What is Progressive Strength?
Hi. I’m Marjorie, and I’m an evidence-based fitness enthusiast. Progressive Strength is a place for folks who are looking to explore strength and fitness ideas while pursuing their goals in ways that avoid doing harm to themselves or others. Let’s make the world a better place while getting jacked!
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My Commitment to Radical Self-Care
This week’s reelection of Donald Trump for President has led me to a moment of clarity. I am a queer person in a country where the most empowered political party scapegoats people like me. During the last administration, people targeted me at work. Lies were spread about me on the internet. I received hundreds of…
“Deadlifting six plates initiates more conversations,” Stronger by Science, Ep 136: How to Powerbuild
Can I just say I’m fucking tired of listening to men talk about what they think is important like it’s universal? I haven’t done a post about an evidence-based podcast episode in a while, and the biggest contributor is that I’ve found myself losing interest. Not in learning the latest research. Not in lifting. Not…
What to do after you “mess up”
I almost forgot to brush my teeth this morning and it has me thinking about the challenge of changing our habits. I’ve been brushing my teeth right after rising for what, maybe 40 years? It is as deeply ingrained a habit as any I could identify. And yet, today, I walked downstairs into the kitchen…
Does Every Fat Loss Client Need to Count Macros?
The question is being asked in one of the science and evidence-based lifting forums I’m a member of. The clientele are mostly well-educated trainers and highly focused athletes. Every answer before mine was “yes,” [insert eye roll here] And the right answer (which happens to mine) is “No, absolutely not.” While a calorie deficit, taking in less…
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