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More Female Strength

More Female Strength

Katherine Bickford & Cassi Niemann

Strength Coaches Katherine Bickford and Cassi Niemann offer candid conversations on strength and its culture for all humans. Together they discuss training topics with a healthy heaping of perspective, feelings, and humor.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best More Female Strength episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to More Female Strength for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite More Female Strength episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

More Female Strength - 001: More Female Strength

001: More Female Strength

More Female Strength

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11/10/17 • 6 min

Coming Soon! Starting Strength Coaches Katherine Bickford and Cassi Niemann offer candid conversations on strength and its culture for the more female lifter. Together these two women will discuss barbell training topics (how to start, what to do, why it's important, etc) with a healthy heaping of perspective, feelings, and humor. Episodes will launch soon so stay tuned and start getting strong!
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More Female Strength - 010: Make Instagram Your Friend
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04/06/18 • 47 min

Cassi and Katherine talk about what makes Instagram so addicting - and potentially harmful. Why do lifters love Instagram? And why do we sometimes feel bad about ourselves after a mindless scroll through our feed? We get into all of this, and discuss strategies for freeing ourselves from Instagram jealousy. Plus, competition recap and some of our favorite social media follows.

Find us on Instagram or Facebook @morefemalestrength or email us at [email protected].

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More Female Strength - 026: Training Through Pregnancy with Quiana Welch
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08/26/19 • 56 min

Quiana Welch joins us for a raw, honest conversation about her training and experiences through pregnancy, birth, and beginning her postpartum journey. Quiana is a high-level multi-sport strength athlete, who holds an American record in the snatch, and has competed in Crossfit, GRID, and even womens football. We talk about expectations versus reality, training strategies, racism in healthcare, and being okay getting angry! Quiana gives us the rundown on all the resources that helped her throughout her pregnancy, so all you mamas and mamas-to-be, listen and take notes!

Links:

Instagram: Quiana Welch

Instagram: Badass Motherbirther

Instagram: Empowered Birth Project

Coaching and Programming:

Brianna Battles: Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism

Documentary:

The Business of Being Born

We discussed the unfortunate death of Kira Johnson during childbirth, the daughter of Judge Hatchett. This is what has grown from that situation, and we’re sorry for getting the name incorrect in the episode!

4Kira4Moms was founded with the mission to advocate for improved maternal health policies and regulations, to educate the public about the impact of maternal mortality in communities, provide peer support to the victim’s family, friends, and promote the idea that maternal mortality should be viewed,and discussed as a human rights issue. Charles Johnson, founder and 4kira4moms worked relentlessly with congress to pass the preventing maternal death act (H.R.1318). This milestone legislation is the first ever to combat the maternal death crisis in the United States. The bill was signed into law December 21, 2018 and dedicated to TGIF memory of Kira Dixon Johnson.

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More Female Strength

Website: www.morefemalestrength.com

Instagram: @morefemalestrength

Email: [email protected]

Cassi Niemann

Website: www.cassiniemann.com

Instagram: @cassi.niemann

Email: [email protected]

Katherine Bickford

Website: www.baystrength.com

Instagram: @kb.lifts

Email: [email protected]

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More Female Strength - 017: Up Your Inclusivity

017: Up Your Inclusivity

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08/17/18 • 45 min

A core mission of this podcast is to increase the accessibility of barbells to all people, and especially those who have historically not been included in strength culture. On today’s episode, Cassi and Katherine begin their discussion about what inclusivity means when it comes to gyms, how you might approach inclusivity if you want to change your gym environment, and some ways to be an aspiring ally. We also talk about our queer-ish identities, and the September issue of Vogue Magazine.

Find us online at www.morefemalestrength.com or on Instagram & Facebook @morefemalestrength. Email us at [email protected].

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More Female Strength - 011: Motivation’s Ebb and Flow
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04/20/18 • 33 min

Motivation is a hot topic in lifting circles because training is so sweet when we have it, and such a chore when we don’t. We get real about what motivation can offer, how to deal when it leaves us, and how to get it back. Plus, lifting in birkenstocks? Totally. And how to add to our Ultimate Deadlift Playlist on Spotify.

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Find us on Instagram or Facebook @morefemalestrength or email us at [email protected].

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More Female Strength - 033: Our Guide to RPE

033: Our Guide to RPE

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05/30/22 • 76 min

You’ve heard all about it, so now here’s the More Female Strength primer on the hot topic of RPE, or Rating of Perceived Exertion. If you’ve never used this tool for self-assessment before, we’ll tell you how. If you’re an RPE expert, listen in for an in-depth discussion of what we feel is the deepest and most powerful aspect of using RPE, from a coach and a lifter perspective.

