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Hosted by Chris Bold and Rachel Mead · 🇺🇸 US · EN-NZ · 55 episodes
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🎙️ Welcome to The Macro Lounge PodcastYour backstage pass to the world of bodybuilding and bikini competition. Hosted by Chris Bold, Head coach of Team Bold Physique and Rachel Mead of Accentuate Bikinis, this podcast dives deep into everything from prep and posing to post-show rebounds. Whether you're a seasoned athlete, first-time competitor, coach, or just curious about what goes on beyond the tan. 💪 Real talk about training, nutrition, mindset & stage prep and suits 🔥 Tips, Q&As and hot takes Subscribe and join us as we flex, learn, and laugh our way through the sport we love.
Chris Bold and Rachel Mead hosts The Macro Lounge Podcast, a health show with 55 episodes published.
Somewhere along the way, bodybuilding decided there was only one version of success. Chris and Rachel dig into when the pro card became the ultimate goal, who actually decided that, and what it has cost the athletes who
Peak week has a reputation for being complicated. Chris and Rachel think that reputation is mostly nonsense. This week they go through the most common peak week myths, water loading, sodium manipulation, depletion weeks,
Chris and Rachel are running on four hours of sleep after a brutal back-to-back weekend in Palmerston North for the ICN North Island Classic , and it shows. This week they're breaking down a massive show: nearly ninety a
This week Chris and Rachel ask the uncomfortable question: who is bodybuilding actually for anymore? They kick off with a recap of the South Island APA posing workshop in Christchurch, the ICN open training and coaches s
Prep season has officially hit, and everyone has their goggles on. Chris and Rach break down "prep goggles" - the circus-mirror distortion that hits when you're deep in contest prep - and why your check-in photo is lying
One year into the Macro Lounge Podcast and Chris and Rachel are celebrating the only way they know how - by turning Rachel's wedding dress search into a full-blown prep breakdown. Turns out choosing a wedding dress has m
Ever wondered what's actually going through a judge's head while you're on stage? Chris pulls back the curtain on 25+ years of judging experience, breaking down muscularity, conditioning, symmetry, balance and presentati
In this episode, we explore the art and psychology of physique photography with Peter Morris , a photographer with over 30 years of experience behind the camera. Peter shares what three decades of shooting bodybuilders,
From supplement stacks 14 tablets deep to posing coaches charging a fortune for fancy hair flicks that judges aren't even scoring - the bikini bodybuilding industry has a lot of ways to take your money. This week, Chris
"The criteria hasn't changed" Sound familiar? Chris and Rachel are calling it out - because if it truly hasn't changed, how do you explain Fit Model existing? Or an Olympia champion from six years ago who probably couldn
FOMO might be the most underrated physique killer in the sport. In this week's episode, Chris and Rachel get into the real reason so many athletes stall out year after year - and it's not their training program. From pre
It's a show recap episode - and what a show it was! Chris and Rachel are back from the ICN Great Lakes Classic in Taupo, breaking down every category from Women's Bodybuilding to Bikini, with honest takes on placings, po
What happens when you cross the federation lines in New Zealand bodybuilding? This week, Chris and Rachel sit down with someone who's been in the sport for over three decades, competed across IFBB, NABBA, and INBA, trave
Competition Season Wrap Up - NZ Shows, New York Pro & Fit Model Firsts | Episode 16 Season 2 The 2026 competition season is officially underway and we have A LOT to talk about. This week Chris and Rach break down the big
Glam Under Pressure | Episode 15 Season 2 Most competitors don't think about hair and makeup until they're a week out and suddenly panicking. This week, Chris and Rachel sit down with Aleksandra Horton - official makeup
Are you a good athlete? Or are you... kind of being a dick? (this seems to be the theme this season!) In this episode, Chris and Rach break down what it actually means to be coachable and why your results are built in th
Don't Be A Dick Part 2: Relationships in Prep | Episode 13 Season 2 Prep doesn't just change your body. It changes your mood, your patience, your availability and how easy you are to live with. This week Chris and Rachel
Let's be real. PEDs are one of the most talked about, most misunderstood, and most misrepresented topics in bodybuilding. So we decided to go there. In this episode, Chris and Rachel break down what performance-enhancing
Dropping a sweet chilli bottle on your foot is one way to get out of Bulgarians. Not recommended. (We're talking to you Rachel) But it does make for a very relevant episode. This week on The Macro Lounge, Chris and Rache
The word "sponsorship" gets thrown around constantly in the bodybuilding and fitness world, but most athletes have no idea what it actually means, what it costs, or what it demands in return. In this episode, Chris and R
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The Macro Lounge Podcast is hosted by Chris Bold and Rachel Mead. The show is categorised under health (fitness) and has published 55 episodes.
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