The Stronger By Science Podcast

Pelvic Health, Lifting During and After Pregnancy, and More with Marika Hart and Molly Galbraith

Episode Summary

In today’s episode, Greg and Eric sit down for an interview with Molly Galbraith and Marika Hart from Girls Gone Strong. The conversation covers a wide range of female-specific lifting topics, including pelvic health, resistance training during and after pregnancy, and more. If you are a female lifter, or train female lifters, this interview is full of incredibly useful (and potentially surprising) information that isn’t discussed nearly as frequently as it should be.

Episode Notes

In today’s episode, Greg and Eric sit down for an interview with Molly Galbraith and Marika Hart from Girls Gone Strong. The conversation covers a wide range of female-specific lifting topics, including pelvic health, resistance training during and after pregnancy, and more. If you are a female lifter, or train female lifters, this interview is full of incredibly useful (and potentially surprising) information that isn’t discussed nearly as frequently as it should be.

Time Stamps

Pelvic health (incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic floor dysfunction, and more) (0:00:49). 

Unbelievable prevalence statistics related to pelvic health in female athletes (0:15:26). 

Lifting and pregnancy: First trimester (0:39:38). 

Lifting and pregnancy: Second trimester (0:55:00). 

Lifting and pregnancy: Third trimester (1:02:31). 

Lifting and pregnancy: After childbirth (1:09:57). 

Other “blind spots” that male coaches should know about (1:27:51). 

Contact information and resources (1:35:15). 

Links to resources: 

Guidelines for pre- and postnatal exercise: 

Free resources for continued learning: 

Paid resource for continued learning: