All Episodes

#185: Why Switching Up Your Workouts Stalls Muscle Growth (The Myth of Muscle Confusion)

#184: Do You Need to Squat, Deadlift, and Bench Press to Get Strong?

#183: Elbows hurt from lifting? Here's why & 3 ways to avoid it

#182: Q&A: Creatine, Rest Between Sets, Training Frequency, Machines vs. Free Weights

#181: Peeing During Exercise Isn't Normal. What's Going On & How to Fix It

#180: Why Your Son Shouldn't Be Your Strength Coach

#179: Not Seeing Results? You're Probably Not Lifting Hard Enough

#178: What I'm doing at 55 to be Strong at 90

#177: How to Train Less & Keep Your Muscle During Vacation

#176: Why Muscle Loss After 50 Is So Dangerous & How to Fix It

#175: 5 Ways You're Sabotaging Your Results in the Weight Room

#174: 3 Things I Wish I'd Done Differently In My 40s

#173: Is One Side of Your Body Stronger Than the Other?

#172: 5 Tips to Finally Get Consistent with Lifting

#171: The Conversation I Keep Having in the Locker Room

#170: Is It Safe to Start Strength Training After 40?

#169: Can You Build Muscle After Menopause?

#168: What Tracking Revealed to My Clients About Their Diets

#167: Why Your Workouts Aren't Working Anymore

#166 | FAQs Nutrition & Weight Loss

#165: Cortisol Belly: What It Is & How to Fix It

#164: Will You Look Like Me If You Do My Program?

#163: My Body Recomposition Journey - Unexpected Results at Age 55

#162: Lose Weight, Not Muscle - Why It Matters

#161: Build the Body You Want to Spend the Rest of Your Life In

#160: Are Your Workouts Actually Strength Training? Try This and Find Out

#159: Do Women in Menopause Need Different Strength Training?

#158: Strength Training After 40 What to Expect in Your First 90 Days

#157: Why You Gain Belly Fat in Menopause & How to Reduce It

#156: Strength Training Terms Explained: What Matters & What Doesn't

#155: Fitness Beliefs Keeping Women Over 40 Stuck

#154: My Midlife Identity Crisis & Choosing to Age Powerfully, Not Fade Away

#153: Why follow-along programs don't work for building muscle & strength

#152: What Lifting Heavy Means and Should You Be Doing It

#151: What’s The Least You Can Strength Train and Still Get Strong and Build Muscle?

#150: 4 Unsexy Habits to transform Your Fitness in 2026

#149: What to Do When You’re Stuck at the Same Weight

#148: How Quickly Should You Increase Your Weights?

#147: 3 Kinds of Progressive Overload and Practical Tips to Use Them

#146: What Progressive Strength Training Is and Why It’s So Effective After 40

#145: How to use mindfulness and micro-resting to reset your energy during the day

#144: Yoga in menopause what helps and what to avoid

#143: Beginner strength training over 40 what you need to get started

#142: How to Save Time in Your Strength Training Workouts

#141: 5 Changes That Helped Me Get Back In Sync With My Body in Menopause

#140: How HRT & Testosterone Changed my Life & Training

#139: Perimenopause and HRT My Personal Story

#138: FAQs Beginners Ask About Strength Training After 40

#137: How to Start Strength Training Safely After 40

#136: Strength Training Myths Holding Women Back

#135: How to Tell if Your Workouts Are Actually Building Muscle & Strength

#134: How I’d Start Strength Training If I Were 49 Again

#133: Aging Well Starts with These 3 Kinds of Exercise

#132: Should You Be Lifting Heavy? What Midlife Women Need to Know

#131: Training on Vacation: Stop, Switch, or Scale Back? (+ Tips for Coming Back After a Break)

#130: FAT LOSS: 3 Things Midlife Women Still Get Wrong

#129: FAQs: Training to Failure, Lifting Heavy, Rest Between Sets, Training with Arthritis & What About Cardio?

#128: Simple Tips to Sleep Better - to Boost Recovery, Energy & Strength

#127: 7 Things You Might Be Doing Wrong While Strength Training (which will hold you back!)

#126: What You Really Need to Know About Pee Leaks, Prolapse & Your Pelvic Floor - with Jenn Lormand

#125 - Lifting Weights but Not Seeing Results? 6 Programming Mistakes Holding You Back

#124: Do Men & Women Need to Strength Train Differently?

#123: Bulking & Cutting - should you be doing it?

