10/27/2025
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These are things that I wish more women knew in their first year of strength training to save time and frustration.
1️⃣ There is no end date. This is a lifestyle that is going to carry you through the rest of your life.
Enjoy the increased strength, the improved health markers, the independence as you age, and so much more…cuz this is your life now.
2️⃣The last rep in your set should not just be “hard”.
It should be so hard that you are lifting it verrrrry slowly, you’re making funny faces, and there might even be some shaking.
If that’s not happening, add weight.
3️⃣Cardio and strength training should be done at different times.
💣 TRUTH BOMB: Jumping around with dumbbells at boot camp isn’t getting you stronger. It’s getting you tired.
Tired isn’t a sign of a good workout.
Tired isn’t hard to do.
Tired is just…tired.
Slow, controlled reps with heavy for you weight that you increase over time, and good form is what will get you stronger.
Sorry boot camp stans, but it’s not doing what you think it’s doing.
4️⃣Stop chasing the feeling of “sore”. Sore is not always an indication of a good workout.
👉🏻Sometimes it means you’re not hydrating properly
👉🏻or you’re not eating enough protein
👉🏻or your sleep/recovery is poor.
👉🏻maybe you’re magnesium deficient
👉🏻you pushed too hard
🤷🏼♀️Sometimes you had the best, most effective workout of your life and you don’t feel sore at all.
I’ve got more. I always have more. 😂
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