Athletic But Definitely A Party Girl

Timothy August spent nearly two decades as what he calls "government property" — West Point, combat in Afghanistan, seven years at Google — before facing the question nobody prepares you for: who am I when no institution is telling me? In this episode, we talk psychological armor and what it actually costs you, the difference between a body used as an instrument and a body that's ac...

Today I'm recapping my two-week trip to San Diego from earlier this month and sharing some big news that's been incubating over the past few months: I'm leaving New York and moving to San Diego to start a master's in performance psychology. We shoot the shit about some of my favorite moments from the trip, and I riff  about what's on the horizon for me.  I close with some...

IT'S GEMINI SZN!!!!! I celebrated my birthday earlier this month, and as one does whenever turning the page on a significant chapter, I did some reflecting. So today, I’m bringing you the three biggest lessons in the realm of health & fitness that kept showing up for me repeatedly over the past year. The third one is what I believe is the most important, especially in a world that keeps t...

After three months of being sober-curious, I had my first edible. And let's just say... it transported me to the ethereal realm.  This episode somehow ended up being an unintentional recap of it from the other side, lmao. We also talk about my current seven pillow setup, a core through-line of my creative process, meditation, a gripe I have with the fitness industry, my double chin, knowing w...

If you've spent any time around fitness content, you've heard the term progressive overload — and you've probably absorbed the most common misconception: that it just means adding more weight every session. It doesn't. And if that's the only lever you're pulling, you'll stall out or pick up a nagging injury that could've been avoided. Today I break down what...

Okayyyy tbh, I’m tired, and I wanted to record something easy. So tonight we're playing Smash or Pass. Some randomly generated topics (lol, thanks Claude), I say smash or pass, I riff if I feel like it, I move on if I don't.  We rotate through different categories like fitness, food, dating, & lifestyle.  xo, Jennifer*    *HBIC @ ABDAPG HQ Links mentioned: Structure That Supports vs....

Today I’m riffing on an old post of mine from a couple years ago, where I dissect a powerful question that changes how you show up to your health & fitness while also rippling across the other domains in your life. As it turns out, being able to answer this question for yourself consistently is the foundation of embodied confidence. Be #AthleticButDefinitelyAPartyGirl Key Topics: self-trust, s...

Someone said that if Instagram is the social media equivalent of being inside the club, then Threads is the chill smoking area outside. And it definitely feels true, lol. Way less curated, way less polished.  With that, this is the start of a new weekend series: The Smoking Area.  Where I have no other agenda but to riff on hilarious / random / unhinged / thought-provoking Threads that have recent...

Look, I’m not gonna bullshit you: Some level of fatigue is an inevitable part of getting in better shape. So instead of trying to avoid it, I’d rather ask: How do we cultivate a healthy relationship with it? And how do we manage it so that the costs don’t outweigh the benefits? Today I walk you through a conceptual frame of what effective training actually is. And then I explain what a deload is,...

Here’s the reality that the “you just need more discipline” crowd consistently misses: Every behavior — good, bad, or pain-in-the-ass — exists because it’s trying to solve a problem.  Brute force & white knuckling your way through will only get you so far before something in your system says “fuck you”... especially if you never take the time to understand the architecture underneath.  If you...

No agenda today other than answering some listener questions I felt like answering. We get into the song that's currently sending me into the spiritual ether, a situation from years ago with a guy that had real chemistry and genuinely terrible timing, whether I permanently moved to California (hint: no), what era I'd say I'm in right now, and an answer about my Enneagram that took m...

The title is the description.  Just hit play, okay? You got this, bb. <3 Be #AthleticButDefinitelyAPartyGirl Got a question or topic suggestion? Send me a text, bb! Instagram: @ timlandicho

Slumber party in the boardroom!!! Sooo here's the thing: I am far from a dating expert. And yet... every time I open the floor for non-fitness questions, questions about my dating life inevitable come up. So I guess we'll answer some of those today. Today, I share about my Sex & The City pie chart, my pre-pandemic chaos, my year of disillusionment, my eat-pray-love year, and a people...

What started as a conversation about food & mindfulness became something bigger: how do you actually break a pattern that's been running the show for years? I root the conversation in a client case study that shows why typical “influencer advice” about food often falls flat when pressure tested under real life conditions. We explore non-judgmental awareness — what it actually is, why last...

Taylor Beebe is a 2x USA Powerlifting National Qualifier, strength coach, and nutrition coach who helps people get strong, stay in the driver's seat of their own process, and stop waiting for perfect conditions to begin. In this episode, we talk nutrition as stress management, the "addition not subtraction" approach to behavior change, and why the most powerful question a coach can...

A lot of people think mindfulness is just for the “spiritual” or a little too “out there” or “soft” to have any real efficacy as a dietary intervention. But what if I told you that bringing more mindfulness to your eating brings tons of benefits that you’re currently leaving on the table?  Today, I share an anonymized client case study & explore what’s possible when you slow the f*ck down:  Be...

Look, babe. Your attention is your most valuable asset, and it also happens to be easy to manipulate if you're not careful. Today I'm riffing on how my own social media use has evolved over the past year & a half, the practices I've found most helpful, and the whole game I'm actively working on (even if imperfectly): staying connected without getting hijacked. Let's ch...

Four years of being on-screen fitness talent taught me a lot about my body. But the biggest lesson was actually about my mind. Today I'm pulling from my experience performing live workouts in front of multiple cameras and breaking down the one skill that allowed me to consistently show up at my best regardless of what state I walked in with. I connect it to two frameworks from the realm of fl...

Last week, I talked to the Balance Seeker — the kind of person who definitely knows how to push themselves but doesn't have any other gear besides going all-out all the time.  I introduced the concept of autoregulation — a necessary skill for fostering longevity in your training — and today we're tackling some common questions about it that I've fielded over the course of my career....

*clears throat* Step into my office. Bathrobe's on, I just did my skincare, and we're answering your non-fitness questions. We get into: what's next after Tonal (and why I'm in no rush), whether I'd ever do reality TV (lol), a rather interesting dating question, and a very exciting sneak peek at something I'm building that I've never said out loud before (until n...

The one's for the Balance Seeker — the person who definitely knows how to push but only has one gear. If high intensity is the only register you know (and anything less than that feels like quitting), this episode is for you. I'm breaking down what autoregulation is (hint: it's a necessary skill that allows you to train sustainably for years to come), along with a dead-simple framew...

None of us are exempt from the comparison trap — especially when we have more access than ever into other people's lives thanks to the internet.  Today I explore scarcity mindset, privilege, and ego (and how a lot of people either misunderstand these things or talk about them carelessly), while sharing the uncomfortable truth about why part of me actually likes the comparison game. *gulp* I a...

Last week's episode on the minimum effective dose approach got some great feedback as well as some follow-up questions that will make or break whether this approach actually works for you. So today, we're answering them! By the end of today's episode, you'll have a better understanding of the following concepts, how to apply them, & why they matter: Reps in reserve Stimulat...

Slumber party!!! It's February 2018. I've been in New York City for about seven months. I've been out of the closet for less than two years. What unfolded was a spiritual experience that I... didn't fully realize I was opting into. Oops. xo, Jenny* *HBIC @ ABDAPG HQ P.S. when I say I felt like a "kid in a candy shop with money to spend" when I first got to NYC, I&apos...

The past two weeks have been for The Reluctant Exerciser, and today we're shifting gears to The Ambitious Moderate — the person whose life is full, whose energy is limited, and actually likes having fitness be a part of it all but can't afford a lifestyle overhaul.  You're not undisciplined. You just need an approach that fits the bandwidth you actually have. I'm breaking down...