Growth Lane

What if some of the limits you treat as facts about yourself are actually just rules you made up? In this episode I unpack "invisible rules" - the arbitrary, self-imposed limits we follow so automatically we don't even notice them, from "if I can't do it fully it's not worth doing" to "I have to finish my plate" to "I can't wear that." I'll walk you through the most common ones (you'll recognise yourself in at least one), what they're quietly costing you, and a simple four-step way to spot and break them. 

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Maurine
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Questions answered in this episode:

How many calories should a 40's woman consume if you strength train (30–40min) 4 days a week? (sofipm_h)
How do you manage going back to training after an illness? (stacy.kotai)
What do you suggest when weight loss stalls after rapid loss? How to not throw it all in? (moniquesinton)
How to combat gym burnout? Going through the motions but not excited like I used to be (carly2458)
How do you motivate yourself to go to the gym on days when you have zero motivation? (zialxa)
Tips to motivate yourself when you've taken a few weeks off from the gym? (emo_sj10)
I've put on little weight the last 6 months — I want to run a deficit but can't get myself to start. Help please (alinaivanovaencheva)
If your goal is to build muscle while staying relatively lean, how do you know when to eat at maintenance vs a deficit or surplus? (natnat7390)
How do you accept that you can't do a heavy squat without hurting your knees? (shelbyheavnertattoos)
Cutting, bulking and how to do it effectively (kayleighrobo10)
Is strength training and hypertrophy training different — and if so, why? (frokenasp)
Is there a difference between strength training and bodybuilding? If so, what's the difference? (frokenasp)
Have you always been in shape? (scottie_1179)
And here's the link to my calorie calculator! 

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Maurine
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Ever taken a week or two off training and immediately panicked that you've undone everything?
Sick, injured, travelling, or life just got crazy; the fear is always the same: 'oh my god, have I lost all my progress?'
In this episode I walk you through what actually happens to your muscle when you take time off... and why it's nowhere near as dramatic as it feels.
We're talking the real number on how much you lose (spoiler: it's tiny), why you feel weaker than you actually are, and the difference between muscle and the water-and-glycogen 'sponge' that fills right back up.
Plus how to come back without beating yourself up, why maintaining is so much easier than gaining, and the one thing you absolutely should not do if you're stuck on the couch and can't move.
This is your permission slip and your reality check, all in one.
Give it a listen, and let me know which part hit home for you. 

Xoxo, 
Maurine
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In this episode, I'm joined by our beautiful unicorn Nat, a 43-year-old mum of one who spent over a decade losing and gaining the same weight, sure the whole time that she just wasn't a disciplined person.
But she could always lose the weight. That was never the hard part.
The hard part was that every tool she reached for: the 12-week programs, the keto, the restriction, was built to end, so she'd always end up right back where she started.
We talk about what changed when she stopped white-knuckling it: quieting the food noise that had run her brain for two decades, picking up a barbell for the first time in her forties and getting stronger than she was at 20, learning to add food back in instead of taking it away, and slowly building the trust that this time, she's actually here to stay.
And somewhere in there, the story she'd carried for almost 20 years - 'I'm just not disciplined' - finally stopped being true.
Give it a listen, and let me know which part hit home for you.
Xoxo,
Maurine
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Discipline is a buzzword in the fitness world... and the skill you need in order to actually reach your goals.
In this episode, I'm giving you 3 ways to look at discipline differently, and some actionable tips to get better at practicing it in your life.
Enjoy!

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Maurine
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