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Sam Christy

Sam Christy

Registered dietitian, body-neutral personal trainer, and founder of Triple A Wellness in Cleveland, Ohio; certified exercise physiologist with expertise in intuitive eating and inclusive fitness coaching.

Jul 27, 2026

13:27
So A, like, Strength training
13:30
in general does make you stronger if you're progressively overloading, meaning you're lifting heavier, adding reps, adding resistance, all that good stuff.
13:39
You're going to get stronger.
13:40
And just from doing it in general, you will.
13:42
I think also with strength training, it makes you feel more confident because you see that your body can do hard things.
13:48
Literally, I was talking to a client about this.
13:50
He's like, I never really thought about the fact that when you're in the gym, you are actively putting your body under stress of something hard.

12 MINS LATER

26:17
Like how do we kind of like repair from that moment so that we don't like lose interest in fitness or feel so down on ourself that we don't take action? Like how do we kind of move forward from this experience? Yeah.

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