Building Bone Density, and Weight Lifting for Female Athletes, with DPT and Ultra-marathoner Hannah DePaul

About this episode

Hannah DePaul discusses building bone density and the importance of weight lifting for female athletes.

"The first time [younger female athletes] work with a barbell or trap bar or something, you can see it. They're like, 'this is bada**, this is awesome," shares physical therapist and ultra-endurance athlete, Hannah DePaul, on this episode about building bone density and weight lifting for female athletes (from highschool and up!). Hannah DePaul is a former D1 Swimmer, who held multiple records at the University of Michigan, and has gone on to run ultra-marathons. She's currently training for The Huron 100, a point-to-point independent event based outside of Ann Arbor, MI. We have a few scholarship spots to give to Lane 9 athltes, for The Huron 50 or 100 mile distances! If this is something you're interested in, please reach out to us via Lane9Project @ gmail dot com. Tune into this episode to hear Hannah bust some myths about strength training for high school female athletes, share how she addresses the WHOLE athlete not just the injury, how she screens for REDs and underfueling as a physical therapist (DPT), and how to actually incorporate strength training into your weekly routine even if your preferred form of movement is running, cycling, or swimming. Hannah DePaul DPT is…

People in this episode

Host: Heather Caplan

Guest: Hannah DePaul

Topics covered

• bone density
• weight lifting
• female athletes
• strength training
• nutrition
• injury prevention

Keywords

• bone density
• weight lifting
• female athletes
• strength training
• nutrition
• injury support
• REDs
• ultra-marathons

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lane 9 Project, University of Michigan

Places: Ann Arbor, MI

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