Women weightlifters challenge stereotypes: “It’s cool to be strong.”

Women weightlifters challenge stereotypes: “It’s cool to be strong.”

What’s New In Women’s Weight Lifting

Take a look around your local gym. You might expect to see the majority of women congregated around miscellaneous cardio equipment or perhaps mid-way through a spin class, while men are picking up the weights.

But that scene is changing, and it’s changing fast, as more women take up serious weight training.

“It’s no longer taboo for women to become fit and strong,” says Matt Gary, co-owner of Supreme Sports Performance and Training (SSPT), a powerlifting gym in Rockville, Maryland

Read more about it at CBS News – Women Weightlifters.