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If you’re willing to give up at the first sign of adversity, then did you really even want to achieve this goal in the first place? Maybe it was just a dream, instead.  It’s okay to have dreams, but the difference between a dream and a goal is the work that you put in to achieve it. Dreams require zero effort. Goals require immense effort, dedication, and persistence. Miss our ‘Sane Water Cuts Masterclass?’ Don’t worry! We’re offering the replay for a limited time: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/product/masterclass-water-cuts/   Follow us on Instagram and tag us in your posts by using the hashtag #empoweredbyiron Join our women’s only Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/femalestrengthacademy Check out our sponsors: Fiercely Fueled Nutrition Coaching - Online nutrition coaching for strength and functional fitness athletes. Coached by our own Dr. Kristin Lander, DC, CISSN. Intuitive Athlete Nutrition Coaching - Online intuitive eating nutrition coaching for female strength athletes. Coached by

If you compete in powerlifting or weightlifting, you’ve probably heard about grueling water cuts or athletes cutting water to make weight. In today’s episode, we look at the research on water cutting and ask two very big questions: is it safe? Does it affect performance? Listen to find out!   Sane Water Cuts Masterclass - A simple and effective way to lose 2kg meet week.  Presale ends Monday (2/24) at 11:59PM The course will be LIVE Tuesday (2/25) at 7:00PM EST.  Can’t attend the live event? No problem! Replays will be sent out 48hrs after the course ends to those who purchased it during the sale week. Purchase your seat here: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/product/masterclass-water-cuts/   Eat for Strength and Eat for Strength - Cut courses are now LIVE: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/courses/eat-for-strength/ Follow us on Instagram and tag us in your posts by using the hashtag #empoweredbyiron Join our women’s only Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/femalestrengthacademy Check o

If you’ve been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and are a strength athlete, listen up! This episode is for you. In today’s episode, we discuss what an autoimmune disease is, how to manage your training/recovery, and how to alter your diet to live your best life as an athlete. Eat for Strength and Eat for Strength - Cut courses are now LIVE: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/courses/eat-for-strength/ Follow us on Instagram and tag us in your posts by using the hashtag #empoweredbyiron Join our women’s only Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/femalestrengthacademy Check out our sponsors: Fiercely Fueled Nutrition Coaching - Online nutrition coaching for strength and functional fitness athletes. Coached by our own Dr. Kristin Lander, DC, CISSN. Intuitive Athlete Nutrition Coaching - Online intuitive eating nutrition coaching for female strength athletes. Coached by Dr. Mary Morton, PhD, CISSN. Bama Brick Squad - Stacy offers various coaching services and packages: all geared towards he

For whatever reason you have taken a hiatus from lifting. Whether it’s because you have been injured, other obligations outside of lifting have taken priority, or you’ve simply lost your fire, you have taken some time away from the barbell and you’re ready to get back into it. Today we share our tips and caveats about getting back into lifting after taking a break. If you’ve been looking to reignite your fire for lifting, this was made for you!   REIGNITE Ebook/Program is available NOW! Head over and grab your copy today! https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/ebooks/reignite-ebook/   Find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/empoweredbyiron Eat for Strength and Eat for Strength - Cut courses are now LIVE: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/courses/eat-for-strength/ Follow us on Instagram and tag us in your posts by using the hashtag #empoweredbyiron Join our women’s only Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/femalestrengthacademy Check out our sponsors: Fiercely Fueled Nutrition Coaching - On

Dr. Lauren Polivka - Experts of Iron: Episode 01 *Reupload! This episode disappeared off the face of the earth, so we are re-releasing it! Hopefully it sticks around this time! Welcome to Experts of Iron! Our first episode features Lauren Polivka, Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT). In this episode Lauren walks us through her journey to becoming a DPT, common issues or injuries she treats in her powerlifting, weightlifting and CrossFit athletes, and how she has made a name for herself in a male-dominated industry.    Experts of Iron is a new series here on Empowered by Iron. Each month we will sit down with experts in training, nutrition, recovery, and mindset to discuss their research, background, and relevant industry topics.    Where you can find Lauren:  Instagram: @lapolivka11   Lauren’s company (based out of Atlanta, GA) Repair, Perform, Recover: Website: https://www.repairperformrecover.com/   Check out Female Strength Academy - The only online resource created by and for female strength athl

