Women's Barbell Club

Let's Create the Ultimate Summer Workout Playlist

Share the beats that get you amped up and ready to work.

May 30 • Meredith Sell

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Homesteading Women Were Stronger Than You Think

Women on 19th-century homesteads defied narrow gender stereotypes in favor of survival.

May 22 • Meredith Sell

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April 2026

What Happens When Strength Athletes Switch Gears

Fitness competitions like Hyrox and Apex are drawing strength athletes who’ve long trained for other goals. What does it take to make the shift?

Apr 22 • Meredith Sell

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Bookmark this for when you need a motivation boost

So many reasons to love being strong, courtesy of the “muscular women of Reddit.”

Apr 8 • Meredith Sell

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March 2026

How Much to Lift to Maintain Strength

Simple strategies to keep your hard-won gains when you’re on vacation, strapped for time, or can’t get to the gym as often as usual.

Mar 11 • Meredith Sell

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February 2026

Meet the 52-year-old who makes benching 300 pounds look easy.

Jen Thompson has dominated powerlifting in the bench press since she started competing in 1999.

Feb 25 • Meredith Sell

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January 2026

What’s Coming for Women’s Barbell Club in 2026

An update.

Jan 21 • Meredith Sell

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November 2025

Post-surgery ankle mobility for squatting & the eternal recovery timeline

Injury Diaries, Part 12. This is taking forever.

Nov 4, 2025 • Meredith Sell

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August 2025

I hiked in the Tetons.

Injury Diaries, Part 11. Vacation hikes and the miraculous work of dry needling.

Aug 16, 2025 • Meredith Sell

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July 2025

The Mother of Feminism Wants You to Get Stronger

Mary Wollstonecraft, 18th-century author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, saw physical weakness as part of women’s oppression.

Jul 18, 2025 • Meredith Sell

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June 2025

Hello deadlifts, my old friend

Injury Diaries, part 10. Back to the barbell.

Jun 18, 2025 • Meredith Sell

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May 2025

Will I ever return to long walks?

Injury Diaries, part 9. I just want to be better already.

May 24, 2025 • Meredith Sell

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