Growth Lane

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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In this episode I sit down with Rose, who spent years telling herself "I'm just not a gym girly." 

After developing arthritis in her twenties, she knew she wanted to stay active, but the gym never felt like her world, and even once she started showing up she went two and a half years without seeing real progress — stuck in a knowledge deficit, handed unrealistic meal plans, and told the way she liked to eat simply wouldn't work. 

In this chat, Rose shares how everything finally clicked: falling in love with barbells, easing into calorie tracking one meal at a time instead of overhauling everything overnight, upgrading her traditional and plant-based meals with more protein, and staying consistent through shift work and a full-time study season by planning her weeks instead of chasing the "perfect" routine. 

We talk about ditching all-or-nothing thinking, hitting a bench press PB, managing her arthritis pain through strength, and the identity shift that changed everything — from "not a gym person" to "I'm a total gym girly and I own it." 

If you've ever thought the gym just isn't for you, this one's proof that it's never too late to rewrite that story.

Enjoy! 
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Maurine
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In this episode, I'm giving you just the right amount of tough love to help you (honestly) answer this question: Does my effort match my goals?

This will help you think differently and, hopefully, get you unstuck if your progress i feeling stagnant.

Enjoy!
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Maurine
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