Broads: The Bold & Badass Fitness Podcast for Women

Tara LaFerrara
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Welcome to BROADS: The Bold & Badass Fitness Podcast for Women. I’m Tara and I’m here to empower you to feel strong in your body, be confident to take up space, and cultivate that badassery you’ve been holding back (yes, I did just make up the word badassery). You’re here because you know there is more to life and you’re ready to go after it … you just need some support and guidance along the way. So tune in, stay a while, and I promise to be right here alongside you as we figure this out, together.

  1. 6d ago

    How to Stay Consistent Without Needing Motivation

    Most women who are not seeing results from their training are not failing because of their program, their supplements, or how hard they are pushing. The problem is consistency — and not in the way most people think. This episode breaks down seven specific ways to build the kind of consistency that actually holds, so you can stop spinning your wheels and start making progress that compounds. If you have been training for months and nothing is changing, the answer is almost never a new program. It is almost always the gap between what you are doing and what you are doing every single week without negotiating. Consistency is not a personality trait. It is a system. And once you have the right one, everything else — strength, body composition, confidence — follows. What's Discussed: [00:55] The hard truth about why results are not showing up — and why it is almost never the workout plan [03:30] The one thing most women overlook that silently costs them progress week after week [09:15] Why measuring success on the scale is keeping you from seeing what is actually changing in your body [14:40] Why motivation is not a strategy — and what to build instead so you show up even when you do not feel like it [22:05] What perfectionism in the gym is actually costing you — and why imperfect workouts always beat no workouts [30:10] The shift that separates women who quit from women who stay — and how to get to the other side of it   Ready to stop figuring it out alone? Apply for BroadsCOACH at https://www.broads.app/broadscoach. Learn more about Broads: https://www.broads.app/ https://www.instagram.com/broads_coach/ Check out more from Tara LaFerrara: https://www.taralaferrara.com/ https://www.instagram.com/taralaferrara/ YouTube: @TaraLaferrara TikTok: @taralaferrara

  2. Sep 1

    157: Dr. Mamina Turegano: Skincare for Women — Sunscreen Myths, Wasted Money, and What Your Skin Actually Needs

    For women who care about their health and are already paying attention to what they put in their bodies, skincare should be straightforward. It is not — because the information online is loud, contradictory, and often more driven by fear than evidence. In this episode, triple board-certified dermatologist Dr. Mamina Turegano cuts through all of it: the sunscreen myths, the ingredient fears, the products not worth spending money on, and what your skin actually needs to stay healthy long-term. Dr. Mamina Turegano is a triple board-certified dermatologist, internist, and dermatopathologist based in New Orleans — one of the only physicians in the country who holds all three certifications. She specializes in medical, cosmetic, and integrative dermatology, blending conventional and holistic approaches to skin health. With over 2 million followers across social media, she co-hosts the Skin Deep MDs podcast, has been published in leading medical journals, and brings the same evidence-based, no-fearmongering approach to everything she touches. What's Discussed: The one skincare step that outperforms everything else — and why consistency is the only metric that matters   SPF 30 vs. SPF 50 vs. SPF 100 — what the actual coverage difference is, what Dr. Mamina recommends for daily use, and the honest answer to "which sunscreen is best"   What three separate board certifications give Dr. Mamina that a standard dermatologist cannot offer — and why the internist lens changes how she reads skin from the inside out   The skincare categories you never need to spend money on — cleansers, moisturizers, and sunscreen do not need to be expensive   The face-washing take that would make most of the internet mad — and why she stands by it completely   What stress does to your skin at a biological level: cortisol, oil composition, inflammation, and why the cascade matters for women who are chronically under load   The benzene-in-sunscreen scare of 2022 — what actually happened, what the levels meant in context, and why the fear grew bigger than the evidence warranted   The sunscreen-causes-skin-cancer myth — debunked, with the ice cream and shark bites analogy that puts it in perspective   Chemical vs. mineral sunscreen: the endocrine disruption concern, what the animal studies actually show, and who should consider switching to zinc-based   Why sunscreen does not cause low vitamin D — and what is actually driving the low vitamin D epidemic   Toxic and problematic skincare ingredients — what to look for and what to avoid   Bacne and skin issues specific to women who train   Fungal breakouts — how to tell the difference from bacterial acne and what to do about it   What movement does for your skin at a cellular level   The link between metabolic health and skin   Ready for coaching that builds around your training and your health? Apply for BroadsCOACH at https://www.broads.app/broadscoach. Learn more about Broads: https://www.broads.app/ https://www.instagram.com/broads_coach/ Check out more from Tara LaFerrara: https://www.taralaferrara.com/ https://www.instagram.com/taralaferrara/ YouTube: @TaraLaferrara TikTok: @taralaferrara Check out more from Dr. Mamina Turegano: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.mamina/ Website: https://www.drmamina.com/ Consultation services: https://app.futureclinic.com/clinics/drturegano/profile

