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How do I find a coach who understands hypermobility? Q&A w/ Gia from The Hypermobile Lifting Club

April 4, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Bendy & Strong podcast I sit down with Gia from The Hypermobile Lifting Club to answer your questions and chat about hypermobile training. Topics we covered: What's going on in our trainingHow long…
When & Why "Anterior Pelvic Tilt" is NOT a Helpful Diagnosis [w/ guest Shant Rahman]

January 19, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Bendy & Strong Podcast, I have guest Shant Rahman on to discuss posture. Some topics we cover: - Destigmatising posture - Is there such thing as "good" or "bad" posture? - When is "anterior pelvic…
Improving Research Literacy w/ Researchers Jade Barclay & Rouha Granfar (Fascia Paper Chat Part 2)

January 11, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min

Send us Fan Mail Research literacy is SO important - both for navigating the world with hypermobility, and when navigating the current online/social media space. Research literacy is the ability to find research, read it, understand it…
Author Chat: Fascia as a regulatory system in health and disease w/ Jade Barclay & Rouha Granfar Pt1

November 26, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast, I sit down with Jade Barclay and Rouha Granfar to discuss their recent publication: Fascia as a Regulatory System in Health and Disease. This paper serves as a one-stop-shop for familiarising yourself with…
New to Strength Training with EDS: How to Get Started

September 14, 2025 · 55 min

Send us Fan Mail Have you been told "the best thing for EDS/hypermobility is to get strong" - but then nobody told you how actually start? Or maybe you've started up already but you keep getting hurt/flared up each time you try. To be…

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My SIJ subluxed after training - here's what we did [w/ guest Shant Rahman]

July 30, 2025 · 1 hr 27 min

Send us Fan Mail I recently had my SIJ sublux a few days after a heavy training session. I spoke about it with my EDS/hypermobility specialist 'rehab guy' - Shant - and he told me he'd recently had the same thing happen to one of his hEDS…
Avoiding Flare Up: Adjusting training dials to stay within our 'window of tolerance'

July 4, 2025 · 42 min

Send us Fan Mail Do you find you flare up every time you try to progress in your training? This is a very common complaint - but on the other hand, if we NEVER progress our strength and rehab can become stagnant and this can cause its own…
How I went from my worst 2-year hEDS flare up to feeling my best (here's everything I did)

April 16, 2025 · 41 min

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Bendy & Strong I am running through the list of things I've been doing over the past few months/years to pull myself out of feeling the worst I've ever felt. When my dad died 2 years ago, my health…
EP 14 - Do you struggle with feeling exercises in the "wrong" muscles?

January 15, 2025 · 27 min

Send us Fan Mail This is a very common complaint I hear from EDS & hypermobile folk. Here are 4 solutions I use when dealing with this. ********** The next round of my strength course for EDS starts soon! Sign up here (or if you missed…
Ep13 - Becoming a Coach w/ Ehlers-Danlos: Being the Change We Needed | w/ guest SHEENA CUCCIA

September 11, 2024 · 1 hr 33 min

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to become a coach when you have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome? In this episode, I chat with a fellow strength coach (and Pilates instructor) Sheena Cuccia who also has EDS. We cover: How we navigate the fitness…
The SECRET to exercising CONSISTENTLY with Ehlers-Danlos & hypermobility

July 15, 2024 · 54 min

Send us Fan Mail Do you want to know the secret to being consistent with exercise if you have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome or hypermobility? It's the ability to adjust as you go. The fitness industry tells us that consistency means following…
Training Basics That Will Help You Train Autonomously With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

April 21, 2024 · 1 hr 11 min

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss some of the basic training knowledge and principles that will make an enormous difference to anyone strength training with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome or hypermobility. These include: Progressive…

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About the show

This podcast is all about strength training with joint hypermobility. Hosted by Annie Short, powerlifter, bodybuilder & coach with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome/joint hypermobility.