Tina McInnes Coaching

10/10/2026

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

When did turning 40 come with an entirely new rulebook for exercise?

Your goals matter. Your current fitness matters. CONTEXT MATTERS.

Women deserve better than fear-based rules that confuse them or make them afraid they're doing something wrong.

Women Who Want Muscle is more than a training program.

It's evidence-based education and coaching that helps women understand what works, why it works, and how to apply it to their own lives.

Build muscle. Build knowledge. Build confidence.

Learn to Lift for Life. 💪

10/09/2026

STRONG SHOULDERS REQUIRE GOOD MOBILITY.

If you find yourself pushing the weights forward or arching your back during an overhead shoulder press, restricted shoulder mobility may be the reason.

Mobility comes before strength. Before loading an overhead press, you need to know whether your shoulders can move comfortably into the required position without compensating elsewhere.

👉 Follow along! In my next reel, I'll show you a simple at-home shoulder mobility self-assessment to help determine whether you're ready to press overhead—or whether you have some mobility work to do first.

Learn to Lift for Life. 💪

10/06/2026

10/06/2026

Lift With Confidence: Women's Edition
Dates: Sunday Oct 18, 25, Nov 1
Time: 9-11am
6 hours of small group coaching at Klimat 2.0 in Ottawa
Suitable for those who want:
- guided feedback on their lifting form
- personalized variations of major lifts based on form feedback
- guidance on set-up of commonly used gym equipment
- help with self-selecting appropriately challenging weights
- learning about progressive overload (central to lifting effectively)
- a suitable beginner program with video-links

Limited spaces.

https://www.coachmcinnes.ca/klimat-womens-strength-coaching-ottawa

10/02/2026

This is what dedication, persistence and trust in a process look like.

09/30/2026

DUMBBELL ROW FORM FIX 💪

✅ Think long from tailbone through the crown of head
✅ Supporting hand directly below your shoulder
✅ Strong, extended support leg
✅ Shoulder blade set and stable
✅ Pull with control through a full range of motion

❓ Need your form checked?

Consider joining me for Lift with Confidence - Women's Edition
at .are.klimat

A 3- Part Lifting Workshop for Women.
⬆️ Registration for new session dates:

https://booking.cojilio.com/klimatottawa/classes/LiftWithConfidence-WomensEdition

09/27/2026

🩺 More women are being sold testosterone as a solution for everything from low libido to brain fog, fatigue and night sweats during menopause. CBC Health took a closer look at whether the science actually supports the hype.

The short answer: not yet, and certainly not for everyone.

Testosterone is not approved in Canada or the U.S. as a general treatment for menopause symptoms, although off-label use is growing. Researchers told CBC there is some evidence for specific situations, particularly certain post-menopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder, but the data does not support treating testosterone as a cure-all for mood, cognition or general well-being.

One of the more useful points in this story is that menopause care has swung between two extremes.

For years, many women were scared away from conventional hormone therapy because of overstated fears about its risks. Now, some experts worry the pendulum has swung toward aggressive marketing of hormone treatments that can run ahead of the evidence.

As gynecologist Dr. Marie Christakis put it: “In the past, a lot of the fear around hormone therapy was really not based on evidence. And now a lot of the salesmanship of hormone therapy is also not based on evidence.”

Researchers also stressed that women’s testosterone levels usually decline gradually beginning well before menopause, unlike the sharper changes in estrogen and progesterone. That means there is no simple biological reason every menopausal woman would need testosterone.

There are also unanswered questions about long-term safety, dosing and side effects. Oral testosterone is not recommended because of effects on cholesterol, while excess dosing can cause unwanted hair growth, oily skin and other physical changes.

The bigger issue is access to good menopause care. Women deserve to have their symptoms taken seriously, but they also deserve treatment based on solid evidence rather than social-media trends or sales pitches.

CBC’s health reporting is especially valuable here because it cuts through both fear and hype.

How much of the current testosterone boom is being driven by genuine unmet medical needs, and how much by marketing?

And what kind of research would women need to see before testosterone should become a mainstream menopause treatment?

09/24/2026

"There’s this myth that you need to feel good to get going, that you need to be super inspired and super motivated all the time. But more often than not, in reality, what you need is to get going to give yourself a chance at feeling good.

In other words: Just. Get. Started."

Show up on good days. Show up on bad days. Show up when you want to. Show up when you don’t want to. Show up when you’re hot. Show up when you’re cold. Show up when you’re energetic. Show up when you’re tired. Show up when there’s a crowd. Show up when nobody’s watching. Show