Sarah Davies: Periods, Birth Control & Weightlifting

Her Sport

English - August 14, 2023 14:30 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MB
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We were thrilled to have Olympic Weightlifter and Coach, Sarah Davies, joins us on the Period Panel.

In this episode, Sarah talks about the importance of open conversations surrounding periods, how her period has affected her physical performance as a weightlifter, and the importance of not sticking to one thing, as an athlete.

0:00 Meet Sarah
0:58 Starting Sport
4:04 Weightlifting
6:24 Pageantry while weightlifting
10:50 Defying labels
15:10 Her first period
16:53 Managing periods and Gymnastics
18:42 Impact of menstrual cycles on weightlifting
23:56 Menstrual cycle at Tokyo Olympics
26:57 Will periods always be "embarrassing"?
29:23 Keeping an open conversation
34:25 Coaching people with periods
38:53 Tracking your period
41:39 Active Iron and #nutrition

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