{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"What Weightlifting & Yoga Have in Common\u2014with Wendy Spies - EP007","description":"On the surface, it may seem like weightlifting and yoga have very little in common. But if you ask Wendy Spies, the practices parallel each other. In fact, she refers to weightlifting as \u2018honest yoga.\u2019 Wendy is a Certified RYT Yoga Instructor and USA Weightlifting Coach. She has been practicing yoga since 1987 and is a nationally-ranked weightlifter, setting the world record in the women\u2019s 53kg at the 2018 Pan American Games and winning gold at the Arnold Weightlifting Championships. Wendy is also an accomplished software engineer and product designer with bachelor\u2019s degree from Stanford and a master\u2019s in convergent media from the University of Texas. On this episode of Holistic High Performance, Wendy joins Daniel to explain how she discovered yoga as a girl growing up in the backwoods of Louisiana. She discusses how she was introduced weightlifting later in life, describing how she came to compete and win on the world stage and what self-care practices she uses to increase her training capacity. Listen in for Wendy\u2019s insight around the parallels between yoga and weightlifting and find out how she is navigating the pandemic\u2014on rollerblades! What You Will Learn  How the experience of growing up in the backwoods of Louisiana drove Wendy to find her own power in the world What inspired Wendy\u2019s shift from medicine to enterprise software How Wendy was introduced to yoga through a book at the age of 12 The false narrative that pulled Wendy away from track and field + how she overcame it in her 30\u2019s to pursue weightlifting Why Wendy refers to weightlifting as \u2018honest yoga\u2019 Wendy\u2019s insight on the chess game of competing in weightlifting and how local meets differ from the world stage Wendy\u2019s take on how discipline and self-care impact your chances of making the podium How Wendy leverages red light therapy and other self-care practices to recover more quickly and increase her training capacity How Wendy got better at competing with intentional practice and the world records she has achieved How Prince inspired Wendy to take up rollerblading as a hobby during COVID Why Wendy took a break from weight training during the pandemic and how she is cutting herself some slack as she picks up the bar again Connect with Wendy Spies Wendy\u2019s Yoga & Coaching Website Wendy on Instagram Wendy on Facebook Connect with Daniel Christofferson Holistic High Performance Daniel on LinkedIn Resources East Coast Gold Weightlifting Team Hassle Free BBC Joovv Red Light Therapy Sri K. Pattabhi Jois Arnold Sports Festival Questlove on Prince\u2019s Epic Roller Skating Party ","author_name":"Holistic High Performance Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/holistichighperformance.com","html":"