1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,040 Well, hello ladies and gents, Robert Sykes, Keto, savage.com. 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:05,680 In today's episode, I've actually got my lovely wife 3 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:08,200 Crystal here in the room and we're going to record a little 4 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:12,440 podcast, kind of recapping the competition season from her 5 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:15,120 perspective. What the highs were, what the 6 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:19,520 lows were, the wins, the losses, the pros, the cons as my wife, 7 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:23,520 as the person that has been with me through it all, who's meal 8 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,760 prepped every single one of my meals, what it was like having 9 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:30,000 our year and a half year old with us throughout the entirety 10 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,200 of it. So yeah, this was just a really 11 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:34,840 cool podcast record. Rigel was asleeping when we when 12 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,680 we started and then he woke up towards the end. 13 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:39,360 So we had to kind of call it a little short. 14 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:42,000 But we got a lot of really good info out there and it was just 15 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:45,200 awesome to have her sit down and talk about it from her 16 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:47,440 perspective. Because when you're doing a 17 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:51,200 competition prep, you have your inner circle and you are 18 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:55,680 impacting them in multiple different ways and just to bring 19 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:59,360 them to the center stage because so much of what you're able to 20 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,040 do is accomplished through their sacrifices. 21 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:05,720 So I wanted to really highlight that and I wanted to just give 22 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,080 her the mic and give her opportunity to share her 23 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:09,680 thoughts towards the entire endeavor. 24 00:01:09,960 --> 00:01:12,000 So that is what this episode is all about. 25 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,360 We've got her on the podcast here talking about it, what it 26 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,800 was like from Crystal's standpoint. 27 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,320 So I've got no doubt that you will take something from this 28 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,440 and enjoy it. So that further delay, sit back, 29 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,760 relax, enjoy the conversation with my lovely wife Crystal. 30 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:39,920 And we are live. We get Crystal Sykes, my lovely 31 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,160 bride in the building. How you doing, baby? 32 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,640 I'm doing wonderful. You're doing wonderful. 33 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:47,440 This is actually a monumentous moment. 34 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:49,360 We are sitting at the kitchen table. 35 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:53,600 We are not inside the podcast studio, but we are recording 36 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:57,640 from our kitchen table. Not an Airbnb's kitchen table, 37 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:03,920 not a hotel, not a not Akoa. We are at our kitchen table. 38 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:07,680 We've got Rigel taking a nap. We've got the monitor in front 39 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:09,080 of us here. He may wake up while we're 40 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:11,080 recording. I just got done with the 41 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,720 workouts and I'm feeling really good. 42 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,320 And Crystal and I are sitting here recording this podcast. 43 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:19,480 Are you feeling pretty good, babe? 44 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:23,680 I'm feeling really good feeling. Feeling very excited to be home, 45 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,560 very excited to be home. So I was going to record a wins 46 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:31,320 and losses episode kind of similar to how it recorded the 47 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:33,800 wins and losses for the amateur shows. 48 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:37,240 I was going to record a wins and losses for the pro shows as 49 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,920 we've been kind of behind on podcast recordings. 50 00:02:39,920 --> 00:02:43,120 But I figured what would be an even more interesting episode is 51 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:47,160 to have Crystal jump on here and just kind of talk about the 52 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:51,960 entire prep in its totality from her perspective. 53 00:02:52,640 --> 00:02:54,680 And then it's just kind of go back and forth with a few things 54 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:58,440 that stood out. So here we are and I'm excited 55 00:02:58,440 --> 00:02:59,800 to peel the curtain back and dive in. 56 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:02,280 Today is actually what is today, Saturday. 57 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,360 So it is almost a week post world show. 58 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:08,120 Tomorrow will be a week post world Show. 59 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:12,240 We have Thanksgiving, so we just got back from the farm. 60 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,160 We go to the family farm every year for Thanksgiving. 61 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,400 We literally just got back from that yesterday. 62 00:03:16,920 --> 00:03:19,920 We haven't even unloaded yet. I got my workout in this 63 00:03:19,920 --> 00:03:21,960 morning. We're trying to jam out a 64 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:24,520 podcast recording because this is going to go live on Monday 65 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:29,040 and I'm way behind on episodes. But I'm excited by this because 66 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:32,680 all of this experience is fresh on our minds. 67 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:36,320 We just got done doing something that was relaxing and then we 68 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,720 went to the farm for Thanksgiving and the reverse 69 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:42,920 diet has officially started as of this week. 70 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:46,440 We have a lot of exciting things in the pipeline and I'm just 71 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:48,320 excited to to share that with you all. 72 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,320 So crystal, where would you like to start? 73 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:52,720 You want to just start from the top. 74 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:56,560 We have just concluded 33 weeks of competition prep and you are 75 00:03:56,560 --> 00:04:00,200 the unsung hero in this for sure because you have sacrificed a 76 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,800 ton. Anybody that's done a prep knows 77 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:04,960 that they put the people that are closest to them through a 78 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:07,840 lot, and the same is true with you for sure. 79 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:10,360 So I kind of like to just get your perspective on what the 80 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:12,760 last 33 weeks have been like, what the pros have been, the 81 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,480 cons, the wins, the losses, the highs, the lows, and just kind 82 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:20,600 of get your insight. So start from the top, babe. 83 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:24,920 OK. So I guess to start, I'll start 84 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:27,040 like at the beginning of the 33 weeks. 85 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:31,400 It was really easy. I feel like it was our typical 86 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:35,520 life. I mean, I always make our food 87 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:39,440 anyways, so there's that. It was probably different just 88 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:44,920 because I wasn't prepping your food for the entire week. 89 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,080 In Tupperware. I would make like dinner when 90 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:48,480 you came home. I don't even know what that 91 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,160 feels like anymore. I'm making you dinner when you 92 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:52,760 come home. Do you like meal? 93 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:53,880 Meal. Prepping for me Because you 94 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:55,520 were. I mean you, you've literally 95 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:57,360 meal prepped every single one of my meals to prep. 96 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:59,960 I would figure out my macro intake. 