Can you think back to the best days of your physique? You know..the time in your life where you felt the best, looked your best, and were really, really confident in all that heat you were packing in them jeans? (ICYMI: Talking about that booty). Nine times out of 10, my female clients can think back to a specific time …
The Benefits of Muscle-Building for Women
In the lusty 1999 comedy-drama flick, Hustlers, Jennifer Lopez’s character, Ramona, teaches newcomer Destiny (played by Constance Wu) her incredible pole dancing moves. As Lopez (who dominated that role btw) shows off her top moves – “the martini”, “the tabletop” and “climb” – awe-struck Destiny says, “I can’t do that. I don’t have the muscles to do this.” Ramona shuts …
The Meaning Behind Muscle Soreness
There are a lot of things in the fitness world that make me cringe: Curling in the squat rack Anyone that says lifting heavy makes women “big” Using muscle soreness as the end-all-be-all sign that an exercise is “working” Literally anything with pink dumbbells Number #3 is one that really grinds my gears most because far too many fitness certified …
4 Workouts I’m Doing To Build Muscle and Shed Fat
Training for pure strength has been a passion of mine for years. That’s why I was drawn to powerlifting in the first place. It’s a test of absolute strength in some of my favorite lifts (I’m still trying to make friends with the bench press) and the training itself is so different from what I’ve experienced in other sports. But …