Hormones & Heavy Lifts: The Menopause Blueprint with Holly Rilinger (Episode 229)

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Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.9 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

When some of the biggest names in menopause medicine want to learn to lift heavy, they turn to this week’s guest, Nike Master Trainer and midlife fitness advocate Holly Rilinger, founder of the LIFTED Method. Because Holly gets it. She’s been through her own journey with damaging diet culture, body image issues, and a challenging perimenopause that has left her navigating sheet soaking night sweats, brain fog, and fatigue. Through a midlife-specific training plan and tailored hormone therapy regimen (including testosterone), she’s been able to reclaim her energy and power and is devoted to helping others do the same. This week we dive into the science and strategy behind Holly’s Lifted Method and her Blueprint programs designed specifically for women in midlife, as well as for those using GLP-1 medications. This conversation is packed with insight, honesty, and a lot of muscle. You can learn more about Holly and her programs at www.theliftedmethodcoaching.com

Holly Rilinger is a Nike Master Trainer, author, and founder of the LIFTED Method: An in-person and virtual platform with the focus of empowering people at all levels to strength train. Holly is dedicated to delivering innovative, science-backed training methods in an environment that prioritizes growth, resilience, and a lifelong passion for fitness. Holly coaches in her East Hampton studio and on her virtual platform. She is also the founder of LIFTED Blueprint, formerly Menopause Bootcamp, a program designed specifically to help women in midlife get stronger, feel more energized, and gain confidence as they navigate this powerful phase of life. She is also the creator of LIFTED’s newest program for SLP-1 patients–GLP-1 Blueprint in partnership with Dr. Alexandra Sowa of So Well.

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0:00.0	Hello, Feisties. Okay, I have some questions for you. Are you feeling overwhelmed or just
0:06.7	like me tired by all the conflicting health and training advice on the interwebs? Are you sick of
0:12.9	sifting through all the information and wondering who you can actually trust? More importantly,
0:18.1	are you fueling, training, and living in a way that really supports your body?
0:23.0	In the 10 years since I've transitioned from pro athlete to everyday exerciser, I've been
0:28.3	frustrated by both the lack of research and information and by the reams of conflicting advice,
0:34.1	even from well-meaning people on the internet. That's why we started building online
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0:56.1	strength training to menopause, hormone therapy, and brain health, we focus on what actually
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1:51.8	I am your host, Celine Yeager. Each week, I bring you advice from athletes, scientists, researchers, and other experts to help you feel and perform you best no matter what your hormones are doing.
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