Powerlifting, which leads to a discussion of the strength continuum (from muscular endurance to hypertropy, strength, and power) along with various lifting terminology and how it can be a bit confusing (i.e. powerlifting prioritizes strength whereas olympic weightlifting requires more power - go firgure! 🤔 You can see an example of powerlifting in Mike's post of his most recent powerlifting meet - check out these impressive max efforts in squat, deadlift, and bench press! 💪

The above discussion ultimately all ties back into discussing my budding interest in exploring bodybuilding:

Discussing nutrition and how I'm manipulating my macronutrient split to skew lower carb / higher fat (not quite keto but definitely more satiating to manage food noise, focus, and energy during a cut)
Discussing the tradeoffs involved in an extreme goal like bodybuilding and how getting stage-lean is not sustainable and why I'm interested in pursuing it anyway!
Potential red flags and green lights to look for when looking for support and coaching with a new goal
Importance of getting baseline bloodwork done and tracking that pre/during/post any extreme goal that will shift body composition to ensure you get back to a healthy baseline after the fact.

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