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Train Smarter
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I’ve worked with a lot of different athletes—and different types of athletes—over the last 13 years. I’ve seen professionals use training to accomplish amazing feats in their sport, and some straight-up boss accomplishments in the gym involving big numbers and big lifts. So what gets me the most excited as a coach? It’s pretty simple: Nothing beats watching a female client accomplish something in the gym she never thought was possible. A weight she couldn’t budge in week 1 is now being lifted for multiple repetitions in week 5. Why is it so satisfying? Well, for one, media and popular culture often tell that woman she shouldn’t do that. They say she should only worry about looking pretty, and that to do it she should cut herself into pieces and pile up the puny reps. I love playing a small part in proving this idea wrong. I know I’m dating myself by paraphrasing “Field of Dreams,” but I’ll say it anyway: Ladies, if you train for performance, the aesthetics will come.
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