97 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,160 I would figure out what every manipulation I need to make as 98 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:06,760 far as nutrition was concerned. I would figure out what foods to 99 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:10,400 hit those macros and then I would share my meals with you 100 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:11,800 and then you would prepare them for the week. 101 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:15,800 Did that that weigh on you or was it pretty? 102 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:19,280 There was a couple annoying aspects of it, like you would 103 00:05:19,280 --> 00:05:22,000 prep your food. Like, no, you were prepping on 104 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:26,600 macros and whatever based off of the food that you wanted to eat 105 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:28,680 that week. And if I went to the grocery 106 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:33,360 store and they did not have exactly what you needed, I we 107 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,080 don't have a lot of grocery store options here, especially 108 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:39,800 for like anything organic or pasture raised or grass fed or 109 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,600 anything like that. So it's like there's two stores 110 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,360 to check. And that's pretty much it. 111 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,800 So if we didn't have it, then I'd have to call you and you'd 112 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:49,120 be like in the middle of a podcast. 113 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:52,520 You'd have to read your, read your macros. 114 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:55,600 And then I could like, and I was like stuck at the store. 115 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,040 Because we live so far away from the store, I can't just like 116 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,360 make a quick trip trip back. So, like, there was like 117 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:03,480 annoying aspects of things like that. 118 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:09,960 But as far as, like, actually making the meals, no, I actually 119 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:11,720 like. I enjoy cooking and. 120 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:15,240 A lot of times it felt like a little break for me because you 121 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,840 would often times take Rigel. So it was like, I get to just be 122 00:06:18,840 --> 00:06:21,840 in the kitchen when usually I'm cooking and rigel's at my feet 123 00:06:21,840 --> 00:06:24,160 and like pulling on my shirt and all that kind of stuff. 124 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:27,840 So it almost felt like a little break. 125 00:06:27,840 --> 00:06:29,360 I don't know. That sounds weird. 126 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,400 And honestly, all my meals were pretty consistent. 127 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:37,240 It was ground beef and eggs or ground venison and eggs or 128 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:40,800 ground elk and eggs and egg whites pretty much throughout 129 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,800 the entire day of the prep. Yeah, so like, it was nothing 130 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:46,920 extravagant, like you weren't having to make some five course 131 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:48,600 meal or anything. Yeah, Yep. 132 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:52,000 And yeah, it was it was all really simple. 133 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:55,680 I think this was probably the easiest prep as far as food goes 134 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:58,880 too, because. Before you would have me like 135 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:02,480 cook the eggs in the pan and sometimes like depending on like 136 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,840 what your fat ratio is and stuff, I'd have to literally 137 00:07:04,840 --> 00:07:08,320 scrape the pan so that like all the eggs came off and 138 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:10,720 everything. And this time it was like all I 139 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:13,440 had to do is cook the meat, put it in the raw egg and the stick 140 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,960 in the oven. So it was just, it was the meals 141 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:20,800 were super efficient for me. So I think it was, I mean I I 142 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:26,080 enjoy making your meals. I I know I like to be accurate. 143 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,800 I am more of a Baker than a cooker because I like to have a 144 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:31,920 recipe to follow. I like to know exactly what I'm 145 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:36,480 doing, so I enjoyed it. I had no problems, you know, 146 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:39,880 prepping your food and stuff And honestly, little silent tangent 147 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:41,520 here. Anybody that's doing a prep or a 148 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:44,520 weight loss phase or a fat loss phase. 149 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:48,240 Having your meals prepped, whether you prep them or you're 150 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:51,000 lucky enough to have a wife like me that preps them for me, 151 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,120 having your meals prepped and ready to go, so it just takes 152 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,800 the guesswork out, takes that decision fatigue out is so 153 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:01,320 incredibly important. Like for me, being able to wake 154 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:05,600 up, pull that that day's meal out of the fridge, stick it in 155 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:09,200 my to go bang, and then put it in my warming tray. 156 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:11,400 Things that it was hot when I wanted to eat it. 157 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:13,560 I mean, there was no, there was no guesswork. 158 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:17,400 There was no, there was no What do I eat today? 159 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:20,760 Where do I go to hit the macros? There's no recalculation of the 160 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:24,680 macros, like it's just consistently perfectly dialed 161 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:25,760 in. And I think that's one of the 162 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:28,080 main reasons I was able to get as lean as I did this year, 163 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,400 because there was no guesswork. And honestly I think that helped 164 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:35,720 from a psychological standpoint because a lot of people that 165 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,840 leave more variability on the table just expend all this 166 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:44,120 mental math and and macro manipulation to try and make the 167 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:46,200 numbers work on a day-to-day revolving basis. 168 00:08:46,560 --> 00:08:49,960 And that often times leads to more variables that distract 169 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:52,360 from their focus of getting as lean as possible. 170 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,640 Yeah, I agree. So I owe you big time for them. 171 00:08:55,680 --> 00:08:59,040 How how many preps have you been with me through? 172 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:09,000 I have been through 2015. Three, so four all together. 173 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:12,480 The first one, we had just started dating and so I wasn't 174 00:09:12,680 --> 00:09:15,360 like fully with you a lot. And I went on. 175 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:18,040 We were kind of hit and miss on that too, like our dating was on 176 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:20,320 and off. And I was like, on a trip the 177 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:24,400 entire last month before you actually competed and I met you 178 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:26,120 at your competition. Yeah. 179 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:29,840 So it was kind of like I was definitely there and I saw you 180 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:32,600 at your competition all that. But like, I wasn't as involved. 181 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,560 As I was like, I started getting really involved in 2017, that's 182 00:09:36,560 --> 00:09:37,880 when I started prepping your food. 183 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:42,840 So, and that is when I unveiled you on my YouTube channel, 184 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:46,920 because I started daily. I started vlogging that prep in 185 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,400 2017 because that was when I was doing ketogenic prep. 186 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:51,640 That's when the keto brick was formed. 187 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:55,760 That's when all this stuff happened initially, and on the 188 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:59,160 way to the show, you were with me, and that's when I started 189 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:02,400 actually putting you in front of the camera and making it known 190 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:04,280 that I had a significant other in my life. 191 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:07,480 That was in 2017, which is kind of crazy. 192 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:11,680 What was the next 1/20/20, which would have been the pandemic 193 00:10:11,680 --> 00:10:14,840 prep. And you were right there with me 194 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:17,080 throughout that whole thing. You prepped on my meals there. 