Powerful thoughts from our ladies who lift

“To remind myself of the growth that is possible.”

“Because it makes me feel good and I love the small achievements every week that then reflect into other areas of my life.”

“Because sometimes it’s the only place I feel strong.”

“Because I am never satisfied. Forever striving to be better, stronger.”

“Because I love the feeling of being strong. Of defying what society wants from my body and tells me I’m supposed to be. Because the small gains I make in strength or technique give me confidence in other parts of my life.”

“So I can see what my body allows me to do and how fortunate I am that I have a body that allows me to walk, run, jump, lift. You’re always getting little achievements from lifting whether it’s a weight increase or a technique improvement, and there’s always areas to improve and strive towards. It also helps with my confidence! Plus it’s just really fun.”

“Because I suffered severely from depression and anxiety, on top of that I was in extremely abusive relationships and I had no strength. When I decided to change, training was the thing that was my constant. I just showed up every day and did my best. Eventually, I got stronger mentally because it forced me to be uncomfortable and to push myself and because of that, I can use the same mental strength in other aspects of my life. Training has taught me about resilience and failure, its taught me about confidence and self-love/care. It teaches me that you need to put hard work in for the outcome you want, the outcome is not just going to show up. It also teaches me how fucking good it feels to achieve something you worked for and NOTHING can take it away from you – it’s YOUR success. No one can lift the weight for you. It’s me, my story and my strength that keeps me showing up. So I can continue to be challenged, and I can keep getting better.”

“Because feeling strong makes me feel attractive and gives me confidence in myself.”

“It makes me feel powerful and purposeful in my world.”

“Has been the one thing in a very long time to boost my confidence and immediately remove any personal stress, anxiousness or overall emotions I’m feeling within seconds of starting a session. The ultimate sense of achievement with even just the littlest improvements I see within myself. I love the feeling of becoming stronger!”

“Because being strong physically has given me the confidence to be strong mentally. It has changed my life.”

“Lifting makes me more comfortable with the uncomfortable and helps me handle challenges in my life.”