Meg Squats

Meg Squats On a mission to get a barbell in every woman’s hands. Ready to get strong? Join Stronger by the Day

A record holding powerlifter, Meg is the content creator of the Megsquats YouTube Channel, the head coach and CEO at Strong Strong Friends, and is on a mission to make powerlifting as trendy as Soul Cycle. Meg has been making videos covering her own strength training since 2014, and her channel has grown to over 120,000 subscribers, or Strong Strong Friends, as she calls them. What started as a tr

aining log for her own personal lifts, her YouTube channel has evolved to become a resource and platform for the strength community. Her channel features some of the strongest people in the world (Chad Wesley Smith, Jennifer Thompson, Kevin Oak, and Kim Walford to name a few). Where viewers can learn about great lifters and the organizations and brands that support the strength community. The Megsquats channel has also covered topics on steroid use, urinary stress incontinence, how to find a girl who lifts, and making friends at the gym. While she loves interviewing other athletes and touchy topics in the strength world, 50% of Meg’s channel covers her own journey as a competitive powerlifter. Her last performance at The Arnold Raw Classic Challenge, Meg went 9/9 with meet personal records across the board (SQ:130kg/287lbs, B:70kg/154lbs, DL:175kg/386lbs).

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01/06/2026

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30/05/2026

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Bringing back from the archives because I can’t not hear this in my head 😅  Happy mother’s day to all who celebrate AND ...
11/05/2026

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The 5 movement patterns I keep in all my prenatal lifting programs:The movement patterns I'm keeping in my program throu...
09/05/2026

The 5 movement patterns I keep in all my prenatal lifting programs:

The movement patterns I'm keeping in my program through this entire pregnancy 👇
If you're pregnant and still want to lift, this is a solid framework to build your own program around.

1. Horizontal rows
Pregnancy is basically a loaded carry up front, 24/7. My posture wants to round forward all day to support the load — so I train the back hard to counter it.
→ Single arm rows, inverted rows, barbell rows.

2. Offset carries
Soon I'll be hauling a loaded car seat to and from the car every time I leave the house. Offset carries build the grip, core, and coordination I'll actually use.
→ Suitcase carries, overhead carries, bottoms-up KB carries.

3. Single leg work
Pelvic girdle pain is common in pregnancy — sometimes even walking up the stairs sets it off. Strong single leg work helps prevent and manage it.
→ Lunges, box step-ups, Bulgarian split squats.

4. Adductor training
The adductors connect to the pelvis and pelvic floor. Training them directly supports the pelvis as it softens — another tool for managing pelvic girdle pain.
→ Lying adductor work, modified Copenhagen planks, squats with adduction.

5. Core work
You've probably heard you shouldn't train your core during pregnancy. I disagree. Your core has to keep up with a growing belly — letting it deload completely isn't doing you any favors. Train through all planes: rotation, flexion, lateral flexion.

→ Wood chops, side bends, bird dogs with a Pilates ball, windmills.

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Here’s what I changed with my health and fitness between baby  #1 and baby  #2 ⬇️⬇️⬇️PS:HAPPY MOTHER’s DAY WEEKEND. My p...
08/05/2026

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27/04/2026

Think “long arms” instead of pinching your shoulders back in the deadlift.

In an effort to keep our backs in neutral, a lot of lifters want to keep their chest up, and retract the shoulder blades.

BUT HERE’S THE THING

When it’s heavy enough, you will lose scapular retraction, no matter how strong you are.

You can still pack your lats
You can still keep tension to avoid rounding in the mid back and pelvis.

Depress shoulder blade (down not back)
Pack the lats
Reach towards your bar.

You can also see at the end of the video - long arms means a shorter range of motion. The retracted, pinched shoulder blades makes your deadlift harder by giving you a longer ROM, AND setting you up to move from retraction to eventual protraction and depression.

I'm going to say something that might ruffle some feathers:Training only for aesthetics is a tough road. Not because the...
22/04/2026

I'm going to say something that might ruffle some feathers:

Training only for aesthetics is a tough road. Not because there's anything wrong with wanting to look a certain way — but because aesthetics are slow, subjective, and really hard to measure on a bad body image day.

Performance goals changed everything for me. When I'm chasing a PR, I'm not standing in the mirror picking myself apart. I'm just trying to lift more than I did last month.

It didn't make me stop caring how I look. It just stopped being the only thing I cared about.

What made you fall in love with training for what your body can do? Tell me below — or tell me if you disagree. I can take it. 👇

Like and follow if this resonates.

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