  3. Aug 25

    156: How Overtraining Impacts Muscle Growth and Fat Loss

    For way too long, I thought training more meant training better. Six or seven days a week, sometimes twice a day, because if I wasn’t pushing my limits, was I even making progress? I see this all the time now. People grinding through back-to-back workouts, ignoring the signals their bodies are screaming at them. Constant fatigue, stubborn plateaus, weird little injuries that just won’t go away. And for what? More isn’t always better. In fact, sometimes, it’s the very thing holding you back. I used to think I had to train like an athlete to see results—until my body literally forced me to slow the hell down. The truth is, real progress happens in the recovery, not just in the reps. And if you’re stuck, exhausted, or just not seeing the changes you expected… it might be time to rethink your approach. In today’s episode, I’m breaking it all down. We’ll talk about the signs of overtraining—like constant fatigue, plateaus, and mood swings—and why they happen in the first place. I’ll explain how too much exercise can actually mess with your strength, metabolism, and hormones, making it harder to see results. And, most importantly, I’ll show you why rest days are just as critical as your workouts and how you can train smarter (not just harder) to get stronger, feel better, and actually make progress. If you’ve ever felt guilty for taking a rest day, or wondered why your workouts aren’t hitting the same way anymore… this episode is for you! Because here’s the deal: training smarter > training more. And learning to listen to your body? That’s where the real gains happen. I Also Discuss: (00:00) Fitness Q&A (10:46) Effective Strength Training and Fat Loss (24:42) High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) & Mobility (32:07) Footwear for Strength Training Ready to work with a coach who integrates training and nutrition the way it was always meant to be? Apply for BroadsCOACH at https://www.broads.app/broadscoach. Learn more about Broads: https://www.broads.app/ https://www.instagram.com/broads_coach/ Check out more from Tara LaFerrara: https://www.taralaferrara.com/ https://www.instagram.com/taralaferrara/ YouTube: @TaraLaferrara TikTok: @taralaferrara

  4. Aug 18

    155: Sarah Bomer, RD: Nutrition for Women — The Myths Keeping You Confused, Underfed, and Overthinking Food

