Biceps After Babies Radio

Send us a textThis week I spoke with my friend, Andrea Allen, who is a core and Diastasis Recti expert. We chat about what the core actually does, what Diastasis Recti is, and how to know if you have it. Even if you’re not experiencing Diastasis Recti, Andrea breaks down why you’ll benefit from learning to activate the pelvic floor and strengthening your core. So let’s get to it, so you can walk away knowing how core strength helps with all daily activities AND those gains in the gym!⁠ Find show notes at bicepsafterbabies.com/141 Follow me on Instagram!

Send us a textWe are diving into a topic today that I get asked about all the time: Macros and Pregnancy. Whether you’re planning on getting pregnant, currently are pregnant, or just here to learn another aspect of macros, welcome! In today’s episode, I talk about how macros can be combined with pregnancy in terms of safety, the differences between the trimester phases, how to adjust your macros while pregnant, and supplements. So, let’s get into it! **I am not a doctor. If you're pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant, please always discuss your nutrition plans and goals with YOUR provider** Find show notes at bicepsafterbabies.com/140 Follow me on Instagram!

Send us a textMost people understand that moving their bodies plays an important part in their health and fitness. What’s often misunderstood, however, is how to make sure your workout supports the goals you’ve set. While there’s nothing inherently wrong with your workouts not aligning with your ambitions, it can be frustrating to put time and money into something that’s not moving you toward your aspirations! In order to prevent you from spinning your wheels, I wanted to discuss the most common mistakes I see women make when choosing a workout plan. Awareness is the first step toward change, so hopefully, you’ll walk away from this week’s episode understanding how to better choose a workout plan that is both effective and enjoyable. So, let’s get into it! Find show notes at bicepsafterbabies.com/139 Follow me on Instagram!

Send us a textThere are a lot of myths out there in terms of weightlifting. You've probably known and heard them, and you've probably seen them on social media platforms. And now, I feel like we are in a much more well-educated, better position today than maybe we were years ago. But there are still a lot of weightlifting myths out there and especially a lot of weightlifting myths around females lifting weights. And so my intention today is to have a conversation about some of the most common weightlifting myths that I hear and talk through them. Now, let’s bust some of those myths today. Find show notes at bicepsafterbabies.com/138 Follow me on Instagram!

Send us a textWe're going to talk about one of my favorite topics today, which is lifting weights. By the end of this episode, you will have the information that you need to make a really good decision for yourself and your journey and the goals that you're wanting to hit in terms of lifting weights. It's also going to be a great podcast for you to listen to have some talking points have a way to be able to approach this with people to be able to help them understand the value of weightlifting and why it's such an important part of your programming and hopefully to entice more people to be able to join you. Find show notes at bicepsafterbabies.com/137 Follow me on Instagram!

Send us a textToday on the podcast I speak with Danya Douglas Hunt, a former Olympic Athletic Therapist & Strength, and Conditioning coach turned multi-passionate entrepreneur. We had an enlightening conversation about mobility, injury, overcoming injury, and all those unsexy things that have to do with fitness. Danya has a wide range of knowledge in terms of science, in terms of anatomy, strength, mobility, and all this work that we do to be able to improve our performance. So if you are somebody who moves your body at all during the day, then this podcast episode is going to be for you. There is going to be something in this podcast episode for you. Find show notes at bicepsafterbabies.com/136 Follow me on Instagram!

Send us a textDarci has such an amazing story that I am so excited for you to listen to on the podcast today. If you want to hear a story that has all of the things: drug addiction, homelessness, losing her kids, eating disorders, shame, and wraps up with a happy ending, this is the story that Darci shares that are gonna really hit home for you. By Darci sharing her story and sharing it vulnerably, it will definitely allow us to be able to get a perspective that maybe you had never considered before. Now let’s dive in. Find show notes at bicepsafterbabies.com/135 Follow me on Instagram!

Send us a textLindsey talked about her time as a fitness competitor in the bodybuilding world and that transition away from that world in episode number 22. And the reason I brought Lindsey back on is that here we are over two years later. And I think it's really important to do an update on where she's at and what's happened over those last two years. And Lindsey is able to look back and share a lot of what she learned and share her experience. And I think there are a lot of really valuable things that you're going to get out of this episode. Find show notes at bicepsafterbabies.com/134 Follow me on Instagram!

Send us a textWhat we're going to sit here and chat about today is for those of you who are ready to get started, ready to dive into counting macros, and be able to utilize that tool to be able to reach your fitness goals. And maybe you've downloaded my guide, or you've had your macro set. And now you're like what do I do? How do I like to get started on this journey? And so, for anybody who's sitting here and, in that situation, and being like what's next? What do I do? That is why I'm recording this episode today. How do you increase your odds of successfully using this tool of macro counting? Now let’s jump into today’s episode. Find show notes at bicepsafterbabies.com/133 Follow me on Instagram!

Send us a textI'm going to talk specifically in reference to the top mistakes that I see people making when they set their macros. I like to help clients to move from that like a macro dieter role, where there are still rules and restrictions and still feel bad when you go over your macros to recognize that macro counting is just a tool and you can wield it in a whole lot of different ways. So if we understand that macro counting is a tool then if you become more aware of it and more intentional with it, can you create better results with your body? Can you create, can you get more of what you want? And the answer is yes if you pay attention and you're actually intentional with what you consume, we can use that to our advantage to be able to create new results in the future. Now let’s dive in. Find show notes at bicepsafterbabies.com/132 Follow me on Instagram!