Celebrating 600 with Crystal Sikes

What better way to celebrate our 600th episode than with my lovely wife, updating everyone about all things Savage? We are so grateful to you for listening to this podcast and supporting us over the years. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it for you.

What you'll hear:

• The growth the podcast has seen over the years (1:43)
• Crystal's powerlifting training and competition and why she decided to dive back in (3:14)
• The differences in training styles for bodybuilding vs. powerlifting competitions (7:19)
• Dogma surrounding powerlifting (11:34)
• Feeding before a competition (12:54)
• Structure of the competition and lifting schedule (17:02)
• Setting a state record (19:12)
• Planning her next competition (19:25)
• What a handler does (21:10)
• How my prep has been affecting me (25:17)
• Making things work now that we're parents (29:14)
• Maximizing sleep quantity and quality (31:01)
• 50 Mile March right before peak week (34:06)
• What the March means to us and why we do it (35:55)
• Competition schedule (41:34)
• Homesteading, gardening, and chickens (45:10)
• Rigel check up (49:48)
• Exciting things we've got in the pipeline coming up (56:09)

Where to find us and support what we're doing:

• Donate to the 50 Mile March
• Instagram

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