Barbell Logic
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Sully Power Clean - The Dos & Don’ts of Lifting
October 06, 2021 09:04 - 28 minutes - 26.9 MBDr. Jonathan Sullivan joins Matt and Scott to discuss the merits and drawbacks of including the power clean in someone’s program. Who should perform it, and how do we evaluate if someone should or should not perform the power clean? Sully has 3 criteria for assessing whether someone should perform the power clean: Want to do it Aptitude to do it Tolerate it For those who meet the above criteria, it can be beneficial. Sully believes the power clean develops and trains power. It is ...
What is a Cue - The Dos & Don’ts of Lifting
October 06, 2021 09:03 - 37 minutes - 35.5 MBScott and Matt discuss what is a cue and why good coaches give cues. You should only have to teach a lifter a lift once, but you will have to correct that person’s execution of the lift. Because we can’t as coaches lift the weight for the lifter, we have to deliver information to the lifter as they lift to get them lifting more in line with the model. We do this with a cue. Cues can be visual, tactile, or verbal. Verbal cues need to be loud, clear, and short. The lifter has to hear th...
Common Novice Pitfalls - The Dos & Don’ts of Lifting
October 05, 2021 09:02 - 34 minutes - 32.4 MBMatt and Scott discuss common pitfalls that novices make as they begin their strength journey. First and foremost, many people lift with horrific form. You need to get your form right or pretty close. This either requires a coach or your needing to spend the time educating yourself and filming, watching, and analyzing your own lifts. Many people don’t get shoes, and proper shoes make a huge difference, especially on the squat and press. Too many people don’t eat properly. This may be...
Equipment You Need - The Dos & Don’ts of Lifting
October 05, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 43.7 MBScott & Matt discuss what you have to have, what you should have, and what is nice to have in the world of strength training. First--it’s nice to have a home gym. It provides flexibility and convenience, though it admittedly takes an initial investment of money to get a functional gym. If you’re working to create a home gym, this is what you should have: Get a 20kg or 45lb bar of relatively high quality--you can get a used one. They discuss all the details here. Get 500+ pounds of wei...
Nutrition Q&A #380
September 28, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBGillian and Niki answer your nutrition questions, including hunger & recipes, small wins & gastric distress. 0:00 Introduction & Gillian is Human -what do you do if you get off the rails? -hydrate & drink lots of water -get back to your normal: don't overreact, but get back to the routine that makes you feel good -do the things you need to do to get back (shop, food prep, etc.) 9:30 Hunger Signals -depends on your food choices (empty calories versus protein- & fiber-dense meal) ...
Marketing with Josh Veach S18Ep7 - The Business Series
September 23, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutes - 49.1 MBWhat is marketing and why does it matter? If you feel you can provide a valuable service or product to others, how do you not only get that message out but demonstrate to your potential audience & customers that what you are selling is right for them? Josh Veach, CIO at Barbell Logic, joins Niki & Matt, to discuss marketing. Josh also runs a non-profit--Go Shout Love--that designs and sells t-shirts, with the funds going to help families pay medical bills for their children with rare disea...
Dominion Strength's Business Journey S18Ep6 - The Business Series
September 22, 2021 09:00 - 40 minutes - 38.5 MBThis is the NEW interview with Dominion Strength Training. Niki talks to Blake & Katie about their journey as entrepeneurs as their business has grown and they’ve expanded the products they offer. You can follow Dominion Strength Training on Instagram. Niki actually met Blake & Katie before Dominion Strength Training started, as they came to Atlanta Barbell to receive coaching. They were CrossFitters but learned to love strength training, and as they turned to purchase their belt they real...
Entrepreneurship with Mike with MicroGainz S18Ep5 - The Business Series
September 21, 2021 17:00 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MBThis is a new interview with Mike Reed from MicroGainz . Mike & Matt really focus on entrepreneurship and creating a successful business. Also, Mike and his wife recently attended the 2021 BLOC Party, had a blast, was able to meet many of the coaches and clients, and brought gear to sell (without shipping). You can follow MicroGainz on Instagram here. MicroGainz offers fractional plates (now up to 10 lbs), dumbbell fractional plates, gym pins for machines, and now Barbell Logic engraved m...
