132. Broads Coaches: Why Women Were Never Meant to Stay Small

According to Journal of Clinical Medicine, roughly 62.3% of women report experiencing pain around the back or neck and limb areas.  Most of us have accepted the pain as a normal part of life that just happens in our thirties, what comes with having kids and part of aging. Broads coaches have observed that that happens when women have been conditioned to stay small, move less, and treat their bodies as something to shrink rather than something to build. The women who start strength training do not just get stronger. They get their energy back, their pain starts to ease, and have more confidence to move their bodies.  The goal is no longer to tone the muscles but to chase how to finally feel good with their bodies. We dive deeper into this in the latest episode of Broads with Taylor McGee and T-Ferg, two coaches in the Broads Coach Program who have spent years helping women unlearn the myths of the fitness industry and build something real instead. We also discuss why imperfect action breeds motivation and what actually gets women to show up consistently, why the perfect time to start does not exist and why messy is better than waiting. Taylor McGee is a Philadelphia-based certified coach with seven years in the fitness industry. T-Ferg is a Denver-based coach with over ten years in and around movement and strength. Together they bring a clear-eyed, no-nonsense perspective on what women actually need, not just in the gym, but in how they show up for themselves and for their clients every single day. What's Discussed: (03:20) Why pull-ups are one of the most powerful things a woman can build (08:45) How celebrating your wins without a "but" changes everything (12:10) Why confidence and ego are not the same thing & how women were conditioned to confuse them (18:30) The toning myth: why the word was designed to keep women small  (24:15) Why motivation is a myth and what actually gets you to show up consistently (31:40) How to start so small that showing up becomes inevitable (38:20) Why the perfect time to start is always right now especially when life is messy (44:10) What a coach actually does for you that a workout app never can (51:25) Why real results take five years and why that should excite you, not scare you (57:30) What taking up space actually means in the gym and in your life Thank You to Our Sponsors: BroadsCOACH: Head to broads.com/join and apply for BroadsCOACH. IM8: Use my code TARA at checkout to save 10% on your first order at https://im8health.com/   Find more from Broads: Website: https://www.broads.app Instagram: @broads.podcast @broads.app   Check out more from Tara LaFerrara: Website: http://taralaferrara.com Instagram: @taralaferrara Youtube: @TaraLaferrara Tiktok: @taralaferrara Check out more from Taylor McGee: Instagram: @taylormcgeefit Facebook: Taylor McGee Fitness Website: https://taylormcgeefit.com/online-coaching Broads app link: https://www.broads.app/coachtaylormcgee Check out more from Taylor Ferguson: Instagram: @your.wellness.barbie Tiktok: @taylor_melissa_ Broads app link: https://www.broads.app/coachtaylorferguson