Dr. Stacy Sims

to start to get them self-resilient so then they can move away from those machines and get into dumbbells. I like more of the free weights where you have a barbell or a dumbbell because you have to use more of your stabilizing muscles which is how we move anyway, because you're not going to go pick up a bag of groceries just with your arm, right?

So if you're looking at bicep curls or tricep dips on a machine, that's not functional per se. Yes, you're adding load, but I like it when people are, okay, I've got to lift the groceries or I've got to lift this overhead. So I'm going to do a full squat, using my abs and I'm going to go from ground to overhead. Could be with a plate, could be with a dumbbell.

So if you're looking at bicep curls or tricep dips on a machine, that's not functional per se. Yes, you're adding load, but I like it when people are, okay, I've got to lift the groceries or I've got to lift this overhead. So I'm going to do a full squat, using my abs and I'm going to go from ground to overhead. Could be with a plate, could be with a dumbbell.

So if you're looking at bicep curls or tricep dips on a machine, that's not functional per se. Yes, you're adding load, but I like it when people are, okay, I've got to lift the groceries or I've got to lift this overhead. So I'm going to do a full squat, using my abs and I'm going to go from ground to overhead. Could be with a plate, could be with a dumbbell.

It could just be that motion at start because we have to think about how we move in the day.

It could just be that motion at start because we have to think about how we move in the day.

It could just be that motion at start because we have to think about how we move in the day.

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.

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.

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.