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 Coach

10:01 - Profound changes in quality of life

15:56 - Premenopausal women struggling with bodyweight issues

20:05 - What makes up body composition?

23:10 - Misconception of the number on the scale

37:13 - Andrea's starting numbers and current PRs

42:07 - Pregnancy while being strong

50:34 - The baby is the PR

52:35 - Attracting more people to the apprenticeship program