A quick update

What's coming for Women's Barbell Club — and how you can help.

Jun 05, 2024

Hi friends,

I’m dropping this note because I mistakenly sent out the previous edition two weeks ago, instead of postponing it for today. I’m trying to consistently publish the first Wednesday of the month, and I was hopeful that I’d be able to write the next installment of the motivation series in time for the June edition, but no such luck.

Here’s the deal: As mentioned in the last piece, I recently started a full-time job after freelancing for 6.5 years, and the new schedule is kicking my butt. I knew it would be a tough transition, especially when it came to finding time and energy for my personal projects, but the change has been harder than expected. I still think publishing once a month is realistic, but most of my ideas take a good deal of research to flesh out before I even begin writing — so it’s not as simple as just sitting down to write, like I’m doing right now.

Also, I want this newsletter to be worth your time. That’s more important to me than maintaining a publishing schedule. There’s enough noise on the internet and in your inbox. I don’t want to add to that.

So this month, this is it. I’m writing the next edition of the motivation series and it will come to you in July. After that, we’ve got one more motivation piece, and then I’m playing with a few other ideas that I think will be fun and interesting.

In the meantime, I would love to hear from you:

What would you like to see in future editions of Women’s Barbell Club?
Are there any women in the world of fitness you’d like me to write about?
Anyone you know with a wild fitness-related story?
Any strength training topics you’d like a deep dive on?

I’m open to your ideas and insights. I’d love to make Women’s Barbell Club more of a community where women who enjoy strength training can share performance- and joy-oriented information, thoughts, ideas, and experiences (as opposed to the appearance-focused discussions that tend to dominate other platforms).

If you have any thoughts or ideas, please let me know by responding to this email or commenting below. And thank you so much for reading.

~Meredith