The Menopause Strength Academy

Do you feel stressed? Have low energy? Fatigued throughout the day? Being that I'm two weeks out from my men's physique show, it's important that I'm doing everything in my power for optimizing my hormones such as cortisol, testosterone and estrogen. Today, I'm breaking down Phat Muscle Projects "Hormonal Optimizer" and some of the powerful ingredients in it. Take notes! This is going to be a good...

Welcome to another podcast episode! Today, we are diving into discipline in your fitness journey. To often, we can lose sight of our goals when resistance comes in. Maybe a sickness, work, addiction etc... Whatever that may be, often we may want to flat out quit. Today, I'm diving into ONE SKILL you can use today on developing a better connection with discipline in your fitness journey. Let's do t...

Welcome to Episode 39! Over 200 downloads! I appreciate you all. Today, I'm diving into muscle retention during your CUT phase. As I approach 4 weeks out from my men's physique show, It's important that I keep and hold onto what I have. Listen in for some useful tips on keeping your muscle on and even GROWING during a cut.

Stay natural? Go enhanced? What should you do!? Today is going to be a great podcast! Listen in on what my thoughts are for the topic and some of the reasons WHY being enhanced can be a HUGE temptation and also, the negative effects it can have on your health, relationships, brain, and overall well - being. My mission as coach but also a natural men's physique competitor is to inspire those around...

Episode 37 is here! Wow, almost 50! Thank you so much for those that are following and tuning in each week. I appreciate you! Today, we are diving into the SMALL WINS within your fitness journey. To often, we can get drilled in the face with some unforeseen event. What do you do? Crawl up? Stall out? Or, do you stand tall and push forward? Today, I'm giving you some mental tips to push through and...

Welcome to episode 26 of the Built Elite Training Podcast! Today, I'm diving deep into my number ONE tip for getting diced, lean and defined for the summer months. I've done 7 men's physique shows and 2 of those were pro shows that I placed top 5. With that experience, I'm going to bring you the listener some valuable tips and a different prospective on dropping body fat the right way. HINT... Pat...

Be ready for a mindset change today! Battling self - doubt in your fitness journey happens to ALL of us. Something I battled a lot with, when I first started my journey and still to this day! I'm going to dive into several valuable tips for battling self - doubt in the journey and break that barrier so you're seeing MORE results in the gym. 2022 is here. Time to LEVEL up!

Welcome to another Built Elite Training Podcast! In today's episode, we are diving into depression and ways to fight through it for the New Year! Building muscle in the New Year is an excellent goal to have. It's something I'm chasing as well! But, with that goal can come with the battle of depression. Today, I'm breaking down three useful tips to combat against it and how I have used these tools...

The New Year is right around the corner! Are you excited? I am! Today, I am diving into REFEEDS. What are they? How do they work? Setting them up and my thoughts on refeeds vs cheat meals. It's important to understand that refeeds are not magic, but just another TOOL during a fat loss phase. Me and well over half of my online clients use refeeds. Take the tools I share today and use them for your...

2022 is right around the corner! You know what that means? New goals to attack! Today, I'm going to discuss several mindful tips to help you find your WHY and break down that disbelief. As well, share my story and WHY I compete, The pain and struggle I have had to face and how I was able to use my WHY to push through adversity! Let's go! Thank you for tuning in.

Welcome to another action packed episode! For some of you know, I'm currently 1o weeks out of my 7th men's physique show for 2022! What does that mean? I'm cutting body fat! Today, I'm breaking down three hormones' you need optimally for any fat loss phase you are in. As well, training considerations and overall lifestyle factors you need to do during the process!

Welcome to yet another HEATED podcast drop today! For our discussion, we are going to talk about tactics in getting ROCK solid ABS this summer and doing it in a way, that you're not cutting calories to hard and feeling like complete crap. Noooo! We need to do it in the most smart, researched way. Listen in and get some value today!

