• Feyd@programming.dev
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    16 hours ago

    Well, we endure extreme societal pressure to avoid lifting weights

    Is this actually true? Like half the women I know lift and gymfluencers is a huge thing

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      15 hours ago

      It sounds like you’ve cultivated a very gym positive space, and that’s great! But yes it far more common still for women to be repulsed by the idea of lifting weights, often because of fears of “becoming too big” or “looking like a man”

      Acceptance of lifting is absolutely growing among women, as it should be, but there’s a lot of work left to do!