Do what you love because you love it, and if you don’t know what that is yet, find what works for you. Our guest today did just that, and her athletic career exploded. Katherine Nye has taken USA Weightlifting by storm and has no plans on slowing down anytime soon. She is a force to be reckoned with, and we cannot wait to see what she does this year.   Where you can find Kate: Instagram: @katherineenye   Kate’s Sponsors: @velaasa code “kateUSA15” @unitedlifters code “Nye” @esc_sounds code “Nye10” @hardcoremeals @earthfedmuscle cod “Nye10” @virusintl   Find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/empoweredbyiron We’ve got shirts!! https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/clothing/shirts/strongaf-apparel/ Eat for Strength and Eat for Strength - Cut courses are now LIVE: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/courses/eat-for-strength/ Follow us on Instagram and tag us in your posts by using the hashtag #empoweredbyiron Join our women’s only Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/femalestrengthacademy Check ou

With the holidays around the corner, it is always easy to get overwhelmed with family obligations, training, friends, and work. Rather than try to do it all right now, focus on doing one thing at a time. Simplify your time, and you will be surprised how much you can actually accomplish.   Empowered by Iron is take a break! We will be back January 6th, 2020 with weekly episodes!!! Talk soon ladies!   Find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/empoweredbyiron We’ve got shirts!! https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/clothing/shirts/strongaf-apparel/ Eat for Strength and Eat for Strength - Cut courses are now LIVE: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/courses/eat-for-strength/ Follow us on Instagram and tag us in your posts by using the hashtag #empoweredbyiron Join our women’s only Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/femalestrengthacademy Check out our sponsors: Fiercely Fueled Nutrition Coaching - Online nutrition coaching for strength and functional fitness athletes. Coached by our own Dr. Kristin

Let’s talk about performance, recovery, and weight gain. In today’s episode, we talk about Kristin’s journey into eating for recovery, the theory of fluff-unfluff, and some good ol’ tough love. Plus, we may or may not be releasing something new and exciting! Listen to today’s episode for all the details!   Eat for Strength- Mass is LIVE: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/courses/eat-for-strength-mass/ Find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/empoweredbyiron We’ve got shirts!! https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/clothing/shirts/strongaf-apparel/ Follow us on Instagram and tag us in your posts by using the hashtag #empoweredbyiron Join our women’s only Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/femalestrengthacademy Check out our sponsors: Fiercely Fueled Nutrition Coaching - Online nutrition coaching for strength and functional fitness athletes. Coached by our own Dr. Kristin Lander. Bama Brick Squad - Stacy offers various coaching services and packages: all geared towards helping you reach your goa

The best way for us to progress as a community is to share our experiences so that others can learn from our mistakes. Today we sit down and do just that. We share the top three things we wish we knew before we started lifting.   Find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/empoweredbyiron We’ve got shirts!! https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/clothing/shirts/strongaf-apparel/ Eat for Strength and Eat for Strength - Cut courses are now LIVE: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/courses/eat-for-strength/ Follow us on Instagram and tag us in your posts by using the hashtag #empoweredbyiron Join our women’s only Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/femalestrengthacademy Check out our sponsors: Fiercely Fueled Nutrition Coaching - Online nutrition coaching for strength and functional fitness athletes. Coached by our own Dr. Kristin Lander. Bama Brick Squad - Stacy offers various coaching services and packages: all geared towards helping you reach your goals. She works with athletes of all shapes and s

Welcome to the podcast episode no one expected, but many of you need to hear. Today, Stacy Burr joins us to discuss Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs): her experience, pros vs. cons, powerlifting divisions, and community. This is an episode we hope you listen with an open mind and an open heart. Enjoy.   Check out The Champion Mindset podcast   Find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/empoweredbyiron We’ve got shirts!! https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/clothing/shirts/strongaf-apparel/ Eat for Strength and Eat for Strength - Cut courses are now LIVE: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/courses/eat-for-strength/ Follow us on Instagram and tag us in your posts by using the hashtag #empoweredbyiron Join our women’s only Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/femalestrengthacademy Check out our sponsors: Fiercely Fueled Nutrition Coaching - Online nutrition coaching for strength and functional fitness athletes. Coached by our own Dr. Kristin Lander. Bama Brick Squad - Stacy offers various co