Traversing the 2020 Business Landscape with MicroGainz S18Ep4 - The Business Series
September 16, 2021 09:00 - 22 minutes - 21.8 MBThis is the episode Matt & Mike recorded the day before Thanksgiving 2020 and aired that Black Friday. Matt & Mike discuss MicroGainz and the opportunities and challenges that COVID created for their businesses. You can follow MicroGainz on Instagram here. MicroGainz offers fractional plates (now up to 10 lbs), dumbbell fractional plates, gym pins for machines, and now Barbell Logic engraved micro plates. The equipment is made in Pennsylvania, USA. You can always use cold “LOGIC” to get 1...
How to Change Careers, Pay Off Debt, & Build a Successful Gym with Jordan Stanon S18Ep3 - The Business Series
September 15, 2021 09:00 - 48 minutes - 45.8 MBJordan Stanton, owner of Next Level Barbell, joins Matt & Scott to discuss his story of frugality, risk taking, and self-determination. He went to college to become a nurse, but realized this was not a career he wanted to stick with long term. He began to train lifters and came to a point where he had to decide if he was going to really pursue it or not, and he ultimately did. He paid off his bad debt with frugality and even though his initial gym was in a garage, he provided a clean s...
How to Change Careers, Pay Off Debt, & Build a Successful Gym with Jordan Stanton S18Ep3 - The Business Series
September 15, 2021 09:00 - 48 minutes - 45.8 MBJordan Stanton, owner of Next Level Barbell, joins Matt & Scott to discuss his story of frugality, risk taking, and self-determination. He went to college to become a nurse, but realized this was not a career he wanted to stick with long term. He began to train lifters and came to a point where he had to decide if he was going to really pursue it or not, and he ultimately did. He paid off his bad debt with frugality and even though his initial gym was in a garage, he provided a clean s...
Building a Better Belt with Dominion Strength S18Ep2 - The Business Series
September 14, 2021 09:02 - 34 minutes - 32.8 MBThis is the original Dominion Strength Training interview. Blake & Katie join Matt & Scott to discuss the creation of Dominion Strength Training. You can find their website here and follow them on Instagram here. Blake identified the possibility for creating a belt company when--as a novice lifter--he saw a gap between poorly made, cheap belts that you could get quickly and expensive, high-quality belts that took months to get to you. He realized that lifters needed a high-quality belt th...
Business Leader Books S18Ep1 - The Business Series
September 14, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutes - 37.6 MBMatt & Scott share their business books that have provided them value and insight as business owners themselves. The E Myth Revisited (Matt) This book discusses business systems. There are owners, managers, and technicians in every business. If you’re a great technician, you might not be a great manager or owner (e.g. if you’re a great coach, it doesn’t meat you’d be great at running a gym). Scott’s Initial Recommendations He recommended reading the Wall Street Journal daily for a...
Who We Are, How We Got Here (Matt's State of the Union) #379
September 06, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - 28 MBWho are we, and how did we get here? Matt addresses these in his 2021 BLOC Party State of the Union. This is Matt's address to the Barbell Logic coaches and staff at the 2021 BLOC Party. Matt delivers these roughly quarterly to the staff, and he initially intended to keep this internal as past state of the unions have been. Ultimately, though, at the prompting at some of his staff, he realized this is a good address to release. It's a good overview of how much Barbell Logic has g...
Coaching & Academy Q&A #378
August 30, 2021 09:00 - 58 minutes - 54.2 MBMatt & CJ Gotcher answer your questions about the Academy and coaching, including when you should fire a client, how Matt's coaching practice has changed, the PBC process, and how to know if coaching is NOT right for you. CJ Gotcher is a staff coach for Barbell Logic and the Academy Director. 0:00 Introduction 1:57 Firing a Client As a coach--or really anyone in the service industry--you will eventually come across a client who you no longer wish to serve. Often, this comes from re...
BLOC Party Q&A #377
August 23, 2021 09:00 - 59 minutes - 55.7 MBEnjoy the panel Q&A that ended the 2021 BLOC Party. Listen to Dr. Puder, Matt Reynolds, Gillian Ward, Niki Sims, Andrew Jackson, & CJ Gotcher answer questions from the BLOC Party attendees. Topics include nutrition post-vacation, finding clients in a new location, training to looked more jacked, and countering the effects of sitting. 0:00 Introduction 2:20 Finding Clients in New Location Deliberately seek out communities and meet people. Go to the same places and talk to people and ge...
