Today I speak with Dr. Christina Prevett PT, PhD, researcher in pregnancy and aging, lead faculty at Institute of Clinical Excellence Physio for Pelvic Health & Geriatrics, and Creator of the Barbell Mamas. Christina helps female athletes maximize fitness potential with online programming for pregnant & postpartum CrossFitters & weightlifters.  Christina and I talk about how far we have come in supporting strength athlete, both pregnant and postpartum, as well as where the research is headed. If you’re a barbell athlete, you don not want to miss this conversation! We talk about: -lack of research available -affects of resistance training on pelvic floor -breath holding -stress urinary incontinence -listening to your body -ethics issues and pregnancy research -increasing visibility -debunking hormone myths -benefits of strength training Time Stamps 1:00 introduction 4:02 research following experience 9:50 changes in pelvic floor 11:30 unpacking Valsava maneuver 21:03 resistance training in supine 25:30 findings of the research 31:10 averages in the study 37:40 the progress made 43:00 addressing inequity 45:37 addressing menopause 52:40 benefits of strength training 60:25 rapid fire questions  CONNECT WITH CARRIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/ Website: https://carriepagliano.com  CONNECT WITH CHRISTINA IG: https://www.instagram.com/dr.christina_prevett/ 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!!!!)