Her Strength Revolution

Send us Fan MailBuckle in for today is a long one! We have my wonderful coach and northern big sis Dr Sophie Evelyn on the podcast talking through her very impressive 11 year career. Soph is one of my biggest inspirations as a coach so it was a delight to sit down with her and discuss life as a female coach and the rise of women in powerlifting____________________________________Welcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. Enquire for Coaching here: https://forms.gle/AW1HWcDorozmubkQ9 Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/Soph's IG: https://www.instagram.com/drsoph_powerbreed/

Send us Fan MailRegressions and plateaus are part of your powerlifting journey and whilst annoying there are things you can do to help overcome them. So next time this happens make sure you zoom out and assess everything we touch on today to make sure you're ticking all the boxes that you should be_________________________________________________Welcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. Enquire for Coaching here: https://forms.gle/AW1HWcDorozmubkQ9 Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailWe are back in prep for my next comp and nothing really from a training plan wise has changed. So let me run you through today what exactly this prep will be better and why locking in for prep doesn't work_____________________________________________Welcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailToday's episode gave me the pleasure of interviewing Adam and Amanda Riman in their journey through powerlifting over the years and how their experiences have shaped the way they run the WRPF. We dive into how they got started, what keeps them coming back after all these years and their advice for novice lofters wanting to get into the sport__________________________________Welcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/Amanda's IG: https://www.instagram.com/amandakins2/Adam's IG: https://www.instagram.com/wookielifting/WRPF: https://wrpf.uk/

Send us Fan MailI took a bit of an unplanned break from the podcast for the last 6 months as life did its thing, so today I catch you up to speed with my life. From holidays to bad comps and everything in between. I bit of a brain dump if you will but the perfect chat to have as we focus on bringing the podcast back______________________________________________________Welcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan Mail2 weeks ago we had my 1-1 client Natalie compete for the first time ever and have an absolutely fantastic day. She went 9/9 on her lifts getting only white lights and I run you through exactly how we managed to accomplish this together I also dive into whats next for her in her journey to a 200kg deadlift and why her next phase is a two pronged attack __________________________________________Welcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/Strong Gals Support Group- Free WhatsApp community https://chat.whatsapp.com/FnSqqqMs7URCSZiHqT0tdz

Send us Fan MailWe're back!!! (insert Netflix style docuseries music) Last week I went to a business event that gave me a proper slap around the face wake up call that I needed. So along with my post of IG let me run you through exactly why I will be doing an identity shift rather than an upgrade and making some very public promises (so you guys can help call me out on my BS) __________________________________________Welcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailToday's episode is a very exciting one as we have long term client Dulce jumping onto the podcast to talk through her experience with coaching. From initially coming in for weight loss to tracking solely for the data, to a photoshoot prep to a strength focused block. We've gone through highs and lows together over the past 2 years and honestly looking back was just a fantastic reminder of how far you can come when you want it__________________________________________Welcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. Want to know more? Sign up for the Team UC newsletter: https://unstoppablecoaching.kit.com/04ac4fce18Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/Dulce's IG: https://www.instagram.com/dulcecardas/ 

