In this episode, I dive deep into how to evaluate fitness content and influencers, focusing on the importance of quality movement and effective training.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
- The Warrior Queen Olympics
- Why it’s crucial to train your eye to recognise good versus poor movement, both in yourself and on social media.
- Observations on a highly-followed fitness influencer who, despite her large following and success, demonstrates poor movement techniques and ineffective training methods.
- Critique common fitness trends like HIIT and ab-centric workouts, explaining why they may not be sufficient for building strength, improving body composition, or reducing injury risk.
- Key Elements of Good Movement: Technique, Range of Motion, Control and Stability & Flow and Fluidity
- Evaluating the weight being lifted and the intensity of the workouts.
- My personal criteria for accepting health and fitness advice, focusing on the alignment between body composition and effective training practices.
- How the objectified body often overshadows the importance of functional training and proper movement.
- Insights into making informed decisions about your own training and offer guidance on what to look for when assessing fitness coaches and influencers.
I recommend following several leaders in women’s strength training:
- Libby Wescombe: Known for her strong training philosophy and experience in female body composition
- Kitty Blomfield: Recognised for her effective training methods and strength
- Hattie Boydle: Noted for her impressive strength, physique and training practices in bodybuilding
- Kelly Matthews: Praised for her strong movements and training approach
- Meg Squats: Renowned for her focus on effective strength training
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Hunter Elam: An Olympic weightlifter demonstrating top-notch technique and training
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00:00 Welcome to the Warrior School Podcast
- 00:16 A Weekend of Filming
- 01:55 Introducing the Warrior Queen Olympics
- 03:35 Training Like an Athlete
- 06:18 Focus on Skill and Performance
- 10:23 The Importance of Beautiful Movement
- 16:27 Recognising Good vs. Bad Movement
- 18:40 The Role of Strength Training
- 23:34 Identifying Quality Training Content
- 37:33 Light and Fast Training: Analysing Body Composition
- 37:49 The Importance of Lifting Heavy Weights
- 38:14 Evaluating Coaches: Do They Walk the Talk?
- 39:26 The Significance of Proper Training Techniques
- 41:54 Show, Don’t Tell: Identifying Good Coaches
- 43:51 Long-Form Content and Building Trust
- 48:24 Experience Matters: Finding the Right Mentor
- 51:05 Spotlight on Leading Women in Strength Training
- 55:42 Warrior School Testimonials: Real-Life Transformations
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