Ep 56: How to Get STRONGER Than Your Boyfriend with Katie Kollath & Heather Hamilton

In this episode, Katie Kollath and Heather Hamilton of Barpath Fitness reveal the importance of performing lifts in full range-of-motion, the impact of strength training on productivity and confidence, and their coaching experience. They cut through toxic misinformation in the fitness industry, discuss their overall philosophy on nutrition coaching, and explain how the Stronger Than Your Boyfriend podcast has made Katie and Heather better coaches.

Barpath Fitness is an LGBTQ+ and Women Owned online remote coaching business where Katie and Heather help people get stronger, reduce pain, and look and feel better without shortcuts, gimmicks, or quick fixes. They have been trainers for over 15 years and offer personalized remote fitness and nutrition coaching.

They also host the Stronger Than Your Boyfriend podcast, where they dive into important and often controversial topics in their trademark style to help you sift through toxic misinformation in the fitness industry.

Katie and Heather specialize in helping people get out of a restrictive mindset so they can build muscle, move better, and feel more confident. They don’t advocate for endless cardio or restrictive diets, but instead, quality movement, efficient training methods, and slow habit changes over time to improve quality of life.

You’ll learn all about:

• Katie and Heather’s fitness journeys and building a remote coaching business
• Origins of Barpath Fitness and its unique brand
• Heather’s powerlifting experiences and its influence on the brand
• Identifying target clients and refining the coaching approach
• The relationship between mobility and performance
• Importance of performing lifts in full range-of-motion
• Skill-based training and resistance training as a skill
• The impact of strength training on productivity and confidence
• The coaching experience and client journey with Barpath Fitness
• Debunking fitness industry BS and toxic misinformation
• The Stronger Than Your Boyfriend podcast’s impact on coaching
• Nutrition philosophy

Episode resources:

• Download the Stronger Than Your Boyfriend podcast
• Personalize remote fitness & nutrition coaching - barpathfitness.com
• Stronger Than Your Boyfriend FB group
• Watch the video here

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