The Whole Picture of Health (The BLOC Party 2021) - #376
August 16, 2021 09:00 - 26 minutes - 25.3 MBThis podcast is a recording from the 2021 BLOC Party. It was the first presentation on Saturday, August 7th that Matt & Niki gave to the staff, coaches, client, friends, and family of Barbell Logic. It comes from a emerging idea that Matt and other staff and coaches at Barbell Logic have been developing, which is that STRENGTH CANNOT COME AT ALL COSTS. We have to consider and balance all facets of health. Sometimes and for some people, that means chasing PRs. But for lots of people, that ...
Accountability the Key to Achievement with Thomas Frank #375
August 09, 2021 09:00 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MBThomas Frank, popular YouTuber on productivity and related tips, joins Matt to discuss his journey as a Barbell Logic Online Coaching client as he just recently achieved a 1000-lb powerlifting total. You can learn more about Thomas Frank at his YouTube channel. Thomas is publishing a video on his channel documenting his journey. Thomas & Matt met at a conference and Thomas mentioned to Matt that he wanted to do a video on accountability. Matt pitched to Thomas to let him be his coach. ...
How to Build a Power Athlete with NFL Veteran John Welbourn S17Ep5 - The Competition Series
August 04, 2021 09:05 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBJohn Welbourn joins Scott & Matt to discuss his journey from skinny kid to NFL athlete to fitness figure trying to share the benefits of strength & fitness. John Welbourn enjoyed a long career in the NFL, in part because of his dedication in the gym and in the kitchen. He ate healthy foods, being an early adopter of the paleo diet, and saw the benefits on the field from getting strong in the gym. He also got a degree in rhetoric, of all things, certainly flying in the face of the typical ...
USSF with Jordan Stanton S17Ep4 - The Competition Series
August 04, 2021 09:04 - 47 minutes - 44.9 MBJordan Stanton, the President of the United States Strengthlifting Federation (USSF) joins Matt & Scott to discuss the differences between USSF & other federations. 3 things stand out with USSF: weigh-outs vs weigh-ins, press not bench press, and no judging commands. Immediately following your third deadlift attempt, you are escorted by someone of the same-sex to a private room where they take your weight. You are not allowed to use the bathroom until after the weight is recorded. This ...
Sports Specific Training S17Ep3 - The Competition Series
August 02, 2021 09:03 - 44 minutes - 42.1 MBWe understand that some people don’t train strength just for general health or quality of life, but to improve their performance in a sport or physical activity. How do you both train strength and improve sports performance? Right now, hyper-specific training is in fashion. For example, throwing an extra heavy shot or doing half squats with a narrow stance because it mimicks the football player’s stance. This type of training neither offers productive training nor productive practice. ...
Meet Day S17Ep2 - The Competition Series
August 02, 2021 09:02 - 41 minutes - 38.7 MBDespite the fact that meets are fun and help give more purpose to our training, they can be a long, stressful day, and we recommend having a coach or handler who can worry about the administrative and logistical things (when are you up, get you food and drinks, etc.). There are many common pitfalls that people tend to do their first meet. Don’t stay amped the whole day. Relax when it’s time to relax. Don’t get amped up until you’re going for the final attempts, and, really, you shouldn’t...
Prepping for Your First Meet S17Ep1 - The Competition Series
August 02, 2021 09:01 - 26 minutes - 25.8 MBYou signed up for your first meet: what do you do now? Scott & Matt discuss what to do now. A huge part of preparing for a meet is realizing the purpose of the meet. The purpose of the meet is to set PRs, give your training a purpose, have some fun, meet some people, and leave feeling encouraged about lifting. Nobody cares who wins. You should change as little as possible leading up to the meet if it’s your first meet. If you’re a novice, just keep doing LP. Maybe you can practice some s...
Travel Hacks for Lifters #374
July 26, 2021 09:00 - 41 minutes - 39 MBTraining while traveling presents challenges, whether your a frequent business traveler or someone who only travels to visit family or for vacation. Either way, we have to decide to train or not to train and then how to adjust training before, during, and after to best meet our goals. If you are someone who rarely travels and NEVER misses a workout and you finally go on a vacation, it's not important to your long term progress to miss a week or even two. Again, though, there aren't a hug...
Reexamining the Exercise Selection Criteria with Noah Hayden Pt2 #373
July 19, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 34.2 MBNoah Hayden continues his discussion with Niki & Matt, now laying out & discussing his proposed exercise selection criteria and programming criteria. Below are his proposed exercise selection criteria. train the most muscle mass in normal, predictable movement patterns requiring normal coordination when possible over the longest effective range of motion to lift the most weight that is structurally sustainable with exercises that have a wide therapeutic window What are we l...