    For women who strength train, nutrition is the thing everyone has an opinion on and almost nobody explains clearly. The information is loud, it is contradictory, and a lot of it is coming from people who spent a week getting a certification online. The result is food noise — the constant mental chatter around what to eat, when to eat it, whether you ate too much or the wrong things — and it is exhausting. In this episode you will get clear, evidence-based answers from someone who spent four years and over 1,200 supervised clinical hours earning the right to give them. Sarah Bomer is a registered dietician, personal trainer, pre and postnatal specialist, and one of the newest assistant coaches on the BroadsCOACH team. She holds her master's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Metro State University of Denver and completed her dietetic internship at Children's Hospital before passing her national registration exam. She trains primarily women with a focus on building a relationship with food that actually supports their training — not one that makes it harder. What's Discussed: Who Sarah Bomer is — five years in fitness, group training to private clients, bridal and pre/postnatal specialization, and the four-year journey to becoming a registered dietician   RD vs. nutritionist — what the credential difference actually means, what it takes to become a registered dietician (master's degree, 1,200+ supervised hours, national registration exam), and why the word "nutritionist" has almost no legal or educational protection behind it   Why Sarah chose the evidence-based RD path over the shorter route — and what that deeper clinical training gives her clients that a nutritionist certification cannot   Protein for women — how much, why it matters, and what consistently undereating it actually costs you   What food noise is, why it is so consuming for women who are already doing everything right, and what it actually takes to quiet it   Why diets fail — the diet culture trap and what a sustainable approach to nutrition actually looks like versus restriction dressed up as a plan   Building a balanced plate — how to structure meals to hit macro and micronutrient goals without it becoming another thing to overthink   Food tracking — when it is a useful tool, when it starts working against you, and how to know which one it is for you   GLP-1 medications (Ozempic, Wegovy) — a nuanced, non-judgmental take on where they have a legitimate place, where they are being misused, and why undereating and malnourishment are the most common things she sees with clients on them   Rapid fire myth-busting: carbs after 6pm make you gain weight, you need to detox, eating fat makes you fat, you can out-train a bad diet, fruit has too much sugar, everyone should be gluten-free, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, if you can't pronounce an ingredient you should not eat it   What it is actually like to work with BroadsCOACH clients — and why the mindset women bring to Broads makes them a different kind of client to work with   The one piece of nutrition advice every woman should hear: nourish your body consistently   Ready to work with a coach who integrates training and nutrition the way it was always meant to be? Apply for BroadsCOACH at https://www.broads.app/broadscoach. Learn more about Broads: https://www.broads.app/ https://www.instagram.com/broads_coach/ Check out more from Tara LaFerrara: https://www.taralaferrara.com/ https://www.instagram.com/taralaferrara/ YouTube: @TaraLaferrara TikTok: @taralaferrara Check out more from Sarah Bomer: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahbomersrd/

  5. Aug 11

    154: Body Recomposition for Women: Why the Scale Won't Move and What's Actually Happening

    Body recomposition for women is one of the most underexplained concepts in all of fitness and the gap between "I know what a cut is" and "I know what recomposition is" has cost a lot of women a lot of wasted time on programs that were built for a completely different goal. Here is the thing. When most women say they want to tone up or lean out, what they are actually describing is recomposition. They just do not have a word for it. And that word — and the clear explanation of what it actually takes — has been missing from almost every conversation about women's bodies and training. Everyone talks about cutting and bulking. Nobody sits a woman down and says: there is a third option, it is probably the one you actually want, and here is exactly what it looks like. This episode is that conversation. What's Discussed: Why a stalled scale is not a plateau — and what it actually signals for a woman who is strength training and hitting her protein The simple definition of body recomposition: losing fat and building muscle at the same time, and why most women are already in the middle of it without knowing it The three options — cut, bulk, and recomposition — what each one actually does to your body and why the third one is the option diet culture never handed you The honest trade-off: why recomp is slower than a dedicated cut or bulk, why that is not a flaw, and why the metric everyone hands you (scale weight) does not align with the actual goal The biology of why recomposition works — muscle protein synthesis, fat mobilization, and why these two processes can run in parallel without a calorie surplus if the training stimulus and protein are where they need to be Who recomposition works best for — and the specific scenarios where a dedicated cut or bulk makes more sense instead The two non-negotiables: protein at 0.7–1 gram per pound of bodyweight and progressive overload — why both are required, and what happens to the whole process when either one is missing The four metrics that actually tell you recomposition is working — and why the scale is the least useful one of the bunch The five most common ways women accidentally sabotage their recomposition: chasing two goals with contradictory behaviors, undereating during the day and overeating at night, switching programs before the current one had time to work, treating lifting as a calorie-burning activity instead of a signal, and quitting in the window right before results actually show up What a real recomposition week looks like across all five variables: calories, protein, training, cardio, and recovery — made concrete How to find your starting point based on exactly where you are right now — and the single adjustment that changes more than any new program would   Want to go deeper on everything covered in this episode, including the hormone piece? Our free Body Recomp Webinar covers it all. https://www.broads.app/body-recomp-webinar Ready to have progressive overload built in by design so recomposition actually happens instead of just being something you hope for? Apply for BroadsCOACH: https://www.broads.app/broadscoach   Learn more about Broads: https://www.broads.app/ https://www.instagram.com/broads_coach/ Check out more from Tara LaFerrara: https://www.taralaferrara.com/ https://www.instagram.com/taralaferrara/ YouTube: @TaraLaferrara TikTok: @taralaferrara

