The myths of bodyweight training.

The basic advice isn’t bad, but I disagree with “it’s a mistake to want to be hot in the first place.” I think that shouldn’t be a primary goal of weight training, but it is a worthy goal. It makes a huge difference to one’s life. She’s reacting to past trauma and yo-yo dieting, I understand, and that’s fine but she’s largely wrong in her thoughts about motivation.

Getting strong first should indeed be your priority. I do agree with her there. But working out to look better is something I’m very, very, very glad I did and it motivates me a lot. She’s making assumptions that getting hotter will not and cannot motivate anyone, which is just completely bogus. It is extremely motivating to me and to many people.