19/06/2026
PROOF that postpartum training is about MOVING forward NOT bouncing back. Sometimes a transformation photo just doesn’t do it justice, Eibhlín’s journey is more than that & it can’t be simply shown by the scales. Becoming a mother changes you in ways you could never imagine, it’s a complete transformational life experience I couldn’t do this girl justice with a before and after.
As a mam priorities shift, your body changes, confidence changes. A hill I will die on is that postpartum fitness isn’t about shrinking or “getting your body back”. It’s about NOURISHING a body that supports the life you’re living now. Think rebuild, repair. Heal. Grow.
A few things I did whilst supporting Eibhlín➡️
🍔ensuring she was eating enough. Breastfeeding is extremely demanding on the body, so I put Eibhlín on 400calories + over her TDEE to protect milk supply as she trained. Once Ógie started solids and became more established we could then start targeting some fat loss.
🧠 We trained smart and with purpose, deep core and pelvic floor training took an important place in gym work. Mindful of healing and repairing. Remembering not to overestimate the body postpartum but respect it.
🩷understanding where she is at and what she is living through. Understanding being so tired your eyes burn. Understanding the engorgement and back pain, getting it when you need that hour in the gym to feel like yourself but also being so tired you don’t know if it’s the right or wrong thing. The mom guilt. The overwhelming love. The hormones. The first period after birth. I’ve lived it and I’m still living it. I really don’t think any coach will ever truly understand postpartum until they have walked that path themselves.
Special mention for Ógie for being the cutest best little boy and keeping his mammy company on so many runs and workouts. What an example she is setting for him and his future as an athlete!
Eibhlín you are an absolute inspiration & thank you so much for trusting me with your body at such a vulnerable and crazy time. I am so, incredibly proud of you 👏