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Bobbie Butters is a Powerlifter and former British champion in Olympic weightlifting. Bobbie has been using journaling in her training for the last ten years and it’s helped her overcome pain barriers and limiting beliefs. She shares the positive impacts of focusing on mindset, journaling as a tool, and how she’s learnt to overcome negative thoughts. Plus a few tips on listening to yourself.

Kate Gordon is a two-time CrossFit Games athlete and coach. Kate has been tracking her menstrual cycle for seven years. In this interview she shares her cycle-based training adjustments, how she approaches competing, and how we can scale training during the high-hormone phase.

Tig Hodson, co-founder of Strongher, a women's only strength training gym, shares how recovery for her is as much mental as it is physical. Taking space is really important, as is her sleep routine and listening to her body.

The reason I’m doing CrossFit is because of Nicola. I was hesitant to start because I didn’t want to go back into an obsessive relationship with food and training. But Nicola and I had trained together before through playing Waterpolo, so she knew my abilities and how I liked to train. The first session we went to I loved and was instantly hooked.

When I'm training I think about how I can make the session into a competition. It’s the only way I can push myself - I need to have an outcome. If I’m training with others, I’ll be looking over to see their progress. If I know a workout is time-based, I’ll strategise with myself about how many rounds I want to get through. 

With weightlifting, like running and any other performance-based sports, I have to put in the work. Training, sleep, rest, and food are all in my control. How I perform is down to me. What you put in and what comes out is a reflection of your consistency.