**In this episode, Jessica speaks about pregnancy loss. If this is too painful of a subject matter to listen to, please skip this week's episode** 

Being an athlete and wanting to be a mom is tough. Not because you can't do it, but because your athletic window and your fertility window directly overlap. 

For Jessica, her journey was not easy. She experienced 2 pregnancy losses and then because pregnant for the third time with her son Kyran in March of 2021. 

Jessica Lucero is our guest today. She is an international-level weightlifter and coach.

She is now on the coaching staff for Vero Weightlifting team and we are so excited to have her on the podcast today!
Check out Jess on Instagram @jessicalucero9

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It can be embarrassing or sometimes produce feelings of shame to talk about sex. But sexual health is an important part of our well-being.

In today's episode, we are joined by sex educator Gabrielle Kassel. Gabrielle is a member of the queer community, podcaster of her sex-positive show Bad in Bed and specializes in working with members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Gabrielle is a journalist (currently working for the Morning Chalk Up) who works to bridge her passion for CrossFit with her passion for sexual health and empowerment.

Some of the topics we go through today are
- sexual health issues we see in the CrossFIt community
- how to have conversations when sex hurts
- opening lines of communication to talk to your partner about sex
- sexual health issues in the queer community
- how to explore sexuality when coming from a sexual health background

Resources Gabrielle and Christina highlighted were
- Pure -Linda Kay Brown
- Come as You Are - Emily Nagoski
-  Principles of Pleasure - Netflix
- Table Topics Esther Perel
- Sex Educator Rachel Wright 

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Gymnastics and body weight movements are a big portion of many CrossFit and calisthetics programs. They require you to bring your chin, feet or entire body over a bar.

These movements are also incredibly CORE dominant.

When you are pregnant, there is a lot of advice swirling around the internet. Some is good... some is not.

Then when you have baby and are postpartum, there is big rehab process that many people feel lost navigating.

In this episode, we talk about myths and misconceptions about returning to gymnastics after baby.  This builds on our podcast from last week with Pamela Gagnon.

Have any other questions? Check out our YouTube channel. 

TBM Episode 11

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Pamela Gagnon (IG: @pamelagnon) is an incredible athlete, business owner, and mom of 2 boys now 19 and 21. She competed in CrossFit from 2011 until 2017, making 6 Regional appearances and 3 Games appearances as a Master's Athlete.

Pamela is the co-owner of Performance Plus Programming which provides over 30+ Skill Based Programs for athletes, anything from your First Strict Pull Up to Bar Muscle Up Endurance. 

In today's episode, we talk about returning to gymnastics after baby, the guilt moms feel when competing at a high-level in sport with little ones at home and Pamela's reflections on being a mom now that her kiddos are older.

This is an episode you do not want to miss and we thank Pamela for hanging out with us!

TBM Episode 10 

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Having a strong brace is important for lifting heavy weights. It is a critical part of CrossFit, powerlifting and weightlifting. Not to mention just life. We use bracing when we move couches, pick up our kiddos etc.

Weightlifting belts are a performance aid that really helps us to create stiffness through our midline to lift more as well.
We did an entire video on it on our YouTube channel.

 Knowing HOW to brace and use a weightlifting belt though is super important for our pelvic floors AND our performance. 50% of women pee when they lift heavy weights.

That is a massive number! But there is things we can do about it. We break it all down in this week's podcast episode

If youre interested in learning specifica considerations for returning to bracing postpartum, check out our Barbells after Babies Webinar free. 

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Meghan Scanlon is nothing short of phenomenal. She is a national level weightlifter and international level powerlifter who, in 2020, got pregnant with TWINS.

Her postpartum journey led to her stepping back onto the platform. But not just getting back to competing... BREAKING RECORDS.

Meg is now vlogging about her training and, at the time of this release, her finals weeks before WORLDS.

Go take a look at her YouTube Channel or follow her on Instagram 

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The HWPO crew knows how to put in the work and make themselves proud.

Christina headed to Vermont to talk Sammy Moniz about her pregnancy with their first little girl.

In this conversation, she and Sammy chat about Sammy's pregnancy so far and how female athletes can tackle their pregnant and postpartum fitness.

You can see the video version of the episode here. 

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TBM Episode 7: When you are pregnant, there are many reasons why you might end up with a C-section. 

In the United States, almost 1/3 (about 30%) of birth result from a cesarean section. For that reason, EVERYONE whether you're planning a home birth, vaginal birth with medication or without, sometimes things so NOT go according to plan. 

In this episode, we break down everything you need to know from when you might need a C section, what the surgery looks like and what to expect in the early days after surgery. 

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TBM Episode 6: Getting to compete at Semi-finals is a massive task and a huge accomplishment. The sport of CrossFit has several stages to competition and semi-finals is the last stage in the competition before making it to the CrossFit games.

Alison has an impressive track record of competitions and wins this year including a top spot at Wodapalooza, top 20 in her age group Semifinal, and top 3 finishes at both the Masters Fitness Championship and the Legends Competition at Mayhem.

Now she's embarking on an even MORE exciting challenge, she is pregnant with Baby 2 and about to compete in Orlando at the North America East Semi-final.

In this episode, Alison talks about her decision to start a family, her birth and return postpartum with her first little one and the feelings around being pregnant with baby 2. It's an episode you're not going to want to miss!

Make sure you give Alison a follow on Instagram to see her amazing journey. 

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TBM Episode 5: Cycle syncing has been a hot topic on Instagram and Tiktok. People are coming out as "cycle syncing fitness providers" helping to heal your hormones with specific exercise routines.

In today's episode, Christina breaks down your menstrual cycle and then dives into what the research says about exercise at different phases of your cycle.

You aren't going to want to miss this episode!
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