Girls Gone WOD Podcast

It’s another episode of GGW Q&A with Joy and Claire! Where we answer your burning questions like, “Joy, in a past life were you a My Little Pony?” Which the answer to that is a resounding DUH. We cover everything from pre-workout fuel to what our husbands do for a living. And then we stop to rant about Mark Sisson’s crazy insane body and how he’s a robot and….why can’t we just eat donuts and get along? Joy gets weird about sharing what she eats in a day, Claire opens up about her short stint of living in Vermont. We cry a little bit about how this time of year is super depressing, and then Claire gets weird about feelings and we learn that she is NOT a hugger. Joy’s new job rules, Claire starts school in a week. Holy crap this year is off to a bang!! P.S. We love you. Let’s do this 2015!    

Happy New Year! It’s time to recap 2014 and look forward to 2015… and also to explain to Joy what a Power Hour is, find out the truth about Claire’s first year of marriage, and remember fondly all of the deep fried deviled eggs and Hawaiian poke we ate. We talk about the pros and cons of setting New Year’s Resolutions, and set a few ourselves (guided, of course, by Lauren Conrad). We also clarify the evolution of Claire’s “off-season” and answer listener questions about what to do if you want to start CrossFit but can’t join a gym for financial or geographical (or really any other) reasons. We hope you have a great 2015, GGW Fam… and we hope it starts with this episode!

Merry Christmas! In this episode, eating disorder experts, Nathalia, a Registered Dietitian, and Lisa, a Certified Social Worker, join us again to talk about all things digestion, and, well… poop! We talk about the myth that your body can only absorb “so much” protein, about whether or not kombucha and other fermented foods are really necessary, and what you can tell about your body by taking a peek before you flush every once in a while. We also talk about whether CrossFit is a healthy choice for people who are actively recovering from an eating disorder. We really didn’t plan to release an episode about poop on Christmas, but that’s just the way the cards fell, and we’re not sorry. And I mean really, would you expect anything less?

We are so excited to welcome Kill Cliff athlete Brooke Ence on the podcast this week! You may know Brooke as “that girl” who was in all the 2014 Open demo videos… but now you know her as that badass who was on GGW (that’s how this works, right?)! In this episode, we learn all about Brooke: including her love for modern dance, how she went from 120th place in the Open in 2012 to 6th place at Regionals in 2014, and her hopes for her future as a CrossFit athlete and ambassador. Brooke talks about why lifting weights and doing hard things in general is important for women, and tells us what it’s like to run a 5k with your arm in a sling. Which reminds me… we totally have dibs on Brooke for our zombie apocalypse team. Just saying.

We are so excited to have Steph Gaudreau from Stupid Easy Paleo with us again this week! Steph is a serious fountain of knowledge when it comes to Paleo, CrossFit, and spending time with a heavy barbell, and in this episode we talk all about the importance of weightlifting for women, and about the physiological reasons why lifting can be way better for your hormones, brain, muscles, and body composition goals than cardio–especially if you’re a chick. We also talk about her upcoming book, The Performance Paleo Cookbook; what makes it different from her other books, and why you are probably gonna want to add it to your shelf. And if you missed it, don’t forget to listen to Episode 62 to hear her first appearance on GGW!

It’s a little bit of everything you love about GGW! But only if you’re a die hard listener otherwise you’re probably wondering who spiked our Kill Cliff. This week we sit down to recap our Thanksgiving holiday, Claire’s birthday celebration, Joy’s last day of work, and Claire’s never ending studying schedule. We cover some Crossfit, we answer a listener question, and we dive in to talking about tracking macros without Joy’s head exploding. In fact, she might even do it for like, a day. Settle in and hold on folks, we do not disappoint in the bunny-trail-movie-quotes-hilarious-laughter department this week.  

Happy Thanksgiving, GGW fam! We are thankful for you! In this episode, we once again expound upon the virtues of gravy, talk about our family’s most hoarded Thanksgiving recipes, and about the fact that pie is way better for breakfast. We also take a few listener questions, and talk about plateaus, favorite beauty products, would-you-rathers, and that one time that Claire went into Sephora by herself for the first time and it felt like a cosmetics Ellis Island. We hope you listen to this while enjoying lots of gravy and/or whipped cream, and hopefully not while trying to avoid your in-laws. But hey, it happens.

