06/17/2026
Ladies ( and gents 😉)
We are not in competition with one another.
Your goals are different than mine. Your journey is different than mine. The way you get there will be different too. That's the beauty of it.
Our job isn't to compare. Our job is to cheer each other on.
If you're lifting with someone only because they make you feel stronger, you're doing it wrong.
If you're running with someone only to beat their time, you're doing it wrong.
If you're taking a class just to burn more calories than the person next to you, you're doing it wrong.
If you're constantly measuring your progress against someone else's chapter, you're doing it wrong.
The strongest women I know aren't focused on beating other women. They're focused on becoming better than the woman they were yesterday.
As an athlete, I participate in a sport where our bodies are literally judged and compared side by side. Yet I have never experienced more support than backstage at a bodybuilding show. Women helping each other with suits, fixing hair, sharing food, calming nerves, celebrating wins, and reminding each other how hard we all worked to get there. Very few women are actually competing against one another. Most are simply competing against the version of themselves that almost quit. That’s what we do.
That's how it should be.
When you walk into my spin studio, that’s what we too do, you're not here to beat the person on the bike next to you.
You're here for YOU.
To get stronger.
To get healthier.
To clear your mind.
To prove to yourself that you can do hard things.
The woman next to you isn't your competition.
She's your teammate.
She's your support system.
She's your reminder that strong women don't tear each other down, they help each other rise.
Let's be women who clap when others win.
Let's be women who encourage instead of compare.
Let's be women who leave every room, every gym, every class a little better because we were there.
There is enough success, strength, confidence, and happiness for all of us.🎉❤️🩹
