Let me be blunt - if you want to take things to the next level, you need to watch this latest edition of Lift Like a Girl TV with my friend, Jill Coleman. At the very least, read the Show Notes provided below the video. Jill is an amazing woman and an incredible source of knowledge, experience, and insight. And in my opinion, she consistently shares some of the most unique and helpful …
Mindset
When “Health and Fitness” Isn’t Really Healthy, and What to Do About It
Health and fitness. Think about that phrase for a moment: health . . . and fitness. What does it mean? While the exact definition my vary from person to person, I think it expresses a sentiment of improving your quality of life by building a strong, resilient, functional body that ultimately serves you. The details such as exactly how's that's accomplished (whether through strength training, …
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The Unspoken Darkside to Training for Performance and Focusing on What Your Body Can Do
If you've read the articles on Lift Like a Girl for a while, you know I'm an advocate of training for performance. After all, it's one of the cornerstone principles of the Lift Like a Girl Manifesto. It's been my suggestion for years that women (and men) should focus solely on what their body can do and that the goal of any workout program should be to get stronger, and do just a little better …
Let Go: How to Get Rid of Anxiety Caused by Health and Fitness (And Why It Will Help Achieve Better Results)
I would feel great. Things would be going well. But then, I would start over-thinking and over-analyzing everything and the stress and anxiety would return. The stress would swell up within me and it felt as if a violent tornado swept across my brain; damaging, destroying, and uprooting everything in its path. Once it’s gone and the dust settles, everything is in shambles and the only thing left …
5 Reasons Women Should Strength Train That are WAY Better than just Building a Great Looking Body
As a loyal Girl Lifter (or, if you prefer, Lift Like a Girl-er, but that sounds horrible) you’re no stranger to the incredible benefits of strength training. You know that consistent, progressive strength training is a fun and efficient way to build a great looking body. And we all want a body that we love and looks great in (and out of — wink wink) our clothes. But, and here’s the really …
Health and Fitness Gone Bad – When It Degrades Women, And What We Can Do About It
I was once told that my Lift Like a Girl t-shirt was degrading. That the whole lift like a girl manifesto was degrading to women. I took the statement for the ignorant comment it was, laughed it off, and simply went about my day. But later on I couldn't help but think about the messages that are still, unfortunately, being spread in the world of women's fitness. The ideas, statements, and …
What’s Your Excuse? (Why This is a Stupid Question and What to Ask Instead)
There was a picture floating around the social media world with the question, "What's your excuse?" posed to the reader. The photo was of a mom and her kiddos and, in essence, the picture stated she was a busy, working mom but was still able to build and maintain a great looking body. "What's your excuse?" was being asked to those who can't, or haven't, been able to do what she has done. She …
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51 Rules to Become Your Own (S)hero. Write Your Own Rules, Build a Body You Love, and Live an Awesome Life.
There's no shortage of rules in the health and fitness world. Heck, I've created some such as the 6 (Sane and Simple) Rules to Lift Like a Girl, Get Results, and be More Awesome, among others. But while I think it's terrific to look to others you trust and adopt some of their rules, I think it's equally important to write your own set of rules. Specifically, when it comes to building the body …