Inside the Program: Why Your Back Day Matters More Than You Think

Inside the Program: Why Your Back Day Matters More Than You Think A 5-week back, glutes, and hamstring training cycle for women in perimenopause and menopause. - Why posterior chain training matters after 40 - How to deadlift without wrecking your lower back; and - What's inside the new Deep Kimchi Training Labs app. Every month I pull back the curtain on what Deep Kimchi subscribers are training. This week: the start of a new 5-week workout focused on the back, glutes, and hamstrings — the entire backside of the body. We get into why the back comes after shoulders, why I chose the trap bar deadlift and the chest-supported row, how the five weeks build from foundation to peak, and what's actually inside the new interactive training app. (Hint: it's not another workout tracker.) A new opportunity for meaningful muscle — in spite of menopause — is always right around the corner. Enjoy and share! — Michelle CHAPTERS: 00:00 Welcome to Deep Kimchi 00:59 Why Back Comes After Shoulders 01:55 Train Hard Without Wrecking Your Joints 02:22 Why I Chose the Trap Bar 02:53 The Row That Doesn't Wreck Your Lower Back 04:06 Five Weeks: Foundation to Peak 05:01 The Deload — Where the Work Becomes Visible 05:30 Inside the New Training App 05:59 A Coach in Your Pocket, Not a Stopwatch 06:54 Where to Start This Week -- Mentioned in this episode The new Back & Posterior Chain interactive training app — paid subscribers only Previous episode: Why Women Over 40 Need a Deload Week → https://deepkimchi.substack.com/p/why-women-over-40-need-deload-weeks A portion of every paid subscription supports Save Our Paws, an animal rescue in Romania. About Deep Kimchi: Evidence-based strength training and nutrition for women in midlife. No fluff. No pink dumbbells. No recycled advice from someone who’s never had a hot flash. Just programming that accounts for your biology and respects your intelligence. Subscribe at https://deepkimchi.substack.com/subscribe Michelle Burleson is a bestselling author, coach, former D1 athlete, and taekwondo black belt specializing in women’s midlife strength and nutrition at DeepKimchi.Substack.Com. Get full access to Michelle Burleson | The Menopausal Meathead at menopausalmeathead.substack.com/subscribe