#296 The Female Athlete Advantage: Optimizing Performance at Every Stage with Dr. Stacy Sims

The Gabby Reece Show

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4.8 • 890 Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2024

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Gabby is joined by Dr. Stacy Sims, renowned exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist, to debunk myths about women’s health, fitness, and performance. Known for her groundbreaking TED Talk, Women Are Not Small Men, Dr. Sims explains how decades of male-centric research have overlooked the unique physiological needs of women. Together, they explore practical strategies to optimize training, nutrition, and overall health for women at every stage of life. Show Notes: Movement as Medicine: Avoiding a Sedentary Lifestyle [00:00:00 - 00:08:00] Building Resilience Through Strength Training [00:08:01 - 00:16:00] Circadian Rhythms, Light Exposure, and Sleep [00:16:01 - 00:24:00] Rethinking Fasting for Women’s Health [00:24:01 - 00:32:00] Fueling for Performance: The Role of Protein [00:32:01 - 00:40:00] Gut Health and the Importance of Plant Diversity [00:40:01 - 00:48:00] Adapting to Stress: Nutrition and Lifestyle Hacks [00:48:01 - 00:56:00] Actionable Tips for Women at Different Life Stages [00:56:01 - 00:59:59] The Impact of Stress on Women’s Hormonal Health [01:00:00 - 01:08:00] Optimizing Recovery Through Sleep and Nutrition [01:08:01 - 01:16:00] Exercise Adaptations for Women in Perimenopause and Menopause [01:16:01 - 01:24:00] Building Bone Density and Muscle Strength in Midlife [01:24:01 - 01:32:00] Gut Health in Hormonal Transition: Foods That Help [01:32:01 - 01:40:00] Rethinking Cardio for Women’s Long-Term Health [01:40:01 - 01:48:00] Hydration and Electrolyte Needs for Female Athletes [01:48:01 - 01:56:00] Empowering Women to Advocate for Their Health [01:56:01 - End] More About Dr. Stacy Sims: Check out her website for helpful information: https://www.drstacysims.com/ Follow Dr. Stacy Sims on Instagram @drstacysims For More Gabby Reece: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbyreece/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gabbyreeceofficial The Gabby Reece Show Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeEINLNlGvIceFOP7aAZk5A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I think in the 70s when they were doing the thalamide studies and we started seeing all the
0:04.6	birth effects, that's when they put the kibosh on studying women, especially pregnant women.
0:08.8	And then NIH started looking at the data that was coming out, bone density research and
0:13.3	cardiovascular research, all that was being done on men who were being supplied with estrogen.
0:17.3	It's like, that is not adequate. Even mouse studies were all done on male rats.
0:23.6	A lot of times we're so obsessed with my waistline, my butt size, weight, but you've,
0:29.2	you've shifted this conversation. Okay, we have all these things in place for boys,
0:32.6	but we need to open the conversation of the girls to normalize what is a period, to normalize
0:37.3	what is movement, to normalize what is movement
0:38.0	to normalize what it means to be a girl in today's society. She isn't in metapause yet. She's 20 to 40.
0:44.0	She's in the working world. There's a reality. In a perfect world, what would what buckets
0:49.0	would she be trying to hit? I think the big rock for everyone is. So today we have the wonderful Dr. Stacey Sims joining us.
0:57.8	Stacey is the exercise physiologist and nutrition scientists who changed the way the industry
1:02.5	really thought about women in exercise with her TED talk called Women Are Not Small Men. And since then,
1:09.7	Dr. Sims has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers on the topic of physiology and exercise.
1:16.7	One of the things I always appreciated is I learned from her that athletic women actually perform better fed than fasted.
1:23.8	And in our conversation, we really go into detail about how we can transform our bodies from
1:29.6	tired, sluggish and weak to resilient and strong, whether we're a man or a woman.
1:36.2	So let's get into it with Dr. Stacey Sims.
1:47.1	Dr. Stacey Sims, welcome to the show.
1:48.2	Thanks.
1:50.4	This is our second time together.
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