On this episode I sit down w my lady, Jenny, otherwise known as @themusclemom. Similar to other guests we spend the first portion of the episode learning more about Jen’s story. How she originally got involved in athletics as a young girl, from gymnastics, to soccer, to tennis, to group classes, to endurance/ obstacle races, to the barbell, and eventually to competing in both Crossfit and Strongman. She also speaks on her career as a blogger, writer, group x instructor, nutrition coach, personal trainer, and group ex coordinator here at The TOP Strength Project. Her and I then share our similar and emotional perspectives on my most recent strongman competition, 2024 USS Nationals and everything leading up to it. She is an enormous and irreplaceable contributor here at the gym, my biggest supporter, and greatest source of motivation.

Enjoy!

Top Strength Project 

Steve Tripp

Jenny The Muscle Mom

0:50 The “Red Room”

2:00 “How did you get to be so fucking jacked, Jenny?”

2:09 Gymnastics… quitter

4:15 Importance of Intentionally Putting Ourselves in Challenging Situations

5:45 Supportive Parents

7:00 Gymnastics Being the Optimal Introduction to Athleticism

8:30 Jenny Moved to Florida and Discovers Tennis

10:00 Jen’s Fathers Impact on Her Athletically

13:22 Moves Back to RI and Joins a Gym

14:45 Body Image as a Young Teen

17:45 Discovering “the PUMP”

20:20 Gravitating Towards Hard Coaches

21:20 “Class Junky”

25:50 Getting Serious About Lifting After Having Kids

26:45 Obstacle Course Races

32:39 How Did You Stay in Shape During and After Your Pregnancies

34:30 Jenny’s Fitness App

35:00 Training After Pregnancy

41:50 More Weights, More FOOD

42:55 Jen Discovers Strength Training at Next Level Fitness

47:35 Training w Brett

50:50 Olympic Lifting w Mike Campbell

51:19 Training w Orlando

53:40 TOP Strength Invades Next Level

54:00 “Who’s That Guy?”

56:25 THE John Amore

58:55 Our First Interaction by the Dumbbells: “WALTER!!”

1:01:25 Red Flags

1:04:45 TOP Strength Grand Opening

1:07:40 The Squat

1:10:09 Jenny’s First Yoke Run

1:12:00 The Benefits of True Voluntary Suffering

1:17:25 Starting as a Group Instructor and Person Trainer at Enerje

1:21:30 Converting Her Garage to a Home Gym During Covid

1:23:40 Taking Over the Group Program at TOP Strength Project

1:30:00 Truck Pull Event

1:32:00 Jenny Discovers Strongman

1:47:50 USS Nationals… but first…

1:48:15 Car Accident

1:49:45 Arm Injury

1:52:00 2022 USS Nationals

2:01:00 Investing in Coaching and Getting Sick

2:08:30 “Am I Talking Too Much?”

2:11:10 USS Prep Starts

2:12:00 Shane Takes Me Back!!

2:13:15 Being Fortunate to Work with Great Coaches

2:14:30 Dr. Moriarty Fixed My Back, For Now

2:15:50 The Show

2:51:45 What’s Next?

2:32:00 Ironbuilt Games

3:01:15 Jen Commits to Ironbuilt Games… NAHT