Girls Gone Wod Podcast

It’s been a while since we did a J&C Q&A! This week we answe your questions about battling winter blues, dealing with toddlers, Christmas music, bad dates, and how to handle “food pushers.” We are also wrapping up our Mindful Body Challenge, and talk about the biggest things we’ve learned over the past month! Support the podcast! Click the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes! Sponsored by The Good Kitchen discount code GGW Please leave us a review on iTunes!! We love hearing your feedback and want to make this show the best it can be for YOU, amazing listeners. Share with a friend while you’re at it! www.girlsgonewodpodcast.com Send us an email with feedback and show ideas: girlsgonewod@gmail.com Additional production work and theme song by David Dalton http://daviddalton.com/

Happy Thanksgiving GGW Fam! This week we recap our yearly Thanksgiving traditions (cranberry Jell-O “salad” for Joy’s dad, sweet potatoes with marshmallows for John Hay), and then take a slightly ridiculous trip down memory lane discussing first kisses, first dates, and prom. This episode is a little bit silly and is definitely best enjoyed while full of turkey, gravy, and pie! Support the podcast! Click the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes! Sponsored by The Good Kitchen discount code GGW Please leave us a review on iTunes!! We love hearing your feedback and want to make this show the best it can be for YOU, amazing listeners. Share with a friend while you’re at it! www.girlsgonewodpodcast.com Send us an email with feedback and show ideas: girlsgonewod@gmail.com Additional production work and theme song by David Dalton http://daviddalton.com/

Margaux Alvarez joins us again this week (check out Ep. 157 for her first GGW appearance!) to catch up on life, wine, and CrossFit–all our favorite things! Margaux has been working hard over the past year to grow her family’s Utah-based wine business, and we discuss how that has affected her training, how it’s changed the way she thinks about fitness, and why it’s been important to her to have something in her life besides just competitive CrossFit. The Vineyard Crossfit Support the podcast! Click the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes! Sponsored by FLAPJACKED.COM discount code GGW Please leave us a review on iTunes!! We love hearing your feedback and want to make this show the best it can be for YOU, amazing listeners. Share with a friend while you’re at it! www.girlsgonewodpodcast.com Send us an email with feedback and show ideas: girlsgonewod@gmail.com Additional production work and theme song by David Dalton http://daviddalton.com/

This week is about empowerment and talking about what holds us back, balanced with some this-or-that and a trip down memory lane to some of Claire’s old (like really old) blog posts. Not only has a lot has changed since Claire was 24 writing about how she wanted to be a yoga instructor, but lots of growth is going on in the GGW world right now and we’re bringing you along for the ride! Support the podcast! Click the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes! Sponsored by FLAPJACKED.COM discount code GGW Please leave us a review on iTunes!! We love hearing your feedback and want to make this show the best it can be for YOU, amazing listeners. Share with a friend while you’re at it! www.girlsgonewodpodcast.com Send us an email with feedback and show ideas: girlsgonewod@gmail.com Additional production work and theme song by David Dalton http://daviddalton.com/

Being an adult is hard you guys. Thank God for instagram stories where we have been living for the past few weeks with ‘would you rathers’ for your voting button enjoyment. This week on the podcast we start on the serious side talking about Claire’s stressful phase of life and Joy trying to talk her through it. Then we dive in to the epic ‘would you rathers’ and discuss important topics such as which reality show you would want to be on, or which dancing with the stars partner you’d want to have. It’s all very important and necessary because there is no such thing as life balance and when have we ever claimed to be the poster children of balance? Never. Enjoy this episode we love you. Support the podcast! Click the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes! Sponsored by Four Athletics discount code GGW Please leave us a review on iTunes!! We love hearing your feedback and want to make this show the best it can be for YOU, amazing listeners. Share with a friend while you’re at

This week we are excited to have Lisa Bilyeu join us! Lisa has an amazing background as the co-founder of Quest Nutrition, president of Impact Theory, and co-host of the Sheroic Podcast. In this episode we discuss entrepreneurship, hard work, balance, and making your health a priority even if it means going against the grain or giving up habits you love. Support the podcast! Click the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes! Sponsored by Luv My Skivvies discount code GGW Please leave us a review on iTunes!! We love hearing your feedback and want to make this show the best it can be for YOU, amazing listeners. Share with a friend while you’re at it! www.girlsgonewodpodcast.com Send us an email with feedback and show ideas: girlsgonewod@gmail.com Additional production work and theme song by David Dalton http://daviddalton.com/

