You’re Not Broken! You Just Need More Muscle
Why building strength is the key to fat loss, metabolism, and long-term health (especially for women in their 30s–50s)
If you're a woman in your 30s, 40s, or 50s and feel like fat won’t budge no matter what you do you have landed in the right spot.
The cardio. The calorie cutting. The tracking and weighing. You’re doing all the “right” things, and your body just isn’t responding like it used to.
Here’s the truth:
You’re not broken. You’re just missing the one thing most fitness programs ignore, muscle building. And no you won’t get bulky!
I Built GND Because I Needed It Too
I don’t remember any time that I have felt comfortable in my body, until I stopped focusing on weight loss and got STRONG. Like many women, I thought the goal was to shrink myself to as tiny as I could be. I was morbidly obese, pre-diabetic and all the other things at such a young age with no direction other than, “LOSE WEIGHT”.
When I started lifting weights with intention, everything changed for me. The journey didn’t come without bumps in the road but those experiences led me to where I am today.
I wanted a space where I could get stronger, not just skinnier. Where women could lift heavy, feel powerful, and see real changes in how their body looked, felt, and moved.
That’s why I built GND Strength Society.
That’s why I coach the way I do.
And that’s why I’m writing this, to show you what’s possible when you stop chasing smaller and start chasing stronger.
Let’s Talk Science: Why Muscle Changes Everything
Your body composition, metabolism, bone health, and long-term vitality are all impacted by one thing: lean muscle mass.
Here’s why muscle is the secret sauce:
Muscle Boosts Your Metabolism
Muscle is metabolically active tissue, meaning it burns calories even when you’re just chilling.
Research shows 1 lb of muscle burns about 50 extra calories per day just by existing. Add 10 lbs of muscle and you're burning ~500 extra calories per day. This is without even adding cardio!!
More muscle = higher metabolism = better fat loss results.
Muscle Helps You Lose Fat the Right Way
Dieting without strength training causes you to lose fat and muscle. That means you get smaller… but also softer, weaker, and more fatigued.
With strength training, you keep your muscle and burn the fat around it. That’s called body recomposition, and it’s what most people actually want.
Studies show resistance training helps preserve muscle during fat loss — especially for women over 35.
Muscle Protects Your Bones (and Your Future)
Starting around your 30s, your body naturally begins losing muscle and bone. That speeds up with perimenopause and menopause.
But lifting weights:
Improves bone density
Helps prevent fractures
Keeps you mobile, independent, and strong for decades
Stop Chasing Smaller. Start Chasing Stronger.
You don’t need to overtrain.
You don’t need to starve.
And you don’t need to punish yourself.
You need muscle.
You need strength.
You need a coach who understands how to guide you through it ALL.
Let’s Start Together!
Whether you're postnatal, perimenopausal, or just ready to lift weights, I got you!
You’ll learn form, mindset, strength training basics, and how to finally feel powerful in your own body with expert coaching and no judgement.