#173 - Why Suffering is the Best Teacher for Coaches - Cayt Miller

Today I sat down with Cayt Miller, CoFounder of Hoopie Strength and Conditioning. Cayt grew up in Pittsburgh and spent 14 years as a competitive swimmer before falling in love with strength training and eventually competing in powerlifting. She’s spent the past eight years working primarily as a personal trainer, helping clients build strength and pursue better health. She is also a licensed massage therapist, though she is not currently practicing. Her personal story includes years of wrestling with a disordered relationship with food and exercise. The process of healing, discovering her values, and meeting her husband, Cody Miller, reshaped how she sees health, purpose, and the role fitness plays in a meaningful life. Today, she and Cody live in Alabama with their two pitties, building Hoopie Strength and Conditioning together. 

She is very multipassionate. Beyond coaching, she loves being the primary homemaker—cooking, baking sourdough, running a dog treat business, gardening, creating a home, and spending as much time outside as possible. Those hobbies anchor her pursuit of deep health and shape the whole-person approach she brings to her coaching.

We discussed
00:44 - Kate's background and Hoopie Strength
05:01 - Disordered eating journey
07:44 - Discovering powerlifting
09:43 - Ruptured appendix moment
16:11 - Identifying core values
22:25 - Stillness and awareness
29:52 - Three non-negotiables
39:02 - Cardio mindset shift
49:54 - The snooze button rule
54:21 - Hoopy coaching framework

Find Cayt
Website - www.hoopiestrength.com
Persona IG - @caytmiller
Business IG - @hoopiestrength
YouTube - @hoopiestrength
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Paul is a Coach, Educator, Mentor, and Athlete with a single goal - to raise the bar for online coaching. He holds Master of Science Degrees in both Exercise Science and Sports Management. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Certified Exercise Physiologist, and Certified Olympic Weightlifting Coach with 15 years of experience as a Strength and Conditioning Coach in varying capacities from youth to professional athletics.

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