Finding Fitbliss

In this episode, Jess interviews our founders Anneke and Lynndsey plus our team's posing coach and longtime friend of Fitbliss, Annie Kirchner  about how they built businesses, connections, and confidence from what some may consider humble beginnings. The ladies have a no-filter discussion where nothing is off limits and cover many topics like the importance of (and sometimes delicacy) women askin...

In today's Bite Size Episode and monthly segment "Big Facts with Nat" hosted by our Chief Science Officer Natalie explores the question, "Are abdominal exercises, alone, sufficient to produce abdominal fat loss?" @teamfitbliss @nataliedair    Sources:  Vispute, S. S., Smith, J. D., LeCheminant, J. D., & Hurley, K. S. (2011). The effect of abdominal exercise on abdominal fat.  Journal of Strength a...

In this episode, Jess interviews our CSO Natalie and Founder Lynndsey about Natalie's Role as our Chief Science officer, and the ladies get into a discussion all about evidence-based training design.    They cover periodization, progression, rest periods, deloads, exercise selection, and how to adjust these things for a beginner or someone with a chronic disease or condition.     

In this episode Lynndsey shares some insight into our company structure, our goals and shares the bio's of each of the new Online coaches who joined our team in August.     

Jess digs a little deeper into a conversation we featured on balancing your health and fitness goals and being a Mom (episode 31). For today's episode, she interviews Coach Sami G who not only is a longtime Fitbliss Master Coach, but also holds two Masters Degrees in Education and has experience teaching in the classroom.  They talk about self-talk, healthy habits, picky eaters, and considerations...

In this episode Jess reads some of our listener questions to Lifestyle and Powerlifting Coaches Shanae and Megan to get their takes. The ladies share their perspective, knowledge and experience and it's SO helpful!  @megsie_fit_marie @squat_like_nae @mathesonjess @teamfitbliss  You can send your questions to lynndsey@fitblissfitness.com to have your question featured on the pod!     

In this episode, Jess interviews our founder and CSO on all things goals. How do they help their clients set goals? How do they stay motivated? How do they help people who feel overwhelmed and SO much more!    @teamfitbliss @fitbliss_lynnds @natalieadair @mathesonjess 

In this bite-size episode, Coach Katie goes through a quick run-down on what macro tracking is and how you can utilize it to reach your goals and/or to learn the nutrition content in various foods you enjoy and learn to adjust your habits to better match your body's needs. The knowledge you gain is something that can benefit you well beyond when you stop tracking.    @katiekeepsitreal @teamfitblis...

In this episode, Jess sits down with Fitbliss Master Coach Lauren to discuss her origin story, how she became a semi-pro softball player as well as tips and insight to help if you are struggling with binge eating or associated issues.    This episode is part of our coach highlight series. You can look out for future episodes that shine a spotlight on individual coaches from our organization to get...

In today's episode Natalie shares the sad news that high amounts of sedentary behavior are associated with increased risks for several chronic conditions and mortality. However, she also asks and explores if our physical activity attenuates or even eliminates the detrimental effects of prolonged sitting?     Research question: Does physical activity offset the detrimental association of (long) sit...

In this episode, our founder Lynndsey interviews our team's blood work analyst David Herrera about all things related to vitamin d (hint: it's A LOT!) This hormone is actually created by your body when you absorb natural sunlight and both of these items (vitamin d, sun exposure) have major impacts on your overall health and wellbeing including sleep quality, sex hormones, mental health, recovery,...

In this episode, Lynndsey follows up on the previous episode where she asked listeners who were not committed to their "diet" to take the plunge to a maintenance phase instead. Today she offers helpful tips and non-negotiables for those people who concluded that YES, their heart is in it, but they are struggling with the physiological side effects of hunger. 

