Mom, Coach, 300 lb Deadlifter - Andrea Mates | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #52 Ray Gillenwater, SSC | June 05, 2023 SSC from SS Austin, Andrea Mates, joins Ray on the podcast to discuss Andrea's career change from teaching to coaching, why strength is essential for motherhood, body image, body composition, and her two pregnancies: one from before she started training and her most recent pregnancy as a strength trainee. 02:34 - Why Andrea became a Starting Strength Coach10:01 - Profound changes in quality of life15:56 - Premenopausal women struggling with bodyweight issues20:05 - What makes up body composition?23:10 - Misconception of the number on the scale37:13 - Andrea's starting numbers and current PRs42:07 - Pregnancy while being strong50:34 - The baby is the PR52:35 - Attracting more people to the apprenticeship program Discuss in Forums
