ALLEX GRANGER

Today, I speak with IFBB Pro Allex Granger, a family nurse
practitioner who lives in North Carolina. She began competing in
2019 and won her Pro Card at NPC Universe in 2021. Allex shares
her early struggles about gaining weight and then how her
classmates treated her when she actually did gain weight. When
she learned about tracking macros, it helped her understand that
one day or one meal of overeating wouldn’t derail her progress.
When she realized it wan’t all-or-nothing, she was able to find
balance and comfort in her body. As a nurse practitioner, it’s
also helped her realize many of her patients don’t understand the
nutritional benefits of food. She’s learned to honor her hunger
cues and cravings while still staying on track through counting
macros.


 


Allex shares how she has gained perspective of what she wants and
doesn’t want for her body in every season. She speaks of the
importance of shifting perspective to goals outside of her
physique during improvement season. In working with her coaches,
she tells the importance about giving detailed check-ins to be
able to analyze the data to get the best results.


 


Currently, Allex is dealing with fractures in her feet after two
65lb dumbbells fell on her feet! She has had to modify her
training because of this but is keeping a good attitude. After
winning her Pro card, Allex experienced serious post-show blues.
She almost felt like she didn’t even deserve her Pro card because
she was so stressed. She had to shift her focus to relieve some
of her stress and was able to still make her Pro debut.


Allex has such a great story. I can’t wait for your to hear
it!



Topics covered include:
-Early struggles with weight gain
-Counting macros as a tool to understand nutritional value of
food
-Shifting mindset to growing in an improvement season
-Setting performance goals
-Eating enough to build muscle
-Online versus in-person coaching
-Training with broken feet
-The importance of mindset in reaching your goals
-Finding the right level of conditioning
-Struggling with Post-show blues
-Knowing when to push through and when to pull back
-Having a mom who was a bodybuilding Pro
-Losing with grace


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TIME STAMPS
[1:00] introductions
[2:45] early struggles with weight gain
[7:17] counting macros as a competitor
[11:10] prep versus improvement season
[16:45] changing stage weight from season to season
[18:25] gains in the improvement season
[21:30] working with coaches
[24:00] online versus in-person training
[26:20] training with stress fractures
[31:20] working towards her Pro card
[35:45] finding the right level of conditioning
[37:19] Pro debut at Republic of Texas
[42:21] Post-show blues
[46:20] Shifting focus away from competing
[51:00] having support
[53:15] having a mom who is a bodybuilding pro
[60:33] your relationship with your body
[64:00] advice for competitors


 


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