Purposeful Strength

10/15/2026

Growing up my mom, Karen French Lee , had a hair salon in our house. Kids would get off the bus with me and my brother for their haircut. She would take appointments through out the day, mornings, nights, weekends. Whenever.

When I thought about building a training studio in our house there was never a second thought that it wouldn’t work out. I had seen the in-home business my Mom had thrive for decades.

The apple really doesn’t fall far from the tree. Thanks for the inspiration, Mom 💪.

Purposeful Strength. Tiny gym, big goals.

10/08/2026

This is “Sally the Savage” the sister-in-law to “Rosie the Riveter”. Sally proudly hangs on the gym wall to remind those who are training that you can do it, you’re going to do it, and will be happy that you did it.

🔒🔒🔒

10/06/2026

Dr. Katie Dabrowski, DPT, CSCS with some absolute BARS.

Exercise is the most valuable thing you can do for your body. Somewhere along the way we have started to worry about what might happen when you perform certain movements or exercise for lengths of time.

I think we need to worry a hell of a lot more about what might happen if we don’t.

Thanks for the reminder, Doc 🙌

10/03/2026

Something I found myself saying a lot over these past couple weeks.

Lift weights. Change your life. Your future self will be glad you did.

10/01/2026

1:1 training and group training are similar more than people think, but working in a group setting has reinforced these three things for me.

The movements need to be simple so members can actually execute them with skill.

As an instructor you have to be teaching first. Cheerleading second. Then instructing the class. It matters and members notice shades of all three attributes.

Environment. It has to be welcoming, positive, dynamic, and real. If the vibes suck your class sucks.

One week in and I’m absolutely loving the energy and people of The Work Shop ! I look forward to improving and bringing the juice each week 💪

09/29/2026

Recently Runner's World reached out with some questions regarding strength tests, specifically how these tests can be used for those looking to increase their mileage.

The tests I contributed? I got you…

1️⃣ Goblet Squat 50% of your bodyweight for 20 reps.

This is a great test of relative strength not only in the legs, but for your core as well.

2️⃣ Broad jump atleast your height.

A good broad jump goes a long way in assessing your ability to produce force (jump) and receive force (landing)- two essential components that need to be efficient for an uptick in running miles.

Very cool to see such a popular platform embrace strength training 🙌

09/28/2026

1:1 training always leads to 1:1 conversations. These are three that I had last weekend with different clients that I wanted to share 🙌

09/26/2026

Open House weekend at The Work Shop! So excited to be given the opportunity and to be back working with groups and teaching classes 🙌.

Catch me in the “after work” slot at 6pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays for some good old fashioned STRENGTH classes 💪😮‍💨

06/30/2026

The Exercise I Keep Coming Back To

I love exercises that give you a lot of bang for your buck, and the cable rotational row checks that box. While most people think of it as a back exercise, it's really a movement that challenges the entire body. You get shoulder blade movement, upper-back mobility, rotational control through the hi