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I'm an adventurous introvert from Vancouver, Washington who lives on sleep + "me time." I'm a lover of lifting weights, dinosaurs, real talk and traveling with my husband. I am here to help you move better, lift more, bust the myths of the fitness industry, and inspire you to love the process.

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We ended part 1 as we arrived to the hospital in active labor, and my utter misconception of what that would look like. If you missed it please be sure to listen to 193 before tuning into this episode. If you don’t, I’ll just make clear again that this is MY STORY and no one […]

March 15, 2023

Courses I took: MamaSteFit Birth Prep, Pain Free Birth, Christian Hypnobirthing. Most important questions asked throughout all of these courses was: How I wanted to feel in my labor process? And values I wanted held in my birthing space. It was extremely important to me to not have fear or external pressure enter my birth […]

March 14, 2023

Bébé Miller Birth Story Part 1 with Annie Miller

Lifting weights is the best. You know this is my philosophy – that weight lifting and movement is not a season, but something we ideally take part in until our days come to an end. Muscle mass is king, and mobility is arguably also king. We can get both of these via strength training. BUT, […]

March 7, 2023

192 - What Are Lifting Ratios & Do They Matter?  with Annie Miller

How to find or choose the right business mentor. I was asked on IG a while back if I ever hired a business coach. The answer to that is no if we’re referring to a 1:1 biz coach. While I prefer 1:1 for a specific service like accounting or a funnel build out, or managing […]

February 28, 2023

how to choose the right business mentor with Annie miller

I remember saying during my internship at University of Portland to the head coach, I don’t know sports. I don’t know positions, or what people should be doing. So I questioned my ability to be a strength coach. And Bradford Scott essentially said to me that we are more so in the business of optimizing […]

February 21, 2023

190 | Lessons From Watching UFC, Crossfit, and The Olympics with Annie Miller

I adore the topic of this episode. The idea of lifting technique is the literal reason I created Movement 101 in 2017 after rehabbing from a back injury that happened during squatting back in 2014-ish. Now, I would be lying if I said that this back injury didn’t lead to me becoming a bit of […]

January 31, 2023

187 | How Much Does Lifting Technique Matter & Why with Annie Miller

To keep one Instagram account or split it? I could answer this question in one to two sentences so I assume this will be a shorter episode. But one I can refer people to over time becaaaauuussse…. This is one of the most common questions that I get, specifically in regards to Instagram. Often times […]

January 24, 2023

186 | Keep Your IG Account or Split Personal and Business? with Annie Miller

This is something that we go over extensively inside at the loading portion of a Pure PROgramming. But I think that it’s a really simple and effective conversation to have for trainees who are just following a program as well as a topic to revisit if you are a coach. It’s very easy to get […]

January 17, 2023

185 | When to use RPE, RIR, Percentages or AMRAPS with Annie Miller

If you missed part 1 you really do need to listen to it. Context is vital for this mini series. So please pause this, go listen to part 1, and then meet us back here for part 2. Let’s jump right in to the continuation of my many, many lessons gleaned from my willing, but […]

January 10, 2023

This will undoubtedly be a two part series. Because I am unpacking a year long experience that I think has unending golden nuggets for all of you even if you never take this particular approach to your business. This is the story of me going all in with Facebook Ads for a year. Between the […]

January 3, 2023

183 | FB Ads $80k Loss Lessons Part 1 with Annie Miller

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