'Strong is the new skinny': Women leaders are strength training to get ahead at work

Veteran journalist Anne Marie Chaker said strength training sharpened her focus, confidence, and creativity at work. Stella Kalinina for BI When Deb Stern steps up to the barbell for a heavy back squat, all distractions fall away. When you're sweating under cold steel, there's no room for stray thoughts. Stresses about her busy caseload as an attorney, her packed schedule as a mom of two, and the hustle of New York City living are eclipsed by the more than 100 pounds of metal she's about to ...