In this episode, Fitbliss founder Lynndsey Eldridge and Master Coach Sami Clements share the stories of when they first got into lifting, how it changed their lives, lessons they've learned plus all of their top tips for taking up the space you are entitled to in the weight room (with confidence) hosted by Jess Matheson.  @sami.g.fit @fitbliss_lynnds @teamfitbliss  

In this episode, Jess reads a listener question to Fitbliss coaches Shanae Smithson and Megan Forrest and they answer in detail. The topic of conversation today is when others give unsolicited lifting advice, particularly when it comes to arching your back to protect your shoulders and to utilize full-body power in the powerlifting style bench press.    Follow these featured coaches on Instagram ...

In this episode, our CSO (Chief Science Officer) sits down for a candid conversation with husband and wife power(lifting) couple Jessie and Conor Larson to discuss strategies to improve your performance by harnassessing your mental focus and strength. They touch on pre-meet day anxiety and visualization techniques to minimize stress, pre-lift rituals, getting hyped and so much more!  You can check...

In this episode, Fitbliss Master Coach Katie Crawford shares insight to help you turn your lack of motivation into conscious choices to choose your goals each day.  We serve up a Bite-Size (20 minutes or less) episode every Thursday and our Full-Length episodes every Monday.    Until next time, you can find us on instagram at @teamfitbliss and on the world wide web at fitblissfitness.com ;)   

In today's episode, Jess interviews Fitbliss Master Coaches Sami and Chantel about reaching fitness goals as Mothers.    The ladies share insight for the most common struggles they see their clients face as well as ideas to help women overcome those obstacles. They also get into feeding picking eaters, talking about food and bodies with your children, how to strategize training when you're short o...

In this episode founder Lynndsey discusses a common struggle she sees fitness enthusiasts make which is feeling like they need to be dieting constantly. She makes the argument for committing 100% or taking a break to focus on weight maintenance while progressing toward other life and fitness goals.  @teamfitbliss      

Today founder Lynndsey gets into an in-depth conversation about performance, physical therapy and common mistakes trainees make with Physical Therapist, Strength Coach, University Professor, and Research Scientist Lee Skinner AKA @Physioremedy .    @teamfitbliss @fitbliss_lynnds fitblissfitness.com    

Today our CSO (Chief Science Officer) Natalie dives into some evidence about the effects that Different Resistance Training Volumes have on Muscle Hypertrophy   Volume overview Goal of volume Junk volume - more volume does not always mean better gains because there is a threshold.  Some studies do show a dose-response relationship between training volume and muscle mass, the greater the volume, th...

In this episode, Lynndsey and Katie open up about their struggles with burnout around work and fitness goals while also sharing the signs of burnout and tips and strategies to help you on your path of healing.    @teamfitbliss @fitbliss_lynnds @katiekeepsitreal

In this Bite Size episode, Jess interviews Founder and Master Coach Lynndsey all about resistance training for runners including the benefits as well as methods, considerations and misconceptions around resistance training for this population specifically.    @fitbliss_lynnds @mathesonjess @teamfitbliss 

In this episode, Jess interviews longtime friend and supporter of Fitbliss, IFBB Pro Shayla Hubbard about her Pro card winning contest prep where she traveled weekly for work and ate out daily on work trips.  Shayla and Jess discuss a wide range of topics from how to choose meals off of fast food menus, fitting in cravings to avoid unhealthy coping mechanisms and Shayla's top tips for reaching you...

In this episode, Coach Katie invites you to take a moment to breathe and to consider your long-term, big, beautiful goals. She offers an analogy to shift your perspective when it feels like "nothing" is happening.  See you Monday for a full-length episode!    @katiekeepsitreal @teamfitbliss fitblissfitness.com

In this episode, Lynndsey sits down with Fitbliss Elite coach Carrie Hennesey and Health + Strength coach and sports scientist Jake Benson to discuss the prevalence of common PED practices in bodybuilding- even in the Bikini division- as well as considerations for those practices, and a small glimpse into other options that may be available as well as Carrie's reasoning for pushing herself to beco...