Today is the start of our Friday bonus episodes, where I talk to MACROS101 alumnae and learn about their personal fitness, health, and weight loss journeys! We’re kicking it off with Shaelie, who’s dealt with PCOS and has experienced transformations both before having a child and after pregnancy. I'm so excited for you to hear Shaelie's story. Find show notes at bicepsafterbabies.com/145 Follow me on Instagram ! Highlights: Beneficial tools in Macros 101 (13:45, 14:51) Shalie’s postpartum weight...
Jul 16, 2021•47 min
Today on the podcast I have Jody Moore, Master Certified Life Coach, where we chat about her relationship with the scale, food, and her body. She explains how her fitness journey provides an opportunity for her to take the coaching she does with her clients (mental and emotional), and apply similar coaching to herself with fitness. I’m excited for you to join us as we answer the question, “Is it ok to have a goal to change your body?” So let’s get into it! Find show notes at bicepsafterbabies.co...
Jul 13, 2021•53 min
In today’s episode, I discuss the difference between calorie counting and macro counting. You’ll walk away understanding the hierarchy of nutrition and how you can benefit from paying attention to macronutrients. If you’re looking to feel more balanced with your food choices, remove the morality of food, and make nutrition something that is both enjoyable and sustainable, this episode is for you! So let’s dive in. Find show notes at bicepsafterbabies.com/143 Follow me on Instagram ! Highlights: ...
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 1 min
In today’s episode, I was joined by two of my favorite people, Heidi and Natalie from Butter Your Macros! We always have such awesome conversations, so I thought we would just sit down, hit record, and talk. We discussed everything from how our relationships formed, to CrossFit, to some recent struggles that both Heidi and Natalie have had in terms of their aesthetics and goals. If you want to know why weight loss doesn’t actually make you happy, this episode is for you. Find show notes at bicep...
Jun 29, 2021•1 hr 14 min
This week I spoke with my friend, Andrea Allen, who is a core and Diastasis Recti expert. We chat about what the core actually does, what Diastasis Recti is, and how to know if you have it. Even if you’re not experiencing Diastasis Recti, Andrea breaks down why you’ll benefit from learning to activate the pelvic floor and strengthening your core. So let’s get to it, so you can walk away knowing how core strength helps with all daily activities AND those gains in the gym! Find show notes at bice...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr
We are diving into a topic today that I get asked about all the time: Macros and Pregnancy. Whether you’re planning on getting pregnant, currently are pregnant, or just here to learn another aspect of macros, welcome! In today’s episode, I talk about how macros can be combined with pregnancy in terms of safety, the differences between the trimester phases, how to adjust your macros while pregnant, and supplements. So, let’s get into it! **I am not a doctor. If you're pregnant or planning on beco...
Jun 15, 2021•48 min
Most people understand that moving their bodies plays an important part in their health and fitness. What’s often misunderstood, however, is how to make sure your workout supports the goals you’ve set. While there’s nothing inherently wrong with your workouts not aligning with your ambitions, it can be frustrating to put time and money into something that’s not moving you toward your aspirations! In order to prevent you from spinning your wheels, I wanted to discuss the most common mistakes I se...
Jun 08, 2021•37 min
There are a lot of myths out there in terms of weightlifting. You've probably known and heard them, and you've probably seen them on social media platforms. And now, I feel like we are in a much more well-educated, better position today than maybe we were years ago. But there are still a lot of weightlifting myths out there and especially a lot of weightlifting myths around females lifting weights. And so my intention today is to have a conversation about some of the most common weightlifting my...
Jun 01, 2021•34 min
We're going to talk about one of my favorite topics today, which is lifting weights. By the end of this episode, you will have the information that you need to make a really good decision for yourself and your journey and the goals that you're wanting to hit in terms of lifting weights. It's also going to be a great podcast for you to listen to have some talking points have a way to be able to approach this with people to be able to help them understand the value of weightlifting and why it's su...
