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#187: Does a Stronger Grip Really Predict a Longer Life?

Grip strength keeps popping up in my feed, and most of the advice is missing the point. People think the answer is to train their hands. It isn't.  In this episode,

#186: What equipment do you actually need to start strength training at home?

Most women think they need a whole home gym to start strength training. That belief holds more beginners back than almost anything else. I started in my basement bedroo

#185: Why Switching Up Your Workouts Stalls Muscle Growth (The Myth of Muscle Confusion)

There's a myth that you have to keep switching up your workouts or your muscles get used to them and stop growing. It's called muscle confusion. It's not

#184: Do You Need to Squat, Deadlift, and Bench Press to Get Strong?

There's a myth that you have to be doing back squats, deadlifts, and barbell bench presses or you're not really strength training. The reality is you don'

#183: Elbows hurt from lifting? Here's why & 3 ways to avoid it

Elbow pain is one of the most common things that people struggle with in their first year of strength training.  This is one of the things I really wish I'd known w

#182: Q&A: Creatine, Rest Between Sets, Training Frequency, Machines vs. Free Weights

Here are some questions that hit my inbox all the time. Not big enough for their own episode, so I answered four in one go. Do you actually need creatine, and if so, wha

#181: Peeing During Exercise Isn't Normal. What's Going On & How to Fix It

Peeing During Exercise Isn't Normal. What's Going On & How to Fix It Pee leaks when you jump, laugh, sneeze, or lift are common, but they are not normal. And y

#180: Why Your Son Shouldn't Be Your Strength Coach

There's a scene I watch play out in the weight room over and over. A woman walks in with her grown son, he's excited to show her the ropes, and they get through

#179: Not Seeing Results? You're Probably Not Lifting Hard Enough

You've been showing up. Lifting the weights. Doing the workouts. So why does your body look exactly the same as it did six months ago? Here's the truth most wo

#178: What I'm doing at 55 to be Strong at 90

What do you want your last decade to look like? Can you get yourself out of a chair? Walk without help? Still live in your own house? I've spent five years building

#177: How to Train Less & Keep Your Muscle During Vacation

It's summer and you'd rather be outside doing the things you can only do this time of year than stuck inside at the gym. BUT, you also don't want to lose e

#176: Why Muscle Loss After 50 Is So Dangerous & How to Fix It

You've noticed your arms are softer. Things feel heavier than they used to. And you figure that's just what happens after 50. What's actually going on und

#175: 5 Ways You're Sabotaging Your Results in the Weight Room

Every time I go to the gym, I see it: women who are showing up, putting in the time, and quietly sabotaging their own results without knowing it. Today I wanted to share

#174: 3 Things I Wish I'd Done Differently In My 40s

If I could go back and have a chat with my 40-year-old self, oh boy, would I have a lot to say. There are three big things I really wish I'd done differently. Mista

#173: Is One Side of Your Body Stronger Than the Other?

Have you noticed that one side of your body is stronger than the other? Maybe your right arm pushes the dumbbell up a little easier than your left. It's more common

#172: 5 Tips to Finally Get Consistent with Lifting

You know you should be strength training. You've maybe even started. And then life happens, and three weeks later, you realize you haven't picked up a dumbbell

#171: The Conversation I Keep Having in the Locker Room

Last week, I had a conversation in the locker room that I've had with so many women over the years. I wonder... If I ran into you in the locker room, would I have t

#170: Is It Safe to Start Strength Training After 40?

If the idea of strength training makes you nervous, bad knees, old injuries, being told you need to lift heavy, this episode is going to change how you think about it. I

#169: Can You Build Muscle After Menopause?

Can you actually build muscle after menopause? Or have you missed your window? This is one of the most common questions I get. And I think it comes from a myth a lot of

#168: What Tracking Revealed to My Clients About Their Diets

What if dieting was actually easier than you thought? When the women in my Summer Shape Up coaching group started tracking what they ate, every one of them spotted somet