Ditch the scale, grab the kettlebells. Host Colleen Conlon delivers no-BS fitness advice for women ready to choose STRONG over skinny. This season brings you raw conversations about kettlebell training, breaking free from diet culture, and building muscle that actually serves your life. Whether you're picking up your first kettlebell or leveling up your strength game, Colleen shares the mindset shifts and training strategies that transformed her life—and will transform yours too. This isn't about becoming smaller, it's about becoming unstoppable. 3 new episodes weekly for dangerous women who lift heavy and live boldly.
Ditch the scale, grab the kettlebells. Host Colleen Conlon delivers no-BS fitness advice for women ready to choose STRONG over skinny. This season brings you raw conversations about kettlebell training, breaking free from diet culture, and building muscle that actually serves your life. Whether you're picking up your first kettlebell or leveling up your strength game, Colleen shares the mindset shifts and training strategies that transformed her life—and will transform yours too. This isn't about becoming smaller, it's about becoming unstoppable. 3 new episodes weekly for dangerous women who lift heavy and live boldly.
Hello Kettlebell queen! In this episode, I'm joined by Tim Facciola to talk about why building muscle and strength is THE currency you need before life's biggest events—from surgery to pregnancy and everything in between.
What we're diving into:
✨ Why muscle is literally a survival metric (BMI's hidden purpose)
✨ How pre-surgery strength training shortens recovery time dramatically
✨ My client who went from 8 weeks to 3 weeks recovery after building muscle
✨ My own abdominal surgery experiences (deconditioned vs conditioned)
✨ ACL injuries and why tissue quality matters for surgery outcomes
✨ Pregnancy: the beautiful trauma your body needs preparation for
✨ Why diastasis and back pain aren't "normal" pregnancy symptoms
✨ Pelvic floor physical therapy (the resource every woman needs)
✨ Our friend PR'ing Turkish getups with a 24kg bell while pregnant
✨ Functional training debate: what it actually means vs the BOSU ball circus
The truth bomb: When you're in better physical condition, surgeons can literally SEE the difference in your tissue quality. Your body responds faster, recovers quicker, and has more resources to pull from. Whether it's a planned C-section or an emergency ACL repair—muscle is your insurance policy.
Tim and I are breaking down how strength training prevents injury complications, why the medical system treats symptoms instead of root causes, how pregnancy changes your biomechanics (and what to do about it), and why "functional training" gets misunderstood. Plus the real talk about how building muscle NOW sets you up for whatever life throws at you later. If you're planning pregnancy, facing surgery, or just want to be prepared for life's inevitable challenges, this episode is for YOU.
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Produced by: Podcast & Co.
Recorded In: Podcast & Co. Studio in Las Vegas