Send us Fan MailI am officially becoming one of those people that raves about waking up early in the morning to help boost my productivity. As a self imposed night owl the though of waking up at 6:30am would fill me with dread but we are currently on day 3 of 30 and if I continue to see this many changes to my life I have a feeling this habit is around to stick.__________________________________________Welcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. Want to know more? Sign up for the Team UC newsletter: https://unstoppablecoaching.kit.com/04ac4fce18Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailIt's damn good to be back chatting to you guys this week. We are diving into mindset within your lifting and how I believe that approaching your lifts with aggression is one of the worst things you could do. __________________________________________Welcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. Want to know more? Sign up for the Team UC newsletter: https://unstoppablecoaching.kit.com/04ac4fce18Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailI had the realisation that so much of who I was as a lifter was tied to my identity of competing in the U60s when actually I much prefer my body and how I feel when I am slightly heavier. Basically I'd spent 6 months throwing my whole ethos of 'ignoring the scales' out the window. So we realign with what I teach and put it into practice__________________________________________Welcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. Free Build your Squat Training programme: https://unstoppablecoaching.kit.com/2a2e97ab0bWant to know more? Sign up for the Team UC newsletter: https://unstoppablecoaching.kit.com/04ac4fce18Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailTime to get technical and break down the squat so that you can walk away with more knowledge to build your squat and improve your strength. This lift heavily relies on your anatomy so make sure you're trialling things and filming your lifts to see what works for you __________________________________________Welcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. Free Build your Squat Training programme: https://unstoppablecoaching.kit.com/2a2e97ab0bWant to know more? Sign up for the Team UC newsletter: https://unstoppablecoaching.kit.com/04ac4fce18Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailA LOT to unpack in today's episode as recent events came to light over IG yesterday. Often in a male dominated industry it can be hard to power through as a female but I honestly believe this is where our super power lies. Join me today as I discuss what I believe is our true strength in a world where aggression is praised__________________________________________Welcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. Want to know more? Sign up for the Team UC newsletter: https://unstoppablecoaching.kit.com/04ac4fce18Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailHappy Valentine's Day my loves. Today we are flipping the script and focusing on self love and self care. We talk all things rest and relaxing but also the side of self care we often forget- the doing. So join me today to run you through it all__________________________________________Welcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. Want to know more? Sign up for the Team UC newsletter: https://unstoppablecoaching.kit.com/04ac4fce18Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailWelcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. Let's talk my favourite grey topic- nutrition. As I say many many times in this episode nutrition is such a grey area where it it really specific to the person but I run you through all the basic knowledge of your carbs, proteins and fats and how it's best to eat around your trainingWe have 4 spaces open for coaching so if you're needing someone in your corner this Feb to make sure you stick to the plan and smash your goals fill out the link below and I'll be in touchEnquire for coaching here:https://forms.gle/7qBPfWPZu8emCXs56Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailWelcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. Today's episode is more of a brain dump sparked by a conversation with my own coach after a particularly difficult training session. Things won't always feel fabulous and whilst this is so normal you owe it to yourself to keep showing up and progressing forwardWe have 5 spaces open for coaching so if you're needing someone in your corner this Fab to make sure you stick to the plan and smash your goals fill out the link below and I'll be in touchEnquire for coaching here:https://forms.gle/7qBPfWPZu8emCXs56Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailWelcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. Today we get technical and talk about how you should be structuring your training plan to help you hit your strength goals. Now a quick disclaimer- this is not the ONLY way to do things, this is just my way and as with anything fitness it is a glorious world of 'it depends' so take the learnings and try it out for yourself. If it doesn't work then absolutely fine. So get those pens and notebooks out and get ready to take your training to the next levelEnquire for 1-1/plan only coaching here:https://forms.gle/7qBPfWPZu8emCXs56Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailWelcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. Today's episode is a little bit more technical but one that can literally be applied to any form of training and it's all about being super specific with your training. Yes you can go into the gym and train but the question is will you ACTUALLY hit the goals you've set out to?Enquire for 1-1 coaching here:https://forms.gle/7qBPfWPZu8emCXs56Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailWelcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. Today we are being a little self indulgent and I'm talking you through how I've lost 0.8kg in my first week back after the New Year and how I have enjoyed ever second of it. This is literally the exact method I teach my 1-1 girlies and how they are able to completely transform their lives without even focusing on the scale weight. And guess what- I am teaching this all completely for free in my StrongHer Effect workshop starting Monday 13th.Sign up for the FREE workshop: https://unstoppablecoaching.kit.com/f622ac952e Enquire for 1-1 coaching here:https://forms.gle/7qBPfWPZu8emCXs56Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailWelcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. For today's episode I run you through how my 1-1 client Jess has managed to lose over 14kg yet is the strongest she has ever been and exactly how we took her from point A > B in a year. Jess was one of my new starters last Jan and to see her progress as fast as she has this year has been a complete joy and I cannot wait to see what else she gets up to in 2025 Enquire for 1-1 coaching here:https://forms.gle/7qBPfWPZu8emCXs56The FREE Deadlift Upgrade:https://unstoppablecoaching.kit.com/f4dace281bCome and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailWelcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. For today's episode we are diving into how you should be setting your goals for 2025. Now I know literally everyone will be talking about this soon but I am a firm believer that most people miss out a crucial step in making sure you will hit your goals so take notes, get in those high vibes and lets make these goals happen Enquire for 1-1 coaching here:https://forms.gle/7qBPfWPZu8emCXs56The FREE Deadlift Upgrade:https://unstoppablecoaching.kit.com/f4dace281bCome and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailWelcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. For today's BONUS episode we have OG powerlifter Nia Morris jumping on to have a chat about her journey into powerlifting. We cover her initial fears about trying strength training, the differences she's found between year 1 and 2, and how she is navigating the festive period whilst still focusing on her training. Her journey with her strength has been phenomenal Plus a little teaser of something VERY exciting dropping on Thursday 19th Dec 2025Want one of the two 1-1 coaching spaces? Click here:https://forms.gle/7qBPfWPZu8emCXs56The FREE Deadlift Upgrade:https://unstoppablecoaching.kit.com/f4dace281bCome and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/Nia's IG: https://www.instagram.com/ni.alifts/ 

