Can I just say I’m fucking tired of listening to men talk about what they think is important like it’s universal? I haven’t done a post about an evidence-based podcast episode in a while, and the biggest contributor is that I’ve found myself losing interest. Not in learning the latest research. Not in lifting. NotContinue reading ““Deadlifting six plates initiates more conversations,” Stronger by Science, Ep 136: How to Powerbuild”
Category Archives: Habits and Consistency
What to do after you “mess up”
I almost forgot to brush my teeth this morning and it has me thinking about the challenge of changing our habits. I’ve been brushing my teeth right after rising for what, maybe 40 years? It is as deeply ingrained a habit as any I could identify. And yet, today, I walked downstairs into the kitchenContinue reading “What to do after you “mess up””
Does Every Fat Loss Client Need to Count Macros?
The question is being asked in one of the science and evidence-based lifting forums I’m a member of. The clientele are mostly well-educated trainers and highly focused athletes. Every answer before mine was “yes,” [insert eye roll here] And the right answer (which happens to mine) is “No, absolutely not.” While a calorie deficit, taking in lessContinue reading “Does Every Fat Loss Client Need to Count Macros?”
Because Why Matters
Over the last few years, I’ve been caught in a perfectionism loop with my lifting. I find moments of more peaceful existence with my exercise habits, but eventually, those perfectionism thoughts take hold, push aside my reasonable, wise self, and the systems crash for a while. I can’t do everything I want to do, and so IContinue reading “Because Why Matters”
Stuck in the Perfectionism Loop
I don’t want to write this post because I don’t want to accept the truth of it. But the truth is, I’m stuck in a perfectionism loop. My coach defines this as the mindset behind thinking like “I can’t do X, but Y isn’t good enough.” And yet, that is exactly where I’m at with my movementContinue reading “Stuck in the Perfectionism Loop”
Turning My Oatmeal into Pancakes–Weekend Food Prep with Thoughts about Flexible Structure
My Sunday food prep routine usually includes making myself six days of oats with nuts and fruit, like these. And sometimes, as the week goes along, I don’t want oatmeal for breakfast. I’m ready for some novelty, to switch it up and make it all a bit more pleasurable and a bit less practical. NotContinue reading “Turning My Oatmeal into Pancakes–Weekend Food Prep with Thoughts about Flexible Structure”
Fitness and the Productivity Trap
I haven’t done enough. I could do more; I haven’t reached my limit yet. This destructive voice in my head is on repeat. At work, I haven’t done enough. In my home, I haven’t done enough. In finding alternatives to emotional eating, I haven’t done enough. In lifting, I haven’t done enough. The rubric IContinue reading “Fitness and the Productivity Trap”
Sustainable Fat Loss and the Power of AND
Fad diets don’t work for most people long-term AND that doesn’t mean sustainable fat loss isn’t possible for many people AND just because it’s sometimes possible doesn’t mean everyone with some “extra” body fat should be bothering to try to lose it. ALL of these can be true at the same time. Fad diets, includingContinue reading “Sustainable Fat Loss and the Power of AND”
Bulk, Cut or Recomp–What can a habit-based approach look like?
For those of us who want bigger muscles and to be lean enough to see them, it can feel like chasing a golden unicorn. Muscles build better when eating in a surplus, but eating in a surplus means putting on some fat, too. Eating closer to maintenance gives us the option of staying in aContinue reading “Bulk, Cut or Recomp–What can a habit-based approach look like?”
Is Emotional Eating a Myth?
This is the first time I’ve been triggered by an episode of the Maintenance Phase Podcast. But, after several over-generalizations, including about PTSD research ironically, or maybe pointedly, I found myself so upset, I turned it off. It’s disappointing, because I think they are usually pretty mindful of their words and how they might impactContinue reading “Is Emotional Eating a Myth?”
Progressive Strength 