The Beyond Body Show

Jen Rudy
  • 4.0 (2)
  • Fitness
  • Updated Weekly

Welcome to the Beyond Body Show, where we help ambitious women how to build a strong, fit, balanced, and capable body that lets you reach your fullest potential. Tune in every Wednesday for new episodes on fitness, training, mindset, and nutrition that will help you transform your relationship with health & wellness and get more progress along your journey. For more info on 1:1 Coaching or to connect with Jen directly go to www.instagram.com/jenrudyfitness or www.beyondbodycoaching.com

  1. 1d ago

    Periods, Cycle Syncing, and Staying On Track in Your Luteal Phase

    Jen breaks down the four phases of the menstrual cycle and why the luteal phase in particular tends to derail consistency for so many women. She explains the real physiology behind luteal-phase hunger, cravings, and mood shifts (rising BMR, dropping serotonin), covers PMDD and why under-eating makes it worse, and debunks popular cycle-syncing advice by looking at what the research actually says about training and performance across your cycle. She closes with a practical luteal-phase nutrition protocol she uses with her own clients. Want to know more about 1:1 Coaching? Apply here: https://form.typeform.com/to/IZKyzd62 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenrudyfitness/ Website: https://www.beyondbodycoaching.com/

  2. Sep 30

    Understanding Progressive Overload & How to Apply It

    In this episode, Jen breaks down progressive overload (the single most important principle for actually changing your physique), and why so many consistent gym-goers still don't see results. She explains why group fitness classes and unstructured workouts often fail to build real strength (no consistent movements, minimal rest, constantly varying stimulus), and walks through the specific levers you can pull to progress: adding load, reps, sets, improving technique, tempo, and reducing rest time. She also shares her own experience of training hard for years without properly tracking or applying these principles, and how getting honest about it finally changed her physique. Want to know more about 1:1 Coaching? Apply here: https://form.typeform.com/to/IZKyzd62 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenrudyfitness/ Website: https://www.beyondbodycoaching.com/

  3. Sep 23

    Resilience, Auto-Regulation, and How to Stay Consistent When Life Gets Hard

    Hard seasons are inevitable. Losing your training routine because of them doesn't have to be. In this episode Jen breaks down one of the most undervalued conversations in fitness — what to actually do with your training when life takes everything you have. Whether you're in the middle of grief, burnout, a relationship falling apart, or a season where just getting through the day feels like enough — this episode is for you. Jen covers the concept of auto-regulation — learning to adjust your training to what you actually have available rather than rigidly following a plan your body cannot absorb right now — and why that skill is one of the most powerful things you can build for long term consistency. She also gets into the belief that quietly destroys most people's training during hard times: the idea that you can only show up one way. And why a hard season is actually one of the most valuable opportunities you will ever have to rewire that. Plus the actual science behind why movement matters so much when life is hard — what it does to your cortisol, your sleep, your mood, your energy, and the positive feedback loop that all of those create together. In this episode: — What stress actually does to your capacity and why reduced output is physiology not failure — Auto-regulation and how to adjust your training without losing the habit entirely — The one belief that makes women quit during hard seasons — and how to rewire it — What exercise does to your brain and body under stress — endorphins, cortisol, sleep, energy — The sense of pride and self-support you build by showing up imperfectly — What all of this looks like in practice this week Showing up imperfectly still counts. This episode is proof. Want to know more about 1:1 Coaching? Apply here: https://form.typeform.com/to/IZKyzd62 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenrudyfitness/ Website: https://www.beyondbodycoaching.com/

  4. Sep 16

    Aesthetic Goals, Health Goals, and How To Hold Both Without Losing Your Mind

    In this episode, Jen tackles the tension between wanting aesthetic results and not wanting your body to run your life. She breaks down the "values ladder," a framework for structuring your health and fitness goals so your physique isn't the thing driving the bus. She covers why negativity bias skews how you see your own progress, why daily wins matter more than daily mirror checks, and how to build a sustainable system around strength, energy, and food freedom, with aesthetics as the natural byproduct, not the focus.  Want to know more about 1:1 Coaching? Apply here: https://form.typeform.com/to/IZKyzd62 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenrudyfitness/ Website: https://www.beyondbodycoaching.com/

  5. Sep 2

    Why You Know What To Do But Still Don't Do It

    Ever wonder why you can plan the "perfect" week every Sunday and still end up off track a few days later? Jen tackles that exact question in this episode, names the "behavior-intention gap" and explains why it has nothing to do with willpower. This one's for the woman who's already healed her relationship with food and fitness and is ready to chase the next 20%: more strength, more definition, more consistency without falling back into old all-or-nothing patterns. Jen walks through the neuroscience of why intentions fail, why discomfort during growth isn't a red flag, and the one psychological tool (implementation intentions) that actually closes the gap between wanting change and living it. Want to know more about 1:1 Coaching? Apply here: https://form.typeform.com/to/IZKyzd62 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenrudyfitness/ Website: https://www.beyondbodycoaching.com/

  6. Aug 26

    Understanding Fat Loss for the Neurodivergent/ADHD Brain

    Why does fat loss feel so much harder for some women than others, even with the exact same plan? In this episode, Jen digs into the connection between neurodivergence, ADHD, and consistency, breaking down why dopamine regulation, executive dysfunction, and rejection sensitive dysphoria make the standard "just follow the plan" advice almost impossible to sustain. She shares the exact systems she builds with clients instead, from simplified meal templates to planned treats to a built-in floor for your worst weeks. This episode is a reminder that struggling with consistency doesn't mean you lack discipline, it might just mean you've never had a system built for how your brain actually works. Want to know more about 1:1 Coaching? Apply here: https://form.typeform.com/to/IZKyzd62 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenrudyfitness/ Website: https://www.beyondbodycoaching.com/

  7. Aug 19

    Jen's Bodybuilding Journey

    What does it actually take to compete in bodybuilding, and what does it cost? In this episode, Jen tells her full competition story for the first time, from backstage with pneumonia to years of restrictive dieting, food intolerances, and injuries that came from chasing a physique she thought would fix everything. She unpacks the difference between real discipline and what she calls "discipline with idiocy," and shares how she finally got leaner, stronger, and healthier by stepping away from competing altogether. If you've ever wondered what's really behind the stage-ready physique, or you've been stuck in your own cycle of restriction and rebound, this episode is for you. Want to know more about 1:1 Coaching? Apply here: https://form.typeform.com/to/IZKyzd62 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenrudyfitness/ Website: https://www.beyondbodycoaching.com/

  8. Aug 12

    You Can't Fake This: Chasing Discomfort & Building Main Character Energy

    In this episode, Jen unpacks why performative confidence always has a ceiling, and why real confidence is built through the gap between who you say you are and how you actually show up. She breaks down discomfort as a mechanism for change, why resistance is usually a sign you're right at the edge of a breakthrough, and shares her own "pile of laundry" analogy for spotting the difference between projection and the real thing. This one's all about making decisions from your future self instead of waiting for motivation to arrive, and becoming the woman on the other side of your excuses. Want to know more about 1:1 Coaching? Apply here: https://form.typeform.com/to/IZKyzd62 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenrudyfitness/ Website: https://www.beyondbodycoaching.com/

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Welcome to the Beyond Body Show, where we help ambitious women how to build a strong, fit, balanced, and capable body that lets you reach your fullest potential. Tune in every Wednesday for new episodes on fitness, training, mindset, and nutrition that will help you transform your relationship with health & wellness and get more progress along your journey. For more info on 1:1 Coaching or to connect with Jen directly go to www.instagram.com/jenrudyfitness or www.beyondbodycoaching.com

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