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CHALK TALK

Welcome to CHALK TALK with TRAINING2XL - a podcast for coaches, trainers, athletes, and movers that want to train and live in an intentional way, and want to excel in all facets of school, work, sport, and life. Join us for bi-weekly episodes of digestible and practical education, and inspiring conversations with impactful individuals in the world of sport, strength & conditioning, entrepreneurship, and life. Whether you are an athlete in sport, athlete in life, S&C coach, personal trainer,

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EPISODE 26: It's Cool to Be Organized

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2025/03/14

In this week’s episode, we talked about the importance of being organized. Now, I know at first glance this might seem kind of boring, but being organized is truly what allows you to be present, prepared, and ready to tackle whatever it is that lays ahead in your day, week, month, or year. Whether you are an athlete in sport preparing for the demands of an upcoming season, an athlete in life juggling several different things at once, or you’re a business owner switching between several different

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00:28:57

EPISODE 25: The Aging Athlete

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2025/03/07

In this week’s episode, we’re discussing the importance of strength training for our aging athletes/ populations. I truly believe that strength training is a sustainable movement practice that can allow an individual to live a healthy, thriving, and active life for their entire lives. Strength training isn’t just for athletes in sport or younger demographics - we’re seeing more individuals above the age of 50 getting into the gym and participating in some sort of resistance training. I wanted to

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00:31:42

EPISODE 24: Reflections on Financial Wellness

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2025/02/28

In this week’s episode, I wanted to share with you some thoughts and insights I have as an entrepreneur and human being in the current world about financial wellness. This is one of those topics that at first, doesn’t seem to be all that connected to coaching, programming, etc., but it has everything to do with how we approach our lifestyle and contributes to our overall wellness in a multitude of ways. First and foremost, I am not coming at this topic as an expert. That is not my space or scope of

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00:29:59

EPISODE 23: The Pillars of a Healthy Lifestyle

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2025/02/21

In this week’s episode, we’re discussing the different pillars of a “healthy lifestyle”, and it’s not a one-size-fits-all. Living a healthy lifestyle is going to look different to each individual depending on what your priorities are. We discuss the different elements that make up your daily/weekly/monthly/yearly lifestyle like your training/movement, nutrition, rest/recovery, and joy. These different elements contribute to your life in different ways, and it’s important to acknowledge what you’re

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00:25:40

EPISODE 22: Runners Need to Be Strong Too!

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2025/02/14

In this week’s episode, we discuss the importance of strength training for runners. Whether you are an avid marathon athlete, or a recreational runner, strength training plays a key role in helping you feel your best when you hit the pavement and how you recover between runs. Having worked with so many athletes in the past, ranging from a wide variety of sports, you start to pick up on different tendencies within different sport cultures. Strength and conditioning is a big part of certain sports,

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00:26:14

EPISODE 21: Proud to Be a Women in Sport

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2025/02/07

In this week’s episode, we discuss the beauty of girls and women in SPORT. On Wednesday February 5th, it was National Girls + Women in Sports Day and I definitely believe that that is a day worth celebrating. I’ve talked about my journey as an athlete in past episodes, but I wanted to share specifically about what sport taught me and brought me as a young girl and what it continues to bring me in my adult life - confidence, resilience, discipline, and so much more. Part of why I wanted to become a

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00:19:55

EPISODE 20: Roadmaps, Recipes, and Analogies

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2025/01/31

In this week’s episode, we dive into two analogies that I love to use when thinking about both writing a program and following one. Analogy 01 is for my athletes in sport and athletes in life, and how following a program (and having a coach) is like using a GPS to get to a destination you’ve always wanted to go to, but have had trouble on route in the past. Even with some familiarity of the path you can take, you end up going in circles taking the same turn (or doing the same things), and when

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00:22:18

EPISODE 19: The Power of Environment

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2025/01/24

In this week’s episode, we discuss the importance of the environment we work, relax, play, sleep, and exist in. It’s important to recognize the types of environments that make us feel inspired, productive, and excited, and the ones that make us feel the opposite way. Environment is more than just the physical space around us, it’s also about the people we’re surrounded by and the “energy”. Energy is a combination of things, some you can explain, and some things you can’t quite put your finger on,

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00:24:45

EPISODE 18: The Big C's of Coaching and Beyond

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2025/01/17

In this week’s episode, we dive into the 3 Big C’s of Coaching - Connection, Communication, and Cueing. These are all themes I heavily focus on in the School of TRAINING2XL because I really do think they create the biggest impact when working with different individuals. As with most Chalk Talk discussions, although I’m speaking from the lens of a strength & conditioning coach, I also apply it to different industries and how certain tools can be utilized to build stronger relationships, better

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00:13:33

EPISODE 17: The 24-Hour Rule - A Mantra for Resilience

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2025/01/10

In this week’s episode I share a quote that my mom and dad used to say to me and my brothers when we were growing up playing a multitude of sports, “You have 24-hours to mourn a loss or celebrate a victory”. After reading an article in the December issue of Women’s Health about whether or not athleticism was genetic or not, one of the quotes from one of the Olympic athletes that were interviewed stuck with me. Essentially, the athlete shared that her parents didn’t let her dwell on the negative

