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#120: What to Do When Your Strength Training Program Changes – and Why You Shouldn’t Just Jump In
Manage episode 485130666 series 3449217
When it’s time to swap out an exercise in your program — whether to freshen things up or work your muscles in a new way — it’s easy to assume you can go just as hard as before.
But here’s the truth: even if you’re strong, your body needs time to adapt to a new movement. Especially in midlife, when old injuries and cranky joints are more common. Diving in too fast can set you back.
In episode 120, I walk you through:
- Why sticking with the same exercises for 8–12 weeks is key to progress
- How to safely introduce a new or returning movement (even if you’re strong!)
- My personal example of switching from leg presses to Bulgarian split squats
- The smart way I program swaps so you can keep progressing
Enjoy the episode!
- FREE CHALLENGE: Know you should start strength training but not sure how? Join LIFT-OFF 🚀: A Midlife Strength Challenge >>
- SPECIAL OFFER: Already strength training? Test out my Strength Training Membership. Save 20% on your first 2 months with coupon code POD20 (apply at checkout). Check out the membership here >>
- Kick-start your lifting with my easy-to-follow Learn to Lift programs:
- Lose fat with The Midlife Fat Loss Formula >>
- Download my free guide to working with your menopausal body >>
- ...
120 episodes
#120: What to Do When Your Strength Training Program Changes – and Why You Shouldn’t Just Jump In
40+ Fitness for Women: Strength training in perimenopause & menopause
Manage episode 485130666 series 3449217
When it’s time to swap out an exercise in your program — whether to freshen things up or work your muscles in a new way — it’s easy to assume you can go just as hard as before.
But here’s the truth: even if you’re strong, your body needs time to adapt to a new movement. Especially in midlife, when old injuries and cranky joints are more common. Diving in too fast can set you back.
In episode 120, I walk you through:
- Why sticking with the same exercises for 8–12 weeks is key to progress
- How to safely introduce a new or returning movement (even if you’re strong!)
- My personal example of switching from leg presses to Bulgarian split squats
- The smart way I program swaps so you can keep progressing
Enjoy the episode!
- FREE CHALLENGE: Know you should start strength training but not sure how? Join LIFT-OFF 🚀: A Midlife Strength Challenge >>
- SPECIAL OFFER: Already strength training? Test out my Strength Training Membership. Save 20% on your first 2 months with coupon code POD20 (apply at checkout). Check out the membership here >>
- Kick-start your lifting with my easy-to-follow Learn to Lift programs:
- Lose fat with The Midlife Fat Loss Formula >>
- Download my free guide to working with your menopausal body >>
- ...
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