195 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:19,560 We just didn't get to compete because it got cancelled due to 196 00:10:19,560 --> 00:10:24,760 the pandemic and then this one. So four prep seasons and you 197 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:26,600 would say this one's the smoothest of all of them? 198 00:10:26,680 --> 00:10:30,400 By far, this one's the smoothest. 2 1015 was probably 199 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:32,720 rough for you because we were kind of like on and off dating. 200 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:34,520 I didn't understand like I didn't. 201 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:41,920 I didn't get it And in like we didn't really like stay together 202 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,440 and. So it was just kind of like you 203 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:46,600 were kind of more of like, hey, I'm going to come and support 204 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:50,600 you on the show kind of thing, not like part of the life. 205 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:53,200 Crap. Yeah, it was just like we would 206 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:55,920 hang out or we would like, go grab a coffee or whatever, But 207 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:58,320 what you drink didn't affect me, you know? 208 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:00,720 So it was like, I didn't even think about that. 209 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:04,600 And I was totally not into fitness, nutrition, anything 210 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:08,480 like that. So it was like, totally, I 211 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:10,600 totally didn't get it. And I really didn't get it. 212 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:14,560 Until you stepped on stage and I was actually there at your 213 00:11:14,560 --> 00:11:17,160 competition and I was like whoa, this is kind of crazy. 214 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:20,560 Like I always just thought. I thought what the typical 215 00:11:20,560 --> 00:11:22,720 person thought. Like I just thought 216 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:25,680 bodybuilders, Oh my gosh, all they care about is themselves 217 00:11:25,680 --> 00:11:31,520 And and like it's such a thought process as someone who doesn't 218 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:34,720 work out like that is exactly the process or the thought 219 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,840 process as someone who doesn't work out is just not interested 220 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:41,600 in in. Nutrition or fitness or whatever 221 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:44,360 at all. Because as soon as you start to 222 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:48,400 get into that world, you get it like you usually get it. 223 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,760 And I'd say usually some people still don't get it, but some 224 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:54,760 people won't get it unless they themselves step on stage or they 225 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:58,640 are closely related or tied to someone that is on stage because 226 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:00,640 they just haven't taken it to that level. 227 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:03,880 Yeah, Yeah. But in 2017? 228 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:05,800 That's when I was fully involved. 229 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:08,840 We lived together. I prepped all your meals. 230 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:13,000 We worked out together, but that was a hard prep, I'm sure, 231 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:17,280 because we were often times rocky in our relationship. 232 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:20,200 We were saying we were Rocky, we were planning to move to 233 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:21,960 Arkansas. So I feel like we were pretty 234 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:24,160 solid by that point. But like obviously we were still 235 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:25,480 dating. We were still young. 236 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:26,840 We were broke. We were. 237 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:28,440 So broke. Yeah. 238 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:33,040 We like, like budgeting for the food was much more of a an 239 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:36,480 issue. Yeah, that was that was tough. 240 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:39,880 And like we were, we were dating officially. 241 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:44,240 But you know, like I would often times have to distract from our 242 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:48,920 relationship to focus on building the business or going 243 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:50,960 to the gym. And it was everything was just 244 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:52,800 super, super sporadic because I was working. 245 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:55,720 I was working like 4 jobs. Yeah, And then I was trying to 246 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:59,000 work a lot. I just got my personal training 247 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:00,520 certification. So I was like trying to get a 248 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,560 job doing that. And I was working in the coffee 249 00:13:02,560 --> 00:13:04,920 stand and I was trying to fill in hours. 250 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,880 So that I could save up money so that we can move. 251 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:14,320 Yeah, in 2020 was probably hard because we had moved to Arkansas 252 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:15,120 at that point. We. 253 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:17,360 Had just gotten married. We had just gotten married. 254 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:21,760 There was all the emotions that come with them, and we were 255 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:23,120 building the business in Arkansas. 256 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:25,800 We had like a ton of issues with employees. 257 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:29,600 We lived in a warehouse. We lived in a warehouse that we. 258 00:13:29,680 --> 00:13:34,040 Had was not a kitchen. Like there was no sink even. 259 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:38,960 Yeah, so that was an issue that just didn't go smooth. 260 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:40,720 We did it, but it didn't go smooth. 261 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:46,880 And then this year we are established in our relationship. 262 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:50,200 We have a son, which I would have thought would have been a 263 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:52,280 lot more of a distraction with the crib, but that wasn't really 264 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:53,680 a hiccup at all. We can talk about that in 265 00:13:53,680 --> 00:13:58,120 detail, but like we have our own kitchen, we have our own home 266 00:13:58,560 --> 00:14:03,320 and we traveled a ton this season way more than ever in the 267 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:06,440 past. But I feel like it went super 268 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:09,880 smooth and there was never really a point where I got 269 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:14,680 bitter or you know, just negative. 270 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,600 And I feel like a lot of times and in prior perhaps I've done 271 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:21,280 that and it like you you are like that more with the people 272 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:24,560 you are closest to. And I remember, you know, being 273 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:29,040 super irritable and just not a nice person in prayer preps. 274 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:32,080 And I don't feel like there was literally one instance where I 275 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:33,960 blew up or lost my cool in this prep. 276 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:38,720 Yeah, I mean, years prior you had definitely lost your cool or 277 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:40,800 like, just not been super nice to me. 278 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:42,920 And I like we would even go to the gym. 279 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:46,200 You'd be like, so laser focused that like, you would almost be 280 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:48,720 rude to people because you just like weren't even. 281 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:52,320 There. And so I would be like, I'm so 282 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:54,040 sorry he's in his prep. Don't worry. 283 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:57,280 Like, we're almost through it, you know, like just trying to be 284 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:02,080 apologizing for you. And then, yeah, like, same thing 285 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:03,640 with our crew. Like I would always have to 286 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:05,760 like, try and soften a blow, you know? 287 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:07,680 But I don't feel like I was like that at all this. 288 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:12,600 Not at all this year, you know, there was literally one time I 289 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:16,920 got frustrated with myself posing, so I tried kicking the 290 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:21,120 punching bag and I fell. And then I get mad and I just 291 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:23,400 laughed it off. But I wasn't, you know, directed 292 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:27,760 towards anybody, obviously. And then I think that that may 293 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:30,520 have been there's one at a time where like raise my voice, but 294 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:32,840 literally I could probably count it on two fingers. 