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Michaela Sieradski

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Hybrid Training | Lifting x Running
✨ Training Through Pregnancy
🧠 NASM CPT + CNC | PT Aide
📍 San Diego

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We can’t wait to share the news any longer!

Baby Sieradski coming 2027!! 🥳🍼🪩✨

“When the time is right, I, the Lord, will make it happen.”
- Isaiah 60:22

After countless negative tests over the past few years, we truly wondered if biological children were even in our future. While we never stopped hoping, we also learned to be content and trust God’s timing, whatever the outcome might be.

And what do you know, our little miracle will be arriving soon!

We are beyond grateful and feel incredibly blessed to be welcoming this little one into our lives.

What a fun new adventure! 💫

#firstpregnancy #pregnancy #momanddad by @the_barbelle

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Doing what I love. 💖🏋🏼‍♀️😁

📸 Epic meet photos by @xavitrains

#powerlifting #girlswhopowerlift #rawpowerlifting #womenwholift by @the_barbelle

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My second powerlifting meet is officially in the books! 🏋🏼‍♀️🩷 (stats below!)

I wanted to sign up for another meet for so long, but life has been all kinds of crazy, and there was never a “perfect time.”

This certainly wasn’t the perfect time either, but I wanted to hop on the platform before beginning half marathon training, so I finally practiced what I preach and stopped waiting for the perfect time. I signed up anyway with barely even 3 weeks to run the briefest strength block ever.

It’s silly of me to want more, especially considering I still matched my strength (and beat it for some lifts) comparatively with minimal preparation AND increased my DOTS while still missing my ✨ambitious✨ final attempts. 😆

Still, I had the BEST time, went 5/9 for attempts, ended 1st place 65 kg, and 2nd best female lifter—all while participating in my fav sport with my hubby by my side (yes, he’s back from deployment 🫶🏻🥹) and my new friend in the crowd who showed up to support me. 💗

MEET STATS:
Squat - 125 kg / 275.6 lb
Bench - 65 kg / 143.3 lb
Deadlift- 152.5 kg / 336.2 lb
TOTAL: 342.4 kg / 754.86 lb @ 64.8 kg / 142.8 lb BW

DOTS: 362.06

Thank you to all of y’all who ever reached out, cheered me on virtually, liked, or commented!! I really appreciate each and every one of y’all! 🫶🏻💖

Also, big thanks to @manamethods @stsstrong for hosting such an awesome meet!

📸 First photo taken by the amazing @xavitrains. Thank you for capturing such epic photos to help commemorate my second meet!!

Excited to share the rest of the meet photos with y’all soon! 😁 They deserve their own post!!

#usapowerlifting #powerliftingmeet #rawpowerlifting #powerliftingwomen #powerlifting taken in STS Performance Therapy and Strength by @the_barbelle

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The first trimester completely changed how I train. 🏋🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️

I had to let go of chasing PRs.

My entire focus during training has become listening to my body.

Here’s what that’s looked like:
- Missing almost a whole week of training while on vacation while suffering from “morning” sickness.
- Skipping some training sessions due to exhaustion and/or debilitating nausea.
- Walking being the only exercise I do some days.

If you’re navigating first-trimester workouts, remember that your goal isn’t to perform at your pre-pregnancy level. This time is all about supporting yourself through one of the biggest physiological changes your body will ever experience.

Every pregnancy is different. Always follow your healthcare provider’s recommendations, and stop exercising if you experience warning signs like vaginal bleeding, leaking fluid, severe dizziness, chest pain, or significant pain.

#pregnancyworkout #fitpregnancy #fitpregnancyjourney #pregnancytips #firsttrimester by @the_barbelle

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2 days ago

After every ultrasound, I’ll now be changing my background! 🤍

#pregnancy #pregnancyjourney #ultrasound #pregnancylife #pregnantlife by @the_barbelle

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5 days ago

Photo dump from our Hawaii trip! 🌺🌴🌊🌞

I got back from Hawaii last week and am just now getting around to sharing more photos! I was sick for pretty much the whole trip, but I was just thankful for the quality time with Chase between deployments! 🫶🏻

#oahu #hawaiitravel #oahuhawaii #oahuhikes #northshorehawaii taken in Oahu, Hawaii by @the_barbelle

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7 days ago

Little reminder: if your goals don’t scare you a little, they’re probably too small. ✨

#mindsetmatters #runningmotivation #fitnessjourney #goalsetting #hybridathlete by @the_barbelle

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11 days ago

Week 7 of Half Marathon Prep *while pregnant* 🏃🏼‍♀️✨🤰🏼

No full week of training here. Just trained when I could.

Between traveling, getting back to work, and dealing with constant nausea and fatigue, I only managed three training sessions later in the week.

The highlight of this week was definitely my 8 mile run. I was originally planning the run first thing in the morning on Saturday, but I slept for like 10+ hours and was nauseous all morning/early afternoon, so I waited until the evening when the sun was not out to run instead. The Gogo Squeeze wasn’t the most ideal fuel, but it was the only suitable thing I had in my pantry, so I went with it.

#halfmarathon #halfmarathontraining #hybridtraining #fitpregnancy #fitpregnancyjourney by @the_barbelle

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13 days ago

Tired and nauseous 25/8 🙃

#firsttrimester #pregnancyjourney #pregnancydiary #pregnancystruggles #firsttrimesterproblems by @the_barbelle

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17 days ago

Thankful I married a man who encourages me in all my pursuits!!! 🫶🏻❤️

#womenwholift #powerlifting #running #hybridtraining #gymcouple by @the_barbelle

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22 days ago

Half Marathon Training Week 5
While Growing A Human🤰🏼🏃🏼‍♀️

Nausea is still rearing its ugly head, and it’s significantly interfering with my training. Whenever I feel relatively okay, I run to the gym in hopes that I’ll feel okay enough to finish a training session. I bring snacks with me wherever I go.

I headed to Hawaii on vacation last week, so my training schedule will look a little off for awhile since I’m not getting my powerlifting sessions in and am working with the equipment at the hotel gym. It’s a nice needed break, honestly, despite the practically constant sickness. 🤢

I cannot stand the heat at all—even the San Diego coastal “heat.” 🥵 Most of my runs are in the early morning or late evening when the sun has gone down. You can imagine how well my run on Saturday went here in Hawaii…I was supposed to run 7 miles—we only made it 6.36 miles.

‘Til next week…

#halfmarathontraining #fitpregnancy #halfmarathon #exercisingwhilepregnant #hybridtraining by @the_barbelle

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25 days ago

from the June files: 🌞🌊🌴🌺🌅

#photodump by @the_barbelle

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