Hello everyone,

hope you are all doing well! We are thrilled to share with you guys Judy's story about her jiujitsu competition. She talks about intensity and preparation and also the mental fortitude that's necessary to overcome the noise, the fear and the energy of competing.

So many great things came out of competing for the both of us, and we hope it inspires you to try and put yourself in challenging situations.

Love,
xx

Mel and Judy

Hey everyone, 
here's the first episode of two very special episodes for us, where we cover both of our copetitions from the past year. 
Today, Judy learns about Mel's Strongman competitions. 
Competing is a very good way to challenge yourself and we both have learned so much stuff from these experiences. 
Hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed talking about it together!



Links:

3 tonnes gym à Gatineau
https://3tonnesgym.com/
Strongman Corp Québec
https://www.instagram.com/strongman_corporation_qc/
Karelle and Maxence's coaching - I-Evolve
www.ievolve.ca
Club sportif 777 à Joliette
https://www.clubsportif777.com/

Dear listeners, we are so happy to be back for a new season of Fortes.
We were busy with life and having a lot on our plates for the past eight months, therefore, were unable to spend any time together for podcast.
We are thrilled to be back together around a microphone to discuss why this year is asking for us to be Fortes. We discuss where we are, our goals and challenges for the next year.

Here's the link to what we talk about during this episode:

Think8 
https://think8globalinstitute.com/

Built to move - Kelly and Juliet Starrett
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/707121/built-to-move-by-kelly-starrett-and-juliet-starrett/9780593534809

Hi everyone!
This episode of Fortes covers the role of feet, it's connection to the whole body and how to start working on connecting even better to the ground. We are truly passionate about this topic and we think spreading awareness about feet is important. The impact any imbalance in its function has on movement and pain is huge. Hopefully, it inspires you to question your feet and start moving them!

Links:
The Earthing movie:
https://www.earthingmovie.com/

Feet in shoes vs. no shoes image:
https://i0.wp.com/sashadichter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Feet-with-and-without-shoes.png?w=577&ssl=1

Hey everyone, 
This week, Melanie interviews Judy about her new favorite activity: Brazilian jiu jitsu.
She explains how she got into it, what it brings her physically and mentally and all of these new super cool things that she learns everytime she practices this awesome martial art.

Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform and share with friends!

Brigada, her dojo here in Montreal:
https://brigadabjj.com/

Jocko Willink's podcast:
https://jockopodcast.com/

Hi everyone and welcome back to Fortes,

we were M.I.A. for some time, but are back with a new episode covering the Female Athlete training we did together in April, with the Physio Detective, Antony Lo.
We enjoyed it so much and learned a lot from the whole weekend, and wanted to share some of it with you guys.

Antony Lo's Physio Detective website:
https://physiodetective.com/

The Female Athlete course (available online or in person):
https://mypteducation.com/courses/the-female-athlete-course-level-1/

Hello everyone, 
this 26th episode of Fortes covers mobility versus flexibility. 

Welcome everyone to this 25th episode of Fortes - Strongqueens. 
Such a pleasure to share with you a bit of our thinking through a friendly conversation between the two of us!
The question today is how does training to compete change from training just for pleasure. This reflection was sparked by a very challenging twist in Melanie's training: her prep for her first Strongman competition in June.
We bring the focus on Mel's training, how it is evolving, but a lot is said about the concept of weight classes and how to navigate through that. Judy brings us a bit of nuance using her new experiences in jiujitsu classes. 

Thanks for listening! 
Please subscribe and leave us a review! 

xx 
Mel and Judy

Link to the Bahamas song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0-AU9CMYjY