Jen Deering Strength Training

Today when I picked Axel up from esquelita she asked: ‘Can we go to the San Francisco Bay!?’ And so, that’s exactly what we did. I’ve never been to Crissy Field Beach before and to the Palace of Fine Arts only once 20 years ago! What a magical day with the little A.N.D. One. And the dogs too! #crissyfield #crissybeach #sanfranciscobay #sanfrancisconotsanfran #sanfrancisconotfrisco #palaceoffinearts #thisisdos #explorer #bayareaweathe

Teaching baby baby how to lift. It’s keeping her occupied during this #shelterinplace and setting her up to be #strong. These may be hard and very strange times, but let’s make the most of it. #coronaviruspandemic #stayhome #homegym #momlife #strongwomen #strongmama #strongbaby #gymrat #benchpress #inclinebench #chestflys #chestworkout #mommad #mamabear #axelea #and1

Took me all day to get this up but we did do 5 this am and 15 this afternoon. #momlife #coronaviruscalifornia #shelterinplace #20pushupchallenge #grandpasweater #pjparty

Another great group of mamas and babies have come through the Postpartum Fitness series! Erin, Lorie, Lauren and Sarah (counter clockwise from top left) plus their littles were a pleasure to work with. I hope these posts motivates someone out there to take the extra time and resources to find a good fit for their postpartum fitness journey. Fortunately, there are more options these days, and I was lucky enough to find @birthfit to help with mine, while also helping other pos...tpartum folks out there! This was the last series I’ll be doing until the holidays while I try out a more full-time job this fall. Wish me lots of luck in finding child care! Check here for info in a couple months and I hope to see some new and old faces soon! Lots of love and take care of your bodies, mamas! #postpartumfitness #postpartumfitnesswithbirthfitcoachjendeering #jendeeringstrengthtraining #strongmamashappybabies #strongmama #birthfit #crossfit #birthfitcoach #crossfitcoach @ Crossfit Oakland Uptown

The 4th and final weeks’ Postpartum Fitness story of the summer brought us Mama/Baby pair Erin and Jonah! Jonah is 6 months old and the best at doing the Superman exercise I’ve ever seen! Here is a little about them...Erin’s ‘Why’ I have chronic back problems and so that combined with being postpartum, it made me nervous to work out again. I was looking for something where I could work with someone who had knowledge of postpartum issues and who could help me scale so I could... feel confident in working out again. I felt scared to start on my own. I bet many mamas can relate to this! It’s always a good idea to work with a trainer, but especially when in doubt! Erin was a runner before but found motivation once she was injured. She says, I played soccer and so I knew what it felt like to be strong. But then I didn’t really think about strength training and I started running all the time. I hurt myself mountain biking because I didn’t have a lot of muscle tone. So then I started paying more attention to it and I wanted my body to be healthy long term. Getting injures is what led me to be a personal trainer, so I understand how injury can lead to something great! Erin’s funny story about Jonah’s birth was this: People kept telling me I was really big when I was pregnant and the Dr said I’d have a 9 pound baby. My mom also had big babies, but then he came out and he was only 6 pounds and 12 oz, and all I could think of saying all the time was how tiny he was! I was shocked and I couldn’t wrap my head around it. Same here Erin! Baby’s surprise us in so many ways. Thank you for sharing and joining the Postpartum Fitness Series! #postpartumfitness #postpartumbody #thisispostpartum #momstrong #momswholift #strongmama #strongmamashappybabies #crossfit #athlete #birthfit #birthfitcoach #slowisfast

Met Lorie and her 9 week old Lagaya! They are this weeks’ feature baby&mama story. And what a great story they are! Lorie is a badass and as you. can see her little is a badass sleeper! I asked Lorie her ‘Why’ for joining the Postpartum Fitness Series. She replied: I wanted to find a space that was specifically for postpartum athletes and a friend recommended you. (Thanks @gamechangerfit !) It felt like I was thrown out there without guidance and I wanted a space wher...e I could ease back into exercise safety and with knowledgeable and supportive people around. I love that Lorie is so dedicated to her fitness journey that she sought out something created just for the postpartum community. She clearly cares about her wellness and when I asked her what her motivation for this was, she said: I definitely do it for the mental health aspect. Especially after being pregnant and the difficult emotions that can come up after birth. I also just like being strong for my size. Many folks don’t think i can lift as much as I can, so it feels good to show what I can do. Plus, I really like CrossFit, I like challenging myself. I was a runner so that helps me with the pain tolerance, but I used to think I could never do CrossFit, that it was too hard, but I have proved myself wrong! Lorie shared a little bit about Lagaya’s uniques birth story. It’s a trip! At 36 weeks, it was a Friday and I went to work. Later I went in for a routine Dr. appt and was thinking ‘Maybe I can still make it to the 4:30 CrossFit class’, and then I ended up staying and being induced! I had been signed up for a tour of Labor and Delivery Kaiser, I was signed up for a cloth diapering class, and I had a reminder in my calendar for my wife to pack the hospital bag. I was getting all these reminders while I was already in the hospital being induced. I never got the hospital tour and we only interviewed one Doula so we were like, ‘guess that’s our Doula!’ But it all worked out in the end. Thanks for sharing with us Lorie! So happy you and your beautiful baby have joined us to assist you in your postpartum journey. Keep up the good work! #postpartumfitness #crossfit #birthfit #slowisfast