LIFT FOR WOMEN

Rebuilding the minds and bodies of women.

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LIFT FOR WOMEN

Rebuilding the minds and bodies of women.

2024 Update:

LIFT is back in Austin.

Dane’s Body Shop, Hyde Park Location.

LIFT for Women is a women’s-only strength and conditioning program with one purpose: To build confidence through strength. The style of training and the numerous tools and methods we use in LIFT create strong, capable women who are ready for any task.

LIFT for Women began as a way to rebuild the minds and bodies of women. In the seven years as Head Coach of this program, I've seen an unmatched community of empowered, confident, and truly strong women flourish under my guidance. LIFT for Women unites mothers, grandmothers, college students, young professionals, and competitive athletes under the common goal of constantly testing and surpassing their limits. There are no levels; there is only effort, group motivation, and progress.

I’m not interested in working toward the goals society pushes on women--outdated and fragile versions of beauty, avoiding getting dirty, having muscles, or having a voice and opinion. My coaching is geared toward showing women that their power is already within them. All it takes is hard work, a supportive community of peers sweating alongside them, and some helpful guidance to come into their own strength. Every woman has this potential, no matter her age or experience.

What I ask is that you show up ready to work, willing to fail, and excited to cheer others on. My goal is to help women find their confidence and discover what they’re truly capable of--body and mind, inside and outside the gym.

JEN SHAW

After graduating from Texas State University in 2004 with a B.S. in Exercise Physiology, I began my fitness career in Houston, training at the big-name gyms. It didn't take long for me to realize that globo-gyms are the opposite of fun and effective, and that there had to be something else out there that combined lifting weights and enjoying my job.

I found CrossFit in 2009, and for five years I coached and built a solid framework of knowledge and fitness. I saw a need for a specialized training group for women only; my goal was to provide women with a safe, judgement free, non competitive arena to lift weights, get stronger and more skilled, and enjoy the company of other awesome women. I started with three women, and LIFT has grown to over 55 women in 2017.

I attended every certification I could afford, but found my passion in one in particular: Zach Even-esh's "Undergound Strength Coach" certification. He opened my eyes to real garage-gym training, lifting with whatever you could get your hands on; tires, chains, sleds, and ropes. I was blown away by his program, and in 2012 LIFT's focus switched to a Strongman base.

With a clear vision for the future of LIFT, I teamed up with Travis Holley to open Travis County Strength in December of 2013.

Fast forward to 2024, Dane’s Body Shop is welcoming LIFT and all women with open arms to come get strong!