  6. Aug 4

    153: Camille Leblanc-Bazinet: Body Image for Women Who Train — Why Achievement Alone Will Never Be Enough

    Body image for women who train hard is one of the most common and least talked-about traps in fitness. If you have been hitting your goals, staying consistent, achieving more — and still feel like it is not enough — that is not a discipline problem. That is a pattern that no amount of performance can fix on its own. In this episode you will hear from a woman who learned that at the highest possible level. Camille Leblanc-Bazinet is a seven-time CrossFit Games competitor and the 2014 Fittest Woman on Earth. At the peak of her career, her hormone labs came back menopausal — her body shutting down while her achievements kept stacking up. What she discovered on the other side of that, about worth, identity, and what strength actually means, is exactly the conversation women who train hard need to hear. Camille Leblanc-Bazinet is a seven-time CrossFit Games competitor, the 2014 Fittest Woman on Earth, a gymnast, gym owner, coach, and one of the most honest voices in fitness on what it actually costs to chase performance at the expense of everything else. What's Discussed: How growing up as a gymnast shaped her relationship with her body — and why the generational patterns she inherited from her mother and grandmother mattered more than any sport ever did Fueling for performance as the escape from restriction — and how that evolution also came with its own cost when performance became the only thing that mattered The hormonal crash at the height of her career: on paper menopausal while competing as one of the fittest women alive — and what that moment finally made her face What it actually felt like to receive body criticism online while holding a world title — and why no level of achievement made that noise go away Why she retired, what her body was asking her to pay attention to, and why she does not regret the decision The IVF journey, multiple miscarriages, surrendering — and what she found on the other side of that The first hard thing she ever did: setting one rule for herself every morning and what that installed in her that nothing external ever could The strongest thing she has ever done — asking for help on her knees after her daughter was born prematurely — and how that changed everything How she is intentionally breaking the generational patterns with her own daughter and why talking about struggle out loud is a form of parenting she never had modeled for her What strength means at this stage of her life — and why her answer is vulnerability and the willingness to say "I need help" Her closing message: sit still, find your light, hold yourself Ready for coaching that builds around the woman you actually are right now? Apply for BroadsCOACH at ⁠https://www.broads.app/broadscoach⁠. Learn more about Broads: ⁠https://www.broads.app/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/broads_coach/⁠ Check out more from Tara LaFerrara: ⁠https://www.taralaferrara.com/⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/taralaferrara/⁠YouTube: @TaraLaferrara TikTok: @taralaferrara Check out more from Camille Leblanc-Bazinet: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/camillelbaz/⁠ ThunderBro: ⁠https://thundrbro.com/

  7. Jul 28

    152: How to Actually Use Cardio: A Framework for Women Who Strength Train

    You’ve been told cardio kills your gains. Or that you need more of it. Or that HIIT is the answer. Or that HIIT is the problem. You open Instagram and find a different opinion every time, and at some point you just start guessing  because the information around cardio is genuinely that contradictory. Here is the thing: cardio itself is not complicated. The noise around it is.  Just like with strength training, there are nuances with cardio that you need to know if you want to see + get results.  Most of the time, the lack of results are not because you’re doing too little, but usually because you’re doing the wrong type, at the wrong time, for the wrong goal. This episode fixes that. What's Discussed: The three types of cardio — Zone 2, steady state, and HIIT — what each one actually does to your body, and why knowing the difference changes everything about how you program your week Why Zone 2 is the most underrated form of cardio for women who strength train — and why a 30-minute brisk walk during a work call counts as a legitimate training session The Peloton problem: why the popular high-energy classes are almost always steady state or HIIT efforts, why that is not building the aerobic base you think it is, and what to choose instead How much cardio you actually need based on your goal — strength-first, balanced fitness, or training for a specific event — with realistic session numbers for each The interference effect: why doing cardio and lifting too close together blunts the results of both, why order matters, and the one exception that is not actually cardio Six signs your cardio volume is exceeding your recovery capacity — including the ones that show up in your joints and your sleep before they show up anywhere else Why the fix is always subtraction and not more effort — and why none of the warning signs mean you are failing A practical weekly structure for women lifting four days a week and women lifting three — with specific session types, timing, and how HIIT fits in as a tool rather than a default The specific cardio plan for the busy woman who lifts two to three days and has a Peloton she uses once a week. Let’s simplify this! If your joints have been feeling beat up, grab the free Mobility Guide — five minutes a day for seven days. https://www.broads.app/mobility-guide For the full picture on how cardio, protein, and strength training work together to actually shift your body composition, the free Body Recomp Webinar covers all of it. https://www.broads.app/body-recomp-webinar Ready to have your cardio and training programmed so everything works together instead of against each other? Apply for BroadsCOACH at broads.app/broadscoach.   Learn more about Broads: ⁠https://www.broads.app/⁠ https://www.instagram.com/broads_coach/ https://www.instagram.com/broads.podcast/ Check out more from Tara LaFerrara: https://www.taralaferrara.com/ https://www.instagram.com/taralaferrara/ YouTube: @TaraLaferrara TikTok: @taralaferrara

