Ep 56 Redefining Strength with Cori Lefkowith

Send us Fan MailCori Lefkowith is the owner of Redefining Strength, a wildly popular online fitness company and functional fitness small group training studio in Costa Mesa California.  Through her personal experiences and working hands on with clients at her gym, Cori has developed training methods that have been featured in Women’s Health, SELF magazine, Shape, the OC Register, and MindBodyGreen. Cori always jokes that she’s made all of the mistakes - pushing through injury only to end up worse off, trying fad diets to only fall victim to the yo-yo dieting cycle - so that she can help her clients avoid the same pitfalls. On today's very special episode, host Brian Klepacki sat down with Cori out West in beautiful San Diego and they talked about everything from exercise to family to business. Cori finds joy when she's empowering others to get the health and fitness results they’ve always dreamed of through coaching. Listen in to this educational and inspiring conversation and start learning on how you can redefine YOUR strength today.   "Strength doesn't have to mean one thing, it doesn't have to mean lifting a one rep max..it could mean running after your grandkids, it could mean being able to run again after a serious hip injury or car accident.." -Cori Lefkowith   Time Stamps 1:27 Who is Cori Lefkowith? Youtuber? Elite Tennis Player?? 3:00 Hates her dream job and makes a career change 4:20 The brand ‘Redefining Strength’ is born… 5:00 What does ‘Strength’ really mean? 7:40 How Cori “sees” herself and her influence on the world 9:55 Cori is a list maker, not so much a goal setter… what’s the WHY? 13:55 Enjoying the journey, always striving to improve 15:20 The importance of a Coach and Community over Lone Wolf approach 20:25 Cori’s passion for at home bodyweight training and variety 23:00 Excuses are excuses… we have all the power to change 26:15 Who inspires Cori – what ignites her passion for fitness? 28:48 What people are searching on YouTube 31:00 Going deeper with movement patterns and muscle recruitment 34:38 Her mind-body philosophy and connection / progressions with clients 38:36 Nutrition education - The macro academy 41:08 Her BEST diet tip -TRACKING-TRACKING-TRACKING 43:38 More info on the Macro Academy – visit Cori’s website – connect with Cori 44:52 The wrap up – final words of wisdom   Subscribe to iTunes Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes!   What do you want to hear from the Critical Bench Podcast? Tell us here!   Resources Why Stretching Won’t Make Your Flexible – FREE DOWNLOAD The Macro Academy   Connect w/ Cori: RedefiningStrength.com YouTube Facebook Pinterest Instagram   ConneSupport the showConnect w/ Critical Bench: YoutubeFacebookInstagramCriticalBench.comCriticalNutritionLabs.comStrongByDesignPodcast.com