Lift Like a Girl: Be More, Not Less
I promote training for performance as a great way to achieve a healthier, stronger, and leaner physique. I encourage individuals to stop thinking about fat loss, even if that's their primary goal, and instead focus on getting stronger or improving their performance with their workouts. Now, I understand that some people just want to know how to achieve fat loss in the simplest, and easiest, way …
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What if you don't want to "lift heavy", or you can't because of an injury or physical limitation? This is a topic I've thought about discussing for a while, and a recent Facebook exchange between Matt Ryan Brown and my good friend, Jen Comas Keck, spurred this idea into fruition. Jen posted an excellent article about Fitness Bullies that I strongly agree with, and it's a short read worth your …
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A couple weeks ago, I came across an awesome article – 30 Rules to Lift Like a Man. It was a terrific list of training and nutrition "rules", and I commented that women should follow the majority of them, too. Because I strongly believe women should proudly Lift Like a Girl, I decided to create a list of my own, and by applying these "rules", you'll end up looking absolutely awesome. Without …
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I love bodyweight training, and I don't think it gets the respect it deserves for building muscle, aiding in fat loss, or just allowing you to build a strong, lean, and healthy body. "You can only do so many push-ups and bodyweight squats." I've heard that statement along with many others about training solely with your bodyweight. All too often people poo-poo the awesome results they can …
You can achieve better body transforming results and be much happier during the process if you stay off the scale. So, first things first – if you’re going to participate in the following challenge (staying off the scale), you need to get rid of it. Now. Yes, I haven’t told you why yet, but that doesn’t matter. Go grab your scale, and then get rid of it. Put it in a very inconvenient place so …
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