10/22/2026
There’s a moment in coaching that I will never get tired of.
The “HOLY S**T. I JUST DID THAT!” moment. 😂
Today, I watched women in their 50s pick up a barbell and learn to deadlift.
For the first time.
And what I love about these moments isn’t the weight on the bar.
It’s what happens when they put it down.
The smile. The laughter. The little look of disbelief.
And then, almost inevitably…
“Can I try that again?”
Because something changes when you experience your own strength.
You go from wondering whether you can do something to wondering how much more you might be capable of.
And that’s where things get really interesting.
For so many women, midlife comes with a running commentary about everything we’re supposedly losing.
Muscle. Energy. Youth. Ability.
But what about everything we haven’t discovered yet?
What about the skills we haven’t learned?
The challenges we haven’t tried?
The strength we haven’t built?
I love teaching women to lift because I get to witness those discoveries.
And I think there’s something pretty incredible about being in your 50s, picking up a barbell for the first time, and realizing you’re still full of surprises.
Sometimes all it takes is one lift to make you curious about the next one.
And that?
That’s a pretty damn good feeling. ❤️