09/03/2026
Pregnancy is not where core training ends.
If anything, it’s where it gets a whole lot more interesting.
At 31 weeks, my deep core (aka TVA/transverse abdominis) is being asked to work around a growing baby, more internal pressure and very different mechanics than it was pre pregnancy.
That’s what you’re watching here when I “hug the baby.”
I’m not trying to sculpt my abs right now. I’m training my ability to create tension, manage pressure and keep my deep core doing its job as the demand changes. This is going to pay off big postpartum but also keeps me away from pain during pregnancy.
And THAT is what I wish more women understood about training during pregnancy.
You do not have to spend nine months disconnected from your body just because it’s changing.
You can adapt your training to it.
You can keep building strength.
You can keep fuelling for performance.
You can keep learning what your body is capable of in this version of it.
I think we talk way too much about getting our bodies “back” after pregnancy and nowhere near enough about what we can build during it.
Pregnancy isn’t giving up your body. It’s learning how to work with it. 🤍
And you better believe I’m already working on a way to coach women through this.
Because the constant conversation around “bouncing back” and shrinking the second our baby leaves our body is something I want to help women move away from.
We are so much more than that.
Pregnancy can be a time to build strength, connection, capacity and confidence in your body, not spend nine months waiting to get your old one back.
If you’re pregnant, trying to conceive, or know a woman who needs to hear a different message about what pregnancy can look like, share this with her. 🤍
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