Strength Training for Moms: Nikki's Journey through Pregnancy, Postpartum, & Unstoppable Consistency

In this inspiring episode, Nikki Sims and Andrew Jackson sit down with two of Barbell Logic's most recognizable names: Nikki Berman (Director of Client Experience) and Coach Bekah Creek (PT and longtime BLOC coach). Together, they dive deep into what strength training for moms really looks like—during pregnancy, postpartum, deployments, sleepless nights, and every chaotic season in between.

Nikki shares the full arc of her journey: from chasing "skinny" through extreme dieting and cardio, to discovering barbell training, to becoming a mother of four and finding her strongest, most capable self along the way. Her candid stories—including training through nausea, the realities of relaxin, managing back-to-back pregnancies, and an unexpected home birth—offer a rare, empowering look at motherhood through the lens of strength.

Coach Bekah walks through the coaching side: how to modify programming for pregnant or postpartum clients, when to push, when to pull back, and why the marathon mindset of "something is better than nothing" can be transformational for busy moms. Together, they illustrate how strength training can anchor a woman through the most demanding phases of life.

Whether you're a mother, a future mother, a coach working with pregnant/postpartum clients, or simply someone looking for hope and consistency, this conversation highlights the resilience and adaptability that define strength training for moms.

What You'll Learn in This Episode

• Why strength matters so much for pregnant and postpartum women

• How to modify training through each trimester

• The surprising benefits of tonnage-based and RPE-based programming

• How to navigate fatigue, nausea, sleep deprivation, and childcare

• Why "all or nothing" breaks moms—and how to replace it with a sustainable mindset

• The physical and emotional realities of postpartum recovery

• How coaching support changes everything for new moms

• The story behind Nikki's unplanned, fast home birth 

• Why taking up space—not shrinking—is the real goal

• How strength training helps moms show up better for their kids and themselves

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