295 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:37,200 Yeah, I think. I think, like there was times I 296 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:39,600 think I explained it to like Chip or something the other day 297 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,200 I was like, there's times like you got frustrated. 298 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:44,520 Like we got frustrated with each other, but like that's. 299 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:49,800 Also, just being a human. Yeah, like you get annoyed or 300 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:53,520 you get frustrated or you get stressed out or whatever. 301 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:58,680 But it was like, like, I think we got along better this prep 302 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:01,760 than we ever have before. I would even venture as far as 303 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:05,640 to say that our relationship improved as a result of this 304 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:08,040 prep. Like, I feel closer to you now 305 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:10,360 having gone through this prep with you. 306 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:15,240 Like like normally the couple will finish their prep together 307 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,440 and like, oh man, I'm glad that's done with. 308 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,640 Now we can get back to being in a relationship and I feel like 309 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:24,480 our relationship only got better because of the prep. 310 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:27,920 Yeah, I agree. I don't know why necessarily, 311 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:32,440 except for the fact that I was much more reflective and just 312 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:35,880 tried to focus on being present and really double down on 313 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:39,000 gratitude throughout this prep, in which case I was, you know, 314 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:42,400 very grateful for you. But that was an interesting 315 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:43,800 thing. I didn't expect that, but I'm 316 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:46,520 certainly glad it happened. Yeah, even more different. 317 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:49,360 Like when I would come to you with different things like that 318 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:51,520 would normally be an issue, like or like. 319 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:56,120 Like, I don't know, maybe, 'cause some friction or some 320 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:59,440 stress or something like that. I would come to you and you 321 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:02,680 would be like, so chill about it and I'm like what the heck, like 322 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:06,240 what's an example? I don't know, but it did it 323 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:08,280 happen like several times where I'm just like. 324 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:12,280 I kind of expected that to go differently and not like I 325 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:17,160 expected it to go terribly or anything, but I just I think you 326 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:24,000 just became so OK or like so like reflective and just you. 327 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:24,640 Took. Yeah. 328 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:27,440 So like you took in like every moment and you're like, OK, 329 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:30,840 that's all right, we're we'll work through it or it's OK. 330 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:32,680 I just said this or you know, whatever it was. 331 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:37,120 So it's just funny. So it's just, I don't know. 332 00:17:37,360 --> 00:17:41,160 But then also like, I do think like, you know, Robert always 333 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:44,320 talks about like the libido on his like posts and stuff when 334 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:46,920 people are like, I can't believe you put that on your newsletter. 335 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:49,600 I can't believe you put that on social media posts and all that. 336 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:52,240 And it's like this is truly part of the sport. 337 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:55,880 Like everyone who has done their prep pretty much knows like by 338 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:57,240 the end of it you have no libido. 339 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:00,960 Like it's just this usually the way that it goes and and it's 340 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:03,040 also not a priority in your mind like. 341 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:05,000 That is not where your brain is at. 342 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:09,320 You have very low energy because you are in taking so little that 343 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:12,040 that is going to be like the first thing that your body shuts 344 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:13,560 off. It's like when you're pregnant 345 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:17,680 and your body's trying to keep this baby alive, your hair stops 346 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:20,080 growing on your legs and things like that, Like it just happens 347 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:21,640 naturally. Your body just naturally shuts 348 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:23,560 down what it doesn't absolutely need. 349 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:28,760 So there's that aspect of things where people are like, oh, you 350 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:31,240 know, Roberts libido sucks. They probably aren't like 351 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:33,840 intimate but. We started sleeping in separate 352 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:35,400 beds. So I can improve my sleep 353 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:38,560 quality so like all the signs of a relationship are. 354 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:42,920 Rocks but I think it it allowed us to kind of like take a step 355 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:45,840 back and get closer in different ways and be intimate in 356 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:50,640 different ways and just connect differently and I think that 357 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:55,360 that is that can be I think so healing for a lot of people like 358 00:18:55,360 --> 00:18:59,280 they don't they don't get that they don't like they just you 359 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:01,520 get so stuck living in your day-to-day and you're. 360 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:05,720 Normal stuff. But when something throws you 361 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:08,520 through for a little loop, like you just find different ways to 362 00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:10,320 connect and different ways to be there for each other. 363 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:15,560 So yeah, I mean it's just, I feel like, I feel like we have 364 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:19,840 grown together, but like and in different ways. 365 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:22,480 And I just think it's cool. I don't know, but we are excited 366 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:23,960 to have sex again. We are, yeah. 367 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:27,800 Yeah, that'll be good. So as I put on more body fan, 368 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:33,680 get back to healthy body fan and my hormones stabilize a little 369 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,240 bit, that will be in the pipeline, but we won't dive too 370 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:38,280 deep into those details. Yeah, we're going to not. 371 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:40,960 What about traveling? How? 372 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:45,120 How'd that go for you? Like we in the past, we lived in 373 00:19:45,120 --> 00:19:47,440 the areas that we competed in, like when we were living in 374 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:50,560 Washington, we were competing in Washington in 2020. 375 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:53,680 We had planned on moving or not moving, but traveling, but that 376 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:56,760 show got cancelled. So here we are living in 377 00:19:56,760 --> 00:20:01,040 Arkansas this this prep season and we literally travel to the 378 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:03,960 first show which was in Utah, the second show which was in New 379 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,240 York, the third show which was in Washington. 380 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:10,880 Those three we all drove to the 4th show, which was in Boston, 381 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:14,880 MA which we flew to, and the 5th and final show Worlds, which was 382 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:20,720 in Seattle, WA which we flew to. All traveling with a year and a 383 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:22,080 half year. And a half year old. 384 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:26,600 And. Managing multiple businesses and 385 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,600 just total chaos from a travel standpoint. 