The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast

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S8 EP28: Should You Workout On Your Period? Featuring Hormone Expert Courtney Babilya Jul 11, 2023

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What if you could get stronger and love how you feel after every workout, just by moving with your body’s natural rhythm? Are you finding that there are days where you just don’t have ANY get up and go? Or days where you feel super strong, but they’re not lining up with what kind of workouts you have planned? What if we told you this could have to do with your hormonal cycle?

Because of metabolic and energetic shifts that your hormones initiate on their own, we already have the most effective blueprint for becoming the most balanced version of yourself. All you have to do is utilize it. This is where our special guest Courtney Babilya steps in. Courtney is an ER Nurse, Women’s Health Specialist, and the founder of the Keeping Balance Method, which helps women work with the four phases of their menstrual cycle as a template to build strength, gain energy, and connect with your body. Tune into this weeks episode to learn more about how to train WITH your cycle instead of against it.

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S8 EP27: The Overthinking Detox You Need Jul 04, 2023

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When we overcomplicate a task or project it often leads to a sense of overwhelm and makes it hard to get started… and our brains have been wired to believe that complex solutions are “superior” to simple ones. This is called “Complexity Bias”. Complexity bias can cause us to end up never beginning the task we set out to complete at all, thus we’ve quit before we even started. Listen to today’s Episode to get tips and tricks on how to stop overcomplicating, and start DOING today.

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S8 EP26: Muscle Through Menopause Jun 27, 2023

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Are you doing all of the “right” things… Eating the “right” foods, training hard, lifting weights, getting enough sleep… And still gaining belly fat? Well, are you close to menopause?

The Quick and Dirty: Is it possible for a woman to eat the same diet, have the same activity/workout routine, and still gain weight? Short answer: Yes. Complicated Answer: Double yes! This isn’t made up in your head, you're not lying or cheating your food intake or your workouts. YOU AREN’T CRAZY. So that’s at least good news. The million dollar question is: Why tho???Well we’re diving into just that, and more on why it’s so important to start building muscle TODAY. It doesn’t matter if you are pre, post, or perimenopause. More muscle has been PROVEN to combat the muscle loss we experience during this time. Tune into this episode to learn how you can go into this stage of life being the strongest and healthiest version of yourself.

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S8 EP25: Gut Feelings with Dr. Will Cole Jun 20, 2023

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How’s your gut health? Are you in a constant circle of some okay days into other days where you just have to accept you aren’t going to feel good? Do you notice your bad days popping up during times where you’re feeling overwhelmed, overworked, or overtired?

Today we are joined by special guest Dr. Will Cole, Author of Gut Feelings on the podcast to cover the term he coined called “Shameflammation.” After over a decade as a functional medicine expert Dr. Cole discerned that shame can cause gut inflammation & sabotage wellness through autoimmune disorders, IBS, depression, and more.

Dr. Cole doesn’t only focus on food, it also centers on feeling good, boundaries, and mindfulness which are all key factors in our health and wellness. Listen in to learn more about The Gut-Brain Connection, top signs that someone has a dysregulated nervous system, and how inflammation can impact our brain and mood.

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S8 EP24: The Power Of Waiting: Delayed Gratification Jun 13, 2023

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What is something you were REALLY proud of getting or accomplishing? Now, think of how long it took you. Was it fast? Or did it take you a long time?

This week on The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast we are talking all about delayed gratification, which is the idea of postponing immediate desires for long-term successes. This concept isn’t just about saying “no” to present desires, but is a powerful mindset that allows us to make intentional decisions that help us reach our fitness, financial, and overall life goals. Delayed Gratificatoin can shape our habits and decision making skills to lead us to a more meaningful and purpose driven life.

Listen in to hear Kelsea and Rachael discuss tips, tricks, and strategies to develop this skill, and how to put it into practice.

Topics Discussed in Today's Episode:

Delayed gratification as something you have to practice to achieve
Demystifying delayed gratification
The marshmallow test
Flaws in the marshmallow test
Overcoming obstacles to develop the skill you want
Setting small goals and working up
Recognizing your baggage
Setting appropriate goals
Get off autopilot
Identify the reward
Success isn’t about willpower. It’s about finding alternatives to get your needs met
Go to your subconscious

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S8 EP23: Re-Defining Self-Care Jun 06, 2023

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Think about the last time you took a “self-care” day. What did that consist of? More importantly, how did you feel during and after? Today we are tackling what self-care REALLY is.. And no, it’s not always bath bombs and face masks.

The term “self-care” was originally synonymous with “know thyself”.. The thought was that knowing yourself was best way to care for yourself. So, it used to mean practicing self reliance and knowing who you are.. Somehow along the road it’s turned into lavender eye masks (laugh) Why? Probably because we are desperate to find a product to reduce anxiety instead of doing the inner work that growth and true self-care requires.

