Phat Muscle Project

Phat Muscle Project


Ep. 60: Elite Athlete Leslie “LilBadass” Franklin

July 10, 2025

In today’s episode we are chatting with elite athlete Leslie Franklin. Get ready to hear about her journey as a physique, Power Lifting and CrossFit competitor and how you can learn from her and avoid some of the mistakes she has made!

  • Who is Leslie #LilBadass DFAC/PNBA/IFBB Pro, PL World Champion, first Super League Athlete, Crossfit Games Athlete, MS 150, Half Marathons, etc Also the State PL Head Coach for Special Olympics
  • Athletic background (Physique Sport, CrossFit, Competitions…) & Coaching 
  • What do people get wrong when it comes to High Intensity Sports like CF, HyRox etc.? 
  • Prepping in 2020 and doing CF and too much SS cardio vs in 2017 with barely any cardio and carb cycling
  • How can we do these sports and still work on our physique?
  • How can we do these sports and still keep stress and hormones in check?
  • Tips for women in the menopause transition that want to perform and look like you?
  • What’s coming up (CF games!!)

Links:

PHAT Muscle Supps- www.phatmuscleproject.com 

John:
IG: @teamgorman
Email: john@team-gorman.net

Lisa:
IG: @nutritioncoachingandlife 
Email: lisa@nutritioncoachingandlife.com
Website: www.nutritioncoachingandlife.com

Leslie Franklin:
IG: @leslie_lilbadass