It’s official - this is the longest Co-Create episode to date. We did it gang, we found something we’re passionate enough about that we can both dive into it for nearly two whole hours!? You and I are officially obsessed 💅🏽 Go us 🍑🦩👽

EPISODE OVERVIEW ~

• Tips + Tricks to overcoming the obstacles that can stop us from getting to the gym
• Deep Dive into how to get started training + what to train first
• A whole world of free resources to help you find workouts + improve form
• Looking further down the path + avoiding common mistakes
• Why training diversity = sustainable fitness + how & when to diversify your routine

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS SHOW ~

PODCAST EPISODE: HOW TO MAKE THE GYM A HAPPY PLACE [USING BIOLOGY INSTEAD OF WILLPOWER]

NATACHA OCEANE’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL

JEFF NIPPARD’S “TECHNIQUE TUESDAY” VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE

PODCAST EPISODE: CAROLINE’S EPISODE ON UNLEASH YOUR INNER CREATIVE

DEEP CORE CONTENT CREATOR: CHRISTINA SHEPHERD, DPT

*Unmentioned but very helpful + important resource for understanding how society has taught womxn to have a rocky relationship with our bodies: BURNOUT BY EMILY NAGOSKI, PHD + AMELIA NAGOSKI, DMA

EPISODE TIMESTAMPS ~

0:30 // Intro + episode overview with approximate timestamps

9:43 // How to navigate this big ole episode

17:00 // Tips to adjust your routine to make room for the gym

18:45 // What to do when the gym + working out feels unapproachable 💜

23:15 // Tips for making time when your schedule is just really f*cking full

26:55 // Tips for managing self doubt + feeling self conscious in the gym

30:45 // Tangible resources to help you get started training

32:15 // Basic Movement Patterns - what they are + how to train them

34:00 // The Squat - examples to help you train the squat pattern

38:10 // The Hip Hinge - examples to help you train the hinge pattern

39:30 // Pro tip to help you start recognizing the basic movement patterns

41:05 // The Press - examples to help you train the press pattern

44:10 // The Pull - examples to help you train the pull pattern

47:30 // How to build a simple workout using the basic movement patterns

52:11 // Deep Core - what it is + how to train it

54:12 // Deep Core Activation exercise in real time

59:20 // How to accelerate the learning curve

1:00:00 // Environments that facilitate quick learning

1:04:00 // The power of embracing the feeling of cringe for learning

1:10:00 // Common gym journey mistakes to be aware of

1:11:09 // Body transformations - when they’re fulfilling and when they’re not

1:13:31 // One specific flavor of struggle surrounding body acceptance

1:15:22 - note to self -insert Burnout Body Image Reference 🥰

1:15:57 // How, when + why to diversify your training

1:17:03 // What does it mean to ‘diversify your training’

1:19:44 // How to diversify training as a new gym-goer

1:24:39 // How to diversify training once you’ve built a foundation of strength

1:27:03 // Tangible tips to help you diversify your training productively

1:29:54 // Why to diversify your training Pt. 1 - ‘the strategic reason’

1:32:28 // Why to diversify your training Pt. 2 - ‘the intangible, spirited reason’

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

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Lots of love,

Caroline