What it boils down to: If you’re not feeling loved, valued, or important, lavender is useless. What can we do about this? Practice being more mindful in our daily actions, what we are doing, what we are feeling, what brings us TRUE joy. The beauty of this is that it means that self-care doesn’t look ONLY one way or the other. Tune into today’s The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast to listen to what Rachael and Kelsea have to say about REAL self-care, and tips on how you can find what works best for you.

Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:

Balancing self-care and hustle culture
What self-care isn’t
Inserting martyr tendencies in self-care discourse
Commercialism in self-care
Where exercise belongs in the self-care conversation
What it looks like for each person to care for themselves first
What you feel like after potential self-care activities
Why we want self-care
Getting to a place where you don’t need emergency self-care
Finding daily opportunities for self-care
Focusing on our own consciousness
Fighting negative ideas about caring for yourself
The effect of social media

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S8 EP22: Yoga For All with Guest Brittani Harris May 30, 2023

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Brittani Harris started a business offering yoga classes to anyone in the world through Zoom, using a "pay-what-you-can model" –which means that her classes are available to anyone at any income level. In today’s episode, she talks about how she got started, and why she thinks yoga is so important. Listen to the episode to learn more about why Brittani chose a pay-what-you-can model and how it’s working, why community matters so much, the kinds of benefits that Brittani has seen from yoga, and why it’s time to work on improving your mindset and self-talk.

Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:

How Brittani got started in the yoga space
How Eight Yoga got started
Why Brittani chose a pay-what-you-can model
Why community is so important in yoga
Benefits that Brittani has seen from yoga
The importance of self-talk
Bringing yourself to rest and digest
Doing yoga right and what that means
Improving mindset and adjusting how you talk to yourself
Changing the definition of success

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S8 EP21: We Canceled Our Guest- Here's Why May 23, 2023

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Sometimes doing the right thing is hard - but staying true to your morals is what’s most important. Here’s the thing, at CVG we will always stand for what we find ethical, even if it means turning down an opportunity that can be beneficial for us.

This week we were meant to have a guest speaker, but after finding out certain practices that they preached we decided to say: “Thank you, no thank you. We will not amplify this voice.” The fitness world already has enough practices that don’t encourage true health, but instead glorify weight loss regardless of the repercussions it can have on your body.

Tune in to learn about the evolution of The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast, what Constantly Varied Gear stands for, why loving yourself as you are is the biggest middle finger to societal beauty standards, and why it’s so important to stand up for what you believe in.

Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode

Getting pictures taken and the sensitivity that goes with that
The evolution of the podcast
Hard choices and doing what you think is right
Why there’s no guest on today’s show
Abuse of people with larger bodies
The harm of shows that paid people money to lose weight
Losing the baby weight as a goal
The damage from the reality show weight loss mentality
The importance of realizing that worth isn’t tied to body size
Sticking with the right path
Making difficult decisions from a strong foundation

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S8 EP20: Cold Plunging: So Hot Right Now May 16, 2023

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What is cold plunging? Why is it all over my feed? Cold Plunging has been around for a long time, but is rising in popularity. So let’s start with what it is: submerging your body in icy-cold water for a short period of time typically done in the name of recovery. For some of us this seems crazy, but for a lot of people it’s become an essential part of their daily routine.

This week we explore the benefits of cold plunging, if it’s a good fit for you, and how you can get started if it is something you’re interested in adding into your recovery routine.

Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:

Fitfluencers and cold plunging
Morning routines
Cold plunging is not new
What cold plunging is
Why athletes do it
What happens when you cold plunge
How cold plunging affects your hormone levels
Why it’s not one-size-fits-all
People who are not cold-tolerant
The universal thing that cold plunges do
The benefits of being uncomfortable
Training the vagus nerve
Training a specific part of your brain to handle stress
Gaining the ability to tell your body how you want it to respond
Jumping off points for people who want to start cold plunging
How to avoid overdoing the cold plunge

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S8 EP19: The Big 5: Essential Gym Movements May 09, 2023

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Most of us join the gym to stay active and fit and help our every day life… But the issue is that when we get into the gym we are going to machines that don’t actually give us movement patterns that translate into everyday life. Today on The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast Kelsea and Rachael break down the 5 Foundational Movements that we use to do day to day tasks, and how working on them in the gym makes us better out in the world.

Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode

Eating more protein
Hydration
The people you encounter on the internet
The exercises you must have in your gym routine
Why you need to be deadlifting
Fear of pain
The squat
The press
The importance of both pushing and pulling
The carry

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