The BittyStrong Podcast with Alyssa Ritchey

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5: Urinary Incontinence | Physical Therapist Tiffany Dallas-Kish Jun 17, 2019

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Tiffany Dallas-Kish, DPT, is a physical therapist specializing in evaluating and treating pelvic floor dysfunction, and other health conditions pertaining to women.
Urinary incontinence is a dysfunction many women athletes suffer with when moving heavy weights around. Alyssa shares the first time she peed on the platform & the criticism she received, & the way she improved her issue. Tiffany discusses many topics on how to prevent & manage urinary incontinence, what types of women struggle with this dysfunction, & she answers a few side questions she received online from women.
*Sorry about the volume, I tried to edit the podcast as best as I could so you could hear her speak. Next week this won't be an issue, my apologies.
For further questions direct message Tiffany on Instagram @tdallas13
If you live in the area & are interested in a consultation or an evaluation please contact Tiffany at PTLink 419-559-5591

4: It's Not Always Easy Living with an Elite Athlete | Benjamin Irvine Jun 10, 2019

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Sometimes social media can give you misconception of what it's like to live with an elite athlete. Today my boyfriend, Benjamin, is here to share exactly what its like to live with an elite athlete and its not always easy.
Ben talks about what it's like for him when Alyssa travels for weightlifting, what he eats when Alyssa is going through an intense weight cut, the limitations in our life because of Alyssa's 2020 Olympic Dream, and how social media started to ruin Alyssa's training last year.
Benjamin is attending school in Akron to become a Certified Nurse Anesthetist. Alyssa and Benjamin have been dating for 4 1/2 years.

3: Reconstructing Programming & Running the Backroom During Competition | Max Aita Jun 03, 2019

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Max Aita discusses changes that were made to Alyssa Ritchey's programming after World Championships in 2018 and how the changes affected her most recent performances. Max and Alyssa talk about the level of trust & commitment it takes from each of them in their coach-athlete relationship in order to be successful. Max dives deep into how any coach can be successful in the backroom for at local, national, and international level weightlifting competition.
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2: Hungry For More & Not Afraid to Go After It | Hunter Elam May 20, 2019

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Hunter Elam, 2019 National Champion & 2018 World Team member puts a pause on nursing school to chase her weightlifting dreams. She tells us about her fun pre-competition rituals, her string of weight cuts from 69kg to 59kg, & how it felt making her first World Team.
You can FOLLOW her on Instagram @_hunterelam

1: Sweeping Gold at Pan American Championships May 09, 2019

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Alyssa Ritchey Team USA weightlifter is the 2019 Pan American Champion. In this episode she discusses her training for Pan Ams, how terrible she felt after the weight cut, & the back room atmosphere at the 2019 Pan American Championships.

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