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Matt Cyr's avatar

Laura, thank you! 🙏 So grateful I found your Substack. This post is awesome. Can’t wait to read more about your experience with fighting.

And to anyone doubting or concerned about women building muscle through weight lifting, they should get educated on health basics and go spend time with elderly women and men. Most elderly people who didn’t spend time in their midlife building or maintaining muscle, will have more health issues later in life. Health > stigmas. Respect for what you’re doing, in the ring and outside of it. 👊

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Willis Huynh's avatar

"But the solidness of the bar, the solidness of the ground beneath my feet: it’s an anchor, it’s a space to slow down and take a long breath, it’s a space to practice self-belief through the act of laying the weight on your body and then moving that weight however you need to."

What an incredible description of how weightlifting can make you feel. You're leading the way in cutting against the stigma of women lifting.

I'd love to read more about your experiences w/ the barbell.

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