Lift Like a Girl: Be More, Not Less
You can listen to this article. Use the player below, download the MP3, or us iTunes. Something must be made clear. As much as I love hitting personal records, steadily improving workout performance, and answering the “What else can I do?” question, do not forget that wins come in many different forms. They are not exclusive to performance improvements and personal records, changes in …
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You can listen to this article. Use the player below, download the MP3, or use iTunes. “What else can I do?” That’s one of my favorite questions to ask about my body’s abilities. And discovering the answers through consistent hard work is a rewarding, and empowering, experience. A couple years ago I set a deadlift personal record when I pulled 250 (double bodyweight) for 10 reps. …
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You can listen to this article. Use the player below, download the MP3, or use iTunes. Missing a workout, or missing a whole week of workouts. Struggling to select appropriate weights for exercises. Having to perform an abbreviated workout because time is limited. Having to work around an injury. Having to modify your workouts due to equipment limitations, or because someone was hogging the …
You can listen to this article. Use the player below, download the MP3, or use iTunes. To progress from using exercise as punishment for overindulging or skipping workouts, to it being a form of self-care and empowerment. The transition from diet hopping, fearing entire food groups, or simply feeling overwhelmed by nutrition, to no longer feeling guilty for eating any food, not spending …
[Read more...] about How to Get Rid of Diet and Exercise Baggage
You can listen to this article. Use the player below, download the MP3, or use iTunes. I’ve been lifting weights long enough that I’m confident knowing when I have another rep or two, or three, left in me (i.e., “reps in reserve” or “reps in the tank,” as it’s known) when performing a set of an exercise. But I can still be wrong. Like that time a few months ago when I got stapled by my …
You can listen to this article. Use the player below, download the MP3, or use iTunes. Do you have short- and long-term goals you want to achieve? If not, perhaps this will convince you to concoct your own as I discuss why you should have both, and how to go about choosing them. Why Long-Term Goals? Because these take dedication, patience, and commitment to achieve. These are the hard …
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Listen to this article. Use the player below, download the MP3, or use iTunes. This may be coming to you at precisely the right time. Or this may be something you’ll need at a later date. Either way, one thing is for certain: Workout motivation is finite. When was the last time you had a workout slump? When you didn’t have motivation to work out and your usual drive and enthusiasm wasn’t …
Listen to this article using the player below, download the MP3, or use iTunes. More than ever people feel obligated to “crush” every workout. Many even think they must complete every workout utterly exhausted or experience soreness the following day. If they’re not totally spent or sore, they (erroneously) think they didn’t work hard enough. Social media contributes to this false notion …
