EP 265: Why Your Workouts Aren't Working Anymore: Overtraining, Under-Eating & Midlife Fitness
What if your workouts aren't working anymore because you're doing too much—not too little? In this episode, I'm joined by strength coach Gini Grimsley for an unfiltered conversation about overtraining, under-fueling, recovery, strength training, and the former-athlete mentality that keeps high-achieving women pushing harder when their bodies are begging them to back the fuck off.
We talk about why women in their 30s, 40s, and beyond can't necessarily train like they did at 20, especially while juggling careers, families, stress, and changing hormones. We dig into endurance training, HYROX, CrossFit, group fitness, strength training, chronic soreness, fatigue on rest days, and the difference between training for health versus sacrificing health for performance. We also unpack the psychology behind exercise—the need to compete, body image, external validation, and what happens when being "the athlete" becomes part of your identity.
If you're working out constantly, eating less, recovering poorly, and wondering why your body isn't responding anymore, this episode might make you rethink what "working harder" actually means.