386 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:34,720 What was that like for you? I want to say it was enjoyable 387 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:38,320 for the most part. I think you and I really tried 388 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:42,400 to make it enjoyable like we were like, we like, we knew 389 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:45,600 going into this year that we were going to do an entire prep. 390 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:48,000 We were going to travel a lot at the end of it, like we knew it 391 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:51,080 was going to be chaos. So I think we had like a year to 392 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:55,600 really think about it before it actually happened and I think. 393 00:20:56,360 --> 00:20:59,760 And before it actually happened and we were thinking about it, 394 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:02,560 we were, like, overwhelmed by it. 395 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,480 Oh yeah, It was like, because. We had all the conferences too, 396 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:06,760 yeah. So we were traveling for the 397 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:09,880 conferences and then as soon as the conferences stopped, even 398 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:12,080 while the conferences were going to some extent because I was 399 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:14,400 four weeks into prep at Keto Con and there was some more 400 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:17,440 conferences after that, like the cruise I was in prep during the 401 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:20,720 cruise, low carb cruise. So all of my meals were 402 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,760 accounted for there. Like, there was just overlap, 403 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:26,280 but total chaos. From a travel standpoint, Yeah, 404 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:31,360 I feel like, I don't know, there was a lot that fell on me 405 00:21:31,360 --> 00:21:36,000 because because you were in a prep and we do have our child 406 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:41,480 and I don't know all that comes with that. 407 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:46,280 But I think you and I just, we put our mindset in a place that 408 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:49,560 it was like let's enjoy this. Like this is going to be a 409 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:51,960 process. We are going to travel a ton, 410 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:54,880 but let's try to enjoy each, each trip. 411 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:57,920 Like let's think like each trip is a brand new thing, like let's 412 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:01,160 just redo. And I think that that really 413 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:05,280 helped us or me at least keep my mindset, right. 414 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:07,560 Because I I would like we would be driving. 415 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:09,160 And it's like day three of driving. 416 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:12,240 And I'm like, oh, my gosh, I'm so tired. 417 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:14,520 But I'm like, I'm in South Dakota right now. 418 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:17,720 Like, it's so beautiful. Look how beautiful South Dakota 419 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:19,800 is. And, you know, like you would. 420 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:21,560 I. You just have to soak in those 421 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:27,000 moments and realize like where you're at, what you're doing. 422 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:30,480 There was a lot of times where Robert and I were like both. 423 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:34,480 Like this is what we're like. This is what we do for a living. 424 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:38,280 Like like we get to do this. Like we get to go on a two week 425 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:40,040 trip. To go to a competition like that 426 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:44,000 is so cool. We get to bring our son with us. 427 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:46,680 You know, like you just have to change your mindset around like 428 00:22:47,120 --> 00:22:51,440 Oh my gosh, this is miserable. This is so hard to we get to do 429 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:53,880 these things. And there was definitely hard 430 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:55,360 times. And I think my friends that are 431 00:22:55,360 --> 00:22:58,840 like, closest to me, they definitely were. 432 00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:02,920 They're supporting me. But it was, I was never like, Oh 433 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:05,440 my gosh, I'm so annoyed. This is the worst. 434 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:07,520 I hate traveling. Robert's so selfish. 435 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:11,560 So like, it was never like that. It was like, man, this is a long 436 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:13,760 day or, you know, we're almost there. 437 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:16,400 We've almost made it or whatever like it was. 438 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:21,080 It felt all felt good, even though it at times was 439 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:23,400 exhausting. Because there were times where 440 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:27,400 like, you know, I would go, we would be driving and we'd be 441 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:30,600 staying in the KOA. And then the KOA, like they kick 442 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:32,240 out at 11 typically in the morning. 443 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:36,880 And then we would start driving and you know, we'd stop at a gym 444 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:39,520 somewhere so I can get my workout or cardio in. 445 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:43,040 And then I would work out for two hours and then I would pose 446 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:48,000 for half an hour, 45 minutes. I'd go do cardio and meditate 447 00:23:48,360 --> 00:23:52,120 for, you know, 30 minutes or so. So you and Ryan's are just stuck 448 00:23:52,120 --> 00:23:53,880 in the vehicle. Why? 449 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:56,880 And then I'd eat and then the whole time you are just. 450 00:23:57,160 --> 00:23:59,440 Trying to make yourself busy and not miserable. 451 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:01,640 But I mean, we'd we'd be, we'd be stopped somewhere on the side 452 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:05,640 of the road for four hours and you're having to entertain Ryan, 453 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:08,320 Jill and keep him occupied. Sometimes he would nap, 454 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:10,840 sometimes he wouldn't. Yeah, it was like it was 455 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:13,240 literally every time we pulled over to go to the gym, it was a 456 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:17,240 four hour thing. So it was like I would try to 457 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:19,680 find anything in the area to do so. 458 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:22,640 If there was a store and I I didn't want to take, we had that 459 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:28,720 big rig and we took the rig for two of the trips and I did not 460 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:32,680 want to have to drive that around town and then have to 461 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:35,240 drive it back to Robert. So I'm like I'll just walk 462 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:37,520 wherever. So like there was a mall that 463 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:40,200 was like a mile away. And so I just took Rigel. 464 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:42,880 We walked to the mall and then went to a couple stores and then 465 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:46,640 walked back. And so there was definitely, 466 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:48,840 definitely some interesting times there. 467 00:24:49,120 --> 00:24:52,960 And see moments like that. I would recognize that you were 468 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:56,240 being put out like that. Like, I couldn't not be grateful 469 00:24:56,720 --> 00:25:01,760 because, I mean here I am asking you to take our son, who is a 470 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:06,080 handful of times and just be content for four hours while I 471 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:08,280 go do my thing. You know, like that's a lot to 472 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:10,560 ask of anybody. And we did it every day for 473 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:13,760 multiple days on end while we're in an unknown territory. 474 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:16,720 So yeah, like, I had no right to not be grateful. 475 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:20,640 Yeah, I felt, but it was nice because you were grateful like, 476 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:24,640 and I would say, hey, this is like a really long day. 477 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:26,880 Like, this is a really long break. 478 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:29,600 I really need you to just like take him for a second. 