Welcome to episode 30 of the Built Elite Training Podcast! Today, we are talking about FAT LOSS in and around the holiday season. With Christmas right around the corner. It's VERY easy for people to get discourage, angry or just lazy when it comes to tracking macros and eating better choices. Listen in today, where I give insight of 3 tools you can have so you're dominating around the Holidays and...

Welcome to episode 29 of the Built Elite Training Podcast! In today's episode, we are diving deep into the inner critic we face each and everyday! You and me both have it. Somedays its light and others heavy. For today, I'm going to give you the listener THREE tactics to combat against these negative words, ideas and thoughts in your head. With these tools, you will feel EMPOWERED to not only have...

Welcome to the Built Elite Training Podcast! In today's episode, we are talking REP RANGES for hypertrophy! (Muscle Growth). Understanding how many reps you should do in your workout can be difficult to figure out. Much of today's social media have these so called "Influencers" doing these crazy sets claiming its the way for the PERFECT body. Hah... We want to train SMART and EFFECITVE! Today, I'm...

Welcome to episode 27 of the Built Elite Training Podcast! In today's episode, I dive into WHY your mindset is what's stopping you from building muscle, dropping body fat and getting to your goals. THREE things that you need to do ASAP. Listen in, write these THREE key ingredients for maximizing GROWTH! Let's go! Wolves always move forward.

Welcome to episode 26 of the Built Elite Training Podcast! In today's episode, we are talking abut being relentless in the fitness journey. As I push into my first week of prep, it's important that I become mentally stronger and well equipped to attack the goals, habits and overall actions I need to do for this prep. Today, I discuss a few words from the head trainer of Michael Jordon. Tim Grover....

Welcome to episode 25 of the Built Elite Training Podcast! Today, I'm breaking down THREE things I wish my younger self new about building muscle. These 3 things can take your physique from okay, to AMAZING! Don't do what I did years ago... Learn from my mistakes and implement!

Welcome to the Built Elite Training Podcast! In today's episode, we are talking about seizing the moment in your fitness journey! Often, it's easy for us to just get caught up in the motions and not really see what the heck is going on. It's important that we zone out and look at the bigger picture. Having a perspective shift and moving the needle in the right direction. Today, I share my moment o...

Welcome to the Built Elite Training Podcast! In today's episode, I will break down the WHY behind your POOR / LOW energy in the gym. You want to see growth in the gym right? It's time to STOP having bad workouts and poor energy leading up to them. Today, I will break down some major lifestyle factors that cause poor performance, WHY pre, intra and post workout nutrients are important and some food...

Welcome to the Built Elite Training Podcast! In today's episode, I dive deep into my current split and what I'm doing for building this natural physique up before stepping on stage! It's important to note that the sets, volume and intensity I do is FOR ME. Everyone is currently on their own fitness journey, lifestyle etc. It's important to note that everyone starts at different phases of their pla...

TRIGGER WARNING! If you're looking for MORE discipline in your fitness journey, this is your episode! Today, I dive in to what it really takes to have discipline and how you can build it up overtime to be unstoppable! This is a must listen if you need MORE of it in your fitness journey.

Welcome to episode 20 of the Built Elite Training Podcast! In today's episode, I'm going to discuss FIVE very important things you need to be doing in order to burn fat and see the results you want. Take these tips and start seeing that FAT shed. Let's get it!

Welcome to another episode of the Built Elite Training Podcast! If you're someone serious about build muscle, you will want to listen to this episode! Today, I do a deep dive on the stress hormone cortisol and its effects it has on muscle building. With that, I will share insight on how to combat against stress and the things you need to be aware of that causes cortisol to rise.

Welcome! In today's episode, I go into the MENTAL side of building your physique. We all get some form of resistance within are journey. To often, people LOCK up and quit from it. Not anymore... Today, I will give out some useful tips to combat against this resistance and push through adversity. Time to RISE UP!