Every Woman Should Be Able To Do A Pull Up. I made that statement knowing it was going to be controversial but I was genuinely surprised by how much pushback it got. So I wanted to break down what I actually meant, because the pull-up was never really the point.

In this episode, I'm talking about why so many of us have been conditioned to write ourselves off from hard things before we ever truly try. Whether it was a gym class, a throwaway comment, or someone else's limiting belief passed down as fact — we carry these ceilings around with us and never think to test them.

I'm also making the case that building toward a pull-up pays off way beyond the gym. The work addresses posture, scapular control, grip strength, neck and shoulder aches — things that matter more and more as we get older. It's use it or lose it, and I'd rather we use it.

And if a pull-up is something you've always had that little itch to try, I walk you through exactly how to build up to it — the mobility work, the activation exercises, the vertical pulling progressions — starting right where you are.
This episode isn't about shaming anyone. It's about stopping the habit of letting doubt make our decisions for us.

You think you're being smart by eating less during the week to "save room" for the weekend. But this strategy — called calorie banking — may actually be training your body to store more fat over time.

In this video, Cori breaks down the concept of collateral fattening: why extreme weekday deficits cause muscle loss, slow your metabolism, and amplify hunger cues — so that by the time the weekend hits, you're eating in a much bigger surplus than you realize. And why this cycle gets worse with every dieting attempt.

You'll learn:

• Why the math of calorie banking doesn't actually work out
• How undereating changes your hunger hormones and cravings
• What collateral fattening is and why it explains the "getting softer" effect
• How to build in weekend flexibility without sabotaging your results
• Why consistency beats restriction for long-term body recomp

If you've ever felt like you're eating less but still gaining fat — this is why.

What if strength isn't about pushing harder — but about how much you can hold? In this episode, I'm joined by mindset coach Charlotte Grimmel, and honestly, this conversation stopped me in my tracks more than once.

We dig into what it really means to be strong — not in the grind-through-it, grit-your-teeth kind of way, but in the intentional, self-aware, capacity-building kind of way. Charlotte breaks down why saying no is one of the most powerful things you can do, why chasing outcomes is keeping you stuck, and how treating your goals like experiments might be the mindset shift you didn't know you needed.

We also talk about the muscle of discomfort — why avoiding hard things is quietly teaching you that you can't handle them, how to find a compelling enough reason to keep going when it sucks, and why your values will always take you further than your goals ever will.

If you've ever felt like you're doing all the things but still spinning your wheels, or you're waiting to feel ready before you take the next step — this one's for you.

In this episode we cover:

-Why strength is about capacity, not output

-How to stop living on autopilot and get clear on what actually matters

-The experiment framework for goal setting

-Values vs. goals — and why the shift changes everything

-Building self-trust one uncomfortable step at a time

Connect with Charlotte: Instagram @themindtrend | Substack