#452 Elizabeth Davies - Training For Your Old Lady Body

Elizabeth Davies is the author of Training For Your Old Lady Body and famous for the quote:

“Training for my summer body? Fuck no. I’m training for my old lady body. Dense bones, strong muscles, a healthy heart, good balance, functional independence.”

Elizabeth joins me to share her thoughts and experience about:

What is SkinnyTok and why it’s dangerous

The cycles of body image standards and why chasing them can create problems

Is Kim Kardashian a good role model for body image

Why building a bank of bone health early matters, and why chasing skinny at a young age compromises this

Her frustration with the marketing messaging about getting in shape for summer

Why she’s focused on taking care of her body for now and later

Where being focused on training for aesthetics can go wrong

“Why is there so much focus on helping women avoid looking old as we age and so little focus on helping us avoid feeling old”

And much more

IG: @thiswomanlifts

CHAPTERS

00:56 What Is Skinny Talk

02:27 Debulking And Gym Myths

05:11 Beauty Standards Shift

08:43 Why Skinny Talk Harms

10:50 Who Gets Triggered

12:49 Artifacts Of Diet Culture

15:40 Old Lady Body Quote

16:15 From Lawyer To Trainer

17:02 Summer Body Panic

19:55 Plagiarism And Sharing

23:19 Looking Good Vs Longevity

25:13 Confidence Through Care

25:47 Aesthetic Goals Debate

27:16 Realistic Expectations

29:03 Long Game Fitness

29:52 MacrosFirst Ad

30:56 Harmful Beauty Tactics

33:41 Training For Later Life

34:40 Cardio And Weights

36:53 Avoid Feeling Old

38:34 Aging Anxiety And Control

42:36 Botox Culture Critique

44:44 TrainHeroic Ad

46:04 Closing And Where To Follow

SUPPORT THE SHOW

If this episode resonated with you or changed how you think about training, you can support the show by:

• Subscribing and checking out more episodes

• Sharing it on your social media (tag me — I’ll respond)

• Sending it to someone navigating body image or fitness messaging

FOLLOW ANDREW COATES

Instagram: @andrewcoatesfitness

https://www.andrewcoatesfitness.com

PARTNERS AND RESOURCES

RP Strength App (use code COATESRP)

https://www.rpstrength.com/coates

Just Bite Me Meals (use code ANDREWCOATESFITNESS for 10% off)

https://justbitememeals.com

MacrosFirst – FREE Premium Trial

Download MacrosFirst and during setup you’ll be asked “How did you hear about us?”

Type in: ANDREW

KNKG Bags (15% off)

https://www.knkg.com/Andrew59676

Versa Gripps (discount link)

https://www.versagripps.com/andrewcoates

TRAINHEROIC – FREE 90-Day Trial

https://www.trainheroic.com/liftfree

Reply to the email you receive (or email trials@trainheroic.com

) and let them know Andrew sent you