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00:36:58

EPISODE 16: Taking Inventory and a Fresh Slate for 2025

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2025/01/03

In today's episode, we are diving into some tools and strategies that I use to reflect on the previous year and prepare for the coming year. This time of year can always feel a little chaotic and daunting (especially on social media), so I wanted to share some things that I use to set myself up for what’s to come. We cover the three pillars of REFLECT, PREPARE, and VISUALIZATION where I share a couple exercises for each that you can use, and I also share a couple of my own goals for 2025 - putting

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00:29:52

EPISODE 15: Some Hard Truths & Unpopular Opinions …

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2024/12/20

In today's episode, we are discussing something a little different. I always try to focus on staying in my lane, educating, and adding value to this wild world of ours, and truthfully, I try my best to keep my opinions of some of the things I see to myself. But as an individual who has spent a lot of time, money, and energy on my education, certifications, and experience, I want to share about the things I’ve learned and shed light on some of the ridiculous claims I’ve seen made on social media. I

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00:19:13

EPISODE 14: The Best Way to Prepare

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2024/12/13

In today's episode, we discuss the importance of the warm-up. I’m sure this is not new information for anyone listening to this, but it’s important to reiterate how beneficial it is to warm-up before a strength training session.We discussed the RAMP principle and how you can go about programming a warm-up for yourself or someone you work with, as well as the benefits to warm-up sets and when they might be appropriate to use in a training session. As I mentioned in Episode 13 (Order Matters!) the

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00:21:18

EPISODE 13: Order Matters!

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2024/12/06

In today's episode, we discuss the importance of the order at which you perform exercises in a singular training session. Whether you are a coach/trainer/practitioner writing and prescribing a program to someone, or you are on the receiving end of the program, it’s important to understand how the sequence of events will directly impact the stimulus applied on the body. I like to use the GAS TANK analogy, so I use that in explaining why the order of events matters. One thing that’s very important

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EPISODE 12: 9 Years of the Entrepreneurial Rollercoaster

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2024/11/28

In today's episode, I want to share a little more about my entrepreneurial journey with TRAINING2XL in the last 9 years. TRAINING2XL officially turns 9 today (November 28th), and I will be the first to admit that I’m not great at celebrating the small wins along the way. That said, when the anniversary of my business baby rolls around, I have tried to be more intentional about celebrating the journey. In this episode, I’m joined by my husband Ryan who has been with me right from the start, and he

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00:13:31

BONUS: 'Tis the Szn

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2024/11/22

The Holiday Advent Calendar is one of my favourite seasonal projects with TRAINING2XL. TRAINING2XL turns 9 on November 28th, and the Advent Calendar has been running for just as long. What started on a whim and a random idea as I was running one day on the treadmill, has turned into a seasonal favourite of the T2XL community with over 100 people joining in on the fun each year. Not only is this fun for me to create, but I really want to ensure that everyone who follows along is taking time to

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00:34:25

EPISODE 11: Talk the Talk

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2024/11/08

In this week’s CHALK TALK, we are finally tackling the topic of COMMUNICATION. This is one of the key pillars of TRAINING2XL, and a skill I believe is incredibly important in the field of strength and conditioning, and just being a human in general.Communication is often referred to as a “soft skill”, but it is not soft to be an effective communicator, in fact, it’s very necessary if you want to be successful in any service-based industries. In this episode, we talk about the importance of

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00:24:27

EPISODE 10: "Look Good. Feel Good. Play Good."

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2024/11/01

In this week’s CHALK TALK, I wanted to share a little bit more about the journey I’ve been on to discover and take ownership of my personal style, and what that means as a strength & conditioning coach. I know that style/ clothing doesn’t necessarily relate to strength & conditioning, but communication is one of the TRAINING2XL principles and part of communication is nonverbal communication which encompasses our aesthetics and what we wear. Being a woman in S&C, it’s easy to get

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00:22:41

EPISODE 09: The Secret Sauce

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2024/10/25

In this week’s CHALK TALK, we discuss the secret sauce to achieving any goal in life … consistency (how’s that for click-bait👀).In so many aspects of life, we strive for convenience and the path of least resistance when trying to achieve our goals, and although we most likely know that it’s about doing the simple things, doing them well, and doing them often, we still try to find an easy route. I hate to break it to you, but consistency really is royalty when it comes to achieving your goals in

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00:15:44

BONUS: The School of TRAINING2XL

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2024/10/20

The School of TRAINING2XL is the education sector of my business that I feel so passionately about. I’ve shared about it on different platforms (Instagram, Linkedin, Newsletters, etc), but I wanted to utilize this podcast to really dive into WHY I’m so passionate about educating others. The School of TRAINING2XL is the home of practical and applicable continuing education for strength & conditioning coaches, personal trainers, and movement practitioners, and you can find online courses,

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