Perhaps we overthink everything. Forget it and lift.
10 Quotes To Help You Get Stronger (Part 1)
The act of getting strong doesn’t start in the gym. It starts in your head.
How Many More?
I will always wonder this: how many more women could have found happiness with the barbell?
Scaling Is Not An Apology
Scaling is an adjustment of the workout to your individual needs. Scaling is not an apology or an excuse. And it’s not some bullshit way to talk down to yourself or anybody else.
Cleaning, with Power
And the bar pops onto on my shoulders.
If only my troubles could be lifted that easily.
Or yours.
Or anyone’s.
Never Beg
Never beg.
Never freaking beg. For attention. For love. For money. For anything.
Make it your mantra, your motto, your lifeline.
Do This, And Your Day Might Improve
This is going to sound stupid and sappy and ridiculous, but here it is: Whatever you face today, put more love into it.
The Tunnel
It’s the space you go to in the workout. When pain is a big black blanket trying to suffocate you, you go into the tunnel and stay there.
It’s Just a Lift
One failed lift won’t make you a bad person, a worse parent, a horrible daughter, an inadequate brother. It won’t even make the cashier at the market put your eggs on the bottom of the bag.