The PCC Podcast
by Marissa Chong
159. How Bodybuilding Culture F*cked Your Brain For Fat Loss (& How…
About this podcast
The PCC Podcast is your go-to space for the high-achieving, career-driven woman who's tired of feeling burnt out, bloated, and stuck in her body.
We’re here to help you break free from the all-or-nothing mindset, fad diets, and punishing workouts - and finally fix your sluggish metabolism from the inside out so fat loss feels effortless and confidence becomes your new normal.
This isn’t just a fitness podcast, it’s your permission slip to redefine what success, health, and confidence look like for you - ONCE AND FOR ALL. ❣️
Episodes
The newest 20 of 151 episodes
- 159. How Bodybuilding Culture F*cked Your Brain For Fat Loss (& How To Undo It) · 25 minYou’re not afraid of fitness. You’re afraid of going back to who fitness made you the last time. I’m taking you back to the bodybuilding boom of the 2010s, where online coaching…
- 158. How My Nose Job Has Changed My Fitness · 28 minI got a nose job and lost 20 pounds. Let me explain. This episode is a raw, personal deep dive into what actually kicked off the biggest physical and mental transformation of my…
- 157. What Actually IS Rewiring Your Brain for Fat Loss? · 23 minThe reason you keep falling off track has nothing to do with motivation and everything to do with how your brain is wired. You already know what to do: Eat better, move more, be…
- 156. Being A Scientist With Your Body · 28 minWhat if you stopped guessing and started treating your fat loss like an experiment you could actually control? The real reason most people stay stuck isn't a bad plan. It's that…
- 155. Sneaky Ways Relationship With Food Sabotages Fat Loss · 36 minIf you keep making food decisions that you know don't align with your goals this episode is going to hit home. The reason you can't seem to stick to your goals around food has…
- 154. The Words I Listen For Before We Ever Talk Macros · 19 minYour words are either building the life you want, or quietly talking you out of it. You've got the plan. You know what to eat, you know you should be moving your body, you know…
- 153. Discipline vs. Disordered with Laurin Conlin · 1 h 8 minOne study says never train two days in a row. A viral clip says your morning coffee is the reason you've gained weight. Someone in the comments is screaming that a food scale is…
- 152. The Pelvic Floor with Dr. Jessica London · 50 minYour pelvic floor plays a role in far more than you might realize - and yet, most women don't learn much about it until something feels wrong. I sat down with Dr. Jessica…
- 151. Jenalyn’s 3.5 Year Journey with PCC · 24 minWhat if the biggest transformation isn’t the number on the scale, but finally learning to trust yourself? After years of starting over, fearing calories, and falling into an…
- 150. Nutrition Nuances with Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon · 1 h 28 minIn this week’s Barbell Lifestyle Podcast episode, Christina & I sat down with Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon, PhD to discuss the nuances of nutrition. We get into why tracking macros…
- 149. Conquering Your Upper Limit with Best Selling Author, Gay Hendricks · 45 minThis week, we’re bringing back a special interview from the Barbell Lifestyle Podcast, a show I previously hosted with my good friend, Christina Lynn. While we archived the…
- 148. Pain, Progress & the Nervous System with Nick Licamelli · 49 minWhat if the way you think about pain is actually making it worse? In this powerful and thought-provoking episode, I sit down with pain and injury specialist Nick Licamelli to…
- 147. Body Composition Measurement & Intermittent Fasting with Dr. Grant Tinsley · 18 minYou’ve heard the hype around intermittent fasting (IF) …but is it really the metabolism-boosting, fat-burning miracle it’s claimed to be? Or just another diet trend? This week…
- 146. Marissa In The Hot Seat · 1 h 13 minIn this special episode of the PCC Podcast, we’re switching things up as I step out of the host seat. Today, one of my behind-the-scenes right hands, Jess Bergin, takes over the…
- 145. Metabolic Adaptation Debunked with Dr. Eric Trexler · 59 minCurious how stress and hormones impact your weight loss efforts? Tune in for my interview with Dr. Eric Trexler, as we dive into the complexities of metabolic adaptation…
- 144. Lose Fat & Build Muscle Simultaneously with Chris Barakat · 45 minDo you want to learn how to build muscle and lose fat simultaneously? This week we're bringing back my interview with Chris Barakat, Educator and Coach for Beyond Bodybuilding…
- 143. Uncovering Evidence Based Fitness & Nutrition with Dr. Eric Helms · 1 h 1 minWe're taking a short break from recording new episodes to bring back some of our most impactful guest conversations -revisiting the episodes that continue to shape how we coach…
- 142. Identity Standards with Cody McBroom · 53 minWhat if the reason you keep falling off isn't because you lack motivation... but because you're trying to change your habits before changing your identity? Most people think…
- 141. [Coaches Corner] The Difference Between Discipline and Disordered Eating · 34 minToday's conversation dives into one of the most misunderstood topics in the health and fitness space: the difference between discipline and disordered eating. In a world where…
- 140. Pregnancy and Postpartum Fitness ft Coach Rachel · 55 minThe fear around pregnancy fitness and nutrition isn't keeping you safe. It's just keeping you confused. You're newly pregnant, or trying to be, and suddenly everyone has an…







