More Female Strength

Happy 2019! We managed to bypass all of New Year’s Resolution season to drop this episode on you in the doldrums of mid February. Lost some of the sparkle of the new year? No problem. We talk about realistic goal setting - how to align your goals to your real life, so that you can actually stick to them and feel good about it! We also talk about maintenance. Spoiler! It doesn’t exist. Don’t despair, though, we have you covered. Listen to this episode, then go forth and enjoy your thoughtfully planned life/training balance!

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More Female Strength

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Instagram: @morefemalestrength

Email: [email protected]

Cassi Niemann

Website: www.cassiniemann.com

Instagram: @cassi.niemann

Email: [email protected]

Katherine Bickford

Website: www.baystrength.com

Instagram: @kb.lifts

Email: [email protected]

On our final episode of 2018, we round out the year with some bitching, some praise, some grab bag questions, and we talk about our personal highs and lows and what we are hoping for in the coming year. Thank you for listening, see you in 2019!

• USAPL Qualifying Totals
• Crossfit Games now inclusive of trans athletes

Get some new gear from our Teespring Shop, including the new Minotaur shirt! Then connect with us using the links below!

More Female Strength
Website: www.morefemalestrength.com
Instagram: @morefemalestrength
Email: [email protected]

Cassi Niemann
Website: www.cassiniemann.com 
Instagram: @cassi.niemann
Email: [email protected]

Katherine Bickford
Website: www.baystrength.com
Instagram: @kb.lifts
Email: [email protected]

Today we sit down with Richmond-based Gabby Brost to talk about her coaching business, GAB Strength, her athletic career, and her approach to life in the gym and as a coach. And of course, we talk about her consistently excellent content creation on Instagram. We also have a couple of fun announcements about upcoming projects and collaborations!!!

• Caring Choices Fire Relief
• GAB Strength
• Gabby on Instagram
• My Dog Is Judging Things
• Lift, Lunch & Learn RVA

Get some new gear from our Teespring Shop, including the new Minotaur shirt! Then connect with us using the links below!

More Female Strength
Website: www.morefemalestrength.com
Instagram: @morefemalestrength
Email: [email protected]

Cassi Niemann
Website: www.cassiniemann.com 
Instagram: @cassi.niemann
Email: [email protected]

Katherine Bickford
Website: www.baystrength.com
Instagram: @kb.lifts
Email: [email protected]

Stress incontinence caused by lifting is extremely common, but not part of normal pelvic floor function. Cassi and Katherine start this conversation by discussing their different experiences with stress incontinence, including what they’ve discovered through research and physical therapy, and their strategies for managing pesky pee while under the barbell.

• Balloon lung model
• Poise Impressa Pessary
• Julie Wiebe, PT
• Meryl Alappattu on The Clinical Athlete Podcast
• MegSquats Interview with Allie Feras

Get some new gear from our Teespring Shop, including the new Minotaur shirt! And then find us online at www.morefemalestrength.com or on Instagram & Facebook @morefemalestrength. Email us at [email protected].

Adrienne Thomas, powerlifter and GWPL Ambassador, sat down with us to talk about the conversations she’s facilitating through Instagram, on how each of us can act to help increase access and inclusion in the fitness community. We also got to talk Harry Potter (#SquatsForSirius)! We’re so excited about this one, so let us know your thoughts!

• Not All Geminis on Instagram
• Adrienne on Instagram
• GWPL
• B&W Gym

Find us online at www.morefemalestrength.com or on Instagram & Facebook @morefemalestrength. Email us at [email protected].

Emily Socolinsky joins us for this lively kitchen sink conversation that includes: back pain, training senior citizens, eating disorders and body image, opening gyms, the Charm City Strongwoman Contest, and the value of strength. Plus, very special guest, Cassi’s dad Doyle Niemann!

• Five x 3 Gym
• https://ulmanfund.org/
• Charm City Strongwoman Contest

Find us online at www.morefemalestrength.com or on Instagram & Facebook @morefemalestrength. Email us at [email protected].

A core mission of this podcast is to increase the accessibility of barbells to all people, and especially those who have historically not been included in strength culture. On today’s episode, Cassi and Katherine begin their discussion about what inclusivity means when it comes to gyms, how you might approach inclusivity if you want to change your gym environment, and some ways to be an aspiring ally. We also talk about our queer-ish identities, and the September issue of Vogue Magazine.

• Unpacking The Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
• Adrienne on Instagram

Find us online at www.morefemalestrength.com or on Instagram & Facebook @morefemalestrength. Email us at [email protected].

Being a strength athlete can take many forms, and Sarah Al-Khayyal knows this first hand. She joined us from Reno, where she is the General Manager for apparel powerhouse Doughnuts and Deadlifts, to talk about her journey to the barbell, her experiences managing chronic back pain, and her perspective on maintaining a relationship with strength training long-term.

• Sarah on Instagram
• Doughnuts and Deadlifts
• Sarah’s Pain Science Resources
• Rori Alter: Progressive Rehab and Strength

Find us online at www.morefemalestrength.com or on Instagram & Facebook @morefemalestrength. Email us at [email protected].

Our second Lifter Spotlight focuses on Katherine’s lifter, Dayva Sagal, who has developed successful strategies for getting enough protein on a vegan diet. Dayva offers up her own experience as a lifter and shares her favorite vegan protein sources. Also, Cassi recaps Richmond’s Pull for Pride!

• Cassi on Instagram
• Katherine on Instagram
• Richmond Strong at Richmond Balance
• Bay Strength
• Pull for Pride
• The Vegan Lunchbox
• True Nutrition
• Edamame Pasta
• Plantbuilt
• BananaLifts on Instagram

Find us online at www.morefemalestrength.com or on Instagram & Facebook @morefemalestrength. Email us at [email protected].

In our continuing series about food and nutrition for training, we interviewed Kelsea Koenreich, owner of Team Proscience, her Life, Nutrition and Fitness Coaching business. Kelsea joins us for a chat about how she came to be a strength athlete, her approach to nutrition, and how to find balance as her family grows in size.

Find Kelsea:

• Team Proscience website
• @teamproscience instagram
• Powerlifting Pregnancy Mamas facebook

Find us online at www.morefemalestrength.com or on Instagram & Facebook @morefemalestrength. Email us at [email protected].