479 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:33,920 And then usually, usually we'd get in the car and he would 480 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:36,520 crash. Like, it was perfect because 481 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:39,120 like, during that period of time, it was like right before 482 00:25:39,120 --> 00:25:42,160 his nap time and then we'd get in the car and he would just 483 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:43,600 crash. So I was able to just kind of 484 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:47,280 like sit and unwind. And it's just so funny. 485 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,680 It's like, so funny to look back at all that. 486 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:51,640 I'm like, Oh my gosh, I cannot believe we did that because 487 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:56,200 there were some times where I was like, holy mackerel, like 488 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:59,440 this is this who I'm doing this right now. 489 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:04,560 But like, I was just tired because he, he was between, 490 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:10,240 what, 15 months and 18 months this whole time, 14 months and 491 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:14,480 18 months. And so it was like he could walk 492 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:19,760 and he could stick things in his mouth and he could like he like 493 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:21,720 any little mischief he can get into. 494 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:24,840 He was like getting into all the drawers, getting into anything 495 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:28,760 that he possibly could. And like, you take him into the 496 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:31,560 grocery store or any store and he's like pulling things off of 497 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:33,840 the shelf. So it's like you have to watch 498 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:36,600 him on everything. Like, he's just like in that 499 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:39,920 little getting into mischief age, you know, And it's so much 500 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:43,680 fun, but it's also a lot when you're not home. 501 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:47,240 Like, I remember just like coming home and being like, 502 00:26:47,360 --> 00:26:52,680 whoa, like he can actually be free to do what he wants while 503 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:54,840 we're home. Because I have already made sure 504 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:56,560 that, like, he can't break anything. 505 00:26:56,800 --> 00:27:00,160 And if he does, it's our own. It's not like a lamp at an 506 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:02,480 Airbnb that I don't want him to break, you know, it's like a 507 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:05,640 it's our own thing if it breaks a well, you know. 508 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:10,720 So it's just so different watching your child in the world 509 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:15,040 rather than at home with, you know, acres and stuff that he 510 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:18,320 can run around on and stuff. And so many of these trips, like 511 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:21,960 the ones where we took the big rig on, were so atypical 512 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:24,680 anyways, like, we stay at Akoa, yeah. 513 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,600 So, like, we're having to walk to go use the shower. 514 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:32,440 We're all sleeping in this little bitty rig, which means a 515 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:33,960 big rig. But like, when you're sleeping 516 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:36,880 in and it's not that much space or I'm like pulling a cot out to 517 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:40,440 sleep outside the rig in a cot while I'm in a prep on peak 518 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:42,280 week. You know, like all these strange 519 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:45,160 things that most people be like, we did what? 520 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:48,600 But we just made it work. And it was like, you can't do 521 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:52,400 this and not just smile at the fact that you're doing it. 522 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:56,200 You know, this is freaking cool. How would you compare 523 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:58,400 travelling? Because you're pretty 524 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:00,600 apprehensive to flying, or at least you were prior to this. 525 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:02,640 You get really bad anxiety flying. 526 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:07,440 But we did two trips with the big rig, one trip with my truck, 527 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:11,240 and then two flights. Which would you say is the 528 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:12,720 smoothest? What did you like? 529 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:15,800 What did you not like? Rachel's stirring, so we'll have 530 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:18,600 to see what he does. He's waking up. 531 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:21,720 He's fully awake. He might be able to come out 532 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:23,480 here and play. Yeah. 533 00:28:24,360 --> 00:28:25,680 You need to go grab. Him. 534 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:27,160 No, I'll give him. You just kind of talk about 535 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:31,520 those trips comparing the, yeah, the different modalities, all 536 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:36,000 right. So I would say I'm going to just 537 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:37,520 turn off the monitor because he's going to be loud. 538 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:45,280 So I would say, gosh, the the trips with the rig was a lot 539 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:51,400 because the rig is big and it's not the most convenient. 540 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:55,680 Especially we drove to New York and that was the hardest trip 541 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:58,360 with that vehicle because the roads are super small. 542 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:01,400 There's a lot of people. There's a lot of, I mean, I was 543 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:09,160 just kind of crazy, but the rig is an awesome vehicle, but it's 544 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:14,720 it is definitely a lot. It is definitely big and does 545 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:19,360 take a little bit more energy and efforts when you're driving 546 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:22,400 it. But it is also convenient 547 00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:26,680 because there is cabinets and drawers and things like that, 548 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:28,280 that you can put away all of your stuff. 549 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:32,600 So we had a little bit more space and then we went to, we 550 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:38,840 went to Washington in the truck, the pickup and I really liked 551 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:41,160 that trip. I think the truck was way more 552 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:46,080 comfortable to ride in, but we were a little bit more crammed 553 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:52,200 for space for all of our stuff. And then we stayed at the Koas 554 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:55,200 at when we were staying in truck and that was kind of nice 555 00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:57,800 because we actually got the cabins and we stayed in the 556 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:01,840 cabins at the KOA. So it was a little bit more 557 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:05,960 comfortable and stuff inside and then the flights were just so 558 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:10,120 easy. I got anxious about I get 559 00:30:10,120 --> 00:30:13,280 anxious of flying. Anyways I don't love flying but 560 00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:16,560 I think it was definitely was not as bad as I would had 561 00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:20,160 anticipated this go around like I I don't know why my brain was 562 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:24,640 just like so much more OK with the flying, but I was more 563 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:28,240 anxious about how Rigel would do on the plane than anything. 564 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:33,440 I think just like as a mom you think, Oh my gosh my if my kid 565 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:34,840 screams the whole time or whatever. 566 00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:40,680 And Rigel's not a screamer, so it's really not like not that he 567 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:44,000 would lose. It's not like he would go crazy 568 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:46,320 or anything. But you know he does get fussy 569 00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:52,840 and whiny and things like that. And so I was just afraid that he 570 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:55,960 would, you know fuss and whine and Dr. everyone around us 571 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:57,960 crazy. But he actually did so well and 572 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:01,400 he slept on every single one of the flights we It timed really 573 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:06,200 well. Hi, buddy timed really well with 574 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:10,120 his naps as well and he would just pretty much snooze for two 575 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:11,680 of the four hours on each flight. 