Hey! I’m Lucinda (they/them), and welcome to Small Gains—the inclusive strength and running podcast where we celebrate progress over perfection and chase intentional, incremental gains in our strength and running.
Here, we believe small, consistent steps lead to big transformations—in our training, lifestyle, and overall well-being.
I’m here to bring the alternative and LGBTQIA+ communities accessible fitness advice and guidance for ALL bodies.
You’ll find me sharing evidence-based tips and insights on balancing strength training and running through hybrid fitness—on your terms. No hustle or grind culture here.
At Small Gains, we take a holistic approach to training—from gym intimidation and nutrition struggles to mindset, body image, neurodiversity, and mental health.
If you’ve always felt like a bit of an outcast in fitness spaces, this will 100% be your flavour.
Find me on Instagram at @lucinda_fuzzcultureclub
On TikTok at @fuzzcultureclub
To learn more about my coaching options or get in touch with me directly, head to fuzzcultureclub.com.
In this episode, I discuss the pressures of body image standards in 2024 and how they've been skewed to the point where it's affecting so many of the folk I work with, myself and the rest of the worl…
Today we're diving into how often we should change up specific exercises in our workouts. Should we bother? Should we stick to the same ones? What if we get bored? What if we feel overwhelmed by chan…
Today I answering the most popular question from my recent group coaching program: "How do I figure out what workout structure works best for me?" We dive into how to decide on the frequency and stru…
I dive into the dangers of hyper-focusing on end goals, whether in fitness, health, or life. After spending weeks intensely focused on creating my solo music record, I realised how much we can put ou…
Hey gang! Today I am bringing you an episode all about the crossover and the opposites of strong habits vs motivation, because being motivated 24/7 just isn't possible, but there are ways to work tho…
Hey gang! Today we talk about getting your head back in the game with your fitness and wellbeing habits, especially if you've slipped off. Whether it’s due to a busy summer, big changes, or burnout, …
What actually is "unconditional permission to eat?"
Today we dive into how the concept of unconditional permission to eat helps remove food guilt and the good/bad food mentality, which can lead to ove…
This is maybe the most important podcast episode I've put out. A (quite unintentionally personal) deep dive into letting go of our self-limiting beliefs, especially in a world that often feels unwelc…
In this episode I'm joined by my good mate Happie Lifts to discuss her journey into strongman competitions, recovery from disordered eating, and challenges surrounding hypermobility and biomechanics.…
Today, we’re exploring you should always train to muscle failure and if not, how often should you?
I discuss what the evidence says, effective reps theory, cluster sets, RIR, RPE, what true failure a…
In this episode, I'm excited about heading to Liverpool to see Taylor Swift, but my thoughts are heavy with the ongoing genocide in Palestine. It’s frustrating to see influential figures like Taylor …
Today I dive into the importance of realistic fitness goals and the pitfalls of trying to do too much at once. By focusing on what truly matters and understanding personal values, we discuss how to c…
A quick blast of an episode this week speaking about the importance of knowing your WHY when it comes to your health and fitness goals, as well as your career and life goals and if your WHY's align w…
It's time to rewrite our own narrative on Summer Bodies. No more summer shreds, no more trying to 'fit' into old summer clothes that don't fit. We unpack the harmful discourse around summer bodies, c…
Today we are having a long overdue conversation about body image. What does body image mean? What is our relationship with our body like? Can we strive for balance between caring about our appearance…
A bit of fun today! I decided to dive into Katy O'Brian's bodybuilding style of training for her role in the movie Love Lies Bleeding alongside Kristen Stewart.
Katy built a killer physique for this …
Today I'm joined by the wonderful Vera Schofield (@FlexwithVera) to chat about their first steps into fitness, her experience of weight watchers as a child, finding joy in inclusive movement and how …
Today I chat to the Almighty Shona Denovan about all things ADHD, impulse decisions, risky moves in business and how we both coped with getting an ADHD Diagnosis later in life. We look back on how it…
In this episode, we're back with part two of our discussion on ADHD and sleep. We recap why people with ADHD often struggle with sleep, then dive into practical tips for improving it. From gradual ch…
Part 1 of a 2 part episode on ADHD and the struggles that so many of us with it have with sleep.
Today we cover the actual reasons people with ADHD struggle, what the research says and what good slee…