Kahlee York used what she learned from her own experience as a Kinesiology major, Integrative Nutrition Coach, and collegiate and professional beach volleyball player to develop a first of its kind course that empowers female athletes to work with their cycle to optimize their performance and life. In this episode, Kahlee and I do a deep dive on all you can learn from taking her new Be Better produced course, Go With the Flow. Come learn about the best ways to train and fuel your body for the four different phases of your reproductive hormone cycle so you can feel and perform at your best on and off the court.
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Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes -
“I really believe in this entire process.” 2:52
“It works out for sport, but it really works for everything.” 4:05
“We think about our period, right? What we don’t think about is the fact our hormones are changing over a month’s time. 5:23
“Something that I really think about in terms of training is muscle activation during my period.” 9:26
“I'm just looking at how my body works.” 11:50
“Not everyone trusts themselves to discern when they need rest or not.” 20:33
“Stress is like the bully hormone.” 34:07
Guest Bio - Kahlee is a graduate and former LSU Beach Volleyball Athlete with a quiet strength, self-assurance, and kindness about her. She moved to California to pursue a professional beach volleyball career in 2021. In addition to being a professional athlete, she coaches clinics for Flight School and has a passion for nutrition and wellness. Her desire to educate and inspire others to incorporate good nutrition, hydration, and other wellness tools into their lives is what brought her to Be Better and led to the creation of Go with the Flow.
Show Notes -
0:00 - Coming Up on ‘What I Meant to Say’
0:19 - WIMTS Podcast Intro
0:43 - Welcome to Kahlee
1:34 - Go with the Flow Brain Child
4:41 - Four Phases of Your Cycle
5:56 - Nutrition & Movement Are Key
6:44 - Energy Levels
8:47 - Adjusting Beach Workouts Throughout Your Cycle
10:54 - Ways that Coaches Can Approach This
12:42 - More Prone to Injury at Times
17:47 - Efficiency of Energy
21:15 - Pushing the Point of Burnout
23:50 - Nutrition & Cooking in the Course
28:37 - Be Better Commercial
29:11 - Just Be a Little Bit Better
29:37 - Working with Ashley
30:36 - Community Aspect
32:25 - What is Cycle Syncing?
33:47 - Everyone’s Stressed
41:20 - Ways to Access the Course
42:02 - Reminiscing & Thank You
44:27 - Where Can We Find You?
45:28 - WIMTS Podcast Closing
Links & Where to Find Kahlee -
IG - @kahleeyork / @flowtogrow5