Dr. Andy Galpin
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who were like, well, I'm kind of getting into strength training.
I'm kind of getting into these things.
I'm getting into sports.
But there wasn't social media.
There wasn't media out there.
Well, these people turned into MDs and strength coaches and scientists.
And now they're 30 and 35 and 40 and 45, and they're the Gabrielle Lyons, right?
But these are girls that got inspired in the 80s and 90s to do these things.
It's now coming to the forefront, which is great because we've been arguing this.
And when you asked that question earlier about toning, I'm like, oh my God, like for 25 years, we've been fighting.
Fighting the toning war.
Sure.
And it never worked because it was dudes like me telling girls like you that don't worry, you're not going to get bulky.
Which is not effective at all.
We needed in like, honestly, those female scientists and stuff to start coming forward and being the face of those movements.
That's largely happened.
And so the muscle mommies is probably a reflection of the last, you know, five to seven years of folks like that and Abby Smith, Ryan, and all these other folks coming from these different communities and saying, I've been lifting my whole life.
Look at me.
Yeah.
Oh, shit.