Author: jennifer

    SHOW NOTES This week on Finding Success in Life for the Modern Woman Podcast, we are releasing a throwback interview with Menno Henselmans. We are  talking all things weightlifting and nutrition for women. He’s super geeky (in a great way ;-)) and uses only evidence based data to backup his training and nutrition protocols for weightlifting, healthy eating plans, losing weight and burning belly fat.   DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN IN WEIGHTLIFTING AND NUTRITION Much of the discussion revolves around the differences and advantages women have on weightlifting over men, and some of the things we as ladies should know to fully take advantage of these evidence based data to fully reap the benefits, sculpt our bodies and achieve our full healthy living potential. Differences aren’t huge between men and women in lifting weights. The fundamental principles still apply. But there are a a couple key metabolic and physiological ones to take into account: Women have higher estrogen levels- making women a lot more resistant to muscle damage and are able to recover faster after training. Women can generally take stronger and more frequent weight training than men. Women respond better with higher rep sets and can usually do 2 sessions per body part per week. Cadence for optimal performance for women is lower than men. Women don’t really need to count their reps, but focus...