Redefining Strength Podcast

Why Doing More Is Slowly Breaking Your Body (w/ Dr. Caleb Burgess)

Redefining Strength Podcast

Show Notes

If you’ve ever felt stuck between pushing harder and feeling worse… or doing less and feeling like you’re falling behind… this episode is for you. At some point, almost everyone hits this moment with their body. You get hurt. Or burned out. Or things just stop working the way they used to. And suddenly you’re stuck between two bad options: Do less and feel like you’re losing yourself… Or do more and keep breaking yourself. Most people bounce back and forth between those two for years. Not...

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