In this episode, Yeufre & Julio invite Genesis Quezada to the show. They discuss powerlifting and what got her motivated to the sport, challenges she’s faced as a rookie and how social media has effected her body dysmorphia.
- Introduce Genesis (1:30)
- When did she start training & powerlifting (2:38)
- Her first inspiration when it came to fitness (4:00)
- How Instagram played a role in her training (6:10)
- How did she deal with people criticizing her body goals (6:30)
- First power lifter she looked up to (7:25)
- Her lifting numbers before her first competition prep (8:12)
- How she felt after her first meet (9:00)
- Did she ever feel like quitting powerlifting(11:26)
- Her mindset going into training (12:24)
- Overcoming an injury going into her first competition (13:12)
- How did she feel after her second competition (16:00)
- Dealing with not reaching her goals for her second competition (17:28)
- Overcoming a terrible mindset (18:50)
- Is it possible to have a good training session when you’re having a bad day? (21:00)
- Benefits of a training partner (22:50)
- How she felt while on vacation (23:40)
- How her body changed after being back in NY for one day (24:20)
- Changing her mindset going into 2019 (26:30)
- One year powerlifting goals (27:10)
- What advice do you give to someone who is starting a workout routine (28:10)
- Julio tells someone they’re going to die 💀 (29:00)
- How training translates into everyday life (31:00)
- Yeufre is the worst instagram personal trainer of all time (32:00)
- How does negative energy effect your lifestyle (32:30)
- The beginning of the Instagram hate (33:00)
- How social media damages the youth (34:30)
- Find something you love in order to stay on track (36:40)
- Having a coach & accountability (41:30)
- Dealing with body dysmorphia (42:30)
- To be continued...check out Part 2 (44:40)
People mentioned:
@VanessafGarciaa (Instagram)
@Megsquats (Instagram)
@StefiCohen (Instagram)
Location mentioned:
Training facility: F45 Training Portchester (Instagram: f45_training_portchester)
Studies:
Online Social Networking and Addiction—A Review of the Psychological Literature
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3194102/
Depression and social media
https://medium.com/@cunninghamjeff/generation-z-and-depression-a79403a0fd68
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