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Citations or You’re a Grifter: How Fitness Weaponized Science Against Women
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Why women coaches are asked for citations while grind culture gets a free pass. A deep dive into weaponized science, lived experience, menopause, recovery, and the double standards behind “citations or you’re a grifter.”
When Coaches Use the Wrong Research: Why “Evidence-Based” Isn’t Always Athlete-Aligned
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The real evidence-based coaching for women in midlife means accounting for hormonal shifts, training load, recovery demands, and the complexity of what they’re juggling—not dismissing them with a PubMed link from 2004.
You Are the Case Study They’re Too Afraid to Write
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Empirical vs. anecdotal evidence in women's health: why lived experience matters when science ignores menopausal, Indigenous, and marginalized bodies.