SSC from SS Austin, Andrea Mates, joins Ray on the podcast to discuss Andrea's career change from teaching to coaching, why strength is essential for motherhood, body image, body composition, and her two pregnancies: one from before she started training and her most recent pregnancy as a strength trainee. 02:34 - Why Andrea became a Starting Strength Coach 10:01 - Profound changes in quality of life 15:56 - Premenopausal women struggling with bodyweight issues 20:05 - What makes up body composition? 23:10 - Misconception of the number on the scale 37:13 - Andrea's starting numbers and current PRs 42:07 - Pregnancy while being strong 50:34 - The baby is the PR 52:35 - Attracting more people to the apprenticeship program