Monica Wroblicky is a Viking shieldmaiden who wears other women’s knee sleeves as her elbow sleeves, eats donuts when she damn well feels like it, and spends her free time helping at-risk youth heal through horse therapy at Heart's Landing Ranch. She’s been training in Strongman for less than a year, has already won several first place honors, and is just getting started. In this conversation, she shares her journey from struggling with her weight to doing bikini comps to eventually wandering into Untamed Strength only to discover she was custom made for the sport of Strongman.  Be sure to check out her IG @monicawroblicky, and support her ministry of strength for girls at @fearlesswarriorministry.  Also check out Curves Apparel and Til You Collapse to get leggings like Monica's!

This is the final episode of Season 1 - thanks for an awesome first season for the Valkyrie Garage.

She's a flame-haired, tattooed goddess who emerged as a Westside Barbell coach from a background of boxing and burlesque. She co-authored an epic book on the fighting life called Pain Don't Hurt. Now, Shelby sets women free through strength coaching and the feminist community she leads.  You could gaze at her for hours on IG @shelbybelfast -- but what I find most thrilling about her is her thoughtfulness, her intense smarts, her professional seriousness, and her iron conviction. We talk about her favorite gym lewks, how she eats and trains, and her plans to launch her own brand. 

DM her to inquire about working with her in-person in SF or LA, or remotely from anywhere.  To rock her outfits, you can shop Gymshark or Doughnuts and Deadlifts.  (Also helps if you have an accessory like her partner in life and training @sfitperform).

All hail the Platform Queen! Ari Phillip (aka Platform Queen Ari) broke the record for deadlift IPL/USPA Masters Division at the 2018 Mr Olympia with a 474 deadlift., and she plans to break her own record again this year.  Five years ago she couldn't do 5 pushups in a circuit training and before that, she was crawling on the floor surrounded by food delivery bags because she couldn't walk or leave her house. These days, she books her hotels and flights to competitions even before she has completed the qualifiers -- because she has eliminate any doubt that she will win.  I need me some of that! From plus size modeling to baby wipes to mirror affirmations, Ari breaks down how she unleashes strength and beauty in powerlifting and life. 

Welcome to the Valkyrie Garage, a new podcast celebrating female strength.  Our first EVER guest to the Garage is Clinay Cameron.  If you don't know her yet, stop everything and follow @clinayislivingproof right now.  Clinay is part Division 1 athlete, part strength and fitness coach, part lifestyle advocate, and 100% goals.  If you travel with her, she juuuust might walk off the street into a conference room and pick up 400lbs.  If you're a strongman noob like me, she just might handle stones for you (kind of like Mick Jagger being a roadie for a garage band).  If you're an at-risk youth, she just might invite you into potential you didn't know you had.  But if you see her out there glowing, you might not know that she had to overcome a obesity, an addicted parent, and personal tragedy to get to UC Berkeley and a thriving career. Clinay shows how to own your story (including the hard parts) and bring your full authentic self to the party.