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In this episode of the Bendy & Strong podcast I sit down with Gia from The Hypermobile Lifting Club to answer your questions and chat about hypermobile training. 
Topics we covered:
What's going on in our training
How long do you have to do "foundational" work before you get into more traditional strength training?
How to fix sore wrists from training?
How to adjust bracing for heavy lifts if it causes an MCAS/head pressure symptom flare?
How to find a coach who understands hypermobility, or communicate your knowledge about hypermobility to your coach?
You can find Gia HERE on instagram
Join her Hypermobile Lifting Club!
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DISCLAIMER: this is not medical advice or a substitute for medical advice! Find a good doctor and work with them and make sure you have clearance to exercise before starting anything new.
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In this episode of the Bendy & Strong Podcast, I have guest Shant Rahman on to discuss posture.

Some topics we cover:
- Destigmatising posture
- Is there such thing as "good" or "bad" posture?
- When is "anterior pelvic tilt" an UNhelpful diagnosis?
- When can postural deviations (e.g. exaggerated lordosis) actually enhance sporting performance?
- Are the people who say "there's no such thing as bad posture" taking things too far?
- What we want to see instead of the "anterior pelvic tilt" diagnosis
- & of course... how this all relates in to hypermobility, EDS, and other hypermobility conditions
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Some more podcasts w/ Shant:
"Safe" Exercises That Aren't So Safe w/ Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome & Hypermobility

Training Basics That Will Help You Train Autonomously With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

My SIJ subluxed after training - here's what we did [w/ guest Shant Rahman]

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DISCLAIMER: this is not medical advice or a substitute for medical advice! Find a good doctor and work with them and make sure you have clearance to exercise before starting anything new.

Your Host - Annie Short: Strength Coach, Exercise Scientist, Powerlifter, Bodybuilder, and Ehlers-Danlos'er

Don't forget to follow me for more EDS + training content:
INSTAGRAM - @annieshortstrength
TIKTOK - @annie.short
YOUTUBE - @annieshortstrength
Featuring Guest Host: Shant Rahman

WHERE TO FIND SHANT:
INSTAGRAM - @strength.revolution
Book in for an online consult with him HERE
(or in person if you're in Melbourne)
Use code ANNIE100 for $100 off (hypermobile patients)
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Research literacy is SO important - both for navigating the world with hypermobility, and when navigating the current online/social media space. 
Research literacy is the ability to find research, read it, understand it, critically evaluate it, and put it into practice. This is not a skill you are born with - it is one you need to learn and develop.

So I sat down with researchers Jade Barclay & Rouha Granfar (both with lived EDS experience) to have a discussion on this exact topic! This is Part 2 of the discussion (for part 1 go HERE)

Discussion based around this article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39188704/

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DISCLAIMER: this is not medical advice or a substitute for medical advice! Find a good doctor and work with them and make sure you have clearance to exercise before starting anything new.

Your Host - Annie Short: Strength Coach, Exercise Scientist, Powerlifter, Bodybuilder, and Ehlers-Danlos'er

Don't forget to follow me for more EDS + training content:
INSTAGRAM - @annieshortstrength
TIKTOK - @annie.short
YOUTUBE - @annieshortstrength
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In this podcast, I sit down with Jade Barclay and Rouha Granfar to discuss their recent publication: Fascia as a Regulatory System in Health and Disease. This paper serves as a one-stop-shop for familiarising yourself with fascia. So if someone asks you, "Is there one paper I can read that will give me the foundations on fascia?" - then THIS is the paper to give them. 
And in a way that's aligned with their views around decolonisation and decolonising research, the paper is open source.
These researchers both have lived experience with EDS and its common comorbidities, which helps to shape their research and the way they write and communicate.
Discussing this article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39188704/
[This is Part 1 - in Part 2 we will be discussing how to improve your research literacy]

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DISCLAIMER: this is not medical advice or a substitute for medical advice! Find a good doctor and work with them and make sure you have clearance to exercise before starting anything new.

Your Host - Annie Short: Strength Coach, Exercise Scientist, Powerlifter, Bodybuilder, and Ehlers-Danlos'er

Don't forget to follow me for more EDS + training content:
INSTAGRAM - @annieshortstrength
TIKTOK - @annie.short
YOUTUBE - @annieshortstrength
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To sign up for the latest round of the Bendy & Strong course (or put your name on the waitlist) go to www.bendyandstrong.com

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Have you been told "the best thing for EDS/hypermobility is to get strong" - but then nobody told you how actually start?
Or maybe you've started up already but you keep getting hurt/flared up each time you try.
To be clear, I'm not saying that everyone with EDS will experience difficulty when starting out with strength training, but if you DO then this podcast is for you!
This is the approach I have used with clients before with great success! Let's get you strong WITHOUT flaring you up!
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DISCLAIMER: this is not medical advice or a substitute for medical advice! Find a good doctor and work with them and make sure you have clearance to exercise before starting anything new.

Your Host - Annie Short: Strength Coach, Exercise Scientist, Powerlifter, Bodybuilder, and Ehlers-Danlos'er

Don't forget to follow me for more EDS + training content:
INSTAGRAM - @annieshortstrength
TIKTOK - @annie.short
YOUTUBE - @annieshortstrength
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To sign up for the latest round of the Bendy & Strong course (or put your name on the waitlist) go to www.bendyandstrong.com

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