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My Roommate Got Her First Pushup (and You Can Too).
Pushups take some practice, but I promise: you can do one.
 • Meredith Sell
Yes, You Can Do a Pullup
Here's how I got my first.
 • Meredith Sell
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.
 • Meredith Sell
Why Casey Johnston Loves Lifting
A review of her new book, A Physical Education
 • Meredith Sell
Pippi Longstocking is the strongwoman we didn’t know we needed
The world's strongest girl has a message for the rest of us.
 • Meredith Sell
But what about my muscles? 😢
Injury Diaries. Part Two. Maintaining immobilized muscles.
 • Meredith Sell
The 🍑 obsession is just another way aesthetics dominate women’s fitness culture
Enough with the butts, already.
 • Meredith Sell
Ilona Maher Is More than Her Lipstick
Can we shine a spotlight on her brain?
 • Meredith Sell
Introducing: Women’s Barbell Club
It’s not womanly to be weak.
 • Meredith Sell
Let's redefine athleticism
Anyone can be an athlete. And that includes you.
 • Meredith Sell
Women of the 2023 CrossFit Open, Part 1
Meet Amy Morton and Leka Fineman, two of six women we're profiling over the next few weeks.
 • Meredith Sell
Post-surgery ankle mobility for squatting & the eternal recovery timeline
Injury Diaries, Part 12. This is taking forever.
 • Meredith Sell
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