May 25, 2021•48 min
Today on the podcast I speak with Danya Douglas Hunt, a former Olympic Athletic Therapist & Strength, and Conditioning coach turned multi-passionate entrepreneur. We had an enlightening conversation about mobility, injury, overcoming injury, and all those unsexy things that have to do with fitness. Danya has a wide range of knowledge in terms of science, in terms of anatomy, strength, mobility, and all this work that we do to be able to improve our performance. So if you are somebody who mov...
May 18, 2021•49 min
Darci has such an amazing story that I am so excited for you to listen to on the podcast today. If you want to hear a story that has all of the things: drug addiction, homelessness, losing her kids, eating disorders, shame, and wraps up with a happy ending, this is the story that Darci shares that are gonna really hit home for you. By Darci sharing her story and sharing it vulnerably, it will definitely allow us to be able to get a perspective that maybe you had never considered before. Now let’...
May 11, 2021•56 min
Lindsey talked about her time as a fitness competitor in the bodybuilding world and that transition away from that world in episode number 22. And the reason I brought Lindsey back on is that here we are over two years later. And I think it's really important to do an update on where she's at and what's happened over those last two years. And Lindsey is able to look back and share a lot of what she learned and share her experience. And I think there are a lot of really valuable things that you'r...
May 04, 2021•56 min
What we're going to sit here and chat about today is for those of you who are ready to get started, ready to dive into counting macros, and be able to utilize that tool to be able to reach your fitness goals. And maybe you've downloaded my guide, or you've had your macro set. And now you're like what do I do? How do I like to get started on this journey? And so, for anybody who's sitting here and, in that situation, and being like what's next? What do I do? That is why I'm recording this episode...
Apr 27, 2021•48 min
I'm going to talk specifically in reference to the top mistakes that I see people making when they set their macros. I like to help clients to move from that like a macro dieter role, where there are still rules and restrictions and still feel bad when you go over your macros to recognize that macro counting is just a tool and you can wield it in a whole lot of different ways. So if we understand that macro counting is a tool then if you become more aware of it and more intentional with it, can ...
Apr 20, 2021•44 min
Today on the podcast we are going to dive deep into the topic of sleep. I selfishly invited Jenn Trepeck to the podcast, because I have questions about sleep and I wanted to ask somebody who thinks and knows more about sleep than I do. In this episode, we talked through sleep trackers, why sleep is important, how to improve our sleep, and how to start to look at sleep holistically. And I got some of the answers about heart rate variability about readiness scores. So if that's something that you'...
Apr 13, 2021•44 min
I'm back with another rant episode. I share this as a perspective to offer you maybe a different perspective than you've gotten from other fitness influencers, and maybe a different perspective than you currently hold yourself. I offer that as an opportunity for you to maybe look at things a little bit differently. And so the thing that we're going to look at a little bit differently today is motivation. So let's dive into today's episode as we talk a lot about motivation and we like to point ou...
Apr 06, 2021•32 min
In this episode, Jaime and I dive deep into talking about building trust with yourself when it comes to food and this is a topic that I find so timely because a lot of you either have been in the place or had the experience of not feeling like you trust yourself around food. I've had that experience of feeling like I couldn't maintain control around certain foods, and here I am years later feeling very much in control and very much having a trust that I built with myself. She talks a lot about b...
Mar 30, 2021•45 min
This is part two of the "Ask Amber Anything" Business Edition. Today, I'm going to answer questions that more relate to growing or scaling a business. So if that interests you more than just starting a business you might find these questions a little bit more pertinent, you also may find that there's a lot to be learned even back in starting a business. So I'm excited to take some of that information that I've been learning over the last five years as I started and scaled my own online business,...
Mar 23, 2021•44 min
Today, we're going to mix it up a little bit. Most of my podcast is about the health and fitness journey, and we get to this point where we help other people able to have the same transformation that I and other coaches have had. And that can look like going into coaching, it can look like building a business, and being able to take women through that same experience. So I wanted to record a podcast episode cuz I get asked all the time about my business, about where I started, how I grew my busi...
