All Bodies Strong

Leaving this here for whoever might need it today.

No fixing. No forced positivity. Just a reminder that your existence is not something you have to earn.

Kayleigh and Ryan lifted at Odd Ones In 4!

Last weekend, two of our gym fam went to their first meet at Odd Barbell, and they did absolutely amazing. Ryan decided to register about 6 weeks ago, and got to experience getting a taste of meet prep. Kayleigh joined in on the meet party about a week beforehand, and tried her first meet too!

Ryan has been training with Coach Christina for about six months, and they had some goals for this meet: have fun and get a 300+ squat. Well, we had a party and he hit a 140kg/308 # squat!

Kayleigh joined ABS about a year and a half ago, and has been powerlifting with us the whole time. They said they really just wanted to try a meet and have some fun, and not only did they do just that and bring all the vibes and cheering to the platform, but they beat all of their gym PRs, including smashing a 102.5kg/225 # deadlift!

A huge thank you and shout out to and to for creating such an amazing meet, four years in a row, and making the vision of an inclusive platform for everyone a reality!

Shout out to and the amazing crew of spotters, loaders and all the volunteers, we really appreciate how hard everyone works to make the platform safe!

Not every training day looks the same.

Lift days.
Mobility days.
Rest days.

They all count.