Make Women Anabolic Again - Beast over Burden - #476

<div> <p>Make women anabolic again.</p> <p>Niki and Andrew talk to Monica Multani. Monica is Niki's client who turned to strength after the combination of a hand injury and bad diagnosis paired witnessing her mom get stronger with barbells.</p> <p>Check out the <a href= "https://barbell-logic.com/podcast/">Barbell Logic podcast landing page</a>.</p> <h3>Bad News</h3> <p>People often turn to healthy habits like strength training when they realize the negative effects of their current lifestyle.</p> <p>For Monica Multani, she suffered a serious hand injury as a physician who relied on her hands. She was told that she would lose the use of one of her hands in 5-10 years, which would end her career.</p> <p>She looked to eastern medicine and really anything she could to counter this. She found some pain reduction, but nothing really addressed the underlying reality.</p> <p>At the same time, her mom had began to strength train and was seeing powerful results in her own life and a regaining of capabilities she never thought she would regain. Plus, her mom was stronger than her! Her mom had embraced "make women anabolic again."</p> <h3>Limitations & a Less Mentality</h3> <p>What Monica and her mom had confronted before strength training was an expectation of an increasing number of limitations. No solution was provided.</p> <p>She also confronted a similar mentality among her friends, who in their pursuit of health always were looking for less: less food, less bodyweight, less of them.</p> <p>It seems like whether pursuing health or confronting the loss of health, there was an expectation of losing things.</p> <h3>Make Women Anabolic Again - Embrace More</h3> <p>Monica - inspired by her mom and at a loss for other options - embraced strength training and adding muscle.</p> <p>She's gained 30 pounds, but her waist is snatched (this is a good thing). She feels more sturdy and more healthy.</p> <p>Her hand is more resilient. It is not without pain, but she bounces back more quickly.</p> <p>She looks and feels better. That h