Do you even lift?Yeah, & I can help you too!I had the pleasure of catching up with the dynamic duo of PT's @alexismorganpt & @christina_prevettBoth are physios who work with postpartum women & female athletes. Both women are barbell athletes themselves. Christina helps female athletes maximize fitness potential with online programming for pregnant & postpartum CrossFitters & weightlifters via @thebarbellmamas & Alexis practices within @onwardtnptThese postpartum education rockstars also teach other rehab pros to do the same via @icephysio courses. Christina & Alexis are leading the charge to teach and inform moms & pros alike, that women can come back to the barbell postpartum & be even stronger! We talk about using the research to inform our practice instead of letting the research limit what we do, and why the line is so fine. We dispel common myths and set the record straight on the what is really possible for female athletes postpartum!We talk about: ?the reward of working with female athletes?to Valsalva or not during pregnancy and postpartum?what "the research says" really means?how to integrate pelvic health with other modalities?“momming” requires fitness?bracing & weightlifting belts Time Stamps1:00 introduction6:42 misconceptions moms have about returning to sport10:30 misconceptions clinicians have18:40 when to follow the research25:00 integrating pelvic health with other modalities35:20 what being active postpartum meansCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH CHRISTINA & ALEXISIG: https://www.instagram.com/christina_prevett/IG: https://www.instagram.com/alexismorganpt/Barbell Mamas: https://www.instagram.com/thebarbellmamas/Website: https://thebarbellmamas.com/The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.  This show has been a long time in the making!   You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.   If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!  If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)