In this episode, Coach JVB sits down with TSG Head Coach Jaclyn Phillips—freshly certified as a CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist)—to dive deep into the new Strength System being implemented at Team STRONG Girls. They talk about why measuring strength metrics (not scale weight) is the future of transformation, how strength training is the key to thriving through aging, and why performance-based goals help women unlock unstoppable confidence. Plus, they reveal the relaunch of t...
Jul 11, 2025•37 min
In this episode, Coach JVB and the Team Strong Girls community are joined by Dr. Stephanie Estima who addresses the unique challenges women face during perimenopause and menopause—even when they’re consistently training, eating well, and managing stress. Many symptoms, like joint pain, anxiety, poor sleep, and changes in libido, often go unrecognized as hormonal shifts. The discussion highlights the importance of regular blood work, the potential benefits of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)—esp...
Jun 26, 2025•1 hr 4 min
In this episode, Jenny is joined by nurse practitioner and TSG Assistant Coach Nadine, to dive into the rising use of GLP-1 medications in the health and fitness world and what it really takes to make them effective. While these medications can reduce appetite and support weight loss by mimicking natural hormones, they’re not a magic solution. This discussion emphasizes the critical role of lifestyle—highlighting the need for resistance training, high-protein nutrition, and ongoing coaching supp...
Jun 12, 2025•44 min
In this solo episode, Coach JVB dives deep into the myths, misinformation, and outdated advice that keep women stuck—especially in their 40s. From the “eat less, move more” trap to fears around carbs, fasting, and perimenopause, Jenny unpacks 9 pieces of health and fitness propaganda she’s done believing. If you’ve ever felt confused by mainstream wellness advice, this episode will help you cut through the noise and reclaim your strength—with truth, strategy, and real talk. Whenever you’re ready...
May 29, 2025•18 min
In this quick and powerful episode, Coach JVB breaks down why belly fat is so stubborn—especially for women in their 30s, 40s, and 50s—and how Team Strong Girls helps clients get rid of it for good without crash diets or endless cardio. Learn about the Muscle for Life Protocol, our Hypertrophy Blueprint, and the No Confusion Nutrition Method that’s helped thousands of women build lean muscle, balance hormones, and finally feel confident in their bodies. Ready to ditch the belly fat battle? Hit p...
May 23, 2025•12 min
Are you over 40, training hard, eating clean, and still not seeing the results you deserve? You’re not alone—and you’re not doing anything wrong. In this solo pep talk, Jenny gets real about the frustrating plateau so many active women face in their 40s and beyond. She shares 5 powerful lessons that helped her finally break through—covering everything from fueling properly (yes, you probably need more carbs!), lifting smarter, dialing in fat loss strategies, prioritizing recovery, and rethinking...
May 15, 2025•21 min
In this empowering solo episode, Coach JVB pulls back the curtain on the Strong Girls Code —the proven system that’s helped thousands of women build muscle, boost confidence, and stay fit for life. Motivation fades, but this personal operating system ensures lasting success. Jennifer breaks down the 6 core principles that guide every Strong Girl: building muscle, staying relentless, avoiding comparison, planning with intention, correcting and continuing after setbacks, and trusting the process. ...
May 02, 2025•22 min
In this episode, Brendan Coates, DSc, shares valuable insights on gut health, stressing the critical role of proper digestion and optimal stomach acid levels. He explains how many people unknowingly suffer from poor digestion, often due to compromised stomach acid. Coates emphasizes the importance of thoroughly chewing food and limiting liquid intake during meals to support digestive health. He also discusses the “silent cause and effect” of gluten, noting that its impact can extend beyond gut s...
Apr 24, 2025•1 hr 3 min
In this powerful episode, we sit down with Laura to explore the importance of understanding individual health journeys—especially for women navigating hormonal and immune challenges. Laura shares her own transformation story and how personalized coaching and sustainable strategies helped her achieve lasting results. With insights like “Health is a long-term game,” she emphasizes the value of consistency over quick fixes. We dive into the misconception that fat loss is impossible for women with h...
Apr 17, 2025•50 min
In this powerful episode, functional medicine physician Dr. Christine Maren opens up about her personal body transformation, her journey through perimenopause, and the science behind optimizing women's health during this pivotal phase of life. From gut health and hormones to weight training, hormone replacement therapy, and lifestyle changes, Dr. Maren breaks down complex topics with clarity and compassion. Learn why perimenopause can feel like a wake-up call, how to navigate symptoms like mood ...
