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Ep. 2 – What do I do at the gym?

Episode 2 is LIVE! If you’ve spent some time staring at the bars at your gym wondering, “What do I do with that? It looks fun…” – this is the episode for you! Michele and the Body Positive Fitness Alliance team break down the basics of barbell training in an easy-to-understand video that will get you started on all things barbell lifting.

Check out the trailer above. If you like what you see, visit https://www.patreon.com/BPFA to get the full episode. Your small donation to BPFA helps fund more cool projects like this one, and support a mission of bringing fitness to EVERYONE!

Oh, and you might or might not see a familiar face

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