Crushing CrossFit Goals During Menopause with Leka Fineman (Episode 139)

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Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.9 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

CrossFit Games athlete Leka Fineman didn’t start the sport until she was 40. She learned to walk on her hands at age 50. Now at 56, she is competing in her fifth CrossFit Games competition as this episode airs. And she’s done it all while going through the menopause transition. We talk all about how she does it and why she believes that once you toss out your self-limiting beliefs, you can continue to grow and make progress at any stage of life.

Leka Fineman is a 5 time CrossFit Games Athlete, and is a certified CrossFit, Weightlifting, Gymnastics, Nutrition, and XPT Performance Breathing Coach. Leka specializes in helping her clients feel mentally and physically strong to navigate through and enjoy a long, healthy life. Her expertise is in providing women with tools to handle stress, balance hormones, and optimize the body’s natural ability to recover. She is dedicated to helping women feel strong, confident, and empowered in their lives and bodies- through all stages of life. You can learn more about her and her work at lekafineman.com

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0:00.0	You are listening to Hit Play, Not Pause, a feisty menopause podcast for active performance-minded women.
0:14.6	I am your host, Celine Yeager. Each week, I bring you advice from athletes, scientists, researchers, and other experts to help you feel and perform you best, no matter what your hormones are doing.
0:25.0	This show is a production of Live Feisty Media.
0:31.4	Hello, strong feisty women.
0:33.8	So I have a great one for you all, especially you CrossFit enthusiasts this week.
0:40.7	I had the opportunity to sit down with CrossFit Games athlete, Luka Feynman,
0:45.7	who at age 56 is competing in her fifth CrossFit Games this week as we speak in Madison, Wisconsin.
0:55.0	For those who are unfamiliar with the CrossFit Games, they are a multi-day international
1:00.6	competition designed to crown the fittest men and women on Earth.
1:05.0	And what makes the games so challenging and very compelling to watch is that the athletes
1:10.3	have no idea what's in store
1:12.7	for them going into the games. The events in the competition are not announced beforehand.
1:19.0	And the athletes know that the past games have included everything from cyclocross bike racing
1:25.7	to distance swimming to handstand walking, carrying
1:29.8	around odd heavy objects, you name it. These athletes are essentially training for the unknown,
1:35.8	which is wild. And Leka Feyman, she is there for it. She has got such a compelling story. Leka actually grew up on a commune in California,
1:47.5	where she wasn't exactly encouraged to be competitive. She didn't even find CrossFit until she
1:53.6	was in the midst of a divorce as a mom with two young daughters at age 40. She qualified
1:59.0	for her first games at age 50 and has managed to stay in the game,
2:03.7	literally, ever since, despite all the issues that come with going through the menopause transition.
2:10.5	Along with her own competitive pursuits, Lecca is a certified CrossFit, weightlifting,
2:15.2	gymnastics, nutrition, and XPT performance breathing coach.
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