180: Why Women Need To Lift Heavy, Build Muscle & Eat More Protein | Stef Bare
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Who is Stef Bare and what is her fitness background?
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of the podcast with my beautiful wife, Steph Bear.
I feel like I've been on quite a bit lately.
I love it. What do you think?
I don't know.
What do you mean you go now?
You know how I feel about podcasts.
Well today we're talking about something a little different.
Yeah, I'm really excited about today.
This is all about Steph's Fitness journey. And strength and muscle building experiment. over the last year.
Yeah.
Well dive into it. But I've watched you. Change your approach and perspective on training and diet. This last year plus And you've been more focused, you've been more intentional. You've taken it more serious.
Yeah.
Uh, you've just you've just done different things in the last year and it's been really cool to watch and Witness and you haven't only changed Like the way you show up in the gym in the morning. But also The amount of protein. You're consuming.
Yeah, everything.
So it's been really cool to Do you ever watch? And I wanna share what you've learned over this last year.
Yeah, I'm excited because I feel like um We haven't really talked about women's health and fitness here. And I know there's a lot of guys listening. So this would be a great resource for wives and sisters and daughters, because yeah, I've learned so much. And um I just we haven't really dove into it yet. So I hope this is really helpful for the women that need to hear it.
So let's give some background, some context. Yeah. How would you describe Your regular training Over the last Ten ish years of your life.
Yeah. So I think I went to the gym for the first time with my older brother. When I was fourteen. I remember he was like, Drop what's the pre workout that I always tell you was the first time I ever took pre workout.
And O explode?
No. Jack through Craze?
Oh, Craze, yeah.
Is that is that what it was?
Yeah, Craze was one.
Okay. I think that's what it was.
And Terminans.
What?
It had some banned ingredients in there that were pretty much amphetamines.
Yes. I remember it was like the summer my brother really got into lifting and he's like, If you take this, you're gonna feel like you just wanna run through the brick walls of lifetime fitness. I'm like, I don't know if I wanna No what that feels like. I would take like a half a scoop. But That being said, that summer I really fell in love with the gym and he was really sweet enough to take me around and he kind of showed me what lifting is. He was a college athlete, so he had a really good foundation. And he's really the first person that introduced me to fitness and lifting weights and strength training. And from there, fourteen, I'm thirty four now. We were talking about this last night. It's been twenty years that I've been in the gym, which is just crazy.
And it's always been something that has been a non negotiable for me. Like feel like from that moment when I fell in love with it, it just made me feel so good. And I knew that it was gonna be just like brushing my teeth in the morning. Just like something that I do every single day most days. And from there it's p been a big mix of trying new things from strength training, you know, bodybuilding style. I would take like cake boxing classes back in the day at Lifetime Fitness. Um, I was a big group fitness girl, Pilates, um, spin, F 45, Orange Theory, Berries, you name it. I've tried it. I've tr I've tried everything because I just I love it all so much. But through that, I feel like I've really found what works for me, especially in this phase of mid thirties and
what I need to prioritize to just really make sure that I am healthy and strong for my kids and for my family. I was saying to you last night, now it's just turned into Like a fight against frail. Like I will do everything that I can to not be frail as I get older because I've just seen how much better your life and your health and just overall longevity everything can be. if you prioritize strength training. So kind of like your podcast episode last week. I'm the same way. I always come back to strength training.
I was thinking about this.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is Stef Bare and what is her fitness background?
0:06–9:18
2
How did Stef become intentional about strength training and reverse‑diet her calories?
9:18–17:18
3
Why is front‑loading protein (70 g at breakfast) important for women’s muscle growth?
17:18–25:36
4
What does a full day of eating look like for Stef – favorite protein sources and meal timing?
25:36–33:57
5
How does Stef’s view on carbs differ from the typical “carb‑fear” mindset?
33:57–41:16
6
What role does tennis play in Stef’s overall fitness routine and why did she start playing?
41:16–49:53
7
How did Stef change her training – volume, intensity and progressive overload?
49:53–58:05
8
What supplements does Stef take daily and why does she avoid pre‑workout?
58:05–1:04:08
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