First, some context. I posted an IG story on April 2nd showing an example of power training from a dead stop ¹ . It was of me deadlifting 175# as fast as possible while managing pressure efficiently, which becomes more challenging as you incorporate speed + timing. I explained it's why I took a little longer to setup with each rep compared to the common tap + go. I followed with an unpopular opinion that "I think too many women tap + go losing all kinds of pressure (and inten

I sent this as an email recently and am following up with a blog post introducing another study and wondering about what we still don’t know. (Hint: A lot) It’s no surprise that my bias leans towards heavy lifting. I talk about it often, I train that way, and I believe in its long-term benefits, especially for women navigating midlife and hormonal transitions. I’m also clear with how I define strength, and what I mean when I say “heavy.” Strength isn’t just about moving a bar

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Let’s talk about perimenopause. In this episode, Kathryn and Gina talk about perimenopause and why strength training and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) are helpful in this life phase. Gina also shares quite a bit about pre-exercise fuelling and why starting exercise with extra energy is incredibly powerful. Perimenopause is a confusing time; there’s no test to say you are in perimenopause, and it can begin earlier than we think. In this podcast, you will learn more a

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