A few months back, my friend Beth asked if I’d like to go to a continuing education conference/workshop on Strength Training with her. Beth is a PhD, a researcher in Physical Therapy, and has a background as a clinician. She and I often have great discussions about all kinds of things, strength training among them. … Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Women
Turkish Get Ups – Pickin’ Up Chicks
I’m a big fan of Turkish Get Ups. Actually, let me rephrase that. I hate Turkish Get Ups, but man do that work! I’ve only done them with dumbbells. I’ve seen people do them with barbells, though, and that is rather impressive. But, until now, I’d never seen one do them with women. No, not… Continue Reading
White Women’s Workout: Racism + Exercise = Hot Body
Another gym sent to me by Roy:
Everything You Know About Fitness is Wrong – Zen Quote of the Day
Oscar Wilde, from The Importance of Being Ernest Everything popular is wrong That may not sound very Zen, but it is. It comes down to being aware of the natural human instinct to jump on bandwagons. The more aware you are of any natural tendency the more rationally you can react to them. And jumpin’… Continue Reading
Olympic Weightlifting for a Tight Tone Body
Here’s Cara Heads, the 2000 Olympian taking someone off the street and teaching them the Olympic lifting movements to prove her point that anyone can get into this sport for fun and fitness. I have proven over and over in my coaching practice that I can show ANYONE how to do the basic Olympic lifts… Continue Reading
Myths About Womens Weightlifting, Part 2
In Part 1 of this series I highlighted 3 major myths about womens weightlifting. The First was that lifting weights would make you bulky. Not true. The Second was that Women should use Machines, not Free weights. False. And the Third was that Girls should just do cardio, cause it’s better for your health. Again,… Continue Reading
Myths about Womens Weightlifting, Part 1
Myths of Womens Weightlifting, Part 1 (See Part 2 Here) We humans are an animal that has Survived, in part, because of our ability to learn from others, and apply that knowledge to our own lives. From fire to the Wheel, we’ve built on the knowledge of one another, and taken our species to ever… Continue Reading
