We had a huge chat with one of our beautiful members who experienced pretty significant postpartum anxiety. She's overcome a lot and was willing to share so much. (Thank you, guest!😉) If this poddy helps just one person, postpartum or not, we will have done our jobs here today ❤️
Big chats with a beautiful member of CrossFit Contessa all about her fitness-life previous to joining and 18 months at Contessa so far. She's come a lonnnnng way in this time! Have a listen to find out what she did!
- 10 General Physical Skills of CrossFit - Stages of learning - Squat snatches.. and stuff! - Being prepared for the unknown & unknowable...
We love sport. Alllll things sport! This episode is a catch up after Candice wins Bronze for nationals in Weightlifting, Mandi updates us after watching 3 days of CrossFit at Down Under and we finish with chattin' all about the CrossFit hierarchy and sport being on top of the pyramid!
Just listen.
- The 1%'s - Pairs workouts. No, you're not going to let your partner down. - 100 days until the Open!
Have a listen to find out all about the magic weight loss pill 😉
We will never make you do something we don't think you're capable of.
Our members ask us questions they want answered!
No hints! Just listen ;)
Controversial statements: now may not be the time to lose weight If your kid is overweight, it’s your fault and you need to fix it How ‘no RX’ is going? Have we learnt anything from this so far? Have athletes learnt anything from this so far?
A CFKate inspired podcast! Check her out on Instagram and subscribe to her weekly emails for some awesome truth bombs. - Are you a super motivated person? - is your inner voice kind? - is it loud? Stop listening to yourself and start talking to yourself.
- You shouldn't be injured all the time - What to do if you are injured/have niggles - Why injuries occur/reoccur - What are Benchmark workouts? - Why do we do them? - RX MONTH!!!
- CrossFit Games recap (day one) - Sacrificing health for climbing ladders - Our opinion on tracking food
Scaling - what you should do to get better Competition results - Does it matter? Training volume: More is not the answer
Weight loss and what makes it occur easy changes can equal big results Empty calories Weekend calories Accountability 'I'll try to do this' The cost of being super lean Assuming the identity - be who you want to be.
100 episodes! We are so proud to reach this milestone. To celebrate, we decided to get the amazing Julie to interview US! Julie has been a member for just over 12 months, is an ex police officer and all-round amazing human. We've done a podcast with her and her amazing life story so far - make sure you check it out, episode #84. Thanks for interviewing us Jules, I reckon we could have kept the conversation going for 3 hours!
One of our favourite humans in the whole world joins us for episode #99. We talk about allllll of the injuries she's sustained over the years, how she initially (and continues) to battle the mental and physical strain that comes along with it. We chat about why she STILL shows up day after day having to modify most workouts and how she feels it helps. We love you and are so proud of you always beautiful girl ❤️ Mandi xx
Torian recap! Competitors mindset (it's not just the hour in the gym!) Be and you will become Effort in everything you do (intentional effort in warm ups, etc) Discipline - go to bed Candice!
- Health in tablet form - would you take the pill? - Giving less f*cks - The not-so-fun parts of owning & running a gym
"Am I willing to look foolish today so I can learn something that will make me better tomorrow?" - James Clear
- Industry bullsh*t - Victim mentality - The things you tell yourself before/during a workout
NEW PROGRAMS AT CONTESSA! Sexy stuff Competing vs training Run to your damn bar! Secret training Challenges
Best advice for someone wanting to start eating better. Where should they start? Calorie deficit and CrossFit - someone wanting to lose weight but not performing in the gym, what to do!? Most common issue we see in Nutrition Clients diets? What do you wish you learnt about Nutrition in school? How can we help break the 'cycle' for future generations? lack of knowledge, poor habits (ie rewarding with food etc) How many protein supplements are too many protein supplements? Ie if needing have prote...
open recap Fav workout Least fav workout Thoughts on the programming - all the people whining, what we think. Bright spots from the gym Personal bright spots Where to for us now
Comparison and Mandi has a rant.
The little things we do each day add up to the big things.
Struggle with self sabotage? Don't believe you're worthy of more? We dive DEEP into all of the things and what 'imperfect consistency' means to us. A must listen!
Eliza Pike is the Owner and Director of Blackbird House and Blackbird Counselling and an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with 21 years experience. Blackbird was founded in 2017 as a counselling service that assisted new parents with the adjustment to pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period. After many years working within the field of women’s mental health, Eliza recognised the many & varied roles women adopt throughout the course of their lives and the challenges these roles prese...
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