Posts Tagged with "female strength training"
Failures Hurt. Here’s What I Learned From One
Today’s guest post comes courtesy of good friend, colleague, and past contributor to this site, Kim Lloyd. If you’re a coach/personal trainer you’ve likely experienced what Kim describes below… …being “fired” by a client. It never feels good. But did you take it as an opportunity to reflect, learn, and grow or to just shrug… Read more
Showcasing Strong
What is strong? That’s a good question, and one I feel I don’t have a concise way of answering. I mean, some questions are a cinch to answer: Q: What would be your weapon of choice during the zombie apocalypse? A: Easy. Samurai sword. Q: If you could pick one career to have what would… Read more
Ladies: Here’s Why You’re Not Getting Stronger
Today’s a travel day for me. I’m heading back to Boston after spending the weekend in Houston, TX with Dean Somerset teaching our (Even More) Complete Shoulder & Hip Blueprint workshop. Pinch writing for me today is Lana Sova, personal trainer and competitive power lifter based out of Boston, MA. Enjoy. Ladies: Here’s Why You’re… Read more
It’s Time for Women to Buy Into Strength Training
Today’s guest post comes courtesy of NY-based personal trainer, Meg Julian and covers a topic I feel is very important: the notion that some women still have a phobia about walking onto a weight room floor. It’s gotten better in recent years, but there are still some roadblocks which Meg discusses below. Enjoy. It’s… Read more
Striving to Be More, Instead of Wanting to Be Less: Why Strength Training is a Perfect Fit for Women
I was going to title this article “Why Women Should Strength Train,” and then, being my witty/whimsical self, write something to the effect of: “Because, it’s the shit.” [Smoke bomb, smoke bomb. Exit stage left]. But that would have been lame for a few reasons: The title wouldn’t have been click-baity enough. There’s little… Read more
Getting Your Female Clients to “Woman Up”
Today I have an excellent guest post by CT based strength coach, Erika Hurst, covering a topic I’m very passionate about: Encouraging women to lift heavy things. Before we jump into the article: We made it safely to Australia, and if you’d like to keep tabs on our trip Lisa is writing a daily blog…. Read more
Training Jane From Joe: Do Women Need to Train Differently Than Men?
SPOILER ALERT: No. Women don’t need to train differently than men. Sometimes they should, however. More on that below. And speaking of spoilers – how many people stayed for the bonus scene after the end credits of Guardians of the Galaxy? How many in the ballpark of my age (37) chuckled to themselves with the… Read more
A Woman’s Journey of Strength: How Lifting Changed My Life Forever
Note from TG: Today I have a special weekend edition post from fitness & lifestyle coach, and writer, Neghar Fonooni. Neghar was someone I featured on my “go to” female resources last week and she’s also the wife of my good friend, John Romaniello, which basically makes them the fitness equivalent of Beyonce and Jay-Z…. Read more