As you may have noticed, I feel very strongly about the idea of "Beauty In Strength". In fact, I hope to tattoo that exact phrase somewhere on my body in the near future. I believe the media has done a great job of convincing women they need to be either stick-thin or proud of their curves. Women are rarely encouraged to be proud of their muscles, which is exactly what I'm trying to promote. I'm not talking about the bulky muscles of a female bodybuilder on steroids; I'm talking about the defined arms and developed legs that occur when women learns to squat and do pullups. Sure, your jeans may fit a little tight in the legs, but YOU CAN SQUAT!!! Forget about the purely aesthetic approach to fitness, and think about the physiological and psychological benefits.... I'll continue this later....
Check out this article from the CrossFit Journal.
http://www.rhsportfit.com/CFJ_hayes_chicks.pdf
Stolen from another strong chick's blog: http://ltpagogo.blogspot.com/
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