Science of Female Muscle Building and Healing Eating Disorders with Holly Baxter

Holly Baxter joins us on the BETTER! show today with an in-depth
and vulnerable discussion about body image challenges in the
world of bodybuilding, struggles with eating disorders, and some
great fitness tips for women! Holly is an experienced clinical
dietitian, coach and trainer and believes good health should take
a holistic approach. She has 2 world championship-level wins in
Natural Fitness modelling and many other competitive bodybuilding
highlights. She loves working with athletes and individuals who
have a strong desire to improve themselves, and we hope this
conversation helps you continue along your health & fitness
journey.


 


Episode Overview:


0:00 - Intro


9:00 - Interview begins


10:40 - Holly’s background in athletics & fitness


16:07 - Behind-the-scenes challenges of bodybuilding


37:54 - Dealing with perfectionism


44:36 - External vs internal validation & success


48:49 - A word from our sponsors


54:00 - Weight training tips for women


1:05:14 - Paying attention to your menstrual cycle while
weightlifting


1:14:03 - Optimal training session intensities explained


1:17:05 - Training with both cardio & weights


1:27:46 - Using a reversed diet & the benefits it provides


1:37:45 - Holly shares her past struggle with an eating disorder
& overcoming it


1:56:36 - Outro


 


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Links for This Episode:


Holly’s Book -
https://hbnutrition.com.au/product/the-complete-reverse-dieting-guide/


Holly’s YouTube Channel
-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw33382AK54Vd90P56EISig


Holly’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hollytbaxter/


Holly’s Website - hbnutrition.com.au


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