Dr. Stacy Sims

Yeah, so gyms are super gendered. I sometimes get intimidated. You do? Yeah. So I'll say, like, if I go to a typical bro gym, like a Gold's Gym. Mm-hmm. I'll walk in and I'll see the lifting platforms and there's some big dudes. And I'm like, maybe I'll come back. I'll go do something else first.

So it's still there because the gyms are so gendered and it's a fault of that industry where you walk in as a woman, the front desk person looks at you and goes, oh, okay, how much weight do you wanna lose? Here's the cardio machines. Here are our classes. If a guy walks in, they're like, yo, bro, how much weight do you want to put on? How much muscle?

So it's still there because the gyms are so gendered and it's a fault of that industry where you walk in as a woman, the front desk person looks at you and goes, oh, okay, how much weight do you wanna lose? Here's the cardio machines. Here are our classes. If a guy walks in, they're like, yo, bro, how much weight do you want to put on? How much muscle?

So it's still there because the gyms are so gendered and it's a fault of that industry where you walk in as a woman, the front desk person looks at you and goes, oh, okay, how much weight do you wanna lose? Here's the cardio machines. Here are our classes. If a guy walks in, they're like, yo, bro, how much weight do you want to put on? How much muscle?

The lifting platforms are back there and we have bumper plates and our dumbbells go up to 80 pounds. So, you know, it's all back there. But it's so gendered, even if you feel like I'm going to go to the free weights because you have to walk through all the treadmills and the ellipticals and cardio. And then you like the free weights are here and then lifting platforms are at the back. Yes. So-

The lifting platforms are back there and we have bumper plates and our dumbbells go up to 80 pounds. So, you know, it's all back there. But it's so gendered, even if you feel like I'm going to go to the free weights because you have to walk through all the treadmills and the ellipticals and cardio. And then you like the free weights are here and then lifting platforms are at the back. Yes. So-

The lifting platforms are back there and we have bumper plates and our dumbbells go up to 80 pounds. So, you know, it's all back there. But it's so gendered, even if you feel like I'm going to go to the free weights because you have to walk through all the treadmills and the ellipticals and cardio. And then you like the free weights are here and then lifting platforms are at the back. Yes. So-

It's not surprising that someone who's not ever been in a gym situation doesn't want to go into a gym situation. And the way that we can get started in this is put the gym out of your head at the moment, right? So we can look at, there are two main things that allow women to thrive in strength training. One is knowing what to do and two is community, right?

It's not surprising that someone who's not ever been in a gym situation doesn't want to go into a gym situation. And the way that we can get started in this is put the gym out of your head at the moment, right? So we can look at, there are two main things that allow women to thrive in strength training. One is knowing what to do and two is community, right?

It's not surprising that someone who's not ever been in a gym situation doesn't want to go into a gym situation. And the way that we can get started in this is put the gym out of your head at the moment, right? So we can look at, there are two main things that allow women to thrive in strength training. One is knowing what to do and two is community, right?

We see that working out with someone else is fun for one thing. And two, it allows you to push yourself a little bit harder, right? It's just intrinsically you want to keep up or you don't want to look like the weak link. It's just a psychological thing. So community and working out with someone is super important.

We see that working out with someone else is fun for one thing. And two, it allows you to push yourself a little bit harder, right? It's just intrinsically you want to keep up or you don't want to look like the weak link. It's just a psychological thing. So community and working out with someone is super important.

We see that working out with someone else is fun for one thing. And two, it allows you to push yourself a little bit harder, right? It's just intrinsically you want to keep up or you don't want to look like the weak link. It's just a psychological thing. So community and working out with someone is super important.

So if you're someone who's like, I don't want to go to the gym, I don't know what to do. Well, we can look at some of the online things that are out there. So like if you're really super, super basic and you want someone to work with, maybe one-on-one or maybe a small group, you can look to someone like Loretta Hogg who does Loretta Loves Lifting. She's very, like she trains her mom.

So if you're someone who's like, I don't want to go to the gym, I don't know what to do. Well, we can look at some of the online things that are out there. So like if you're really super, super basic and you want someone to work with, maybe one-on-one or maybe a small group, you can look to someone like Loretta Hogg who does Loretta Loves Lifting. She's very, like she trains her mom.

So if you're someone who's like, I don't want to go to the gym, I don't know what to do. Well, we can look at some of the online things that are out there. So like if you're really super, super basic and you want someone to work with, maybe one-on-one or maybe a small group, you can look to someone like Loretta Hogg who does Loretta Loves Lifting. She's very, like she trains her mom.

She trains other people who are just trying to really understand how to do stuff in their house. So it's a very basic way of starting and you can move forward from there.

She trains other people who are just trying to really understand how to do stuff in their house. So it's a very basic way of starting and you can move forward from there.

She trains other people who are just trying to really understand how to do stuff in their house. So it's a very basic way of starting and you can move forward from there.

If you're someone who's like, I got that part, but I want to work out with a friend and we want to set program, then maybe you look at someone like the Betty Rocker where she has specific programs where you can work out with her in her community or you and a friend can work out together together. And that's a way to do more stuff with dumbbells in the house.