Lift Like a Girl: Be More, Not Less
Today’s article is about how you can safely break into lifting heavy singles (and doubles and triples) for the first time. Many trainees are intimidated to lift heavy, low rep sets, and some are afraid of getting injured in the process. These are legitimate concerns, and I’ll address them below. If you want to kick things up a notch, slap more weight on the bar, and increase your strength, then …
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Every woman should strength train. Young women; women 40 and older; women who just want to look better; women who want to improve their performance in a sport or hobby; busy women; women who want a higher quality of life. Strength training is for every single woman. Strength training with the goal of getting stronger – with mostly compound exercises that allow for increased loading over time …
[Read more...] about 8 Reasons Women Should Strength Train (and Number 8 May be the Best)
Squats are a great exercise. There’s no debating that. Whether you want to get stronger, faster, more explosive, or lose body fat - you should be squatting, in some form or another. There are numerous squat variations so practically anyone can squat despite any personal limitations: goblet, front, back, kettlebell, safety bar, box squat, and squats to a box are just a few of the possible squat …
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Today I am going to share an article I originally wrote for my friend JC Deen’s website. I’ve tweaked a few things since that article debuted late last year, but the main concept is still there – showing you how you can spend the least amount of time in the gym without sacrificing results. There's a devastating plague that’s infiltrated the world of women’s strength training, and I’m not just …
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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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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 …
[Read more...] about Beautiful Badass Strength Training Principles
Last week you got Part 1 of How to be a Beautiful Badass. If you missed it, make sure you check it out before moving on to Part 2. Let's get to the next four ways to be a Beautiful Badass. 6) Don’t Diet Beautiful Badassesdon’t diet or revolve their lives around OCD eating habits. They eat smart and follow simple nutrition principles that allow them to build the healthy, strong body they desire; …
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 …
