Following on from an episode we recorded a couple of weeks back relating to Diet culture, we decided to bring on a far more qualified and experienced person than the two of us. So in this episode, we dive into diet culture in strength sports, the role of a coach in the education of an athlete, disordered eating and the future implications of Luisa's published work for the world of the strength sport athlete. Luisa is currently completing her PhD in qualitative research, with some of her work over the last few years being published (Weight on the bar vs. weight on the scale: A qualitative exploration of disordered eating in competitive female powerlifters & Diverse paradigms and stories: mapping ‘mental illness in athletes through meta-study)

You can find her on her socials here @the.luisavargas - She is currently carrying out the last project of her PhD, and the study is looking into the potential use of stories as a useful pedagogical tool for coach education. If you are a coach who could help Luisa out on her latest research project then please reach out to her, or you can find the post here - Coaches Needed

You can find out more about Connor at his business Instagram @stoicstrengthsystems and his personal account @connorliftsstuff. You can find out more about Yuxuan Su at https://www.suyuxuaneventing.com/ and his riding Instagram account @yuxuan.su.eventing, you can also get early access if you follow my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/stoicstrengthsystems

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