Better Late Pam Majumdar

Kristie Phillips talks about the 4 months of physical preparation, 4-6 days per week, that it took for her to be able to do elite-level skills again.

Olympian and USA Gymnastics Women's Technical Lead Chellsie Memmel joins Better Late, with hosts Pam Majumdar and Train Like a Gymnast founder Danielle Gray, to talk about her new book (out now) CHELLSIE'S CHALLENGES. Chellsie discusses her writing process, what it was like to look back on her gymnastics career up to her elite-level comeback in 2021, and dealing with negative self-talk. Plus, she talks about body image, competing through injury (including what she'd tell athletes today), working out after having kids, and much more.

Part 2 of a 2-part episode: Jen Hansen (known by many in the gymnastics world as "Jenny" or just "Hansen") joins Better Late to talk about muscle activation theory and how it can help any athlete - including gymnasts - address fitness and mobility limitations.

Part 1 of a 2-part episode: Jen Hansen (known by many in the gymnastics world as "Jenny" or just "Hansen") might be the only gymnast whose training was influenced by her own experiences in Hollywood. Jen joins Better Late to talk about how she got started in gymnastics (and why the Olympics were never something she thought much about), the insane time crunch she had to meet in order to do stunt work on the TV show Make It or Break It, and how her time on the show inspired her to make an elite gymnastics comeback at 37. Plus, she talks about the mental advantages adult gymnasts have, coaching, her personal training practice, and more.

Barbara Achonado, an elite gymnast from Chile, joins Better Late to talk about her return to competition at the age of 39 after a 7-year break. She discusses about dealing with two meniscus surgeries, differences in training and mindset compared to when she was younger, fighting to be seen by the gymnastics federation, working as a ballet teacher and choreographer for gymnasts, and more.

Hosts Pam Majumdar and Danielle Gray talk about front tumbling as an adult. Danielle, founder of Train Like a Gymnast, shares tips for working on your forward entry gymnastics skills.