THERE’S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRAINING FOR STRENGTH & TRAINING FOR THE LOOK OF STRENGTH ⁣
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After killing off the need to look small and thin, I wandered into the wavering and destructive world of needing to “look” fit, muscular, and like I could kick your ass instead.
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It’s a common progression from wanting weight-loss to needing to look like one of Super Woman’s sidekicks. 🦹🏽‍♀️ Especially if you grew up in the ’90s like me and walked into the new trend of “strong is the new skinny” in the 2000s.⁣

After seeing an incredible amount of women being praised for their look in BodyBuilding Shows and CrossFit competitions, I wanted a piece of that glamorous and "healthy" spotlight as well.
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“Screw looking thin, strong is healthier! I’ll just look muscular instead of skinny! I get more calories this way, too right?” -Christi a decade ago
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But here lies the problem within this thinking...⁣

This is just another way of saying, "I want to be skinny." But it's wrapped up and packaged in a wellness bo...