This week we take our mics out into the wild and podcast from a coffee shop in Downtown Denver… so sit back and enjoy the ambiance, and pretend you’re having some coffee with us while we talk about life updates! This week Claire talks about trying keto, Joy talks about getting out of the CrossFit gym every once in a while, and we go into lots of details about our upcoming Mindful Body Challenge. Support the podcast! Click the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes! Sponsored by The Good Kitchen use discount code GGW Please leave us a review on iTunes!! We love hearing your feedback and want to make this show the best it can be for YOU, amazing listeners. Share with a friend while you’re at it! www.girlsgonewodpodcast.com Send us an email with feedback and show ideas: girlsgonewod@gmail.com Additional production work and theme song by David Dalton http://daviddalton.com/

Julie Foucher is known throughout the CrossFit community for her two CrossFit Games podium finishes, but also her amazing ability to prioritize and balance med school, training, and family life. This week we talk to Julie about health: how her definition of health changed when she started CrossFit, how that informs her work as a physician, what big-picture health looks and feels like to her, and how to talk to people in your life who need a nudge towards finding healthy habits. We also talk about the difference between external and internal motivators, and how to cope when life keeps you out of the gym for days or weeks at a time. Support the podcast! Click the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes! Sponsored by The Good Kitchen use discount code GGW Please leave us a review on iTunes!! We love hearing your feedback and want to make this show the best it can be for YOU, amazing listeners. Share with a friend while you’re at it! www.girlsgonewodpodcast.com Send us an email with feedback and show ideas: girlsgonewod

Marcus Filly has been competing in CrossFit since the beginning. A 6x Games athlete, he remembers the days when working out once a day was enough to get you there, and this week we talk to him about the evolution of CrossFit as the gap between Games athletes and “Average Joes” has continued to expand. Marcus tells us what his prescription for an “average” athlete seeking lifelong fitness would be (hint: you need to get out of the gym every once in a while), and we talk about why (and how) he’s establishing a gym culture where it’s not just all about group training. Check out his training program, Revival Strength. Support the podcast! Click the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes! Please leave us a review on iTunes!! We love hearing your feedback and want to make this show the best it can be for YOU, amazing listeners. Share with a friend while you’re at it! www.girlsgonewodpodcast.com Send us an email with feedback and show ideas: girlsgonewod@gmail.com Additional production

Another J&C episode this week, full of very important information about the merits of crispy chicken skin, how to cope with the man flu, and why finding motivation to workout on your own is more of a unicorn than Scott is. We also talk about the Girls Gone Rx competition last week, Claire’s synesthesia, and wine. It gets a little random in the best way possible. I think this episode will become an instant GGW Classic! Support the podcast! Click the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes! Please leave us a review on iTunes!! We love hearing your feedback and want to make this show the best it can be for YOU, amazing listeners. Share with a friend while you’re at it! www.girlsgonewodpodcast.com Send us an email with feedback and show ideas: girlsgonewod@gmail.com Additional production work and theme song by David Dalton http://daviddalton.com/

Carl Paoli joins us this week for some intense conversation about goals, balance, defining success, and seeking fulfillment. A former elite gymnast and founder of GymnasticsWOD, Carl is also the creator of the Freestyle Connection and travels the world giving seminars and connecting with interesting people. On this episode, we discuss balancing feeling deeply with objective reasoning, how Carl has shaped his quest for fulfillment, and how we can all use our egos to our advantage. Support the podcast! Click the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes! Please leave us a review on iTunes!! We love hearing your feedback and want to make this show the best it can be for YOU, amazing listeners. Share with a friend while you’re at it! www.girlsgonewodpodcast.com Send us an email with feedback and show ideas: girlsgonewod@gmail.com Additional production work and theme song by David Dalton http://daviddalton.com/

After lots of great interviews these past few weeks, we’re back with a classic J&C episode! And as always, we have SO much to catch up on. This week we recap our BIRTHFIT Coaches’ Seminar experience including lots of talk about the power of flexibility (like, emotional and spiritual and logistical flexibility… not musculoskeletal flexibility, although that’s great too), the many definitions of motherhood, and why “just because you can doesn’t mean you should” might be our new mantra. Also, Joy turned 40! We talk about Joy’s birthday Hawaii trip and her first few days in this shiny new decade, plus the biggest lesson she learned in her 30s. Support the podcast! Click the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes! Please leave us a review on iTunes!! We love hearing your feedback and want to make this show the best it can be for YOU, amazing listeners. Share with a friend while you’re at it! www.girlsgonewodpodcast.com Send us an email with feedback and show ideas: gir

We love it when Juli from PaleOMG graces us with her presence (see Ep. 14, 109, 147, 168, and 200 for her other GGW appearances)! This week we get real about body image, why no one is exempt from insecurities, and how to be effective at preaching body positivity even if you have a 6-pack. Of course we also catch up about some not-so-serious topics, like Juli’s travel schedule, life as a dog mom, and her favorite marriage hacks. Support the podcast! Click the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes! Please leave us a review on iTunes!! We love hearing your feedback and want to make this show the best it can be for YOU, amazing listeners. Share with a friend while you’re at it! www.girlsgonewodpodcast.com Send us an email with feedback and show ideas: girlsgonewod@gmail.com Additional production work and theme song by David Dalton http://daviddalton.com/