Reexamining the Exercise Selection Criteria with Noah Hayden Pt1 #372
July 12, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes - 33.8 MBNoah Hayden joins Matt & Niki to reexamine the exercise selection criteria. Noah first pitched these ideas in episode 3 of the Barbell Health Series & then Noah Hayden refined them in an article for Barbell Logic. As coaches, we likely love lifting, and this passion helped motivate us to pursue a career in helping others lift and experience the benefits of strength. Many of our clients, however, do not share the same passion, and while getting stronger will benefit them--and strength ...
Time:The Most Valuable Resource-The Productivity Series S16E8
July 08, 2021 09:00 - 37 minutes - 35.8 MBTime is your most valuable resource, and you don’t know how much of it you have on this earth. Because of this, protecting time, being efficient, and knowing when to trade money for time is important. Its importance heightens if you find yourself in a situation where you make enough money that you can make more money on your work than completing a menial task, such as mowing the lawn or cleaning the house. You might actually make more money paying someone else to do this. This isn’t the ca...
Early to Bed, Early to Rise... Why You Should Wake Up Early-The Productivity Series S16E7
July 07, 2021 09:05 - 29 minutes - 27.8 MBChris & Matt Reynolds like to wake up early and GET AFTER IT. If you don’t, that’s okay, but you might try before you write this off and it’s super important to have a consistent sleep schedule regardless of when you go to bed and wake up. You can’t make up for lack of sleep on the weekend, and your body will learn and adjust to a regular sleep schedule and be better off for it, as opposed to inconsistency. If you want to try this, give it a try for 3 weeks. If after 3 weeks you hate wa...
Focus! The Missing Key to Success-The Productivity Series S16E6
July 07, 2021 09:03 - 21 minutes - 21 MBLet’s talk about focus. This is something people don’t do well these days. Focus has atrophied due to smartphones, social media, the internet, TV, etc. Focus, however, is critical to productivity, success, happiness, and getting done deep work. Something that can help both improve focus but show you how hard it is to focus and how easily you get distracted is meditation. The practice of bringing your focus back to your breath or a mantra helps build the muscle of focus and helps you see y...
Get More Done with the Pomodoro Technique-The Productivity Series S16E5
July 06, 2021 09:02 - 15 minutes - 15.5 MBMatt & Chris share a technique they use all the time, called the Pomodoro Technique. This technique is perfect for both knocking out urgent tasks or carving out time to dedicate to deeper, important work. The original approach is to dedicated 25 minutes to totally uninterrupted work followed by a 5 minute break. You can string together multiple blocks as you get better at this. Also, if you string together multiple blocks, you often need a longer break every so often. 25 minutes isn’t s...
Overthrowing the Tyranny of the Urgent-The Productivity Series S16E4
July 06, 2021 09:01 - 16 minutes - 16.1 MBWe all have things we think are important, we want to get done, but we continue to put off. This occurs because of the difference between urgent tasks and important tasks and the 4 different types of actions that occur (as an action can be urgent & important, neither urgent nor important, urgent but not important, or not urgent but important). We tend to put off the important but not urgent things. If they’re never urgent, there’s never pressure to complete them. Ultimately, we need to put...
Breaking Bad Habits-The Productivity Series S16E3
July 05, 2021 09:03 - 29 minutes - 27.8 MBAs advocates of strength training, we encourage people to add strength training as a habit. Many of the most important things we need to do to live a more fulfilling, productive life, however, involve breaking bad habits. Bad habits don’t have to be bad in a moral sense. They ultimately don’t provide us value and bring us closer to our goals. They might waste time or money. They might prevent us from building positive habits. They might make us less healthy or happy. Stopping these habi...
Productivity Tips-The Productivity Series S16E2
July 05, 2021 09:02 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MBScott & Matt share some of their productivity tips: what to do, what to not do, and what equipment or apps help them. When it comes to equipment and apps, both of them find having one huge monitor, 2 monitors, or 3 monitors helps, as one monitor simply adds time to tasks on the computer. Scott has also found value in having a scanner to digitize documents. He puts these on Evernote and finds this saves time, helps keep these organized, and saves space. Both Scott and Matt value a qual...