Apr 10, 2025•48 min
In this episode, Jenny gets into the importance of building lean muscle and why it should be your top priority before exploring biohacking methods like cold plunges, saunas, or supplements. Muscle isn’t just about aesthetics—it plays a crucial role in health, longevity, performance, and confidence as we age. She breaks down the three pillars of strength training: ✅ Learning the skill – Strength training is more than just lifting heavy; proper form is key to avoiding injuries. Hiring an in-person...
Feb 06, 2025•23 min
This week’s one on one pep talk from Jenny is here to inspire and remind you the epic reasons why celebrating your fitness journey with a photoshoot is a must! If you’ve been thinking you can’t, or sitting on the fence wondering if you should, or feel like you’re ready - this one is for you. There are a handful of powerful and impactful reasons you should do the thing! It’s all about embracing your vulnerability, locking in a special place you’ve gotten in your life to be able to look back on it...
Jan 30, 2025•13 min
In this episode, Jenny sits down with Kate, an experienced online fitness coach and former Division 1 basketball player turned bodybuilder. Kate shares her inspiring journey, including overcoming a knee injury, navigating the challenges of extreme dieting during fitness competitions, and her transition to a healthier, more balanced lifestyle. Kate opens up about her struggles with hormonal imbalances, amenorrhea, and the physical toll of the fitness industry’s extreme standards. She explains how...
Jan 23, 2025•47 min
In this episode, Jenny shares her transformative health journey that is now focused around navigating perimenopause. She discusses the challenges of managing stress, gut issues, and new symptoms. Reflecting on her initial reliance on workouts and clean eating, she describes a pivotal shift in her approach to health. Delving into the impact of perimenopause on her overall well-being, including hormonal imbalances and their connection to gut health, Jenny shares how she now has a deeper understand...
Jan 16, 2025•35 min
This week Jenny is joined by long time Strong girl and fitness coach Katie Koutnik. Katie shares her journey and “why” for what brought her into the Team Strong Girls community, and how her shaft of perspective and prioritization changed her life for the better! She dives into her own transformation journey from struggling with nutrition and strength training to becoming a coach and advocate for women’s health and fitness. Listen in as Katie talks about transitioning from restrictive diets to su...
Dec 26, 2024•35 min
When you reach your 40’s and beyond, you may notice that all of a sudden those extreme fad diets and weight loss protocols just don’t work anymore, and more so - your body simply doesn’t respond as well as it used to. The excessive cardio, the restrictive eating, all the things we thought would shred pounds with ease just don’t cut it. After more than 20 years in fitness training and body transformation coaching, Jenny has identified the 3 simple pillars that can truly help you achieve life chan...
Dec 12, 2024•21 min
We all know it’s coming one day, but how do we best prepare for it? The moment the household goes quiet, and suddenly there’s less chaos and dependencies surrounding you. Maybe it’s the kids becoming adults and setting off on their own, or maybe it’s early retirement, but we all reach that day where you look around and realize you’re in a transition and your everyday normal starts to slow down and change. That’s exactly what client turned coach Michele Canon is here to talk about this week: how ...
Nov 28, 2024•25 min
“ Your body responds to what you do consistently, not occasionally. ” Jenny is here this week to myth-bust a very common misconception about what’s actually holding you back and what’s really happening when your body isn’t responding to your training or dieting. Your metabolism is not broken - it’s adaptive! Our bodies thrive on routine and habit, which is what the Team STRONG Girls approach to fat loss and strength training is built on. Listen in as Jenny breaks down the success path that is an...
Nov 21, 2024•15 min
This week Jenny sits down with long time STRONG Girl, STRONG Formula grad and fitness coach for athletes Sandra Sorgini. A lifelong athlete herself, Sandra came into her 1:1 coaching with Jenny already understanding the fundamentals of movement, but shares how much she truly learned about body recomposition, muscle building, nutrition, fat loss and so much more when she really started diving into and applying the STRONG Girls methodology. Her own transformation propelled her, and working with Je...
Nov 07, 2024•45 min
This week Jenny is joined by fitness and sports medicine expert Dr. Christle Gueverra to explore and discuss the hot topic and stigma of Ozempic (GLP-1 Agonist medicine) for the inside scoop on the use, science and considerations about the drug. By now you’ve probably heard or seen a lot of publicity, good and bad, about this drug and Dr. Christle is here to get into what it is, what it does, why it exists and how it can help in weight loss and weight loss management. She shares her educated ins...
