Roundtable: Women in Tactical Strength and Conditioning
Paula Arreola - Erica Mansaray - Jaimie Lafler
This episode is a roundtable discussion about women's experiences in strength and conditioning, especially in the tactical environment. Erica Mansaray, Jaimie Lafler, and Paula Arreola are all coaches working in different parts of the tactical space. Their academic and professional backgrounds are varied, including more and less traditional paths, everything from high school to professional sports, and both conventional and special operations military environments across multiple branches.
The conversation covers a lot of ground, but some highlights include working in male-dominated environments (both military and athletics), getting mansplained (which we explained to them), and their thoughts on gender-based fitness standards in the military. On some issues, they were unanimous, while on others they disagreed, and their feedback provides a ton of valuable insight.
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