576 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:14,600 We ended up getting direct flights, which I'm so grateful 577 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:19,760 for because I think if we would have gotten, what are those 578 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:22,320 called? Connections, connecting flights. 579 00:31:22,320 --> 00:31:24,400 Yeah, if we would have gotten connecting flights, I think our 580 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:25,960 day would have been a lot more miserable. 581 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:29,880 But we got direct flights, so we would go straight from our 582 00:31:29,880 --> 00:31:33,160 location to that location. So it was like once we got 583 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:37,000 there, it was no big deal. It was a little chaotic because 584 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:41,680 we had so much stuff to bring. Yeah, that was a pain in the 585 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:44,080 butt. We had 11 bags total. 586 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:47,200 Yeah, most of which. It was camera gear. 587 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:49,240 We had the gym. Rigel and I had two bags. 588 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:52,960 I had one rolling bag and one backpack. 589 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:56,800 Yeah, we had our we had all of our clothes, our luggage, our 590 00:31:56,800 --> 00:32:01,720 supplements, our food, our camera gear, baby gear. 591 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:06,400 Like we had 11 bags, six of which were being checked at each 592 00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:10,800 flight, and we have. 6 bags. I mean, you like you have to get 593 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:14,040 those little trolley things and then you have to load them up. 594 00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:16,840 And like you've got, you're pushing this, I've got Rigel on 595 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:19,280 my shoulders. Half the time you're carrying 596 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:21,280 them. Half the time it's like I'm 597 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:24,320 carrying because we decided to take his car seat, which I 598 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:28,960 highly recommend taking a car seat, But we took his car seat, 599 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:32,360 so I'm like lugging his car seat through the airport, have him. 600 00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:35,640 The other arm has a backpack on my back and it was just like, Oh 601 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:40,040 my gosh, it just felt like a lot. 602 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:43,560 And then once we would get there, we would have to get a 603 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:46,360 rental car. And neither one of us have. 604 00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:49,600 I don't think I've ever gotten a rental car at a airport, but the 605 00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:54,080 these specific airports suck. And the rental car thing, you 606 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:56,920 have to get on a shuttle to go to the rental car. 607 00:32:56,920 --> 00:32:59,640 So all of it was in my name, so I had to leave. 608 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:01,600 Poor Robert it. Wouldn't have been mad if we 609 00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:05,720 could just walked to the place, but I had to like leave Robert 610 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:10,120 with these 11 bags and Rigel who's like already over it 611 00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:13,800 because he's been in a plane for four hours and he just wants to 612 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:15,840 run around. Oh my gosh. 613 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:19,080 So then it would end up taking like 1/2 hour to get back to get 614 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:23,600 him. So anyways, I enjoyed the flying 615 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:28,560 because it was quick and I'm grateful that we saved those 616 00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:34,680 trips for the end of the prep. But I enjoyed the driving for 617 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:37,640 the amount of time that we were all able to spend together and 618 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:40,800 the different, like we were able to drive different directions 619 00:33:41,720 --> 00:33:43,720 and see different things that we've never seen before. 620 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:46,480 So I don't think that there was a winner. 621 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:49,040 I'm glad that we had the experiences that we did of 622 00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:52,800 driving and like we I just like Rd. trips. 623 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:54,840 So like that's a fun thing to me. 624 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:58,760 And then the flying was just probably easier. 625 00:33:59,160 --> 00:34:03,600 There was higher stress moments of the flying because of trying 626 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:07,440 to get in like on our Oh my gosh, on our last trip, we 627 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:09,880 almost missed our flight. Yeah, to come home for 628 00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:12,840 Thanksgiving. We literally just made it so we. 629 00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:15,719 Had to get like on the train, we had to get the rental car like. 630 00:34:15,719 --> 00:34:18,679 It was just total chaos, yeah. And it was like, I was like, did 631 00:34:18,679 --> 00:34:20,120 you guys ever checking every everyone in? 632 00:34:20,199 --> 00:34:22,639 They said, yeah, are you Sykes party of three? 633 00:34:22,639 --> 00:34:26,159 And I was like, Oh my gosh, yes, like they probably been saying 634 00:34:26,159 --> 00:34:28,760 our name on the loudspeaker and oh gosh. 635 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:30,360 So anyways, we just had made our flight. 636 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:33,239 So there was definitely higher stress moments with the flying, 637 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:36,320 but it was quicker. So it's, I don't know, it's just 638 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:39,080 they're just a different experience and I I think either 639 00:34:39,080 --> 00:34:41,560 is fine. So Rigel is awake now. 640 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:44,320 He's rummaging through the house, so he may have to make 641 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:47,040 this a little bit shorter, but I kind of want to finish out if he 642 00:34:47,040 --> 00:34:53,199 cooperates with us, just what your take is on the outcome of 643 00:34:53,199 --> 00:34:59,040 the shows of me competing. Just like seeing me on stage as 644 00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:01,840 you being my significant other and being such a part of this 645 00:35:01,840 --> 00:35:04,760 journey through and through from the very beginning and you 646 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:08,680 seeing all the stuff that nobody else is seeing like you seeing. 647 00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:13,160 My highs, you seeing my lows, you seeing me at home in my 648 00:35:13,160 --> 00:35:19,920 comfort spot, like just you seeing me in my natural habitat. 649 00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:24,600 What has that been like for you? It's been pretty cool. 650 00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:30,440 It is really cool to be the only person that sees this side of 651 00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:32,720 you. Like that's always in life. 652 00:35:32,720 --> 00:35:34,800 Like I'm your wife. I get to see the every single 653 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:36,960 day insurance and outs. Like I'm the only one that knows 654 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:38,760 you this well. Like that's a really cool 655 00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:41,840 feeling. But especially when you're doing 656 00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:47,680 something hard, it is even cooler because you get to watch 657 00:35:47,680 --> 00:35:52,760 the mental and like the your your mental strength strengthen 658 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:55,120 like like and I get to watch it real time. 659 00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:59,320 I get to watch you make it through hard moments or 660 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:02,680 stressful moments with the business and like how you're 661 00:36:02,680 --> 00:36:05,960 going to handle that on top of everything else that's going on. 662 00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:11,360 And I think you honestly handle everything with such grace. 663 00:36:11,480 --> 00:36:18,320 And I don't know, it was just, it was it was really cool to 664 00:36:18,320 --> 00:36:20,360 watch you. This is the lamest I've ever 665 00:36:20,360 --> 00:36:23,960 seen you, the lamest you've ever been by far. 666 00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:26,240 I mean, there was points where you're like, am I the latest 667 00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:28,600 I've ever been before? And I'm like, I don't know. 668 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:31,680 But then I think it was like after your first show and I was 669 00:36:31,680 --> 00:36:34,600 like, Yep, you're by far the leanest you've ever been. 670 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:38,040 And that was kind of cool too. Like it's cool that I've been 671 00:36:38,040 --> 00:36:43,960 there for four shows like or Four Seasons and you've only had 672 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:46,640 five. You know, Like I've only not 673 00:36:46,640 --> 00:36:52,440 seen one. And I know it's just I I really 674 00:36:52,440 --> 00:36:55,520 think that you knocked it out of the park this time. 675 00:36:55,520 --> 00:37:00,160 And I you guys should have seen me like I the show that Robert 676 00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:05,200 went pro at, I literally Rachel was sleeping and I was just like 677 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:09,440 jumping up and down screaming. That was a pretty cool show. 678 00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:12,280 I mean, that was the main one on my sites. 