Most of us have likely heard the terms ‘refeed’ and ‘cheat day’ by now, but what do they mean and how do they work? Today we discuss what a ‘cheat day’ vs. a ‘refeed day’ is, ‘cheat days’ and disordered eating, and what you can do if you find that refeed and/or cheat days really derail your efforts. Enjoy!   Find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/empoweredbyiron We’ve got shirts!! https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/clothing/shirts/strongaf-apparel/ Eat for Strength and Eat for Strength - Cut courses are now LIVE: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/courses/eat-for-strength/ Follow us on Instagram and tag us in your posts by using the hashtag #empoweredbyiron Join our women’s only Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/femalestrengthacademy Check out our sponsors: Fiercely Fueled Nutrition Coaching - Online nutrition coaching for strength and functional fitness athletes. Coached by our own Dr. Kristin Lander. Bama Brick Squad - Stacy offers various coaching services and packages: all geared t

Are your goals really goals you are working towards or are they just wishes you’re hoping will come true? In today’s episode we discuss what it means to put in the work, letting go of other people’s expectations of you, and how to accomplish goals, you have to love the work. Find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/empoweredbyiron We’ve got shirts!! https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/clothing/shirts/strongaf-apparel/ Eat for Strength and Eat for Strength - Cut courses are now LIVE: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/courses/eat-for-strength/ Follow us on Instagram and tag us in your posts by using the hashtag #empoweredbyiron Join our women’s only Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/femalestrengthacademy Check out our sponsors: Fiercely Fueled Nutrition Coaching - Online nutrition coaching for strength and functional fitness athletes. Coached by our own Dr. Kristin Lander. Bama Brick Squad - Stacy offers various coaching services and packages: all geared towards helping you reach your goal

In this week’s episode we discuss what the central nervous system (CNS) does, how lifting affects it, and how you can periodize your training to maximize neural adaptions. Get ready for another research-packed episode. Enjoy! Find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/empoweredbyiron We’ve got shirts!! https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/clothing/shirts/strongaf-apparel/ Eat for Strength and Eat for Strength - Cut courses are now LIVE: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/courses/eat-for-strength/ Follow us on Instagram and tag us in your posts by using the hashtag #empoweredbyiron Join our women’s only Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/femalestrengthacademy Check out our sponsors: Fiercely Fueled Nutrition Coaching - Online nutrition coaching for strength and functional fitness athletes. Coached by our own Dr. Kristin Lander. Bama Brick Squad - Stacy offers various coaching services and packages: all geared towards helping you reach your goals. She works with athletes of all shapes and sizes

Sleep! We all know we need it, but why? And how does a good night’s rest contribute to our massive strength gains? In today’s episode we break down what sleep is, how sleep affects your brain, sleep and strength gains, and how to get a better night’s rest. Hopefully after listening to this episode, you get to bed early tonight!  We’ve got shirts!! https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/clothing/shirts/strongaf-apparel/ Eat for Strength and Eat for Strength - Cut courses are now LIVE: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/courses/eat-for-strength/ Follow us on Instagram and tag us in your posts by using the hashtag #empoweredbyiron Find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/empoweredbyiron Join our women’s only Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/femalestrengthacademy Check out our sponsors: Fiercely Fueled Nutrition Coaching - Online nutrition coaching for strength and functional fitness athletes. Coached by our own Dr. Kristin Lander. Bama Brick Squad - Stacy offers various coaching services and p

It’s pretty safe to say we all have bad days...both in training and life. While we can’t always control outside factors that influence our lives, we can control how we react and adapt. In this week’s episode we discuss how to recover from a bad training day so that a bad day doesn’t spiral into a bad week, month or year. We’ve got shirts!! https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/clothing/shirts/strongaf-apparel/ Eat for Strength and Eat for Strength - Cut courses are now LIVE: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/courses/eat-for-strength/ Follow us on Instagram and tag us in your posts by using the hashtag #empoweredbyiron Find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/empoweredbyiron Join our women’s only Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/femalestrengthacademy Check out our sponsors: Fiercely Fueled Nutrition Coaching - Online nutrition coaching for strength and functional fitness athletes. Coached by our own Dr. Kristin Lander. Bama Brick Squad - Stacy offers various coaching services and packages:

When you’re in strength sports, you have to realize you’re playing the long game. Strength gains don’t happen overnight. No matter how hard you wish them, it just won’t happen. In today’s episode we discuss newbie gains, how to optimize your strength potential through other factors (such as nutrition), factors that impede strength gains, and comparing yourself to others. We’ve got shirts!! https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/clothing/shirts/strongaf-apparel/ Eat for Strength and Eat for Strength - Cut courses are now LIVE: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/courses/eat-for-strength/ Follow us on Instagram and tag us in your posts by using the hashtag #empoweredbyiron Find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/empoweredbyiron Join our women’s only Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/femalestrengthacademy Check out our sponsors: Fiercely Fueled Nutrition Coaching - Online nutrition coaching for strength and functional fitness athletes. Coached by our own Dr. Kristin Lander. Bama Brick Squad - S

Why do all nutrition goals seem to be either cutting or bulking? Why don’t we hear about the third option (i.e. eating at maintenance)?!  In today’s episode we discuss cutting and bulking cycles, what it does to your body, eating for performance, and why having a nutrition coach can be a huge advantage to your athletic potential especially when you’re eating for strength. Eat for Strength and Eat for Strength - Cut courses are now LIVE: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/courses/eat-for-strength/ We’ve got shirts!! https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/clothing/shirts/strongaf-apparel/ Follow us on Instagram and tag us in your posts by using the hashtag #empoweredbyiron Find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/empoweredbyiron Join our women’s only Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/femalestrengthacademy   Check out our sponsors: Fiercely Fueled Nutrition Coaching - Online nutrition coaching for strength and functional fitness athletes. Coached by our own Dr. Kristin Lander. Bama Brick Sq

From a farm in Ohio to an internationally competitive powerlifter, our guest today has overcome many obstacles, both in lifting and life, in order to get her where she is today. In this episode, we sit down with Becci Holcomb and discuss her journey into powerlifting, the curse of social media, and knowing your worth...and so much more. You are not going to want to miss out on this one!   Where you can find Becci: Instagram: @prettystrongbec Coaching Website: https://corvusstrength.co/becci   Check out Female Strength Academy - The only online resource created by and for female strength athletes: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/ Eat for Strength and Eat for Strength - Cut courses are now LIVE: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/nutrition-courses/ Follow us on Instagram and tag us in your posts by using the hashtag #empoweredbyiron Find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/empoweredbyiron Join our women’s only Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/femalestrengthacademy Check out our sponsors: Fierce

We hear it all the time. You HAVE to maintain a work-life balance, a life-hobby balance, a relationship-work balance..whatever it may be, you have to be balanced, right? Well, maybe not. In today’s episode we discuss living life purposely out of balance when training to achieve big goals. You won’t want to miss this one.   Download our free 10 Week Strength Training Program: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/training-programs/10-week-strength-training-program/ Check out Female Strength Academy – The only online resource created by and for female strength athletes: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/ Eat for Strength and Eat for Strength – Cut courses are now LIVE: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/nutrition-courses/ Follow us on Instagram and tag us in your posts by using the hashtag #empoweredbyiron Find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/empoweredbyiron Join our women’s only Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/femalestrengthacademy Check out our sponsors: Fiercely Fueled Nutrition Coaching – Onl

To be the best of the best requires dedication, hard work, extreme self-confidence, natural abilities, and a touch of crazy. Today we sit down with one of USA’s top Olympic Weightlifters, Alyssa Ritchey, to discuss her herstory in sports, the mindset of an athlete, and nutrition. Keep your eye on this one, she will likely be one of our next Olympians. Where you can find Alyssa: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alyssaritchey1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW6SPOcKENnK115TW1kG-0A Bodybuilding.com Podcast ft. Alyssa Ritchey: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-63-alyssa-ritchey-from-farm-to-weightlifting/id1159921915?i=1000436937407 Download our free 10 Week Strength Training Program: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/shop/training-programs/10-week-strength-training-program/ Check out Female Strength Academy – The only online resource created by and for female strength athletes: https://femalestrengthacademy.com/ Eat for Strength and Eat for Strength – Cut courses are now LIVE: http