#122: How to Combine Strength Training, Cardio, and Everything Else

#121: Are You Strength Training or Just Working Out with Weights?

#120: What to Do When Your Strength Training Program Changes – and Why You Shouldn’t Just Jump In

#119: Protein: Why It Matters, How Much You Need, and Practical Tips to Eat Enough

#118: The Love-Hate Relationship We Have with Our Bodies (And What Helped Me Change It)

#117: Factors That Impact Your Strength Training Results (Part 2: Lifestyle Choices that Matter)

#116: Factors That Impact Your Strength Training Results (Part 1: Things you can & can't control)

#115: 7 Must-Haves for a Strength Training Program That Works (Without Wasting Time)

#114: Progressive Overload: Build Muscle & Get Toned in Midlife (Step-by-Step Guide)

#113: Tips for Working with an In-Person Personal Trainer (when starting weight training in midlife)

#112: Reflections on menopause, fitness & life on my 54th Birthday

#111: 6 Strength Training Mistakes Midlife Women Make at the Gym (and how to fix them)

#110 - The Right Way to Recover After Strength Training (Rest, Fuel & Tips for Faster Recovery)

#109: Strength Training: How Quickly to Increase Your Weights?

#108: FAQs: Training Frequency, Supplements & Fat Loss after 40

#107: How to Warm Up to Lift Heavy Weights

#106: How to improve your weight lifting using form videos

#105: Is Lifting Weights Not Your Thing? Too boring? Doesn't work for you? Let's chat...

#104: Your Metabolism in Midlife: Why It Slows Down & How to Fix It

#103: Get Toned for Summer 2025: A simple strategy to lose fat and build muscle

#102: Combo vs. Compound Exercises: Which are better for building muscle in midlife?

#101: 10 Reasons Muscle Matters for Women Over 40 (Benefits of having more muscle on your body)

#100: 10 Reasons Weight Training Is Essential for Women Over 40 (Benefits of lifting weights)

#99: 6 Realistic New Year’s Resolutions for Fitness & Health in Perimenopause & Beyond

#98: Q&A: Training after Illness, Lifting Straps, Boredom with Weight Training, and My HRT Journey

#97: 6 Things I've Changed My Mind About as a Menopause Fitness Coach

#96: My Best Tips for Staying on Track During the Holidays

#94: Overwhelmed by midlife fitness tips? Here's what to focus on & what to ignore

#93: 3 ways to build grip strength to keep progressing your lifts

#92: The Roadmap to Lifting Heavy in Menopause

#91: Back to Heavy Lifting with a Cranky Knee – My Story

#90: Balance: Use it or Lose it!

#89: Why 1200 calorie/day diets & cheat days don’t work & what to do instead

#88: Why I don't recommend BodyPump, F45 and Orangetheory for women in menopause

#87: My Fit After 50 Journey Update

#86: What Dumbbells Do You Need to Start Strength Training at Home?

#85: How Often Should You Strength Train? (and what's the benefit of lifting more often)

#84: 5 Reasons Your Muscles Aren't Growing (and how to fix it)

#83: Are you Exercising or Training? Why It Matters in Midlife Fitness

#82: Client Interview: Brandon's Midlife Fitness Transformation

#81: Learn to Lift Beginner-Friendly Programs for Home and Gym

#80: Are you training with enough INTENSITY?

#79 - Lifting Heavy: What it means to lift heavy & Why you need to do it

#78: How Tracking Your Strength Training Sessions Speeds Up Results

#77- FAQs: Protein, macros, 'forbidden' foods & maintaining weight loss

#76: How to Lose Belly Fat in perimenopause and menopause

#75: Tips for Starting & Maintaining your Fitness Habits - with Dr. Peggy Malone

#74: Rep Ranges: How to work with them & the best rep range for you

#73: Vacation & How to Stay on Track with your Training

#72: Lifting with Injuries & Age-Related Issues

#71: Weight Loss Drugs

#70: Why You'll Build More Muscle with a Structured Weight Training Program

#69: Balancing your Hormones - What it Means & How to Do It

#68: 8 Mistakes Stopping You from Getting 'Toned'

#67: Sprint Interval Training aka SIT

#66: How Women's Bodies Change in Menopause

#65: How to STOP your metabolism from slowing down in midlife

#64: How to Warm-Up and Cool-Down for Weight Lifting

#63: Tips for Better Quality Sleep in Menopause

#62: The Benefits of Tracking What You Eat

#61: How to Safely Start Weight Training After Age 40

#60: How to Lose 10 lbs by Summer: My 6-point formula for fat loss

#59: What it's Like to Work with a Personal Trainer & How to Choose the Perfect One for You

#58: How Often to Change Your Weight Training Program

#57: Cardio with Weights vs. Strength Training Why they are NOT the same!

