Hello Kettlebell queen! In this episode, we’re breaking down the difference between being strong, looking strong, and doing both on purpose — and why lifting is the non-negotiable if you want any of it. This is your permission slip to stop chasing “skinny” and start building something earned.

What You'll Hear:

✨ Strong vs. looking strong — and why they’re not the same goal
✨ Why lifting is required (no exceptions) if you want strength or definition
✨ Strength training (3–5 reps) vs. hypertrophy training (8–12 reps) explained
✨ Why trying to do everything at once splits your progress
✨ The truth about starting “weak” — and why everyone starts there
✨ How elite strength is built over years, not weeks
✨ Why coaching accelerates confidence, skill, and results
✨ Breath, tension, and presence: the invisible skills that unlock strength
✨ Why muscle doesn’t magically appear from weight loss alone
✨ Building muscle first, then revealing it (low body fat + intention)
✨ Progressive overload and specificity: matching the program to the goal
✨ Why beginners don’t need more motivation — they need guidance
✨ Confidence as the real byproduct of getting strong
✨ Meeting yourself where you are instead of rushing the process

If you want to be strong, you have to lift.
If you want to look strong, you have to lift intentionally.
Skinny is passive. Strength is chosen.

We get real about the long game of becoming strong — physically and mentally. I share my own journey from deadlifting a 25-lb kettlebell to hitting elite standards, the years of coaching it took to make movements click, and why no one is born a “kettlebell badass.” We talk about the difference between training for performance vs. aesthetics, how nutrition supports both, and why specificity matters once you move past the beginner phase. This episode is about patience, presence, and power — learning the skill, earning the strength, and letting the confidence follow. Weak might be the starting point, but strong is the decision

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