156. Am I Stronger Than I Think? Building Inner Strength and Confidence Through Lifting

Old Chicks Know Sh*t Podcast · Oct 29, 2026 · 57m

I got through my divorce crying and deadlifting at the same time. Alicia Reitz got through hers on a jiu-jitsu mat: five feet tall, 105 pounds, rolling with men twice her size.

Neither of us was chasing a smaller body. We were chasing proof that we could do hard things. Because if you can pull 200 pounds off the floor, you can walk into that meeting. Start over. Say no and mean it.

This is the strength nobody sees: the confidence you build one rep, one round, one hard thing at a time.

If you’ve ever doubted you could handle what’s in front of you, you’re going to want to listen to this…