Gem and Sof met in 2024 and quickly bonded while training together at Alioth. They both derived from a background of balancing dance & fulfilling an athletic dream. Back then, being small was praised and muscle was seen as unfeminine. Sharing the same frustrations with beauty standards and the fear many women have of becoming “too bulky,” they knew things had to change.

They created Girls Lift Girls to educate and empower women to embrace strength training for health and confidence, and to celebrate what their bodies can do rather than how they look. Drawing from their team sport roots playing netball and rugby 7’s, they wanted to bring like-minded women together to support each other in the gym just like teammates on the field.

Today, Girls Lift Girls is about building strength through community. When women lift alongside other strong women, they push each other to grow and help shift what’s “normal” towards a healthier, stronger society.