Sadly, many women, over 40, under 40, women interested in getting their bodies together, are still scared of the weight rack. Chileee.. the madness needs to stop! I’ve been lifting since my teens. I was never the one afraid of the barbell — but I know so many of you are apprehensive about weights. And I get it, the myths run deep: “you’ll get bulky,” “it’s not for women,” “cardio is safer.” None of that is true. They made it up. *Michael Jackson voice* Here’s what I do know after over two decades of training: strength work is more important now, as an over 40 woman, than it has ever been in my life. Not less — more. As I’ve gotten older, this is the thing that’s protecting my body, not just shaping it. And I’m seeing it in real time — the definition, the strength, the way my body is responding differently than it did in my 20s. Cleans specifically have changed my back. This isn’t a before/after from a few weeks. This is decades of consistency finally showing up in a way I ...