Lift Like a Girl: Be More, Not Less
This article is for women who are just starting out strength training or want to get serious about it. Please note that “beginner strength trainees” can also include those who have worked out with machines or even with free weights. A beginner is someone who hasn’t learned proper technique or trained consistently with a few simple, but basic barbell and bodyweight exercises. Even if you’ve …
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I have a serious problem. I'm a deadlift addict. I've truly gone full-bore deadliftaholic. Heck, I wrote an article about them not too long ago in How to have an Awesome Deadlift Workout (a highly recommended read, by the way), and I’m already back with another one about deadlifts. I truly have an insatiable, unquenchable love for pulling a loaded barbell off the ground. Because of my love for …
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Today’s post shares the stories of a few of the Girls Gone Strong ladies and other contributors. After writing and releasing the past three articles – My Experience with Disordered Eating and the two follow-up articles Beautiful Badass Strength Training Principles and Beautiful Badass Nutrition Principles – I reached out to several women to capture their own story when it comes to food. As I …
This article is a follow-up of sorts to My Battle with Disordered Eating. Believe it or not, the approach I took my workouts was a huge contributor to my recovery from the disordered eating habits. I forced myself to approach my workouts in a different way and it helped me overcome my poor relationship with food and negative body image. Something I didn’t mention in the Disordered Eating article …
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Today is the third and final part of How to be a Beautiful Badass. In case you missed the first two parts, you can check them out here and here. Now let’s get into the final four ways to be a Beautiful Badass! 10) Stop Comparing Women really need to pay attention to this one. Beautiful Badasses should NOT compare themselves to other women – be it athletes, models, friends, actresses, siblings, …
Wanna be a Beautiful Badass? Not sure? If you're interested in building a better body, regaining your sanity from the surplus of confusing information, ditching diets and OCD eating habits for good, and actually having fun during your workouts, then it's time to begin your Beautiful Badass journey. 1) The most important trait of a Beautiful Badass is attitude. I’ve received dozens of emails and …
No, seriously. What are you waiting for before you start making necessary lifestyle changes to reach your fitness and health goals? Every day I hear the same thing: It’s Friday and I want to have a good time this weekend, so I’ll start exercising/eating right on Monday Oh, it’s the end of the month so I’ll start the beginning of next month Well, the beginning of the month starts on a …
She sat silently in the locker room with her elbows resting on her knees. The fragrance of lavender soap filled her nostrils as she took a deep breath and sighed. It had been one hell of a day at work; she had to show up an hour early and stay an hour late. Instead of a 30 minute lunch break, she only got ten. “Where am I going to get the energy in the next five minutes to squat,” she wondered as …
