At 51 this Female Ultramarathoner Now Squats Over 200 lb | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #53

Starting Strength Radio

Mark Rippetoe

Training, Fitness & Nutrition, Strength, Barbell, Health, Fitness

4.6 • 740 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Ray Gillenwater interviews Mindy Slovinsky, an online client of Nick D, about her past life as an ultramarathoner and what's it's like to lift double her bodyweight at 51 years-old. 01:25 - Mindy's current PRs 05:01 - Motivation to start strength training 07:26 - Running 100 miles twice 10:57 - What's going on in your head? 15:16 - After-effects on your body 18:08 - Experiencing burnout 26:42 - Lifting goals 29:41 - Having Nick as a coach 34:16 - Form and programming changes 41:05 - Changes in bloodwork 45:59 - Opinion on aesthetics 50:07 - Mindy's BS meter

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