You already know that I am a huge proponent of women strength training, which is why I was very excited to see this recent study showing the benefits of strength training for women. Basically, researchers took 20 untrained women between the ages of 19 and 44 and put them through a “12-week moderate-intensity, progressive resistance … Read more
First, I just want to say thanks to everyone that responded to Part 1. I received a lot of wonderful messages and feedback. This is not something easy to talk about, but knowing I have your support has made me feel good about my decision to write on the topic. If you have not read … Read more
Since the squat is my all-time favorite exercise, I have decided to talk about that pattern first in this series of articles on resistance training. As I said in my previous post, squats are a great exercise because they use a ton of muscle mass (especially the glutes and hamstrings, which many women strive to … Read more