#508 Sam Miller - Revisiting the PCOS to PMOS Reclassification
Lift Free And Diet Hard with Andrew CoatesShow Notes
Sam Miller returns to the podcast to discuss the transition from PCOS to PMOS, what the change actually means, and why the conversation seemed to disappear almost as quickly as it arrived.
We also get into women’s health messaging, sleep, training nutrition, endurance fueling, and the career setbacks that rarely make it onto social media.
We discuss:
• Why discussion around PCOS becoming PMOS died down after the initial attention • What the new terminology means for patients and future care • Why shifting attention toward actionable behaviours matters • Problems with self-diagnosis and self-labelling • The two extremes of women’s hormonal health messaging • Dismissing symptoms versus convincing everyone they have a hormone deficiency • Finding a useful middle ground • Why eye masks and earplugs can improve the sleep environment • Important caveats around mouth taping • Building simple and repeatable sleep routines • Light exposure and circadian health • Why carbohydrates before training may improve performance • Fueling HYROX and endurance-style events • Intra-workout carbohydrates • Sam’s professional failures and setbacks • Why social media creates a distorted picture of professional success • Writing, networking, and building a career • And much more
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CHAPTERS
00:51 PCOS Renamed PMOS 01:48 Why the Name Change Matters 04:54 Will Practice Actually Change? 07:02 Action Steps for PMOS 08:21 Assessing History and Labs 09:38 Tailoring Training and Nutrition 15:00 Self-Diagnosis Culture 17:27 Marketing and Mindset 18:58 Two Extremes in Women’s Health 22:24 Finding the Middle Ground 27:42 Sleep Routine Hacks 28:04 Eye Mask Evidence 29:49 Mouth Taping Caveats 33:06 Travel Sleep Rituals 34:14 Light Exposure and Metabolism 35:54 Keeping the Ritual Simple 36:34 Earplugs and Safety 38:35 Carbs Before Training 43:41 Fueling HYROX Events 44:30 Intra-Workout Carbs 47:41 Sharing Career Struggles 58:54 Social Media Fears 01:03:24 Writing and Networking 01:05:11 Where to Find Sam
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