Coach Dylan & Coach Sam dive into another listener Q&A this week. Thank you to our wonderful audience for the questions!

On This Episode, We Cover

Roses & Thorns:

- Dylan's failed attempt at maintenance & finding a reprieve in therapy
- Sam's navigating the heartache of an aging family & finding joy in small moments with the fur babies

The Q&A:

1. What's an exercise you used to hate, but now love & why?

- the impact of movement dogma & chasing perfection
- the importance of biomechanics
- individuality/structural anatomy

2. What are you guys most proud of since starting your fitness journey?

- learning how to delay gratification & the benefits of slow progress
- self reinvention, the power of identity, finding a lifestyle you love & changing your habits
- the cost of weight maintenance
- the power of education & support

3. What was your career before fitness?

- how working in a career Dylan didn't love propelled him to find his passion
- how Sam's passion for helping people overtook her passion for interior design
- finding a greater sense of purpose + fulfillment
- the limitations of helping someone change

4. What is your favourite thing about one another outside of work?

- why Sam loves & hates Dylan's enormous heart
- the problem with having a heart as big as Dylan's
- the quiet power of intuition
- Sam's dark, unfiltered, dry & sarcastic sense of humour
- harnessing the snarky nihilist within 

5. Tips for managing binge eating

- the benefit of eating on a regular schedule/circadian rhythm
- why under-eating always leads to the over-eating cycle
- why journalling might be a helpful strategy, especially in combination with therapy
- how community & support can be one of the best tools in your toolbox
- the impact of habit, routine & environment
- how chronically dieting can dysregulate your hormones and lead to bingeing

6. What's the difference between the varieties of protein power?

- whey protein isolate, whey protein, casein protein, plant protein
- why collagen protein falls short in comparison to standardized protein powder
- how collagen protein doesn't trigger muscle protein synthesis
- protein powder for people with lactose intolerance
- why it's worth taking the time to find a product you love

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Post-production, music & overall wizardry by Jonathan Gavin @gonathanjavin