Send us Fan MailWelcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. For today's episode I run you through my weakness methodology and how you can apply the exact formulas to make 2025 your strongest year yet. So make sure you grab your notebook and pen and lets build some crazy strength and watch your confidence bloomWant one of the two 1-1 coaching spaces? Click here:https://forms.gle/7qBPfWPZu8emCXs56The FREE Deadlift Upgrade:https://unstoppablecoaching.kit.com/f4dace281bCome and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailWelcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. For today's episode I run you through the exact methods I use for my 1-1 clients to be able to optimise their off season. Now every coach will do it slightly differently but I love to utilise body builder style training to build up some cracking muscle with that mental endurance and it's lead to one of my athletes putting a whopping 25kg on to her total this year aloneWant one of the three spaces opened up? Click here:https://forms.gle/7qBPfWPZu8emCXs56The FREE Deadlift Upgrade:https://unstoppablecoaching.kit.com/f4dace281bCome and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailWelcome to today's episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. For today's episode I am delving into the EXACT methods we used to completely upgrade Lara's deadlift. Not only has she now developed a way stronger starting position but she has repped out her OLD 1 rep max for three reps and went on to rep out 12.5% more weight than ever before Like I promised, just for you podcast listeners here is the link to download your FREE copy of my Deadlift Upgrade. In this free training, you’re going to learn: How to optimise your starting position to build powerCommon mistakes and the easiest ways to fix themAnd where energy leaks can happen and how to reduce them so your strength NEVER dropsSo that you can develop your knowledge and skills around lifting and upgrade your deadlift by 10%!So click HERE to download your copyFeeling inspired and want help navigating your first year of lifting: https://forms.gle/7qBPfWPZu8emCXs56Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailWelcome to the third episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. For today's episode we are talking all things mindset when it comes to your training and how much of an impact that has on your comp days. The intention needed behind your lifting and how my two years of lifting with intent completely saved my arse at my last comp and lead to me walking away with 3 pbs and smashing my goalsFeeling inspired and want help navigating your first year of lifting: https://forms.gle/7qBPfWPZu8emCXs56Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailWelcome to the second episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. For today's episode we are talking the main differences I experienced from my first year of powerlifting to my second year. It's been a journey of confidence, self assurance and final deadlifts doing me dirty and how I have been taking my learnings and helping my team of lifters navigate their first years easier Feeling inspired and want help navigating your first year of lifting: https://forms.gle/7qBPfWPZu8emCXs56Come and say hi on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/

Send us Fan MailWelcome to the very first episode of the 'Her Strength Revolution' podcast. The podcast that empowers women to embrace their strength, both inside and outside the gym.  Whether you're new to lifting or a seasoned athlete, we cover everything from powerlifting tips, strength-building strategies, and mindset shifts to help you unleash your full potential. For today's episode we are chatting all about how I went from professional musical theatre training to powerlifter and the many lessons I have learnt along the way. The highs, the lows and everything in between. It really has been a journey of criticism to confidence Feeling inspired and wanting to join the team? Start here: https://forms.gle/PEx6az2eAmUSddPV6 Come and join me over on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelhookway1/