You know that feeling of going crazy because someone else thinks you’re acting crazy? Call it a self-fulfilling prophecy, but as women, we get it all the time. You must be overreacting because you’re PMS’ing, right? In this episode, we debunk that myth, and air some grievances about what it’s like to have your feelings invalidated, no matter the reason. We also talk about Claire’s CrossFit offseason, Joy’s icy hot addiction, and our favorite modifications for push-ups (hint: they aren’t called “girl” push-ups either).

In this week’s episode, we are joined by Certified Fascial Stretch Therapist and Functional Movement Professional Dina Kudlicki, who you might remember as the women who changed Claire’s life–and hips–forever at Girls Gone Rx. We grill Dina about what the heck functional movement is anyway, the best ways to mobilize your hips and back, and she even gives us some tips about how to tell whether your back pain or knee pain is actually caused by problems in totally other parts of your body. Which is how we find out that heel bone’s connected to the… forehead bone? Who knew!

This week we are excited to answer all your rowing questions with Elevation Rowing founder, Paleo Girl in the City blogger, and CrossFit Verve coach, Maddie Berky! Maddie is a former collegiate rower whose motto is “Rowing is hard enough, no need to make it worse!” and in this episode, we go over the most common issues she sees during rowing WODs, and talk about a few simple drills to make sure you aren’t committing any rowing faux pas. And of course, Maddie tells all about how she found CrossFit and Paleo, and she even brought us pumpkin biscuits! PS, be sure not to miss the accompanying Rowing Basics video on our YouTube Channel! PS, the URL for the Youtube Rowing video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ftbnUAsuw

Mercury retrograde is finally over, and the birth canal and cave of wisdom are back big time. Joy announces a big life change that’s been a year in the making, and we finally Google “Mercury in Retrograde” to figure out what the heck that even means. We also talk about CrossFit Halloween costumes, hips and squats, and celebrate JT’s one year anniversary of being Joy’s dog. And as his part of the celebration, JT drops a major dog fart bomb in the middle of the episode, which is always appreciated. Thanks, buddy.

A whole (almost) hour of actually talking about CrossFit? Believe it! In this episode, Claire talks about what she’s learned from the past 6 months of coaching, Joy discusses what coaching styles work for her, and we agree that this sport can get a little messy, but that’s why we love it! We also remind ourselves about the awesome mind-clearing benefits of a grueling WOD, which you just can’t get from a hamstring extension machine. Last but not least, a giant earwig tries to crawl up the back of Claire’s head in the middle of the episode… We edited out most of the screaming, but still. Ew.

In this week’s episode we recap Joy’s recent competition and how Claire forgot about it and ended up in Moab instead. We discuss the crazy fears associated with doing scary things like rope climbs and realize that, you guys duh, Crossfit is hard. Joy recovers from her competition with a trip to Lulu. Claire is up to her neck in grad school homework. We update you on our 2nd Accountable Eating Challenge and remind each other that this isn’t The Whole 30, so calm down if you’re obsessing over a piece of fruit, go back and listen to episode 66 with Lisa and Nathalia. Finally, we talk about your first time watching Mean Girls. Which then leads to talking about first times……of….doing stuff. And then we change the subject faster than you can say Camille Leblanc-Bazinet.  

Amy/Lisa, LCSW is back! And this week she brought her registered dietician co-worker, Nathalia, with her! A shrink and a dietician in a room together. You might think things are very serious and depressing in this episode. But like Aaron Samuels, you’re wrong. So wrong. Lisa and Nathalia are delightful and while we know this topic is extremely serious and heavy, we still get sidetracked by Claire’s amazing glitter nails. You, listeners, brought your honest and real questions. Lisa and Nathalia do not disappoint in their responses and advice. Joy has multiple Oprah ah-ha moments (MOAHMs). It’s an episode you do not want to miss! (Please email us at girlsgonewod@gmail.com if you’d like referral information to Lisa and Nathalia’s eating disorder treatment center).

From 400m sprints and tutus to the most quad destroying WOD ever, we had another amazing experience at this year’s Girls Gone Rx competition, and in this episode we recap every awesome and sweaty (and sometimes painful) moment… and talk about how hard it is to go down stairs right now. The struggle is real, people! And now that the comp is over and fall is here, it’s time to re-visit our summer goals, including having to convince Joy that seeing a concert outdoors doesn’t count as hiking, and set some fall goals. Like to eat more pumpkin things. That’s a good goal, right? Pumpkin spice up your life, guys!