We met Rory Zambard at the Games and immediately felt like we were long lost friends! While bonding over tortilla chips, Rory started to tell us the story of what she does for CrossFit Poipu and the Ultimate Hawaiian Trail Run. The story of this gym, organization, and event will warm your heart and make you want to jump on the next plane to Kauai! We also talk to Rory about the importance of not tying your identity to any one activity, or even to your own productivity, and why that can be so hard for even the best of us. Support the podcast! Click the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes! Please leave us a review on iTunes!! We love hearing your feedback and want to make this show the best it can be for YOU, amazing listeners. Share with a friend while you’re at it! www.girlsgonewodpodcast.com Send us an email with feedback and show ideas: girlsgonewod@gmail.com Additional production work and theme song by David Dalton http://daviddalton.com/

Part II Body Image Send us an email with your response/feedback: girlsgonewod@gmail.com   XO Joy & Claire

I texted Claire this morning asking if I could post this word vomit voice memo. It wasn’t planned but it was one of those moments where I just had to get this out to you all. We love you guys so much and this conversation needs to keep going. It’s a shit show recording. It’s 5:30am, my voice is groggy, my cats are meowing in the background but I had to hit record before the thoughts left my brain. Let’s start taking better care of ourselves. If you’re worried and scared of change think of this as a life experiment. We can always do things differently if we don’t like our current situation. So let go for a little bit and let’s see what happens. It just might be beautiful!!! Send us an email with your response/feedback: girlsgonewod@gmail.com   XO Joy & Claire

We had a blast talking to Heidi Powell, trainer and transformation specialist on ABC’s Extreme Weight Loss. We talk with Heidi about balancing expectations, how she overcame a serious eating disorder, and how she maintains a healthy relationship with food throughout a bodybuilding competition cycle despite her disordered eating past. We also discuss her latest projects, and of course ask about THE donut instagram post (Hint: We learn a big lesson about not taking everything so seriously on social media)! https://www.equipfoods.com/ SUPPORT GGW BY USING DISCOUNT CODE GGW AT EQUIPFOODS.COM!! Support the podcast! Click the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes! Please leave us a review on iTunes!! We love hearing your feedback and want to make this show the best it can be for YOU, amazing listeners. Share with a friend while you’re at it! www.girlsgonewodpodcast.com Send us an email with feedback and show ideas: girlsgonewod@gmail.com Additional production work and theme song by David Dalton http://daviddalton.com/

This week we sit down with Dr. Anthony Gustin, creator and founder of Equip Foods (formerly PureWOD). Confused about supplements? We are too, so we cover everything from behind the scenes in supplement regulations (it’s a scary world out there) to why not all supplements are created equal. What do we REALLY need to be taking? The answers may surprise you. We also discuss the ketogenic diet, including the science behind ketones vs. glucose. We hear why Dr. Anthony follows this diet himself, who he thinks would benefit from keto, and who should stick with carbs. Hint: Keto isn’t for everyone, and if you’re a CrossFitter, you may want to think twice before hopping on the keto bandwagon. Check out Dr. Anthony’s website: http://www.perfectketo.com/ https://www.equipfoods.com/ SUPPORT GGW BY USING DISCOUNT CODE GGW AT EQUIPFOODS.COM!! Support the podcast! Click the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes! Please leave us a review on iTunes!! We love hearing your feedback and want to make this show the be

The 2017 CrossFit Games have come and gone, can you believe it? In this episode we recap our third GGW Games experience, including what we loved about Madison and what we missed about Carson, and as many highlights as we could squeeze into an episode from all of the amazing listeners that we met. Reflecting on our craziest Games experience yet also reminds us that meeting people in person creates an effect that’s different than even the most heartfelt email or comment, which leads us to discussing a little more about what could be next for GGW. Support the podcast! Click the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes! Please leave us a review on iTunes!! We love hearing your feedback and want to make this show the best it can be for YOU, amazing listeners. Share with a friend while you’re at it! www.girlsgonewodpodcast.com Send us an email with feedback and show ideas: girlsgonewod@gmail.com Additional production work and theme song by David Dalton http://daviddalton.com/

Bonus clips from the weekend as we cruised through the 2017 Reebok Crossfit Games. What a whirlwind! Thank you Madison!! Support the podcast! Click the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes! Please leave us a review on iTunes!! We love hearing your feedback and want to make this show the best it can be for YOU, amazing listeners. Share with a friend while you’re at it! www.girlsgonewodpodcast.com Send us an email with feedback and show ideas: girlsgonewod@gmail.com