Celebrate Strength!

by Nia Shanks | Follow her on Twitter here

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I love Girls Gone Strong. Not just the group of women that co-founded it, including yours truly, but I love the message the group embodies and delivers.

We encourage and portray strength – yes, physically, but also mentally.

Being a Girl Gone Strong, or even a Beautiful Badass, does not require a woman to fit a specific mold in regards to how she trains or looks.

We Celebrate Strength, in all of it’s forms.

There isn’t one specific picture or act that demonstrates strength. Everyone is different and has a unique approach.

Some women train with kettlebells, others use solely bodyweight exercises, some perform strongman lifts, and still many others train primarily with dumbbells and barbells, or any combination imaginable.

This post is about celebrating strength in all of it’s forms – bodyweight training, barbell lifts, kettlebells, and anything else.

This post is about what we can do with our bodies and focusing on the positive aspects of physical fitness.

It is not about fitting some “ideal” physical standard as determined by society or any other popular group.

Before we get to the videos, I will ask that you keep all comments about form and technique to yourself. This post is not about critiquing form or even giving tips. This is about celebrating strength, and nothing else.

Let’s Celebrate Strength!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yev2krCQS6A

I want to thank all of the ladies who contributed to this post and showing their own unique strength.

Keep this in mind when you train – celebrate your strength!

Now . . . it’s YOUR turn! Start celebrating YOUR strength in whatever what you choose to express it!

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  • http://goodcookiebadcookie.blogspot.com/ Cookie

    NIA!!!! Help please! I just recently started doing the shoulder elevated hip thrusts (practice run last week, real deal this week), I feel like I could have handled more weight – BUT – the bar left some nasty bruises on my hips :( even with the foam cover thing on it. Advice please? I thought about bringing a towel in and rolling it up and setting the bar on it as a cushion – is this my only option? Really hope the rest of the pain is gone cause I really want to do this again Monday!

    • Nia Shanks

      Make sure you are holding the bar in place. If it slides or jumps around at all, you have a greater chance of getting bruised up. Also, try to find the most comfortable position for the bar and make sure it stays puts.

    • http://goodcookiebadcookie.blogspot.com/ Cookie

      Thanks! Will keep it in mind.

    • Lisabigness

      Ha! I found this comment randomly off something you just posted on f/b, I commented a month ago, followed your advice above, and this Monday, I hit 225lbs for 4×8, and a lighter set to failure after. My butt is in the best shape of its life! BW is about 140…thanks Nia, for the advice above, but even more for the inspiration & motivation!!

  • Nokka

    great stuff , i am impressed

  • http://twitter.com/definingbal Lesley Sheppard

    Women are AMAZING!!! Strong IS Beautiful ! :)

  • Ds1973

    Awesome work ladies!

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  • Stephanie @Itrainthereforeieat

    Love all of these videos, Nia. Thanks for the inspiration!!