#allbodiesarevalid

First week into the Abby Challenge:

- 2x upper body mobility

- 1x upper body isolation with conditioning

- 1x upper body full strength with some isolation

(Gonna add more strength training sessions when I’m back in London and have access to the gym)

In terms of nutrition, I’m just squeezing more proteins into my diet (90g per day as a I am 26 yo woman weighting 134lbs for a 5 ft 2 height).

IMPORTANT NOTICE: I do not need to starve myself to gain some muscles. On the contrary, eating more (good) calories leads to healthier/more dense muscles. I am just adding more strength/mobility to my workout routine and slightly limits my carb intake. I’m having regular cheat meals (and I like beer) once a week and it doesn’t limit my gains. Just to show some people having misconceptions about fitness/body health industry that you do not need to have a Victoria’s Secret models or extremely fit influencers’ regimen to be strong and healthy (most of the aforementioned examples are bs anyway and not achievable unless you’re ready to get some serious health issues). It is vital that everyone gets to know their body properly to know what it needs – every body type is unique – which I believe is the key to feel good overall. Also, I do not take any steroids or anything (which I dunno where to get tbh even though I am a regular fitness aficionado). I am just eating and exercising MORE than usual.

I hope this will inspire more women/transwomen/transmen/non-binary individuals and folks in general who were subjected to (female-oriented mostly) gender stereotypes to lift weights and not be afraid of looking stronger 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