#56: The 6 Biggest Fitness Mistakes Women over 40 Make

#55: How to Stop Gaining Weight and Losing Muscle in Midlife

#54: Perimenopause: What It Is & How I Survived It

#53: Aging on Your Own Terms: How to Stay Functional and Fierce

#52: How to Lose Weight Without Exercising More (6 keys to successful fat loss)

#51: Earning your food with exercise - why burning calories does not work

#50: How to lift weights without getting "BULKY"

#49: Why you need to lift HEAVY to build muscle & get toned - especially in perimenopause & menopause

#48: Benefits of Weight training in perimenopause and menopause

#47: 5 Best Fitness Resolutions for Women Over 40

#46: How to start lifting weights at home

#45: Getting in shape for summer starts NOW! (and how to do it using my 2-phased approach)

#44: Staying on Track During the Holidays: Tips for avoiding holiday weight gain & losing progress with your weight training

#43: 3 Fitness Questions Women Over 40 Ask Most

#42: 5 ways to save time in your weight training sessions

#41: Stress - why you should NOT ignore it in perimenopause & menopause

#40: Meal Prepping 101 (Benefits & how to get started)

#39: How to start lifting weights after 40 (& fit it into your busy life)

#38: Mindset Shifts - the key to long-lasting results in weight loss & fitness

#37: Menopause 101 - What every woman should know about perimenopause & menopause

#36: 8 Common Mistakes in Weight Training | Part 2 (get results from your training!)

#35: 8 Common Mistakes in Weight Training | Part 1 (tips for lifting weights effectively)

#34: Why weight training is a MUST in perimenopause and menopause (benefits of lifting weights)

#33: My body recomposition journey - year one (and tips for retaining muscle while losing fat)

#32: How to get enough protein each day - practical tips for eating more protein

#31: Scheduling your weight training and cardio & how to warm up for lifting weights

#30: Why 'combo exercises' are a waste of time (and what to do instead to build muscle and strength)

#29: The anti-aging effects of lifting weights (How weight training prepares our bodies for the NEXT 40 years)

#28: The big rocks for 40+ Fitness (top tips for feeling great in perimenopause and menopause)

#27: The 5 Biggest Fitness Mistakes 40+ Women Make

#26: Training muscles in lengthened vs. shortened position (weight training terminology)

#25: FAQs | Weight training tips | What sized weights to buy, how to get toned, isolation vs. compound exercises, how to maintain your balance and more!

#24: What equipment is best for weight training? (building muscle in midlife)

#23: How many exercises do you need to do? (weight training tips for beginners)

#22: Unilateral weight training: Tips for avoiding & correcting muscle imbalances

#21: Body recomposition in midlife through strength training, diet and healthy habits

#20: How often to lift weights (beginner weight lifting tips)

#19: How to know if you are getting results from your weight training (8 ways to track progress)

#18: Progressive overload: what it is & how to apply it to your weight training

#17: Lifting weights after 50 - what it's like to start weight training in midlife

#16: My fat loss journey: how it's going & tips for successful weight loss (lose fat, not muscle)

#15: Maximizing your Fitness: Dispelling fitness myths & embracing mindset shifts

#14: Menopause, hormones & aging: how strength training counteracts hormonal changes & improves healthspan

#13: How quickly will you see results from your weight training? (factors affecting results) - PART 2

#12: How quickly will you see results from weight training? Factors affecting your results - PART 1

#11: How to choose your starting weight & when to increase the weight you're lifting (& how to apply progressive overload)

#10 - PROTEIN: What you need to know to boost strength and fitness (& how to make sure you're getting enough protein)

#9: What to expect when you first start weight training (and tips on how to get started weight lifting)

#8: Tips for staying motivated with weight training

#7: Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE) - What it is and Tips to Boost Yours

#6: Weightlifting and fat loss (why you should never diet without weight training)

#5: 5 Things you Need to Do to Build Muscle (weight training tips)

#4: Muscles in Midlife: a quick lesson in muscle biology (how to build and maintain muscle)

#3: Tips for starting weight training in midlife

#2: Why should women start weight training after 40? (benefits of weight lifting)

#1: Welcome to 40+ Fitness for Women Podcast