Strong Enough for Men, but Made for Women Too

I always liked the the Secret deodorant slogan “strong enough for men, but made for a woman” but I think it also exposes another secret – the belief that strength is normally only made for men.

Of course we know there are strong chicks too, but I think a lot of women just think they were born that way. Some of the toughest chicks aren’t tough because they LOOK tough – they are tough because they ARE tough. Just like Demi More in G.I. Jane, tough comes with a price. She had to train hard to do the stuff she had to do in that movie – from doing intense workouts, obstacle training and even prepping mentally to shave her head. People aren’t just born that way, they are made that way through enduring tough tasks. The tougher the task, the tougher you become.

Watch this short video clip, and tell me that doesn’t make you want to learn how to do a one-armed push up!

press, dips or pull ups. These are often exercises that never make it on a woman’s workout schedule. Sadly, it’s not because the women can’t do it. It’s because they never even try to do it. Make it a regular practice to incorporate tough exercises into your program.

20 Tough Activities & Exercises

Try a handstand (and practice it) Test your 1RM for bench press Take boxing or martial arts lessons Do a mud run Do something untraditional like flipping a tractor tire or doing wall-ups Take a intense boot camp program Practice olympic lifting Take a gymnastics class Do a 5K, half marathon, full marathon or triathlon Climb a rock-climbing wall Take a grappling (wrestling) lesson Test your speed in a quarter mile (sprinting, not driving!) Practice push ups, pull ups and dips Train with kettlebells Take a power yoga class Practice batting at the batting cages Do a tabata workout (20 seconds on, 10 seconds off) Try a new sport – like surfing, skiing, cycling, mountain biking or swimming Play catch – football, softball or even frisbee (and GO ALL OUT to catch it!) Play with the boys. Play a coed ball game, workout with the guys, go to a car show and do something guys do. And don’t just show up – take that time to learn more about what you are doing. Whether it’s a drifting race orskin-boarding, knowledge is powerful.

8 Tough Workouts

Tractor Tire Training 

10 Tire Exercises – If you’ve ever wondered what you can do with a tractor tire, here’s your answer!

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Conditioning Tractor Tire Workout – Be ready for your heart to be POUNDING!

Even if you can’t do a pull up or push up, THIS will get you stronger.

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Savage Training

Try an untraditional workout, designed for mud runs and people who don’t have gym equipment.

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BCx Wallup Workout

Climbed walls lately? Today’s your day! Try this crazy fun workout to boost strength and stamina.

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Try a Kettlebell Workout

Learn some kettlebell basics.

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Grueling Get Ups

Try this awesomely intense Turkish Getup inspired workout and get your sweat on!

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