In this episode, April talks with the titled Ironman and multiple championships winner, Sara Gross, on her journey as an athlete and what she learned when it comes to optimizing your body as a woman. She realized that women's cycles can affect how you perform with fitness and athletics and is on a mission to change the norm! She discusses how scientific studies are tailored to men's bodies and it misleads women on how to best train.

We also discuss her upcoming Women's Performance Summit where leading women's training experts discuss fitness, mental health, culture and nutrition. You will learn how to best optimize your body as a woman. You won't want to miss out on that!

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Episode links and resources

APP: Women's Fitness/Cycle Tracking App

BOOK: Roar by Stacey Sims

BOOK: Invisible Woman by Caroline Criado Perez

Women's Performance Summit

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Guest Bio

Sara Gross is the CEO and Founder of Feisty Media. After defending her PhD in Women’s History in 2008, Sara competed as a professional triathlete for 14 years and won two Ironman titles and two major championships.

Sara was born in Canada, went to highschool in the United Arab Emirates, and has lived in Scotland, France, Switzerland, and the US. She currently lives in Victoria, British Columbia with her daughter Rosalee.

Sara founded Feisty Media in 2017 with the goal of creating an empowering culture for all active women.

Feisty Media approaches change-making in a multi-disciplinary way, using four pillars of performance: Physiology, Nutrition, Mental Health and Culture.

In addition to being the head Feisty Chief, Sara also hosts the Feisty Women’s Performance Podcast, If We Were Riding podcast, and is an amateur CrossFitter.

Guest Links

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