Mike Tuchscherer on RPE https://articles.reactivetrainingsystems.com/2017/12/05/how-to-use-rpe-in-your-training-correctly/

RPE and Autoregulation https://www.barbellmedicine.com/blog/autoregulation-and-rpe-part-i/

Interested in a Barbell Math shirt? Order one here & download the PDF for your workout logbook: https://cassiniemann.com/apparel

Instagram: @morefemalestrength

Cassi NiemannWebsite: www.cassiniemann.com Instagram: @cassi.niemann Email: [email protected]

Katherine BickfordWebsite: www.baystrength.com Instagram: @kbs.eats Email: [email protected]

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More Female Strength - 028: Training at Home

028: Training at Home

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03/24/20 • 60 min

Pandemic Edition! COVID-19 had us all staying at home, and Cassi and Katherine are back from hiatus to talk at-home workouts. How to structure them, what equipment you need (spoiler: it could be none at all!) and how to get the support you need for training at home.

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Then connect with us using the links below - reach out about online coaching, workout ideas, rowing questions, what else you want us to talk about, and anything else!

More Female Strength

Website: www.morefemalestrength.com

Instagram: @morefemalestrength

Email: [email protected]

Cassi Niemann

Website: www.cassiniemann.com

Instagram: @cassi.niemann

Email: [email protected]

Katherine Bickford

Website: www.baystrength.com

Instagram: @kb.lifts

Email: [email protected]

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More Female Strength - 021: Putting In The Reps with Gabby Brost
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11/30/18 • 51 min

Today we sit down with Richmond-based Gabby Brost to talk about her coaching business, GAB Strength, her athletic career, and her approach to life in the gym and as a coach. And of course, we talk about her consistently excellent content creation on Instagram. We also have a couple of fun announcements about upcoming projects and collaborations!!!

Get some new gear from our Teespring Shop, including the new Minotaur shirt! Then connect with us using the links below!

More Female Strength Website: www.morefemalestrength.com Instagram: @morefemalestrength Email: [email protected]

Cassi Niemann Website: www.cassiniemann.com Instagram: @cassi.niemannEmail: [email protected]

Katherine BickfordWebsite: www.baystrength.comInstagram: @kb.liftsEmail: [email protected]

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Being a strength athlete can take many forms, and Sarah Al-Khayyal knows this first hand. She joined us from Reno, where she is the General Manager for apparel powerhouse Doughnuts and Deadlifts, to talk about her journey to the barbell, her experiences managing chronic back pain, and her perspective on maintaining a relationship with strength training long-term.

Find us online at www.morefemalestrength.com or on Instagram & Facebook @morefemalestrength. Email us at [email protected].

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More Female Strength - 030: More Than Body Positivity

030: More Than Body Positivity

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02/05/22 • 45 min

In a world where our culture creates strong negative biases against some kinds of bodies, how do we develop a better relationship with our own bodies and reflect that back into the world? Katherine offers us a suggested path toward a more radical mindset, tracing through popular body-positive movements and landing on some practical suggestions for listeners.

Connect with us using the links below, we’d love to hear from you and what YOU’D like us to talk about going forward in 2022.

Radical Self-Love with Sonya Renee Taylor: https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/

Chrissy King on Racism in Diet Culture: https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/racism-diet-culture

Chrissy King on Equality & Body Positivity Inin Fitness: https://www.issaonline.com/blog/index.cfm/2020/chrissy-king-body-positivity-and-equality-in-fitness

Required listening:

Maintenance Phase - BMI: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-body-mass-index/id1535408667?i=1000530850955

Maintenance Phase - Obesity Epidemic: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-obesity-epidemic/id1535408667?i=1000532253037

Maintenance Phase - Anti-Fat Bias: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anti-fat-bias/id1535408667?i=1000500120510

Health At Every Size:

Association for Size Diversity in Health: https://asdah.org/health-at-every-size-haes-approach/

Health At Every Size Community: https://haescommunity.com/

Aubrey Gordon, ‘What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat’: https://www.yourfatfriend.com/book

Questions you can use to help break the cycle of negative body feelings:

  1. Where do these ideas come from?
  2. Do I actually believe these ideas?
  3. Who benefits from this idea or feeling?
  4. Who is hurt by this idea or feeling?
  5. How can I re-contextualize this thought or feeling so I can change it, move past it, or make it more useful?

Cassi Niemann

Website: www.cassiniemann.com

Instagram: @cassi.niemann

Email: [email protected]

Katherine Bickford

Website: www.baystrength.com

Instagram: @kb.lifts

Email: [email protected]

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FAQ

How many episodes does More Female Strength have?

More Female Strength currently has 33 episodes available.

What topics does More Female Strength cover?

The podcast is about Culture, Health & Fitness, Strength, Women, Podcasts, Gym, Sports and Female.

What is the most popular episode on More Female Strength?

The episode title '027: Gender and Fairness in Sport with Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on More Female Strength?

The average episode length on More Female Strength is 47 minutes.

How often are episodes of More Female Strength released?

Episodes of More Female Strength are typically released every 23 days, 19 hours.

When was the first episode of More Female Strength?

The first episode of More Female Strength was released on Nov 10, 2017.

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