Lift and Lifecast: Recent Episodes
Connie Raitt
It was such a pleasure to be joined in this weeks podcast with the lovely Cat Shamel. A fellow 57kg powerlifter. We cover all things powerlifting, why we have such a passion for the sport, and what it takes both physically and mentally to stay in the game.
A discussion between a therapist and a nutritionist on all things to do with understanding why we emotionally eat, and how this links to a much bigger picture with what's going on with us as people, including a focus on self compassion. We also touch on some aspects of eating disorders, the complexity of these conditions and recovering from them.
Who struggles with body image? And what can we actively do to start living a life of more body acceptance?
After years and years of thinking 'self help' books would be the solution. Is this finally the answer?
In a world that makes being truly free from thinking about food choices difficult, can we ever be in a place where we don't need to think about food at all?
Today we talk about how subjective beauty is, and how vastly different what we find attractive in a physique can be.
The good, the bad, and the ugly. Rachel gives us her insights on first hand experience of what it takes to step on stage as a bikini competitor.
Discussing the main differences in approach and mindset when coaching and training powerlifting, compared to recreational gym weight training.
Here we are again with more calorie talk. Today we discuss the harsh reality of what you're really consuming, as well as how difficult this can make it to stick to calorie goals when trying to lose weight or even just stick to weight maintenance.
Do we need to stop thinking there is a 'normal' to aspire to be like, and is there such a thing as an optimal diet?
Let's talk about checking ourselves when it comes to the language we use around food, dieting and body image.
Do you follow through with your goals or do you often find yourself making excuses for yourself?
An insight into what life is really like running a business and being a self employed coach and personal trainer.
If you're brand new to training or haven't been in the game that long, make sure you get your head around some of the basic training principles to give yourself the best chance of making progress from the very beginning.
In todays episode we dive into talking about calories, energy balance, starvation mode, reverse dieting and different approaches to calorie distribution and understanding their pros and cons.
A huge thank you to our guest for today; Imogen, for sharing all her words of wisdom and expertise around the subject of counselling and therapy.
Mental health charities
https://www.mind.org.uk/
https://www.samaritans.org/
https://www.blackmindsmatteruk.com/
https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/
https://hatw.co.uk/
https://www.thecalmzone.net/
https://mindout.org.uk/
https://www.papyrus-uk.org/
Find a counsellor / about counselling
https://www.bacp.co.uk/
https://www.baatn.org.uk/
https://nationalcounsellingsociety.org/
https://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/
In todays episode we discuss the subject of if it really is possible to have health at every size, slimming clubs, and my take on if everyone should use the scales to track their weight.
Today we are diving into all things Powerlifting. Explaining what it is, for those of you who don't know. How I got into the world of Powerlifting. We'll go over what it is like to compete, and go over the practical things you need to know going into a competition.
A short intro and welcome about what 'Lift and Lifecast' is all going to be about, and a short background on me and my story so far.