{"podcast":{"title":"Body by Design","slug":"body-by-design-7043766","podcast_index_feed_id":7043766,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6099992/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/body-by-design--6099992","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ebc52241201479f45bc844c54d6628bc.jpg","author":"Lou Driver","episode_count":60,"summary":"The Women's guide to Strength Training, Nutrition & Metabolism","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T06:17:33.926753+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/body-by-design-7043766"},"episode":{"title":"#41 The Strength Hack I Use on My Worst Days","slug":"41-the-strength-hack-i-use-on-my-worst-days","published_at":"2025-05-28T14:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/body-by-design-7043766/41-the-strength-hack-i-use-on-my-worst-days","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/body-by-design-7043766","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/41-the-strength-hack-i-use-on-my-worst-days--66315463","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66315463/400804160_44100_2_259ea71ccfd6.mp3","summary":"Do you ever have a day when, for one reason or another, just touching that heavy weight feels HARD? Then this is the episode for you. I’m so glad you’re here — because I want to share a method I use in training that helps me keep progressing, even on those days when everything feels like a struggle. Let’s face it: life happens. Poor sleep, a stressful event, an extra-busy week... And if you know my story, you’ll know life has been full of big moments lately. If I stopped training or pulled back every time I felt like I couldn’t lift heavy, I would never have progressed. Being perimenopausal, there are days I walk into a session and just don’t feel optimal. It’s like my central nervous system (CNS) looks at the 100kg I lifted last week on deadlifts and goes: “Bitch… you’re kidding, right?” Now, I could try to move that 100kg. Maybe I’ll get it up, maybe I won’t — but chances are, I won’t hit the same reps. So how do I keep progressing even on those days? I use a calculated 1RM. That means I can scale the weight to match how I’m feeling that day — and still walk away with a personal best (PB). Listen now to learn the exact method I use to stay consistent and keep building strength, no matter what life throws at me.","meta_description":"Do you ever have a day when, for one reason or another, just touching that heavy weight feels HARD? Then this is the episode for you. I’m so glad you’re h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1426,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/body-by-design-7043766/episodes/41-the-strength-hack-i-use-on-my-worst-days/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/body-by-design-7043766/41-the-strength-hack-i-use-on-my-worst-days.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}