Optimal vs Real Life-The Productivity Series S16E1
July 05, 2021 09:01 - 31 minutes - 29.6 MBWe have a model for the proper performance of the lifts and we understand programming principles and how to drive progress over time, but we have to acknowledge that for lots of people lots of the time, they can’t train optimally. And, honestly, at some point everyone--every single person--will be unable to train optimally. In these cases, we have to do the best we can. Life comes up and presents obstacles to consistent training: vacation, work, family, holidays, and injuries. Furthermore,...
Pre-Workout Routines: Proper Training Preparation #371
June 28, 2021 09:00 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBMatt & Niki discuss their pre-workout routines, from when they train, how they plan for training on the road, food, water, clothes: everything about how to properly prepare for training--physically & mentally. Rituals both help prepare us for training specifically (e.g. laying out our clothes the night before or making some overnight oats ensures our outfit or pre-workout nutrition are ready). Beyond this, however, doing something repeatedly before the same event primes our body & brain f...
Building Community thru Voluntary Hardship with Jason McCarthy of GORUCK - Ep 370
June 21, 2021 09:00 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MBJason McCarthy of GORUCK discusses rucking, his Army service, & building community through voluntary hardship & shared suffering. He shares his story of how we went from US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) to founding and running a company that--similar to Barbell Logic--believe in voluntary hardship and building community. If you're interested in GORUCK or their gear, go to http://goruck.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=16&aff_id=2784 and check out their high-quality clothing & gear. Disclai...
Q&A 57 #369
June 14, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 27.5 MBMatt, Niki & Andrew answer your lifting & life questions. Topics include best pants, jeans, & shorts (for men & women lifters), forearm pain from lifting, what to do between sets, and best song to rally at a dance party. 0:00 Intro 1:20 What to Do if Can't Press Standard Bar? aluminum bars are worth it--can use it for accessory lifts 3:01 What Should I Do Between Sets? should I sit, stand, pace, clean up, etc.? timer can help good to not take your mind away from lifting (unless...
Don’t Fear the Barbell: Managing Your Mind Under the Bar - The Voluntary Hardship Series S15E5
June 11, 2021 19:21 - 46 minutes - 43.7 MBMatt & Scott discuss fear of the lifts, especially heavy, PR attempts. Different people have different fears of different lifts based on history (repeated failure or past injury) and simply how they feel about the lift. Lots of people, for example, are afraid of heavy squats. There’s something about a heavy bar on your back and that you’re folded over in the bottom and--even with properly set safety pins--there’s just no graceful way to fail a squat. Scott & Matt even share their unusual...
Style & The Appearance of Power with Tanner Guzy - The Voluntary Hardship Series - Bonus
June 11, 2021 09:02 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBMen’s style coach Tanner Guzy joins the show to share some tips for improving your style and making sure you are highlighting the physical gains you’ve worked so hard to make in the gym. Tanner offers an online style course for men as well as one-on-one coaching (he even helped Matt frame his baby blues). You can also take a free quiz on his site to determine your style archetype. https://masculine-style.com Also be sure to pick up Tanner’s book on the intersection of style, power, and...
Are You Working Hard Enough? - The Voluntary Hardship Series S15E6
June 11, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 43.2 MBIf you’re failing early in LP, you have to ask yourself: are you working hard enough? Some symptoms of not working hard enough might be not uploading your failed sets to your coach & failing reps early in LP (like the first 6 weeks). This often occurs with people who think a lot in their work. No thought will help you move from the bottom of a squat to the top of a squat besides a simple cue. As an example, consider the Bulgarian Method, a program of lifting where lifters train 6 days a w...
Motivation over Discipline - The Voluntary Hardship Series S15E4
June 10, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutes - 37.2 MBIt is popular these days to laud discipline and the ability to endure suffering. The problem with this is that it ignores people’s values and preferences. Some people can bear more hardships, but others are drawn to certain types of hardships. Some people--gasp--like running, and many lifters do not. Matt, for example, enjoys waking up early and getting things done. He’s done this since he was young. It’s not a challenge for him. Staying up late, however, to complete tasks is difficult. T...
