Before & After - Training, lifestyle & mindset from a masters athlete POV

Frustrated by lack of progress or questioning what it really takes to achieve your goals if you embark on a weight loss/body recomposition journey?  This is your episode!  We take a look at our individual experiences and how we both have taken a different approach but in the end pretty much arrived in the same place.  Hannah reveals the discipline it took to drop from 23% to 11.5% body fat in just...

Do you believe what you see in those perfect Instagram pictures where the influencer looks flawless, has a physique that seems to defy gravity and not a hair out of place?  In this episode we dive into the world of apps that allow the user to completely change almost every feature from eyebrows to waist size, you can now even change video footage to make yourself appear a few sizes smaller!  We ta...

In this episode we explore what body confidence really means and how that shifts when you take the focus away from just aesthetics.  We also contemplate various outfits worn by Olympic athletes and how confident we would feel competing in them in front of millions of spectators. Happy listening!

From tall to short, sloping shoulders to broad shoulders, boobs to no boobs, it is quote incredible to see how fashionable body shapes have changed over the last century.  We take a look at how trending body image has changed and continues to change for both men and women and highlight the stark differences between decades.  It really hit home for us how important it is to value your body for what...

We contemplate the significance of the number 13 (seeing as this is episode 13) and whether or not it is actually unlucky!  Once we resolve this we go on to nerd out a little on implicit bias as it relates to body image.  We both took the Harvard implicit bias tests for weight, age and disability to find out whether we had any unconscious biases and we share our results with one another.  Then we...

We take the opportunity to check in with our own progress and how we relate to previous topics discussed on the podcast.  Then we take a look at the importance of surrounding yourself with a community of people who support you.  We talk about our new ladies brunch club at the gym and how refreshing it is to see women supporting women and celebrating success based on what you can do rather than wha...

We promised you a guest and in this episode we deliver!  We had the pleasure of speaking with Laila, an athlete, a mom, an academic and a true inspiration when it comes to modeling great behavior for her young daughters to follow.  We talk about her relationship with her own body image and how that has changed over time as life presented a colorful array of challenges and opportunities.  We also i...

We celebrate our 10th episode (apparently a big milestone in the podcast world) by talking about recognition - how important is it to receive compliments when you are working hard on your body composition?  Rachel talks about two compliments that were both fascinating because of the language used and Hannah contemplates what it means to her when someone recognizes consistent work even if that does...

Get to know your host Rachel that little bit more intimately!  In this episode Hannah gets to interview Rachel.  Starting with a series of fun 'quick questions' (that actually turned out to be a little mean) then taking a deeper dive into Rachel's journey with body composition and image, we find out more about why Rachel was motivated to say 'yes' to be involved with this podcast.  We also go on t...

Yes this may be one of the most random podcast titles ever but bear with us it will all make sense!  In this episode we talk about our recent trip to Mammoth for Rachel's birthday where we turned off our macro tracking apps and tried our best to live in the moment with zero guilt.  We won't spoil the story behind the title here you will have to listen to find that one out but the crux of this epis...

In this episode we take a look at the Crossfit Open and how that relates to our ongoing theme of being more concerned with what your body can do over and above what it looks like.  We also dive into what happens after those Open workouts are completed and then you see the pictures.  Are you still able to focus on what you just accomplished or does your attention turn to critiquing the images you s...

Rachel takes over in this episode as she gets a 'nothing is off limits' Q&A interview with Hannah.  She begins with some fun and light hearted questions before exploring Hannah's journey from struggling teen who buried her feelings to successful Pro Sailor and now thriving Coach.  After overcoming an eating disorder and struggling with mental health issues, Hannah discovered a true passion in teas...

In this episode we freestyle our way into one of our favorite topics - being bulky.  We talk about what that even means, what it actually takes to gain mass and do our best to bust the myth that you will bulk just by looking at weights!  We talk about a certain high profile Hollywood personal trainers approach to training females vs the approach that body builders take to actually gain significant...

In this episode Hannah presents Rachel with a list of the craziest fad diets from her favorite source of research - Google.  From cotton balls to blue glasses to tape worms (yes we went there), we discuss how ridiculous and downright dangerous some of these diet fads are.  We also take a look at some of the less extreme diet plans that are popular right now and discuss the why behind them and our...

In this episode we begin our conversation about body positivity.  This is a huge subject so this will not be the last time we talk about it.  From the very beginnings of body positivity to healthy at every size and even dad bod's, we explore what body positivity really means.  We talk about how different body images used in advertising make us feel and dip a toe into the world of vanity sizing.  T...

We felt it was only appropriate to kick start our conversation with the very subject that inspired the podcast name - Before & After Photos.  We discuss both the pros and cons of before and after pictures and differentiate between these and progress pictures.  We bring to light our favorite hacks when trying to win the photo contest at the end of a nutrition/fitness challenge and speak of our pers...

Here it is - Episode 1 of our new podcast all about body image.  We decided to kick off by sharing a little of our own stories and experiences with body image.  From thigh gaps to being big boned, from eating disorders to getting strong and how our views of our bodies have changed over the years.  We also give you a little insight into the kinds of topics we will be discussing on the show and hope...