Finding Fitbliss

This is a live recording of our Fitbliss Connect Community call where our team discussed how to actually optimize your training so your time, energy, and effort start working  for you. You can view the full discussion notes  here .  We cover: How to fuel your workouts for better strength, performance, and recovery Why under-eating (especially around training) can stall progress The difference betw...

In this episode, Jess sits down with our wonderful coaches Carrie, Kassie and Sarah to discuss all things self love.    P

In this episode, Jess sits down with our team Registered Dietician to discuss the benefits of ingesting Omega 3 fatty acids and the key differences between taking fish olil and eating fatty fish.      LINKS: FITBLISS BLOG  FDA BLOG ARTICLE  

In this episode the team sits down with Jessica Oakley, licensed therapist, to discuss all things ADHD, including what it is, how it impacts people differently, the importance of diagnoses, treatment options, strategies and behavior therapy techniques to manage it alongside your fitness and nutrition goals.    If you'd like to work with us, we are currently accepting coaching applications.  FITBLI...

In this episode, Jess sits down with our Chief Science Officer and Master Lifestyle, Powerlifting and Physique Coach, Natalie Adair-Suazo for a crash course on adding cardiovascular training to a lifting regime (and vice versa). For a comprehensive read on the current research, check out this blog post.   If you need help with your goals, please fill out a coaching application to schedule a free c...

In this episode, Jess sits down with Lynndsey and Chantel to ask questions sent from our listeners and clients. The general theme was Setting Goals in 2024 and the ladies get into some hot topics. If you like this style of episode, please let us know and if you would like to submit a question, please use this link. FITBLISSFITNESS.COM INSTAGRAM.COM/TEAMFITBLISS   TIMESTAMPS:  00:00-06:00 - INTRO ...

In this truly bite-sized episode, Jess asks our team Registered Dietitian, Julie Hansen, and coach Katie Crawford all about Insulin Resistance. Jess learns that a lot of people may be struggling with insulin resistance and not even know it. The bottom line is, if your body is showing sings of insulin resistance, your metabolism is not functioning at its best and it can make it more challenging to...

This episode starts with Natalie, Lynndsey and Sami sharing perspectives to help our listeners get through the rest of the holidays and their personal updates. Natalie shares a little about her recent autoimmune flare and encourages Lynndsey and Sami to be mindful of their language when talking with their clients going through autoimmune issues.   Next, Sami leads a in depth conversation about bir...

A candid conversation between Jess and Chantel Hall, IFBB Pro and Master Lifestyle and Bikini Prep Coach,  all about glute training. This is a neat episode as Chantel provides so many nuggets of wisdom from her experience as an athlete and her experience training hundreds of people to their lifestyle and contest prep goals.  This is a great episode for anyone looking to build muscle specifically f...

In today's full-length episode, first, we will catch up with Natalie, Sami, and Lynndsey on all things work/life/school updates and Thanksgiving plans. Then we move on to a roundtable discussion with our Chief Science Officer Natalie, Founder Lynndsey, and Master Coach Katie on all things Ozempic/Semaglutide and other similar drugs. The ladies don't hold back on this episode; you can hear them dis...

We are just over a week from American Thanksgiving, the jumping-off point of the last six weeks of the year, often referred to as the "holiday season."  On today's bite-size episode, Jess, Carrie, and Annie embark on a thoughtful conversation about boundary setting, mindfulness, and self-awareness to honor your needs this Thanksgiving and beyond.  We will see you next week during our full-length e...

We are back for season 2 of the Finding Fitbliss podcast! Catch up with the team and hear us go through an audience-led Q&A, plus hear about the fantastic season we have planned for you, including our first official full-length episode, covering the new and polarizing drug Semaglutide aka Ozempic, which will launch after next week's bite-size episode all about glute training with IFBB Pro and Fitb...

In today's episode, our team speaks from evidence and personal experiences about binge eating from both a coach and individual perspective. While we aim to be mindful of language, however, this topic may be triggering for some listeners. Please use your best judgment when deciding which episodes are suitable for your needs.    fitblissfitness.com

If you would like to follow our team for more tips between episodes, check out @teamfitbliss on Instagram or view our website at fitblissfitness.com for more information about our coaching! 

In this episode, Jess leads a conversation centered around RPR, RIR and asks our coaches how our coaches use (or don't use) these concepts to manage the training of themselves and their clients! fitblissfitness.com  

  Today or CSO discusses how individuals and the adult population as a whole may be positively impacted by meeting the global guidelines for exercise. Spoiler, a large percentage of adults are not meeting key guidelines r for aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities.    As always, she speaks from an evidence-based perspective and ties the findings back to YOU!    @teamfitbliss @natalieadair    ...

In today's episode we look at fitness and wellness through the lense of the menopausal phase with the help of Master Coach and Fitbliss Chief Operating Officer Sami G and two of her Masters Bikini athletes including Julie who achieved her IFBB Pro card at 62 and Cathi who is in the process of prepping for her first ever contest at 57!  They discuss their background and considerations for training,...

In this episode, Jess hosts Lynndsey on a very quick discussion on strategies that can help alleviate or at least help with muscle soreness. They go over easing into training as well as post-exercise active recovery, compression clothing, heat/cold exposure, massage, foam rolling, and Lynndsey's personal habits to stay fresh for her training!  References: Armstrong R. B. (1984). Mechanisms of exer...

In this episode, our founder and Fitbliss Master Coach Lynndsey discusses Cold Exposure from a metabolic standpoint with our team's blood work analyst David Herrera and Fitbliss Coach Katie Crawford!    If you'd like to work with fitbliss, fill out a coaching application at fitblissfitness.com  To read a research review on this topic, check this out: https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.115...

In this episode, Coach Katie explains why it's never too late to start working toward your fitness goals and discusses the many benefits of strength training as we age.   References:  Saint-Maurice PF, Coughlan D, Kelly SP, Keadle SK, Cook MB, Carlson SA, Fulton JE, Matthews CE. Association of Leisure-Time Physical Activity Across the Adult Life Course With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality....

You can follow Chantel on Instagram at @chantelhall_ifbbpro and our team at @teamfitbliss.    For information on coaching check out fitblissfitness.com

In today's episode, our founder and master coach Lynndsey interviews our team's blood work analyst David for a condensed sun exposure episode. They debunk the idea that you can get sun benefits when it's overcast or snowy, as well as provide considerations for sunscreen, skin damage, the best time to go outside as well as benefits, myths and how-to's. For a deeper dive, check out some of our full-...

In today's episode, Jess interviews three heavy hitters in the Fitbliss community, one of our founders, Anneke, our Chief Science Officer, Natalie, and one of our Lifting Club + Strong Pregnancy founders, Sami. All three of these ladies have a wide breadth of coaching knowledge and experience with a combined 25 years of coaching under their belt!  They share their goals, some of their failures, an...

Enjoy our evidence-based bite size segment with our CSO Natalie Adair Suazo. This week the topic is: Comparing the effect of concurrent resistance and endurance training with that of resistance training only on the development of maximal dynamic strength in three groups, untrained, moderately trained, and trained individuals.  Study: Development of Maximal Dynamic Strength During Concurrent Resist...