LiftingLindsay's More Than Fitness

Topics discussed:

(00:00) - Welcome

(02:58) - Hunger vs Cravings Explained

(04:30) - Follicular Phase Appetite Boost

(08:47) - Ovulation and Hormone Shift

(12:20) - Luteal Phase Snack Attacks

(15:08) - Why PMS Feels So Hard

(19:17) - Coaching Strategies and Refeeds

(21:57) - Texture Hacks for Satisfaction

(26:40) - Cycle Weight Fluctuations

(29:37) - Final Takeaways and Goodbye

Want More Support?If you are tired of trying to figure this all out alone and want science based coaching that actually helps you work with your body instead of constantly fighting it…

Come join us inside the BeStrong Training app. HERE or Get 1:1 Coaching HERE

Inside the app you’ll get:
Structured workout programs
Nutrition guidance
Education on hormones, hunger, recovery, and muscle building
Weekly coaching
Exercise tutorials and form breakdowns
A supportive community of women focused on long term health and strength
Realistic fat loss and muscle building strategies without extremes
This is not about perfection.
It is about building a strong body, a healthy mindset, and a sustainable lifestyle you can actually maintain.

Join here: LiftingLindsay Training App

Connect With Me on Instagram: @liftinglindsay

Ready to Stop Starting Over?
If you're tired of bouncing between being "good" during the week and starting over every Monday, it's time to build a lifestyle that actually lasts.
Inside the LiftingLindsay App, you'll learn how to train smart, eat smart, and create sustainable habits that support fat loss, muscle gain, and long term health. Sign up HERE for a free 7 day trial.

Inside you'll get:
✓ Science based workout programs
✓ Exercise video demonstrations and form coaching
✓ Nutrition guidance and macro education
✓ Meal plans and recipes
✓ Weekly live coaching calls
✓ Mindset coaching and education
✓ A supportive community of women focused on strength and health

The goal isn't just to help you reach a goal. It's to help you become the person who can maintain it.

Need More Personalized Support?

If you know your biggest challenge isn't knowing what to do, but actually doing it consistently, FitSpace Coaching may be the next step. Sign up HERE

Inside FitSpace, you'll work with me, Alex, and our coaching team to create a personalized plan built around your goals, lifestyle, and challenges.

You'll receive:
✓ Personalized nutrition coaching
✓ Custom macro recommendations
✓ Accountability and regular coach feedback
✓ Help navigating real life challenges, vacations, holidays, and setbacks
✓ Support breaking self sabotage patterns and building lasting habits

You don't have to figure this out alone.

Chapters:
00:00 Welcome
00:30 Reward Thinking Trap
01:27 Real Rewards of Consistency
03:30 Weekend Cycle Sabotage
04:50 Diet Mindset Fatigue
08:58 Lifestyle Not Breaks
10:14 Faith and Gym Parallel
19:21 Challenge the Earned It Thought
19:55 How to Work With Me

New TWM (Train With Me) programming starring June 15th! This is my personal programming. We have a 4x or 5x a week option. We’ll be including a 4 week initial block of eccentric work that I cover in the episode and i’m excited for. Come train with me! Get a 7 day free trial HERE!
→ home alternatives included
→ access to my community, recipes, lives, form reviews, etc.
→ 3x, 4x, 5x a week training options
→ Specialized programs like ‘intro to lifting’ or ‘Feminenly Fit Arms’ are 2 of my most popular

Roig et al. 2009 meta analysis on eccentric vs concentric training (strength and cross sectional area)
Franchi et al. research on fascicle length adaptations to eccentric training
Maeo et al. research on long muscle length training and hypertrophy
Pedrosa et al. research on partial range of motion at long muscle lengths
Hägglund and Beyer protocols for tendinopathy rehab
Nordic hamstring exercise research for hamstring injury prevention

How do you define bulky when it's not something that can be measured? Social media doesn't tell the whole story of someone's fitness journey, so what can you do when you're struggling with how you feel you look vs reality of how you should be working out?
Chapters:

(00:08) - Percentage of women who have PMS

(05:18) - Women sometimes don't want to get bulky

(06:39) - How do you define bulky?

(15:29) - Body fat vs muscle on a bulky scale

(19:01) - What happens when you focus on your legs?

(23:55) - Struggling with how big legs are

(32:56) - Social media doesn't tell the whole story

(37:18) - Some people are hyper responders

(41:30) - Can I get bulky?

(47:31) - What do you love about yourself?

This is where you stop guessing and start progressing.Join us here → HERE

Lindsay and Alex answer a question from the a BeStrong member Ohksana:
I have joined your Be Strong app. I am really liking your style of workouts and am excited to see how it can help me and challenge me. I do have to be honest, the longer rest periods are VERY hard for me. I am used to 45 seconds maybe up to 1 minute so I am trying to work on that. Thanks for the wonderful platform!!Chapters:

(00:09) - Best couple at the gym

(03:49) - Your injuries aren't necessarily from the gym

(10:58) - Lindsay hit a personal best

(18:58) - How long should rest periods be?

(24:57) - If you move into an extreme diet without intelligent training, you can see huge losses

(32:04) - Why do Alex and Lindsay eat so much?

(34:43) - What muscle growth responds really well to

(40:35) - Your nervous system needs to recover

(57:42) - Guidance for rest periods