femalefocused

There is no balance. That line that we are encouraged to walk between sexy and slutty, high maintanced and low maintanced, be a good mother or selfish doesn't exist. There is no line!

This episode of CherryPop is presented by Gravitas Premiere's sparkling comedy with a magical twist, Mack & Rita. A 30-year-old writer played by Elizabeth Lail spends a wild weekend in Palm Springs and wakes up to find she has magically transformed into her 70-year-old self in this delightful comedy starring Oscar-winner Diane Keaton. 

On this week of CherryPop, Meg is joined by Mack & Rita director Katie Aselton and star Elizabeth Lail. 

Meg and Katie discuss how the film deconstructs preconceived notions and societal stereotypes about age, and Katie shares her personal and professional journey toward embracing her authentic self. 

Later on, Mack & Rita star Elizabeth Lail sheds light on her powerful and memorable experience working on the film, the importance of leading with kindness, and more! 

“Life is too short, and you should experience full joy. So many different kinds of women were on set, and we were all allowed to be who we are. Even if you are quiet and introverted, there was space for that, or if you wanted to be playful, there was space for that. Katie was like, This is great. You guys are great as you are; let's put a camera on it.” - Elizabeth Lail

Mack & Rita releases in theaters nationwide on August 12th! Find a theater near you and get your tickets here! 

CherryPicks is the best place to see what women think about movies, tv, and more. CherryPicks highlights reviews and original stories exclusively from female and non-binary writers. www.TheCherryPicks.com

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Music composed by Honor Nezzo.

CherryPop is executive produced by Miranda Bailey and Rebecca Odes, produced and hosted by Meg McCarthy, and edited by In Haus Media

 

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On this episode of Ask the Coaches with Tawnee & Lucho:

• Clarification from ATC 218 on glycogen depletion: Yes, with MAF and being fat-adapted you are more able to spare glycogen and avoid glycogen depletion, but with harder/longer efforts (racing, long bricks, intensity, and 2-6+ hour days) we tap into glycogen for fuel more, thus we deplete more and need to refuel appropriately. Remember: it’s all percentages of fuel being burned; rarely if ever is just fat is being burned for fuel.
• Praise for the Stacy Sims female-focused podcast. Any recommendations for more female-centered podcasts?
• With swim, bike and run intervals and repeats, what comes first: Develop the speed with long recoveries and progress the number of intervals from there, or build to the duration of intervals first at a slower speed and progress from there?
• Repeats and intervals are about speed, yes, but arguably more important is the recovery period!
• Repeats (3k pace) require full recovery, a 1:4+ work-to-recovery ratio.
• Intervals (VO2 and 5k pace) are partial recovery, about a 1:1 work-to-recovery ratio.
• From there it's threshold (10k-15k pace; FTP/LT), HM, marathon pacing, etc. (adjust for swim or bike).
• Help for how to sleep well with a noisy upstairs neighbor?!
• Mention: The noise-cancelling headphones that Tawnee loves
• Best way to do MAF on the indoor trainer when training for Ironman, and how to program workouts.
• With MAF focused-training, is it ok to just jump into a sprint triathlon for a tune-up? Can you continue forward with the MAF/IM focus and just show up on sprint race day and let it rip?
• Why it's important to "brush up" with strides before doing a sprint so it's not an abrupt extreme going from MAF to intensity, which may be a shock to the body and risky.
• Thoughts or advice on long-ride nutrition: before is a high-fat coffee (with butter/egg/coconut oil/cream), and during the ride an electrolyte drink (nuun), UCAN at the 3hr mark, at the 4hr mark working in some carbs like sweet potato or avocado wrap and some Tailwind.
• Does finishing a long ride with carbs defeat fat-adaptation goals?
• Short alactic bursts at the end of my runs are great, but is this something of benefit on the bike rides, too?
• Discussing alactic work in this episode of ATC.
• Stretching appears to get a bad rap. However, there have to be instances when stretching is good for a person? Such as having notoriously tight hamstrings. So, when is stretching actually good for you? Should it only be dynamic? Is static stretching ever ok?
• Why we want to promote flexibility, and how to do this beyond stretching.
• Tightness may be a reflection of your health, such as inflammation, hormonal imbalances, fascia, etc.
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