  8. Jul 21

    151: Liz Tenuto: Your Body Is Holding Stress Your Mind Can't Release and Somatic Healing Is the Missing Link

    Most women have been told to manage stress with mindset work, talk therapy, meditation and breathwork, or just pushing through. And those things can help… but none of them address what the body is actually holding — the tension that has been living in your muscles for years. And the stress patterns your nervous system built to protect you are still running in the background long after the original stressor is gone. That is what somatic healing addresses. And most women have never heard of it. Liz Tenuto spent ten years living with chronic pain and insomnia that started at fourteen. She saw every specialist, tried every modality — acupuncture, yoga, massage, meditation, craniosacral therapy. Nothing lasted more than a few days. It was not until a ballet teacher pulled her into a somatics class that something finally shifted. She cried in the bathroom after the first session — not from pain, but because it was the first time she had ever stopped being hard on her body. Her insomnia was almost gone within four lessons. Liz Tenuto is the creator of The Workout Witch, a somatic movement educator with a background in psychology and ballet, and the author of When the Body Speaks: How Somatic Healing Sets You Free. She teaches zero-equipment somatic exercises — tiny micro-movements that release habitual tension, dissolve stress-holding patterns in the muscles, and regulate the nervous system — to nearly four million followers across Instagram and TikTok. What's Discussed: What somatic exercises actually are — and the hip rocking exercise you can try tonight that uses the same bilateral stimulation technique found in EMDR therapy Ten years of chronic pain, every modality, and nothing lasting — and the one class that changed everything within four sessions How Liz's background in psychology and ballet led her to build something that bridges the two in a way neither field had done before Top-down vs. bottom-up healing — what talk therapy does, what somatics does, and why somatics is often the missing link for women who have plateaued in their healing journey Why there is no separation between emotions and movement — and what that means for women who are already training hard The forehead swipe exercise: one minute, no equipment, stimulates a cranial nerve that calms your fight-or-flight response — you can do it in a meeting and nobody will notice EFT tapping vs. somatic exercises — what the difference is and how to know which one is right for you When the Body Speaks — the book, the three sections, and who it is actually for Check out more from Liz Tenuto: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theworkoutwitch/ TikTok: @theworkoutwitch App and Courses: https://www.theworkoutwitch.com Book — When the Body Speaks: How Somatic Healing Sets You Free: https://www.theworkoutwitch.com/book Free resource from Liz: DM "release" on Instagram @theworkoutwitch and she will send you a one-minute hip rocking video to get started. Ready for coaching that meets you where you are and adapts to your life? Apply for BroadsCOACH at broads.app/broadscoach. Learn more about Broads: ⁠https://www.broads.app/ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/broads.podcast/ https://www.instagram.com/broads.app/ Check out more from Tara LaFerrara: https://www.taralaferrara.com/ https://www.instagram.com/taralaferrara/ YouTube: @TaraLaferrara TikTok: @taralaferrara

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Welcome to BROADS: The Bold & Badass Fitness Podcast for Women. I’m Tara and I’m here to empower you to feel strong in your body, be confident to take up space, and cultivate that badassery you’ve been holding back (yes, I did just make up the word badassery). You’re here because you know there is more to life and you’re ready to go after it … you just need some support and guidance along the way. So tune in, stay a while, and I promise to be right here alongside you as we figure this out, together.

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