#345 You Can Improve at ANY Age! Women's Health, Nutrition & Fitness Expert Dr. Abbie Smith-Ryan
Dr. Abbie Smith-Ryan, PhD, a top expert in exercise science and women's body composition, joins Gabby Reece to discuss training smarter, not just harder. Learn about the science of creatine, protein, Omega-3s, fueling for performance, preventing injury, and effective resistance training for women at any age.
Dr. Smith-Ryan shares her compelling journey from a young Iowa athlete who found movement as an escape to becoming a dedicated researcher, motivated by her own experience with nine stress fractures due to under-fueling and over-training.
Don't miss this science-backed conversation that redefines women's performance, health, and how to fuel your body effectively!
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Dr. Smith-Ryan and Gabby Reece will go over:
Smart Training & Aging: Why movement offers continuous windows of improvement, and how to use data to train smarter to maintain body composition while training less.
Body Composition & Injury: Dr. Smith-Ryan details her personal connection to body composition research, having developed stress fractures when her body fat dropped to 15% because she wasn't properly fueling for her rigorous training.
The Science of Supplements: A deep dive into essential supplements for women's health and performance. Learn the benefits of increasing Creatine, Protein, and Omega-3 intake for fetal and brain development, especially during the perinatal phase.
Empowering Women: How to shift the perspective on exercise from purely weight management to empowerment and making small, incremental improvements.
Real-Life Workout: Dr. Smith-Ryan outlines a comprehensive resistance training workout she uses, which includes 3 sets of 10-15 repetitions with 60-90 seconds rest for exercises like leg press, bench press, lunges, and overhead press.
Future Vision: Hear about Dr. Smith-Ryan's long-term vision to create a research institute for women's training, dedicated to capturing data and optimizing female health.Cornbread - Get 30% off your first order and free shipping on orders over $75 at cornbreadhemp.com/gabby and use code GABBY at checkout.OneSkin - For a limited time, you can try OneSkin with 15% off using code REECE at oneskin.coTroscriptions - Right now, you can try Just Blue at troscriptions.com/GABBY or use GABBY at checkout for 10% off your first order.
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