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]]>Serena Williams
Known around the world for her incredible achievements, the tennis player won a total of 23 Grand Slam women’s singles titles and is the only player to gain a career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles. Born in Florida in 1981, Williams went professional in 1995 and retired in 2022. In 2015, she became the first Black female athlete to have a picture by herself on the cover of Vogue – making history in sport and fashion!
Simone Biles
A record-breaking gymnast, Biles is considered by many to be the greatest of all time. She has won seven Olympic medals and twenty-five at the World Championships! She has also been praised and regarded as a role model for her openness surrounding her mental health. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Biles withdrew from some of her competitions to allow herself some recovery time. This mix of honesty and undeniable raw talent has earned her many fans around the world, and in 2022 she was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Joe Biden.
Katie Ledecky
A world record holder in the women’s 800-meter and 1500-meter freestyle, Ledecky has won six individual gold medals at the Olympics and sixteen at the World Championships. She won her first gold, in the 800-meter women’s freestyle, at the London 2012 Olympics at the age of just 15! Since then, she has gone on to make history, and is widely regarded as the greatest female swimmer ever. At the age of just 26, Ledecky has plenty of time to set even more records before she retires.
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]]>If you’re one of those women, welcome aboard! But before you start bulking up, there are some important tips to keep in mind in order to keep safe and make the best out of your workout.
On her viral YouTube video, How To Start Weight Training For Women, personal trainer and founder of The STRONG Curves Program, Shelly Darlington, shares important guidelines for any female who wants to start weight training.
Shelly provides useful workout tips, disproves misconceptions and answers common weight training questions. She shares the best exercises for beginners for both lower and upper body, advises on the proper way to structure each workout and reveals the three most important guidelines for building strong curves.
(@shelleydarlington)“If you want to learn the best way to start strength training for women but have no idea how to go about it, this video will clear up every single doubt,” Shelly writes in the video’s description.”Everything I have learned over the last decade has been squeezed into this beginner weight training guide video.”
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]]>Amy Rodriguez (Soccer Player)
Amy is blunt about the difficulties she has faced, “It’s certainly not easy to bounce back after having a baby—I can say that firsthand.”
She’s back on top now but compares returning after pregnancy to returning after an injury! “I had relatively easy pregnancies and deliveries, but by no means was the post-partum easy. I had to completely retrain and get in shape from the ground up. I had never taken that much time off from my sport. My muscles were essentially gone (compared to what I had before) and I had to lose 35 pounds of baby weight.”
When asked what recommendations she have for new moms, sha replied: “Be prepared for the craziest, hardest roller-coaster of your life, but it will also be one of the proudest accomplishments you will have. I was fortunate to play for a great organisation and to have wonderful support around me (my husband and my family). Without them, I couldn’t have done it.”
Dana Vollmer (Swimmer)
Dana says she’s very content with the way things were after the birth, “I feel happier with my sport than I ever have.” She indicates that for her, things are in better balance now.
Nia Ali (Track And Field)
Nia says that having a baby has given her an advantage, “My mentality in training and competition has gotten leaps better.” Which is ideal for a hurdler like Nia.
Paula Radcliffe (Marathon Runner)
Paula says that she finds that being an athlete and a mom is a perfect combination because it gives her lots of time to spend with her kids. She certainly didn’t have any problems getting back to the top after becoming a mom.
Whether moms work in an office, fly helicopters, or run marathons for a living, it’s always an adjustment to return after having a baby. But whatever it “all” is, moms are no less capable than anyone else to have it.
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