Stronger at 70: Linda's Story of Scoliosis, Osteoporosis & Smart Strength Coaching (with Chrissy)

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🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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In this episode of The Coaching Advantage: Real Stories of Strength & Nutrition, Niki Sims and Andrew Jackson sit down with Barbell Logic coach Chrissy and her client Linda to share how consistent coaching transforms life at every age.

Linda began lifting in her 70s while navigating scoliosis and later osteoporosis. With the right coaching and smart training modifications, she built confidence, strength, and muscle that carry over into everyday life—from carrying groceries to picking up grandkids.

You'll learn how coaching provides accountability and structure, why restraint matters more than chasing soreness, and what it looks like to keep training for health, longevity, and hypertrophy through the decades.

This inspiring conversation proves it's never too late to start, adapt, and thrive with strength training.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Beast Overburden, powered by Barbell Logic.
0:06.2	We're Nikki and Andrew, your personal, professional coaches.
0:09.0	We help you take control of your fitness through hard but doable training and nutrition practices that fit your busy life.
0:17.0	Build a stronger, healthier version of yourself with lifelong habits.
0:24.9	Hey, everybody. Welcome to Beast Overburden powered by Barbell Logic. It's going to be a party today. I'm your host, Nikki Sims. With me, as always, Andrew Jackson. Hello again. And we have two guests. Welcome to our first episode of the guest series.
0:38.6	We have our coach, Chrissy Gilby.
0:40.5	Hey, Chrissy.
0:41.7	Hey.
0:42.9	Coming out from, tell everybody where you are.
0:46.4	I'm in the UK in a little place called Norwich.
0:51.1	The east of England.
0:53.2	It's lovely.
0:56.1	Awesome. Thanks for being here. I know it's evening time for you, probably dinner time for everybody. Yeah. Yeah. And with us is Chrissy's client, Linda.
1:03.2	Hi, Linda. Hi. Hi. Hey. I'm speaking to you from Woodbridge, Connecticut. Ooh, East Coast.
1:11.0	In the U.S.
1:29.3	Yay. And we are all together. This is special. I love this. One of the cool things I like about Barbell Logic. We're literally all over the world. Yeah. So cool. So cool. Yeah. We thought Linda would be a super special guest, and you'll learn about her lifting journey. but I think you are such a great example of something I would call being physically fit no matter what. No matter what. No matter what.
1:37.5	Linda, you are in your 70s. You've had scoliosis. That's something that people are born with, right? Yeah. It's gotten more
1:47.0	significant in the last 20 years, the last 10 years, especially. Yeah, I was reading notes that you
1:53.8	went from 5-8 to 5-5. Is that correct? Correct. Yeah, all from the scoliosis.
2:09.6	And still, you are in the gym. I went and actually stalked your lifting videos, and you're just in there kicking ass. You're doing some really good stuff.
2:16.9	And you've been with Chrissy for about four years now. Is that right? Yes.
2:18.0	Yeah, awesome.
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