Stay ConnectedWAG coaches Josh and Chris dive into every facet of health, wellness, and personal development in this podcast by Working Against Gravity. Inside WAG Nutrition takes a unique approach to self-development by connecting the dots between nutrition and mindset through personal and relatable insights from WAG coaches and special guests drawing from their experiences coaching thousands of clients around the world.
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Today we're talking about relationships. More specifically, we're talking about a helpful tool Adee and Michael have been using to stay connected and maintain a healthy, strong relationship.
The Rule of 3 exercise comes from authors and relationship experts Gay and Katie Hendricks. It's a series of four questions to be answered with your partner. Each person answers all four questions fully (in a journal), and then you share the answers with each other.
This exercise (which is all about owning what you could be doing to strengthen your relationship and better support your partner) requires a bit of vulnerability. It will ask you to recognize where you could be contributing to some of the conflicts or issues within your relationship.
But ultimately, we know you'll find this exercise to be empowering and helpful for deepening your connection with your partner.
Try out the exercise and let us know on social media what you think!
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This is another special live coaching call where Adee has a conversation with someone who has been experiencing obstacles in their nutrition.
Sonya Chamberlain is 41 years old and owns her own midwifery business. She's also a competitive CrossFit Master's athlete and a CrossFit coach.
Sonya has the goal of improving her performance and optimizing her body composition for CrossFit, but she feels unsure about the best nutrition plan for her. She's picked up plenty of nutrition information from various experts, but no plan has ever felt quite right for her specific, individual needs.
She has come to Adee seeking guidance, and they have a conversation about the power of trusting your own intuition around nutrition. Just because different experts offer a wide variety of (sometimes conflicting!) advice doesn't mean you have to follow any of it. As Adee explains, it's okay to trust yourself, try different methods, and make adjustments along the way.
If you've ever felt overwhelmed with nutrition information and unsure what's best for your specific goals, you'll love this episode!
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Have you ever reached a point in your health & fitness journey where you felt like giving up?
Maybe you felt overwhelmed with nutrition program options and couldn't determine which one was right for you.
Maybe you tried six different workout programs but couldn't tell if any of them were actually helping you achieve your body composition goals.
Maybe you got so frustrated with all of this, you wanted to quit entirely!
If you've felt this way, you'll relate to our guest on today's podcast, Rebecca Rodriguez. She's tried weighing and tracking her food—but it left her feeling frustrated and restricted. She wondered whether this meant all hope was lost and that she'd never achieve her body composition goals.
Rebecca applied to be coached live by Adee Cazayoux, and this is a recording of their conversation. If you've ever felt hopeless or lost around which nutrition program is best for you (and how to stick to it), you'll love this episode!
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In today's episode, host Michael Cazayoux interviews Ivette Carcas, the Training Director for Working Against Gravity.
Ivette joined WAG as a client in 2014 and began working with Adee as her coach (Adee is still her coach to this day!).
Before that, Ivette trained as a ballet dancer for 27 years (she's since switched to flamenco). She worked as an architect and has her first Master's degree in architecture. She's also a competitive Olympic weightlifter.
For years, Ivette sought a way to work in the nutrition world. So, when Adee offered her a job with WAG, Ivette jumped at the chance.
Since then, Ivette has become WAG's top coach. She's in charge of the creation and operation of our WAG Coach Certification.
In this interview, Michael and Ivette talk about the WAG Certification, including how it offers students something that no other nutrition certification offers: digital mentorship.
Certification students get hands-on feedback and support during their completion of the certification and also after graduation. Listen in to hear Ivette outline the most important skills required to be an excellent nutrition coach.
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Michael and Adee discuss racial inequality and how to keep the conversation alive.
Let's talk about pregnancy!
At the time of recording this podcast, Adee was 26 weeks (about 6 ½ months) pregnant with her first baby. Pregnancy has been an incredible journey for both Michael and Adee, and in this episode, they talk candidly about their experience.
They discuss topics including:
Whether you are thinking about getting pregnant in the future, you're pregnant right now, or you want to support someone in your life who is pregnant, you will love this podcast!
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have had to adjust to working from home. It's very different from working in an in-person, office type of setting.
While working from home, it's essential to remain productive and focused. But—what if your kids are there? What if your spouse is there? All the chores you could be doing are there, too. There are many opportunities for you to be less productive due to the lack of boundaries between work and home.
At the same time, if you can learn how to be productive while working from home, it provides massive flexibility in time and location—you can work from anywhere with WiFi! Additionally, as more businesses move online, it's wise to be prepared for this trend to continue.
In this episode of the podcast, Adee and Michael share tips and advice for successfully working from home (including what hasn't worked well!). They'll teach you how to create a healthy balance between work and the rest of your life while working from home.
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This is the third and final installment of our WAG members' spotlight stories. Today's narrative is nothing short of inspiring and depicts a story of personal triumph amidst a global pandemic.
Darryl is both a competitive CrossFit athlete and WAG member with dreams of making it to the Master's division in the CrossFit Games. In this episode Darryl recounts his initial reaction to the COVID outbreak, testing positive for the virus, being placed into a medically induced coma, and the fight he had to endure before seeing his family once again. Tune in for an incredible journey of mental and physical strength.
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Have you heard about the difference between moderators and abstainers? This is important information to know about yourself when it comes to following any nutrition program.
Put simply, moderators find that occasional indulgence strengthens their commitment to stay on track. Meanwhile, abstainers have trouble stopping eating something once they've started–so they do better staying away completely.
There's no 'right' or 'wrong' way–it's just a matter of knowing which strategy works better for you.
In this episode of the podcast, Adee and Michael explain exactly how to determine which category you fit into. They also offer practical tips for how to use this information to follow through with your nutrition goals. They also discuss what to do if you live with someone in the opposite category of yours.
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Amidst the COVID pandemic it seems like there are so many reasons for us to shut down, forget our habits, and completely give up on our goals. At the same time, there are those that are using this time to take charge and make things happen.
With the media constantly being shrouded by bad news, we've decided to spread a positive message by sharing some incredible WAG member stories.
In this episode Michael interviews one of our WAG members, Bethany Schmidl. Bethany is a personal trainer and nutrition coach. Today she's here to share her experience during this nation-wide quarantine including some of her biggest challenges, and how she was able to start a small business during this time by simply by identifying and re-writing the things that have been holding her back.
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