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Becca Worgan is back on the pod — World’s Strongest Natural Woman (2023), now fully qualified physio, coach, business builder… and still the kind of woman who’ll casually admit she needs hypnotherapy to deadlift again. (Relatable. Terrifying. Iconic.)


This episode is a proper catch-up: injury reality checks, the difference between “sending it” and being reckless, why strength training is basically adult life insurance, and how your brain can literally create pain before you even touch the bar.


Timestamps (5–8)

0:00 – Becca’s back: natural Worlds winner, and the 2024 comp chaos that nearly broke her

1:10 – Pulling out of Worlds: “I’m not enjoying this… so why am I here?”

4:10 – “Fun comps” vs “I’m here to win”: how the competitive fire comes back without self-destruction

6:10 – The sport is growing fast: bigger athlete pools, higher standards, harder pathway

8:05 – The weird culture around being natural (and why it shouldn’t be “uncool” to be clean)

15:10 – Strength training for normal women: mood, bones, confidence, daily-life strength (yes, even for picking up chunky babies)

22:35 – Fear in lifting: learning how to fail safely + Becca’s deadlift panic spiral

24:55 – Hypnotherapy: the brain pain loop, rewiring fear, and why it actually worked

41:20 – Boundaries + people pleasing: “If I don’t enjoy it, why am I doing it?”

46:05 – New priorities at 30: athlete identity takes a back seat to business, family, and sanity

58:10 – Becca’s message to women: it’s never too late to start — and you’re not going to get bulky (she’s tried)


Key takeaways



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