Redefining Strength Podcast
You train hard. You try to eat well. You stay disciplined. And yet progress slows. Energy drops. Fat loss stalls.
The Redefining Strength Podcast is for women who work hard on their health… but still feel like their body isn’t responding the way it used to.
Hosted by Cori Lefkowith, founder of Redefining Strength, this show helps you understand what’s actually happening inside your body — and what to do about it.
Cori is the creator of the STRONG System, used by over 10,000 women around the world to transform their bodies and build results that last.
Through real coaching insights and conversations with leading experts in women’s health, metabolism, and behavior change...each episode breaks down the science in a way that actually applies to real life.
Because the answer isn’t working harder. It’s learning how to work smarter so your effort finally creates the strength, energy, and confidence you’ve been chasing.
If you’re ready to stop starting over and start building a body you can count on, this podcast will help you get there.
Redefining Strength Podcast
Stop Trying to Shrink! Being STRONG Is So Much Better Than Being Small (w/ Tara LaFerrara)
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If you feel like you’re working out seven days a week just to get smaller but you still don’t feel confident, energized, or powerful in your own skin...this episode is for you.
The truth is, society has conditioned us to believe that "success" means shrinking. We’re told that if we aren’t exhausted after every workout, it doesn't count. But real, lasting transformation happens when you stop trying to disappear and start focusing on what you can build.
In this episode of the Redefining Strength Podcast, I sit down with Tara LaFerrara. Tara is a premier fitness coach, creator of the Broads app, and an expert at helping women move away from the "all-or-nothing" mindset to build real strength and confidence.
Together, we break down:
The "Shrinking" Trap: Why success isn't measured by a number on the scale and how to shift your focus to taking up space.
The HIIT Girly Phase: Why the "more is better" approach leads to burnout and how to transition to intentional lifting.
Identity Shift: Why building a habit takes 60 days, but building an identity takes years and why most people stop too soon.
The Challenge Gap: Why we stop challenging ourselves as we get older and how to regain the courage to be a beginner again.
Filtering Information Overload: How to put blinders on when social media tells you there is only "one way" to train.
The All-or-Nothing Solution: Practical strategies to win your day even when you can't get all ten things on your to-do list done.
Under-Recovering vs. Overtraining: Why rest and deload weeks are actually the fast track to breaking through plateaus.
If you’ve ever thought:
“It only counts if I’m dripping in sweat and exhausted.”
“I want to be strong, but I’m afraid of taking up too much space.”
“I’m an all-or-nothing person; if I miss one workout, the whole week is ruined.”
“I’ve built the habits, but I still don’t feel like I’ve changed who I am.”
This episode is for you.
Chapters:
00:00 – Stop Trying to Shrink!
01:50 – Leaving the "HIIT Girly" Mindset Behind
14:27 – Why We Struggle to Be Beginners as Adults
19:22 – Habit vs. Identity: The Real Timeline for Change
25:21 – Filtering the "Information Overload" of Social Media
31:52 – How to Finally Break the All-or-Nothing Cycle
37:23 – Why Recovery & Deloading Are Non-Negotiable