Strength Training During Childbearing Years — Failures, Triumphs, and Lessons Learned with Michaela North - Ep. 124

The Michael Caz Podcast

Michael Cazayoux

Health & Fitness, Business

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2017

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest is Michaela North — head women’s coach at Brute Body for Women, a mother of three (with another one on the way), and a member of the 2017 Affiliate Cup Championship team the Wasatch Brutes. On this show, we talk about how Michaela is able to do everything she does while raising her family. She tells the story of narrowly missing the Crossfit Games in 2016 by one spot, and shares all about her experiences training and competing with the Wasatch Brutes. My respect for Michaela only increased after hearing her perspective on some of the challenges that she’s overcome in her life, and I know you’ll be inspired by it too. Enjoy the show!

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Topics of discussion:

[:52] Introducing the head coach of Brute Body for Women Michaela North.

[5:36] Balancing training with raising a family starts with having a passion for both.

[12:41] Why work-life separation is more effective than work-life balance.

[14:41] Physical preparation for and recovery from childbirth, especially for your abs.

[24:00] How first-time moms can stay fit and safe during pregnancy and postpartum.

[27:10] Battling for the 5th place spot in the 2016 Crossfit Games.

[38:33] Moving forward after failing — how to plan for success and manage your mindset better.

[43:00] Michaela’s decision to form a team after not qualifying as an individual.

[54:41] Why confidence and intimidation start with a champion’s mentality.

[1:00:21] The source of Michaela’s courage to share her issues, vulnerabilities, and weaknesses with the world.

[1:07:38] Lessons learned from coaching — about others and about herself.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This is Mike Kaju and you're listening to the Brew Strength Podcast.
0:03.4	This week's guest is Michaela North.
0:05.4	She's the head coach of Brut Body for Women, a mother of three,
0:09.6	and a member of the 2017 affiliate cup champion team, the Wasatch Brutes.
0:16.4	On this show we talk about how she's able to do everything she does while raising and spending significant amounts of time with
0:25.8	her kids. She tells me the story of narrowly missing the Cross Fit Games in 2016
0:31.9	by one spot and she tells me some stories that I've never heard
0:36.2	about training for and competing with the Wasatch Brutes.
0:40.5	I had a ton of respect for Michaela going into this show but hearing her perspective
0:45.4	around some of the challenges that she's had in her life just gives me so much
0:49.4	more respect for her. Enjoy the show. Hey this is Mike Kaju and you're listening to the brute strength podcast.
0:56.0	I'm here with the head coach of brute body women, Michaela North.
1:02.0	Michaela, you've got an incredibly full plate in your life and so I really
1:07.5	appreciate you making some time to do this with me today.
1:10.0	Hey I am beyond happy to do this with you. I always listen to your podcasts and love them, so I felt really flattered when you asked me to do one with you.
1:21.5	Awesome. Well, let's get into it.
1:23.7	So I want to start out telling your story chronologically
1:27.4	because I think it's so impressive what you've done in your life.
1:31.5	So you were a track athlete at Weber State in Utah in what years?
1:37.0	I graduated high school 2006 so I competed in the 2007 season and then 2007
1:46.5	8 9 and 10. Gotcha. Last season was 2010. Okay then you get married then you start doing cross fit. At what point did you get interested in competing in cross fit? Is it before or after you had your twins?
2:04.7	Before I had my twins and day one of Cross Fit.
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