Lift Like a Girl: Be More, Not Less
One of the absolute best ways to build a lean, athletic, and healthy body is to perform bodyweight exercises. Too many people blow off bodyweight exercises because they think they are only for beginners, such as push-ups. Others think they are too tough, and don’t even strive to perform them, such as pistols or pull-ups. Side note: everyone should be doing some form of push-ups. I don’t care if …
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Let’s take a quick poll: if you have an ideal weight in mind that you would like to reach (higher or lower), raise your hand. Okay. If you won’t truly be happy until you reach that ideal weight, keep your hand up. I’m willing to bet that most people reading this have their hand in the air. If you do, then make sure you read the rest of this post. If you don’t, read it anyway because you could …
If you’ve been reading my blog for anything length of time, I’m sure you knew this was coming eventually. The truth of the matter is this: most women are terrified to lift anything remotely heavy because they are afraid they’ll be big and bulky. *Sigh* I’ll start off by stating this fact. A woman I used to train competed in pageants. I’m not talking figure or bodybuilding pageants—think beauty …
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I created a list with some of the best exercises for weight loss. Now while this is by no means an exhaustive list, you could simply only use these exercises and get amazing weight loss results. If you don't know how to perform an exercise, just leave a question below and I'll help you out. Now, on to some of the best exercises for weight loss! 1) Back squats—this exercise needs no explanation …
Fasting for weight loss is a controversial and debated topic. Some people swear by it as the simplest way to lose weight, and others think it’s foolish. Whatever you think you may know about fasting for weight loss, think again. I was able to interview the fasting expert—Brad Pilon—and ask him some important questions about his book and weight loss method. He truly revealed more helpful and …
I had a great idea for this post before I started to actually write it up. It’s a popular saying that “women should train like men” for the best results in the weight room. However, women’s strength training shouldn’t necessarily mimic the training of men. Allow me to explain: there’s only one problem with the statement that women should train like men: most men don’t “train like men.” In …
I kept trying to find the perfect way to start this article, but I wanted to say so many things at once, so I'll just list my thoughts here before I explain myself: Most women spend their entire training career working out to lose fat Many of these same women are not overweight and are by traditional standards — skinny Our society has ingrained the ideal physique of a woman into our heads so …
I am sick and tired of all this politically correct B.S. saying that women can't and shouldn't train the same way as men. Nope: women should stick to their machines, aerobic classes, and "designated" workout rooms filled with old machines and dumbbells that go up to a whopping 15 pounds. But, if they want to come over to the "men's area" to use an empty barbell or a bench for some "toning" …
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