Climbing and Bouldering as a Mom: Navigating Pregnancy, Postpartum & Performance — with JOY BLACK

Send us Fan MailToday I speak with Joy Black, an avid rock climber, kettlebell enthusiast, and trail runner.  She is a Mom of three, and is living the craziness of having a teenager, toddler, and infant all at the same time.  She truly believes that we are all much stronger than we realize, we just need someone to help us tap into that potential. With over a decade of experience training and coaching, Joy has combined her love of strength training, climbing, and movement with extensive knowledge on training during pregnancy and postpartum.  She is on a mission to equip climbers with knowledge that will empower them during their journey as a pregnant and/or postpartum climber.   If there was ever anyone that could casually find a way to use the words ‘climbing’, ‘ pelvic floor’  and ‘breath mechanics’ in the same sentence…it’s Joy.Joy also works with The Postpartum Project. It is a one of a kind approach to returning to climbing after baby that combines breath work, core, pelvic floor, strength, and climbing specific training all with the postpartum climber in mind.We talk about:-training and the pregnant athlete-considerations for higher level individuals-incorporating breath work-strength training for climbers-safety in climbingTime Stamps1:00 introduction2:44 climbing as a mom8:30 coaching climbing moms13:40 taking from other fields14:57 common challenges24:00 postpartum climbing29:25 information overload32:58 overcoming fear38:58 climbing and prolapse41:18 rapid fire questions44:30 online programsCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH JOYIG: https://www.instagram.com/climbingwithjoy/The Postpartum Project: https://adept-pioneer-8009.ck.page/c27e9793f3The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.  This show has been a long time in the making!   You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.   If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!  If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)The Active Mom Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond for active moms & the professionals who help them in their journey.  This show has been a long time in the making!   You can expect conversation with moms and professionals from all aspects of the industry.   If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!  If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)