Welcome to Season 2 and Episode 28 of the Movement Logic podcast! In this episode, Laurel and Sarah discuss how women have been hoodwinked into believing that strength training is not for them - when in fact it’s the most protective and valuable training for women to do, in particular for bone density for women post-menopause. The history of weightlifting and bodybuilding in the US, including the influence of Jack LaLanne and Arnold Schwarzenegger How the myths of “lifting weights make you bulky” and “you’ll injure yourself if you lift weights” are deeply detrimental to women’s health The importance of your training environment and how many gyms are off-putting to women and other people who have been subjected to somatic dominance How weight lifting has a PR problem That women’s muscle mass and bone density both benefit from heavy lifting What are the parameters for heavy lifting and why is there so much confusion around the termsJack LaLannePumping Ironwww.sarahcourtdpt.com for a free guide to squat/deadlift/chest press with weightSign up here for the Movement Logic Newsletter and receive a free Hips Mini Course!