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Ep 850: Why Women Over 40 Need the Barbell w/ Hailey Babcock

Power Athlete Radio

Power Athlete

Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.8614 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2026

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Think strength training is optional after 40? Think again. Hailey Babcock joins John to unpack the real challenges women face in midlife. From hormones and muscle loss to the misinformation dominating social media, and why picking up heavy weight might be the most important health decision women make after 40. Shownotes: https://bit.ly/PARep850 No barbell? No problem. Lean & Able is our essentials program for those lean on time and equipment, but hungry for results. START TODAY - https://powerathletehq.com/leanandable/ Check out what we do: Training - https://powerathletehq.com/training Nutrition - https://powerathletehq.com/nutrition Knowledge - https://academy.powerathletehq.com Click on the link to see the companies we use and support 👉 https://powerathletehq.com/partners/ Follow Hailey on Insta https://www.instagram.com/haileyhappensfitness/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0

You're listening to Power Athlete Radio, a podcast dedicated to empowering your performance every damn day.

0:08.4

Join former NFL Pro and Power Athlete founder John Wellborn as he dissects the greatest minds in strength, conditioning, and more.

0:17.0

So whether your goal is to be the hammer, destroy mediocrity, or simply move the dirt, you've come to the right place.

0:24.5

Now with the warm up done, let the gains begin.

0:27.2

So let's dive in.

0:28.8

You know, I show you a couple questions.

0:30.8

I was, it's weird how the algorithm works and you get pushed information and you get to kind of see people and your stuff got pushed.

0:37.6

And I think it was an interview with Stacey Sims.

0:41.2

Yeah, probably.

0:42.4

And some podcasts that you did with, was it Brooke Burke?

0:47.3

Yeah.

0:47.9

Yeah.

0:48.5

So those got kind of pushed my way and I was like, oh man, let's reach out and get her on the podcast.

0:52.7

I'm always fascinated by, you know, people not only in this training space, but when they also kind of figure out their niche

0:59.1

and like that over 40 peri pre menopause deal is such a massive market and such an interesting one.

1:07.0

And I feel like women feel so kind of lost in this time. Like what I did when I was younger didn't necessarily work and how do I kind of navigate this?

1:14.6

And I think it's pretty interesting and especially for me as a guy like something I don't deal with.

1:20.2

But I'm always fascinated.

1:21.9

I do have a wife and I have daughters.

1:23.4

So it's always something that's kind of prevalent and something I should educate myself about.

1:28.6

Oh, yeah. It's the hot topic as of late, which brings big pros and cons to the space.

1:36.0

So it's been really, it's been really interesting to watch it evolve over the last five years since I've been in it, four and a half years.

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