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How coachable are you?
Some questions you may want to ask yourself before working with a health coach. -
Why walking is the best exercise, period
I’m not telling you to replace your high-level training protocol with an after-dinner stroll; I’m simply asking you to consider adding that after-dinner stroll, regardless of how fit or strong you are. -
The Muscle Maven's Mother's Day Gift Guide
Since this is my first Mother's Day as a mama myself, I'm feeling extra celebratory! I have so much love and respect for all the moms, grandmas, aunties, and women in my world who are so loving, giving, and nurturing, and so I wanted to pull together a gift guide for the health conscious woman in your life. -
Ep 65 | Rachel Gregory | The differences between strength training and hypertrophy training
Ashleigh is back with another episode co-hosted by her friend and Muscle Science for Women co-creator Rachel Gregory! In this episode the two pod... -
What women get wrong about “getting toned”
“I don’t want to be muscular, I just want to be toned.”
I hear this in my nightmares, both waking and sleeping. Seriously, if I had a dollar for every time a woman said this to me, I could retire to a beach somewhere. This is my usual reaction when I hear it:
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Debunking myths around women and muscle-building
There is no special “men’s muscle” or “women’s muscle.” Muscle is muscle and responds to “good” stress that forces it to compensate and adapt (grow bigger and stronger).