Muscle Science for Women

If you consider yourself Type A, this episode is for you. Ashleigh and Rachel go through five big things Type A fitness folks do that can get in the way of their own health and goals, even when they think they are doing the right thing. No spoilers, but they cover stress management, poor long-term planning, rigidity, and an inability to celebrate success as just a few of the ...

Ashleigh and Rachel go through six major food swaps for fat loss for anyone who wants to make more mindful, empowered, and reasonable choices in their diet.

Ashleigh highlights the differences between a healthy diet and a fat loss diet; Rachel shares the frozen blueberry cereal she has been making, and they also talk about smart swaps that can reduce calories without r...

In this episode, the ladies answer listener questions, including a big one about oral contraceptives and their impact on muscle building, and a fat loss plateau case study. Ashleigh and Rachel answer a listener's question about whether the pill limits your ability to build muscle, then work through a listener's attempt to lose the same 12 pounds again with the exact same plan...

Fear, avoidance, perfectionism and voluntary discomfort: Ashleigh hosts solo this week and talks through how fear works in the brain and body, and how it shows up around fitness goals and your life in general.

She shares some of her own fears, and the fears listeners sent her on social media; covers the difference between fear and danger; how avoidance is actually bene...