Episode 28: Women's Training Myths, Debunked: What the Science Actually Says, with Dr. Alyssa Olenick

<p>I slid into Dr. Alyssa Olenick&#39;s DMs because I love her content that much, and this conversation did not disappoint. Alyssa has a PhD in exercise physiology specializing in women&#39;s health and metabolism, plus postdoctoral training in menopause, and she has run eighteen ultramarathons, so she brings both the research and the lived experience.</p><p>We start where so much confusion lives: the sea of fitness misinformation aimed at women.She lays out a genuinely useful blueprint: the three pillars of a complete program, how to actually tell if you&#39;re working hard enough, and why two to three quality strength sessions a week is enough. We get into power specifically, and why we lose it even faster than muscle as we age, which matters far more than it sounds. </p><p>Then we get into the reframe that changed how I train: the truth about your menstrual cycle and exercise. Your body&#39;s actual capacity doesn&#39;t meaningfully change across your cycle, but how it feels does, and understanding that difference is freeing. We get into why rigid cycle syncing falls apart, and how to work with your body instead of against it.</p><p>Empowering, honest, and packed with things you can actually use, whether you&#39;re a lifelong athlete or someone who&#39;s never set foot in a gym.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow us</strong></p><p>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mimi_aprn/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mimi_aprn" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ReverWellness" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mercedes-mimi-deal-a38116347/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reverwellness.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reverwellness.com/the-rever-rundown-podcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠See full show notes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>Become a Patient: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://polite-acorn-76939.myflodesk.com/oofx031mqk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Medical