LiftingLindsay's More Than Fitness

Lindsay challenges the idea that cardio kills muscle gains, explaining that concurrent training can be done intelligently to avoid interference and even support hypertrophy. She breaks down what happens during hard lifting sets and emphasizes that key recovery occurs between sets via oxygen delivery and utilization. 
Topics discussed:
00:00 Cardio Myth Busting
02:46 Inside a Hard Set
05:42 Rest Period Magic
09:31 Cardio Boosts Lifting
11:17 Four by Four Intervals
17:56 Zone Two Engine
21:30 Recovery and Cycling Cardio
28:21 HIIT for Burn Tolerance
37:03 Programming and Timing Tips
39:08 Wrap Up and Takeaways
Connect With Lindsay
Instagram: @liftinglindsay
Join the BeStrong Community for science based training, nutrition education, coaching, live calls, and a supportive community of women who want to get stronger, build muscle, and improve their health.

Learn more at liftinglindsay.com

Ready To Train With Us?
If this episode resonated with you and you're ready to experience this style of training for yourself, it's not too late to join us inside the BeStrong app.

Our newest hypertrophy phase has already begun, but you're absolutely not behind.

This training block focuses on:
✔ Lengthened position training
✔ Strategic pauses and isometrics
✔ Improving muscle tension
✔ Building strength and muscle with intentional execution
✔ Learning how to make the target muscle do more of the work

You'll get access to the complete training program, exercise video demonstrations, nutrition guidance, live coaching calls, and a community of women committed to getting stronger together.

Join us HERE

Your height isn’t the problem. Comparing your body to someone else’s is.
Every woman has her own numbers. Your maintenance, your muscle, your progress. The goal isn’t to eat like the taller girl or train like the shorter one. It’s to learn what works for your body and pull the levers you actually control.
That’s exactly what we do inside the BeStrong app. 💪
✔️ Programs built for real life: 3, 4 or 5 days a week, at home or in the gym
✔️ A macro calculator so you can find your own numbers instead of borrowing someone else’s
✔️ Meal plans and recipes that fit your goals
✔️ A monthly live coaching call with me, plus direct access to message me with your training questions
✔️ A community of women 35 and older who are done blaming their bodies and ready to build them
Our next group cycles start Monday, November 2. Strong and Sculpted runs 4 days a week, Fitness Minimalist runs 3, and both come with home and gym options. Join today!!!

Join HERE for free 7 day trial!

Topics discussed:

(00:07) - What is the average height for adults?

(02:52) - The struggle of being tall with long legs

(05:18) - Is it harder for shorter women to lose weight?

(09:30) - Does height change your metabolism?

(19:21) - Comparing my arm span with a shorter person

(22:19) - Is it harder for a short person to put on muscle than a taller person?

(28:17) - Everyone's starting point is different

(34:49) - Why am I comparing myself to someone else?

Connect With LindsayInstagram: @liftinglindsay
Join the BeStrong Community for science based training, nutrition education, coaching, live calls, and a supportive community of women who want to get stronger, build muscle, and improve their health.

Learn more at liftinglindsay.com

Ready To Train With Us?
If this episode resonated with you and you're ready to experience this style of training for yourself, it's not too late to join us inside the BeStrong app.

Our newest hypertrophy phase has already begun, but you're absolutely not behind.

This training block focuses on:
✔ Lengthened position training
✔ Strategic pauses and isometrics
✔ Improving muscle tension
✔ Building strength and muscle with intentional execution
✔ Learning how to make the target muscle do more of the work

You'll get access to the complete training program, exercise video demonstrations, nutrition guidance, live coaching calls, and a community of women committed to getting stronger together.

Join us HERE

Topics discussed:
00:00 Body Recomp Overview
01:53 What Recomp Means
02:42 Why It Feels Slow
03:54 Money Analogy Mindset
09:52 Social Media Expectations
12:53 Who Recomp Works For
15:26 Machines vs Free Weights
17:52 What Builds Muscle
20:34 Setting Calories Protein
23:48 Nutrient Timing Fueling
30:35 Wrap Up And Invite
Connect With Lindsay
Instagram: @liftinglindsay
Join the BeStrong Community for science based training, nutrition education, coaching, live calls, and a supportive community of women who want to get stronger, build muscle, and improve their health.

