"Women Are Not Small Men" Is Accurate. The Advice That Follows? Not So Much.
The Consistency Project
EC Synkowski
4.9 • 562 Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Joined by Laurel and Sarah from Movement Logic, we're unpacking the claims made by Stacey Sims regarding women's exercise and nutrition, highlighting the importance of evidence-based practices.
You'll gain insights into how these recommendations may not apply universally and why understanding your own body and context is crucial for effective training.
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ABOUT THE SHOW
The Consistency Project aims to simplify nutrition, health, and well-being by breaking down the concepts and actions we can all take to live fuller, more functional lives.
ABOUT US
📍 EC Synkowski is a Certified Nutrition Specialist® (CNS), a Licensed-Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN), and Certified CrossFit Level 4 Coach (CF-L4). She's the founder of OptimizeMe Nutrition and the creator of the #800gChallenge®. Find her on social media.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome back to the Consistency Project podcast every week here on the show, EC and I aim to simplify the principles and practices of nutrition, health, and fitness. |
| 0:10.2 | We thank you for being here. I am here with just a quick introduction. We've got a great conversation for you this week. |
| 0:16.7 | Joining us today is Laurel Beversdorf and Dr. Sarah Court. The co-founders of Movement Logic, |
| 0:23.8 | Laurel is an international yoga educator and kettlebell specialist who's trained teachers all |
| 0:28.5 | over the world. Sarah is a doctor of physical therapy who blends decades of experience in yoga |
| 0:33.3 | Pilates and Pt. Together, they host the Movement Logic podcast, and EC came across their work on |
| 0:39.6 | Instagram not too long ago and was very impressed by how they were breaking down exercise |
| 0:44.3 | and nutrition advice that isn't holding up to scientific scrutiny. So she invited them on the |
| 0:49.8 | show to talk. Together, they're going to dive into some of the claims about women's exercise |
| 0:53.8 | and nutrition coming from exercise physiologist Stacey Sims. to talk together. They're going to dive into some of the claims about women's exercise and |
| 0:54.5 | nutrition coming from exercise physiologist Stacey Sims, claims that sound scientific and |
| 1:00.2 | empowering but might actually be making things more complicated than they need to be. In this |
| 1:05.5 | conversation, they're discussing what the research really says about how women should train and eat, |
| 1:10.1 | why the phrase, |
| 1:16.8 | women are not small men is accurate, but doesn't mean what you think it means now to cut through the noise and find practical evidence-based guidance that actually empowers you rather |
| 1:20.8 | than complicating your life. I'm excited for you to get this episode before we jump into it. |
| 1:26.3 | A quick mention, EC has a |
| 1:28.4 | coach's masterclass coming soon. The next cohort starts on January 5th. If you're a coach looking to |
| 1:35.7 | level up your nutrition coaching skills in the new year with some evidence-based practices |
| 1:40.4 | that actually work, do not hesitate. Head to optimize me nutrition.com slash coaches |
| 1:45.9 | masterclass to learn more and to save your spot. We're going to put the link in the show notes as |
| 1:51.3 | well. But again, optimize me nutrition.com slash coaches masterclass. Okay, let's get into this |
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