Ask A Swole Woman

Advice columns for paid subscribers of the newsletter.
Oct
06
How to break out of wanting a 'ballerina body' (or any other 'body')

How to break out of wanting a 'ballerina body' (or any other 'body')

Making intrinsic goals, nuking algorithms, and adding feelings and sensations to the Feelings and Sensations Emporium.
11 min read
Sep
22
A primer for lifting while pregnant

A primer for lifting while pregnant

Which is also, in large part, a scientific rebuke of all the shady warnings to women about exercising/lifting while pregnant. Man, people are so rude to women, and it's no different being pregnant! Doctors who say to avoid "breathing heavily," with no further detail: I smite thee!
18 min read
Sep
08
'When do I use the weight machines, and when do I use free weights?': part two

'When do I use the weight machines, and when do I use free weights?': part two

On allowing gravity itself to customize the handling of weight, according to your body.
17 min read
Aug
25
What exercise should I do so I can shoot a baby out of my hoo-hah as efficiently as possible?

What exercise should I do so I can shoot a baby out of my hoo-hah as efficiently as possible?

The secret offerings of strength training vs. prenatal yoga and Pilates, Simmons' Law, and the almighty mystery of the pelvic floor.
14 min read
Jun
30
'Am I the one who is wrong??'

'Am I the one who is wrong??'

Swole Woman Court is in session on: crying in bench press; programming off body-weight percentages; uneven bodies; and whether DOMS should cause anxiety attacks.
15 min read
Jun
16
'But I'm a runner! How do I strength-train?'

'But I'm a runner! How do I strength-train?'

Answering the eternal runner question of "What am I supposed to do?" which is inevitably followed by "Okay, but what if I don't want to do that?"
15 min read
Jun
02
The Last Article You Will Hopefully Ever Have to Read on "Bracing Your Core," Amen

The Last Article You Will Hopefully Ever Have to Read on "Bracing Your Core," Amen

If you think squats and deadlifts don't "work your core", oh buddy--step this way.
12 min read
May
19
If 'diets don't work'... uh... isn't 'cutting' a diet? Explain yourself immediately

If 'diets don't work'... uh... isn't 'cutting' a diet? Explain yourself immediately

11 min read
May
05
'I want to lift, but I don't want to use my brain about it'

'I want to lift, but I don't want to use my brain about it'

12 min read
Apr
21
How to do cardio when you hate cardio (if you absolutely must)

How to do cardio when you hate cardio (if you absolutely must)

You probably don't have to do as much, as intensely, as you think.
14 min read