Women's Barbell Club

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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Why Casey Johnston Loves Lifting

A review of her new book, A Physical Education

May 2, 2025 • Meredith Sell

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April 2025

Take the WBC reader survey!! (Plus, Injury Diaries 8)

What do you want to see in Women’s Barbell Club? And: my calves are sore but I'm not whining.

Apr 26, 2025 • Meredith Sell

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The urge to move

Injury Diaries, part seven. My body wants to get better.

Apr 12, 2025 • Meredith Sell

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March 2025

It took me 7 weeks to get back to the gym

Injury Diaries, part six. “She doesn’t even lift.”

Mar 29, 2025 • Meredith Sell

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Turkish Get-Up Tips from 2-Time World Record Holder

Mike Aidala knows a thing or five about the Turkish get-up.

Mar 21, 2025 • Meredith Sell

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