679 00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:16,200 That Washington show, like the the two pro shows after that 680 00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:18,360 were awesome. I was super proud to be on that 681 00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:21,520 stage as a pro. But that Washington show that I 682 00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:25,800 went pro at is definitely like the highlight of this prep. 683 00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:27,840 Like my parents were there supporting me. 684 00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:30,560 We got some great footage at that prep. 685 00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:33,920 You know, I I won my class, I won the overall. 686 00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:37,080 That was the show that I've been trying to to win multiple Times 687 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:40,920 Now and I finally did. So that was like the two pro 688 00:37:40,920 --> 00:37:42,600 shows were just bonuses on top of that? 689 00:37:43,960 --> 00:37:50,800 Yeah, I think it was interesting this go around because we did go 690 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:54,360 to so many different shows. I was able to decide like what 691 00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:58,920 shows I liked, what shows I didn't like, like different 692 00:37:58,920 --> 00:38:04,680 promoters that I had preferences for, you know, organization, all 693 00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:06,520 of that kind of stuff. Like it really mattered. 694 00:38:06,520 --> 00:38:09,480 Like there was some of the shows where I was just like, I know 695 00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:12,440 nothing. Like I have no information and 696 00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:15,080 you know some people wanted to go to the shows and I'm like, I 697 00:38:15,080 --> 00:38:19,160 can't actually give you information because they haven't 698 00:38:19,160 --> 00:38:21,200 put anything out for this and we're a week out. 699 00:38:22,120 --> 00:38:27,640 So it was just it's cool to also be able to know now like OK, 700 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:30,320 what what, what one would I go back to what one. 701 00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:32,760 You know, the things like that. It's just it's kind of cool to 702 00:38:33,160 --> 00:38:40,680 figure those things out as well. But I think you brought the best 703 00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:44,160 package you could have with each and every, each and everyone. 704 00:38:44,160 --> 00:38:51,000 Like I don't know, you did keep getting better and better with 705 00:38:51,240 --> 00:38:53,800 with every single one. And I think that is appropriate 706 00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:58,720 too because then you were competing as a pro and really 707 00:38:58,720 --> 00:39:02,600 bringing in the the your A game then. 708 00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:09,200 And I don't, I don't think like with all of the feedback that 709 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:13,880 you got, there was nothing that you could have done to change it 710 00:39:13,880 --> 00:39:16,080 in that moment. Like you couldn't change who 711 00:39:16,080 --> 00:39:19,480 showed up. You couldn't change how much 712 00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:22,320 lean mass you had in those moments. 713 00:39:22,320 --> 00:39:25,520 Like it's like, OK now I'm going to take this and go and work and 714 00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:28,600 do what, you know, all the things that I need to be 715 00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:32,880 competitive next go around. But in those moments, you 716 00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:36,040 brought your best package. You became the leanest you 717 00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:38,400 could. You were hard. 718 00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:40,880 You were like all of the things. Posing got better. 719 00:39:41,040 --> 00:39:44,200 The yeah, the posing. I mean, you guys should have 720 00:39:44,200 --> 00:39:47,240 seen the audience every time Robert did his routine, like 721 00:39:47,240 --> 00:39:52,680 they were just blown out of the water and it was so cool to be 722 00:39:52,720 --> 00:39:55,000 his wife. Like, you know, in those moments 723 00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:59,600 you're like, that is my husband. And people are just like ooing 724 00:39:59,600 --> 00:40:02,560 and awing over him. And to be able to, it was almost 725 00:40:02,560 --> 00:40:05,800 as just as cool to watch the judges or watch the audience or 726 00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:11,280 hear them behind you like, oh, look at #111 or look at, you 727 00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:13,360 know, and they were like talking about you. 728 00:40:13,400 --> 00:40:15,240 And it's like, yeah, that's my husband. 729 00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:17,280 You know, like, it's pretty cool. 730 00:40:17,960 --> 00:40:18,760 You proud of me, babe? I'm. 731 00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:20,960 Very proud of you. I'm proud of you. 732 00:40:21,120 --> 00:40:22,680 I could not have done this without you. 733 00:40:23,400 --> 00:40:27,400 I would not have wanted to do this without you and these these 734 00:40:27,400 --> 00:40:29,920 preps. Like, they really make me focus 735 00:40:29,920 --> 00:40:32,920 on what I'm grateful for and what I appreciate. 736 00:40:33,080 --> 00:40:36,800 And I appreciate you and all that you sacrifice to make this 737 00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:39,160 happen more than I could ever begin to put into words. 738 00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:45,080 And I honored that I honored our dedicated that show in 739 00:40:45,080 --> 00:40:48,120 Washington. The first one that I went pro at 740 00:40:48,120 --> 00:40:51,760 to Rigel, and to have him there as part of it was awesome that 741 00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:54,720 my parents there. See, it was awesome to have you 742 00:40:54,720 --> 00:40:58,000 there, Having been with me through all the trials and 743 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:02,360 tribulations and see the fruits of that labor unfold real time 744 00:41:02,520 --> 00:41:07,480 on stage was awesome. And nobody can take that from 745 00:41:07,480 --> 00:41:09,280 me. No judging feedback can take 746 00:41:09,280 --> 00:41:11,520 that from me, No placing can take that from me. 747 00:41:11,840 --> 00:41:15,240 Like, these are all things that will continue to resonate with 748 00:41:15,240 --> 00:41:21,120 me now and into the future and and and transcend just the the 749 00:41:21,120 --> 00:41:23,080 prep and the art of bodybuilding itself. 750 00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:28,320 But they will go into every aspect of my life and I'm just 751 00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:31,280 incredibly grateful for that. I'm incredibly grateful for you 752 00:41:31,920 --> 00:41:33,320 and I love you with all my heart, babe, I. 753 00:41:33,720 --> 00:41:35,840 Love you too. There's a lot more that I want 754 00:41:35,840 --> 00:41:38,760 to talk about, but Rigel is banging things together right 755 00:41:38,760 --> 00:41:42,760 now and he's hungry. So we're going to call that a 756 00:41:42,760 --> 00:41:44,920 wrap on this one. But we are going to do another 757 00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:48,160 podcast talking about all the exciting things that we have 758 00:41:48,160 --> 00:41:52,800 coming post show. Can you give it up for just a 759 00:41:53,160 --> 00:41:56,240 second? We've got a lot of exciting 760 00:41:56,240 --> 00:42:00,320 things coming now that the shows are done, like the homesteading 761 00:42:00,320 --> 00:42:03,680 aspect of things, like our reverse diets. 762 00:42:04,400 --> 00:42:06,520 Like Crystal's got a lot of building stuff that she's going 763 00:42:06,520 --> 00:42:08,040 to do. She's going to work on her 764 00:42:08,040 --> 00:42:11,040 building phase, put on more lean mass. 765 00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:13,280 I'm going to be doing that as well after this reverse diet. 766 00:42:13,560 --> 00:42:16,240 So we're going to do a whole Part 2 on all the things that 767 00:42:16,240 --> 00:42:20,160 we're excited about as a family, as athletes, as a couple, as a 768 00:42:20,160 --> 00:42:23,280 relationship post show. So we will certainly do that. 769 00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:26,480 But I thought this is a pretty good little recap with rides are 770 00:42:26,480 --> 00:42:30,360 getting a little ballistic over here on the shows themselves. 771 00:42:30,360 --> 00:42:33,520 So thanks for tuning in. Appreciate the conversation 772 00:42:33,520 --> 00:42:35,240 babe. As always, where do people go to 773 00:42:35,240 --> 00:42:40,120 find out more about you? They can go to the dot lady dot 774 00:42:40,120 --> 00:42:43,680 savage on Instagram and pretty much anywhere you can find a 775 00:42:43,680 --> 00:42:45,040 Robert, you can pretty much find me. 776 00:42:45,440 --> 00:42:47,240 We have our YouTube channel. We have. 777 00:42:48,080 --> 00:42:50,200 Yeah, you know, all the things. All the things. 778 00:42:50,600 --> 00:42:52,920 All right, let's get this munchkin butt some food. 779 00:42:53,440 --> 00:42:55,840 And we'll call that a wrap on today's podcast. 780 00:42:55,840 --> 00:42:57,160 Love you, babe. Love you too. 781 00:42:57,280 --> 00:42:59,120 Love you, Rigel. Love you, Rigel. 782 00:42:59,280 --> 00:43:01,480 All right, Y'all appreciate y'all tuning in. 783 00:43:01,600 --> 00:43:03,720 Thanks for listening and we'll talk to you next time.