Learn more at liftinglindsay.com

🎉 EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT: New training starts Monday, 11/2! 🎉
Don’t miss out! The newest training cycles launch inside the LiftingLindsay App, and there’s a fit for every schedule:
3x a week(fitness Minimalist) or 4x a week (Strong & Sculpted) programs
A 4x a week, 30 to 40 minute option for busy days
Home and gym alternatives for every workout, so you can train anywhere
100s of high protein recipes
Meal Plans
Community
Place to send me a DM to get your personal questions answered!
Download the LiftingLindsay App, pick your program, and start on day one with the whole community. CLick HERE

Lindsay delivers “tough love” about stopping calorie and body comparisons, even with women of the same height and weight, because maintenance and progress depend on many individual factors. 
Topics discussed:
00:00 Stop Comparing Now
00:52 Instagram Numbers Trap
02:15 Main Gaining Explained
04:17 Scale Versus Composition
05:47 What Maintenance Means
06:14 Basal Metabolic Rate Basics
10:00 NEAT Changes Everything
11:46 Exercise And Food Thermics
13:44 Why Same Stats Differ
15:59 Height Weight Myth
18:59 Client Maintenance Overshoot
19:45 Glycogen Water Weight
21:42 Find Your True Maintenance
25:01 Gap Versus Gain Mindset
26:34 App DM Reminder Wrap
Connect With Lindsay
Instagram: @liftinglindsay
Join the BeStrong Community for science based training, nutrition education, coaching, live calls, and a supportive community of women who want to get stronger, build muscle, and improve their health.

Learn more at liftinglindsay.com

Ready To Train With Us?
If this episode resonated with you and you're ready to experience this style of training for yourself, it's not too late to join us inside the BeStrong app.

Our newest hypertrophy phase has already begun, but you're absolutely not behind.

This training block focuses on:
✔ Lengthened position training
✔ Strategic pauses and isometrics
✔ Improving muscle tension
✔ Building strength and muscle with intentional execution
✔ Learning how to make the target muscle do more of the work

You'll get access to the complete training program, exercise video demonstrations, nutrition guidance, live coaching calls, and a community of women committed to getting stronger together.

Join us HERE

QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT! Brand new Train With Me programming starts TODAY!

This is my personal programming, so if you want to follow along and train exactly how I’m training right now, come join me!

Here’s what you’re getting:
5 workouts per week, with a 4 day option
Leg + delt emphasis
Home AND gym options
My exact programming and progressions
Meal plans + high protein recipes
Nutrition education and resources
Access to our community
Ask me questions inside the app
I want to teach you how to train smart AND eat smart, and give you the actual tools to do both.
The new cycle starts TODAY, so this is the perfect time to jump in and start with us from Week 1.

Come Train With Me! Free 7 day Trial HERE

Topics discussed:

(00:25) - New train with me program begins

(05:46) - Meal plans added to the app

(07:10) - Grip strength internet drama

(18:44) - The effort loop

(23:46) - Try not to work with attachment to the outcome

(25:46) - The problem wtih needing faster results

(36:52) - Finding ways to enjoy victories on the journey

Connect With LindsayInstagram: @liftinglindsay
Join the BeStrong Community for science based training, nutrition education, coaching, live calls, and a supportive community of women who want to get stronger, build muscle, and improve their health.

Learn more at liftinglindsay.com

Ready To Train With Us?
If this episode resonated with you and you're ready to experience this style of training for yourself, it's not too late to join us inside the BeStrong app.

Our newest hypertrophy phase has already begun, but you're absolutely not behind.

This training block focuses on:
✔ Lengthened position training
✔ Strategic pauses and isometrics
✔ Improving muscle tension
✔ Building strength and muscle with intentional execution
✔ Learning how to make the target muscle do more of the work

You'll get access to the complete training program, exercise video demonstrations, nutrition guidance, live coaching calls, and a community of women committed to getting stronger together.

Join us HERE