Oct 31, 2024•44 min
This week, Jenny delivers another insightful and inspiring one on one pep talk to spread awareness about how her mission to transform figures and physiques is one that truly stays committed to flexibility based on life’s many changes and curveballs. She explains the importance of putting fitness first but not sacrificing the ways we also enjoy life, our friends, our family and our celebrations. You can achieve tremendous results without restriction, and by focusing on building lean muscle you ca...
Oct 24, 2024•17 min
As we enter another holiday season, Jenny is here to give us the tools to help us know how to prioritize our fitness and body composition goals without the deprivation, guilt or punishment conventional beliefs may lead us to think have to come as part of enjoying the extra meals and excess that comes along. When you’re balancing a busy life and still want to stay on track, there are only 4 simple and accessible ways to keep up with your training program and STRONG girl lifestyle! Jenny dives int...
Oct 17, 2024•16 min
Get ready for a high energy, zero-bs convo with the amazing Nathalia Melo; former Olympia Bikini champ and fitness coach with over 30 years of combined competing and coaching experience in the industry. Nathalia joins Jenny to share her insight and inspiring methodology for how to stay committed and enthusiastic about your strength building and personal wellness routine. Nathalia opens up about her calling to coach busy women and moms, teaches us how fitness can be the foundation for what fuels ...
Oct 10, 2024•52 min
Jenny had the pleasure of meeting Luka at the Evolve business coaching summit in Edmonton last month and is thrilled to be joined by him to hear about how he went from playing professional sports to becoming a fitness coach for the past two decades, and how he leads and inspires so many people to achieve REAL results. Luka has become a self-taught expert and enthusiast for change psychology. He dives into the self-determination theory which breaks down the importance of choice, competence and co...
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr
Jenny is back after a summer pause to focus on family and reset, and is here this week to talk about the power of community. Because transformation doesn’t happen in isolation. The magic happens when you surround yourself with like-minded individuals who share your passion, who you can learn from, and who lift you up. After speaking at the Evolve Strength Business Summit recently in Edmonton, Jenny left with a renewed sense of the importance of community. Whether it’s in business, relationship, ...
Sep 26, 2024•11 min
Listen up ladies! This one's for you if you are starting to feel the effects and onslaught of perimenopause. Oh that joyful time when we get to and beyond 40 when our bodies start to change and evolve; it’s inevitable but Jenny is here to provide some insight and support. This week she shares her learnings from her own experiences, as she elaborates on the symptoms and signs of perimenopause and offers some strategies that can help you navigate this adventure with confidence and strength. Get Yo...
Aug 01, 2024•20 min
Myth busting alert: Muscle does not turn into fat. If you’ve heard this - it’s simply not true. Jenny is here with us one on one this week to break down the science of what’s really going on with our muscles when they’re used or neglected. So, how can we build and maintain muscle as we age? This is the burning question for women, because biologically it becomes harder for us to keep, form and increase muscle mass year over year beyond 40. Don’t miss this one for some fitness fact checking and mo...
Jul 25, 2024•18 min
While cardio has it’s place, it is not the be all and end all of weight loss and body transformation. Contrary to years of popular opinion and conventional beliefs, doing hours upon hours of cardio will not give you the lean and tight body you have your heart set on. Through her years coaching thousands of women, Jenny has learned that weight training far outshines cardio when it comes to building that coveted X-frame figure, and she is here this week to tell us the why’s and how’s of this (pote...
Jul 18, 2024•15 min
Fitness is more than a past time for Rebekah, it is her passion. Rebekah recently left her legal career of 11 years to pursue a career as a fitness professional. Fitness has always been special to Rebekah, as it helped her during grief and past trauma - she used her workouts as a positive coping mechanism. In Spring of 2022, Rebekah took a leap and joined Team Strong Girls. That was a pivotal turning point. Rebekah’s passion for fitness flourished, and so did her confidence. Rebekah fell in love...
Jun 27, 2024•29 min
This week Jenny is joined by fertility expert and creator of the PCOS Fertility Protocol Dr. Angela Potter, who for over 10 years has been helping women with PCOS who are struggling with fertility work through individualized plans for successful pregnancies. The discussion centers around hormones, symptoms, cycle therapy, how to listen to our bodies, and how to take charge of restoring balance and optimal health when faced with PCOS or fertility issues. Free call for the Find Your Strong listene...
Jun 13, 2024•43 min
