Personal Journey: Embracing 'Bulking' to Challenge Body Image Norms

A personal account details a woman's decision to intentionally gain weight to build strength, challenging previous societal pressures to be smaller.

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The GuardianMostly Factual23h ago

I spent years trying to get smaller. Until I decided to get bigger

‘Bulking’, or gaining weight on purpose to get stronger, challenged everything I was once taught to do with my body I had been casually lifting weights for a few years when several things changed in quick succession. First, my boyfriend proposed. Continue reading...

By Madeleine Aggeler

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Personal Journey: Embracing 'Bulking' to Challenge Body Image Norms

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I spent years trying to get smaller. Until I decided to get bigger

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