Fuel Your Strength

Key Takeaways

If You Are Ready to Start Taking Care Of Yourself Better, You Should:

Learn the necessary amount of fuel and recovery your body needs for your training
Don’t forget the importance of an experienced coach and support system
Remember that your training should add to your life, not take away from it

The Gift of Hindsight

When I started on my fitness journey, I had no idea about the importance of fueling for your training, recovery, the importance of muscle mass, and so much more. All I cared about was getting smaller and performing harder. It took me years to learn how to change my mindset and approach to training so that I could finally achieve the results that I was searching for.

Luckily the gift of hindsight has shown me that when it comes to the idea of women athletes, an understanding of where you are and the struggles you are having is key to getting to the bottom of your issues and overcoming them.

Expand Your Life

It has taken me ten years of experience, learning, and education to get to the place where I know what works. This is why I am passionate about sharing this information with you so that you can take my past mistakes and use them to help guide you on your strength and nutrition journey.

Don’t just rely on the wilds of Tik Tok and Instagram for information because not everybody out there is doing it the right way. I understand what it is like to be at the beginning, and I want to help you get past those challenges so that you can experience the expansive power that taking care of your body can give you, just like it's given me.

What are some lessons you have learned throughout your fitness and nutrition journey? Share your thoughts with me in the comments section of the episode page.

In This Episode

Why I am looking forward to the renewing time that is fall (2:34)
Join me while I share my story of how fitness and movement have played a role in my life (6:39)
Learn why I am passionate about this subject and preventing others from experiencing my struggles (17:03)
Addressing the controversy and emotions around Crossfit and Crossfit HQ (19:14)
How learning to properly fuel my body changed the way I train and recover (25:14)

Quotes

“If you are a woman athlete, especially if you are 40 and beyond like me, there are just some things that we need to do differently. And I am really passionate about helping you perform better, build muscle, feel stronger, get those strength numbers up, hit new PRs, and feel even more capable in your life outside of training.” (4:13)

“When I tell you I’ve done a lot of stuff, I've done a lot of different stuff!” (10:55)

“Learning how to lift weights and the empowerment that I felt, the idea, the concept that never fucking occurred to me. That I could focus on getting stronger, and that my body was not a problem to fix, my weight wasn't a problem, just that concept alone changed literally the entire trajectory of my life.” (20:49)

“It was just gradually through that process, of seeing what I was capable of and how lifting made me feel, that I found this freedom.” (23:42)

“It took effort. It took consistency. It took awareness. It took challenging some of the certain beliefs I had had. It took learning new things, with the point being, how can I fuel myself better? (33:28)