(#78) - Before She Was a World Champion, Ellen Told Her to Cover Her Arms - with Marisa Inda

Squad, today's guest went viral doing pull-ups to Biggie Smalls before "going viral" was even a job — and it landed her on Ellen. Except the show's producers made her cover her arms and told her not to mention that she lifts. We're getting into that, and about thirty years of proof that your strongest years might not be behind you. Meet Marisa Inda: IPF World Champion powerlifter, six-time national champion, with an all-time total of 430kg at a 52kg bodyweight. Elite strength coach with Juggernaut Training Systems and RP Strength, author of Fuerza, and mom of two. Went from teenage bodybuilder to powerlifting record-holder, and hit her best-ever competition lifts — a 336 squat, 224 bench, and 419-pound deadlift — at 41. 🔥 In This Episode We Get Into: ●       🎙️ The real story behind her Ellen Show appearance — and why producers told her to cover her arms and never mention that she lifts weights ●       💪 Her best competition lifts happened at 41 — numbers that would make anyone rethink what's possible after 40 ●       🤰 Training through pregnancy, the gym whispers that followed her, and why she never bought into "you're a mom now, sit down" ●       🧠 The "toning" myth she wants banned from the fitness conversation forever, plus the biggest mistake she sees women over 40 make in the gym 💥 Plot Twist Takeaway Your story doesn't end at 25. Or when you get married. Or when you become a mom. Or when you turn 50. Marisa's proof is written in her own numbers — her best lifts came in her 40s, and she's still chasing more. You are your own Picasso, Squad. Pick up the damn bar. Because midlife isn't a crisis — it's a plot twist. xoxo melis 🔗 Connect with Marisa ●       📸 @marisainda ●       🌐 juggernautai.app (@juggernautai.app) and @rpstrength — her powerlifting/power-building coaching through Juggernaut Training Systems and RP Strength ●       📚 Fuerza — her book on getting strong, now ebook-only, available through her Instagram Footer & Contact ⭐️ Loved this episode? Leave a 5-star review ONLY (we're not accepting anything less, respectfully 😌) 👉 RateThisPodcast.com/nowwhatwithmelis 📸 @motivatewithmelis ▶️ @NowWhatPodcastwithMelis 🎵 open.spotify.com/show/0MbAB2rFGYnUijWehLtN4C 🎙️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/now-what/id1828005485 🌐 motivatewithmelis.com 📧 info@motivatewithmelis.com