Mar 16, 2021•52 min
Christine gives such a good insight into a world that so many of us don't know a lot about. She shares some of these really raw vulnerable moments in this podcast, with the hopes of helping to open your eyes to something that is really important to discuss. And that is this idea of achieving a fit body, achieving the epitome of health, and the actual road that she had to get to win those competitions. I think there's so much here beneficial for you to hear and I can't wait for you to dive into t...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 4 min
I am so excited about the conversation we're going to have today. It's a highly requested topic because a lot of you are learning things and you're understanding nutritional principles. Many would ask how to handle this information that they're learning and digesting and incorporating into their lives, and yet make it so it is a productive thing that doesn't harm their children long term, right? I can't wait for you to take a listen to these things that I'm going to share, these have been on my ...
Mar 02, 2021•41 min
So in today's episode, Melissa Porter is going to talk about the physical transformation that she's created (PS: she's lost 55 pounds), how she's been able to keep that off, (PS: she's able to keep it off for two years), and what are the actual secrets that allowed her to do that. It may not be the things that you think would actually create that transformation, so that's what we're going to talk about today on the podcast, and I'm so excited to invite Melissa to be able to share more of her sto...
Feb 23, 2021•47 min
In this episode, I'm going to talk about a topic that came up during the coaching call. I've observed from the questions raised that they didn't really know what to expect during maintenance and so that got me thinking about my relationship with food, how I view food, and how I use it in my life. I hope you don't miss it as I'm going to share why I think it's really important to start this conversation off with. I believe that we all have different needs and the idea that one size fits all doesn...
Feb 16, 2021•41 min
This episode is full of so much good information as Lindsay dives deeper and she gets into some of the science behind what it takes to build muscle. She has a wealth of knowledge and a lot of information about muscle building, and she talks about mistakes that she's made in the past that I've also made in the past and I think most people did the same when it comes to building muscle. And if you're wondering, why isn't it happening? Why is it taking so long to build muscle? There are some reasons...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 1 min
So maybe you've had this experience where you're going through a fat loss phase and it's so slow and you're getting frustrated until you're no longer motivated because you don't see results. So in this episode, I want to talk about this really important topic which a lot of you can relate to and I'm going to share some reasons why your weight loss may be slow and what the heck to do about it. I believe that there's always the next step to move forward. So, without further ado, let's start! Find ...
Feb 02, 2021•38 min
I'm going to be busting some weight loss myths in this episode and go a little bit on a rant about this because I feel extra passionate about it today. These myths still linger and they manifest in a multitude of different ways, so I can't wait for you to take a listen, and also please take a moment to do a little check on yourself when I mentioned the following: "Are there ways that this belief is manifesting in me?" "Is this something that I do believe or that I've held on to in the past?" "An...
Jan 19, 2021•40 min
Today on the podcast, I got the pleasure of interviewing Katie Crokus. She shares a little bit about how we know each other way back to 2016, how she's evolved her fitness journey, and the fact that she's been in maintenance for three freakin' years. We really talked about maintenance, its importance, and how her body has changed more in it than at any other time. As you listen to this, you'll also learn her thoughts on why it's such a time that a lot of women skip, why you should not skip maint...
Jan 12, 2021•46 min
Happy new year! It's a new year, and maybe you're itching to get going on some physical goals that you have set for yourself this year, so I thought it would be fun to share with you some of the things that worked and didn't work for me in 2020, and also include some of my goals for 2021. I'll cap off the end of the episode by talking about some of my goals, and sharing those with you, and hope that'll spark something in you as you're thinking about what you want to create this new year. Sounds ...
Jan 05, 2021•39 min
Way back in 2018, I recorded Episode 13 and I gave really great advice about New Year's resolutions and how to break them down into actual action items that you can achieve during the year. Now I'm so happy that we're wrapping up another year together and I think 2020 will be one for the books. I'm so excited for 2021 and what it's going to bring, so without further ado, let's dive into a very timely topic of New Year's resolutions and I want to layer into this episode talking more about the “be...
Dec 29, 2020•34 min
I actually have my sister on the podcast today, and I really wanted to bring her on because I know that a lot of us have past experiences or things that have changed in different phases and stages of our lives, and this is something that we can all relate to. She’s done some pretty amazing things with sports so we talked about her playing rugby and making it to the All-American team, which is a big deal, and most importantly, her transition from being on a team into motherhood. I can't wait for ...
Dec 22, 2020•55 min