Confidence Matters: Strength Training’s Greatest Benefit - The Voluntary Hardship Series S15E3
June 09, 2021 09:01 - 38 minutes - 36.4 MBOne of strength training’s biggest benefits is CONFIDENCE. As people grow stronger, overcome difficult things, and build a more capable body, they tend to carry themselves differently and bring confidence to other areas of their lives. Increased capability lends itself to more confidence. You know your body and do more and meet physical challenges better than it did before. You know that you can do difficult things, repeatedly, and gain confidence from that. Finally, as you train you begin...
Voluntary Hardship - The Voluntary Hardship Series S15E2
June 09, 2021 09:00 - 37 minutes - 35.7 MBThis is a throwback to the early days of the podcast. Matt and Scott discuss the concept of voluntary hardship: what is it and how does it refine us? Life will undoubtedly present difficulties. This is involuntary hardship. Choosing to go through something difficult, however, seems to provide benefits. Essentially, this is delayed gratification: do something hard now to delay the benefit to a future you. Working, working out, saving & investing money, growing food: these all require wor...
Mindset Matters: Voluntary Hardship Reexamined - The Voluntary Hardship Series S15E1
June 07, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutes - 37.2 MBLife comes with difficulties, no matter what we do. Hardship comes voluntarily or involuntarily, but for any hardship our mindset before, during, and after matters: how we approach and process challenging events matter. Hardship--voluntary or involuntary--can refine us and improve our relationships, or it can beat us down and weaken social ties. Our relationship with the event--which we define with our mindset--helps determine the benefit to us. Why are you taking on the hardship? What ...
The Art of Coaching with Brett Bartholomew #368
May 31, 2021 09:00 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MBBrett Bartholomew joins Matt & Niki to discuss the art of coaching: what is coaching and how to do it more effectively. Brett is the author of Conscious Coaching, and you can find out more about Brett & his work here. Consider experience versus exposure. Experience requires skin in the game. You might have exposure to lifting and ideas around coaching or business, but do you have experience doing it. An example might be the difference between criticizing podcasts versus doing a podcast you...
BJJ & Strength with Chewjitsu #367
May 24, 2021 09:00 - 47 minutes - 44.8 MBNiki talks to Chewjitsu (aka Nick Albin), a competitive black belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practictioner to discuss BJJ, strength, sports-specific training, & balancing various physical attributes & life pursuits. You can find him here: https://www.youtube.com/user/chewybjj https://www.chewjitsu.net/ Chewie is a strength advocate within the BJJ community, a community that sometimes dismisses strength as sloppy or cheating or preventing good technique. While proper technique is importan...
Q&A 56 #366
May 17, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutes - 49.1 MBMatt & Niki and your lifting and life questions. Topics include coaching certifications oriented to coaching females, shoulder pain from presses & squats, adductor tears during squats, office strength groups, and power clean rack position. 0:00 Introduction & BLOC Party Overview 8:16 Programming During Weight Cuts Gained a bunch of weight during LP, having a USSF meet coming up: still want to hit big numbers, but want to lean down Performance doesn't have to suffer very much with s...
The Ways & Wherefores of Weight Cuts #365
May 10, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes - 40.9 MBGillian Ward joins Niki Sims to talk weight cuts and Niki's recent experience cutting weight, which Gillian helped her with. Why cut weight, and how do you cut weight if you decide to cut weight? Weight cuts aren't for beginners, and people need to really think about why they want to cut weight. This isn't about sustainable weight loss like we've discussed with Take Charge 10 and the Nutrition Series. It's probably better--especially around weight cuts for weight class events--to compete i...
Strong Mom Myths Busted: The Strong Mom Series S14E5
May 07, 2021 09:05 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBRachel Reynolds joins Bekah & Anna Marie to bust some strong moms myths, including toning & tightening, burning belly fat, giving you energy, and confidence. 0:00 Introduction 2:57 Energy to Keep Up with Your Kids doesn’t give you energy, but gives you strength & confidence & calmness it’s a give and take because it also takes energy 6:31 Tightening & Toning Your Body nope lifting does probably does what you want “toning” to be & do visible muscles but not too many muscles can...
Being an Example to Your Kids: The Strong Mom Series S14E4
May 06, 2021 09:00 - 49 minutes - 46 MBHow do you balance all your responsibilities and set a positive example for your kids? Bekah and Anna Marie discuss what they’ve found works for themselves and their clients. It can feel impossible to train while maintaining your other responsibilities. Despite this feeling, training can help bolster your ability to uphold your other responsibilities. Capable, strong moms who regularly subject themselves to difficulty can better weather difficult times. Training helps set an example fo...