051 | When Other Health Professionals Need To Stay Out Of Our Lane

Welcome to the Training Women podcast, where today we lovingly tear down a specific midlife strength training protocol for women being recommended by a popular OBGYN.

We love seeing the vast amount of education coming out from respective professionals, whose intention is to improve the health of midlife women.

But what happens when they drift out of their lane and into ours and start spruiking exercise prescriptions like a 4 x 4 (4 x sets x 4 reps) protocol?

We're all aware of the message 'Lift Heavy Shit' and now do '4 x 4', but simply following overly simplistic strength training advice like this can be ineffective or even unsafe without crucial context and individualisation.

Instead, we emphasise the need for a balanced, progressive approach that cycles through different training phases, gradually building movement patterns, volume, and intensity before attempting heavy low-rep training. Working at high intensities demands proper preparation to allow continued progression, prevent plateaus, and mitigate injury risk.

Tune in as we unpack this whole shenanigan.

*Note: We drop an F Bomb right at the start so get the ear muffs ready for little ears

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