I hope you enjoyed my "teaser" post featuring strength and conditioning coach Eric Cressey of EricCressey.com and CresseyPerformance.com! As promised, here's the first official installment of A Site a Day in the Month of May: GirlsGoneStrong.com.
I'm sure it's no surprise why I chose to feature this site, as I am a woman who likes to lift heavy things and feel strong. I'm passionate about spreading the word to other women about the benefits of strength training, and feel it's my duty as a woman in the fitness industry to dispel those persistent myths about what "training for girls and women" should look like. In case you have any doubts, it needn't involve endless cardio and the more deadlifting, the better :-)
GirlsGoneStrong.com defines itself as "The Women's Fitness Authority," and its mission is "To educate and inspire women of all ages to maximize the strength of their body, mind and character...[the site] features training and nutrition information, workouts, recipes, advice, motivation and more." This site truly delivers. It's managed by a group of women in the industry whose combined experience runs the gamut: they're collective experts in fat loss, nutrition, strength training, yoga, kettlebells, supplements, lifestyle, conditioning, performance enhancement, self-love, mindfulness, power and Olympic lifting...you name it, they've likely written about it or received a certification in it!
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| The very accomplished ladies of GirlsGoneStrong.com! |
1) The site frequently highlights strong and confident women who embody what it means to live as Girl Gone Strong in its "Spotlight" series. They're just "regular" women like you and me whose lives have been dramatically enhanced through strength training. Many of them have overcome extreme odds and are thriving as a result of the physical and mental strength they've cultivated through their training. It's super inspiring!
2) The site's "Exercise Spotlight" feature breaks down some of the more difficult exercises/lifts so they are easier to perform. They provide intuitive cueing, videos, photos, progressions and regressions. I'm sure that trainers and fitness professionals will find these posts are especially helpful because they don't ignore the "why" of the exercise and make the anatomical information more palatable.
3) Last but not least, just for signing up for the mailing list, the GGS Team will send you a FREE recipe e-book, as well as "99 Weightlifting Tips for Women." GET ON IT!
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