How Men’s Work Made Me A Better Woman

I learned it wasn’t more muscle I needed, but more technique

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I’m a petite woman. I come in at just around 5 feet, 6 inches tall with boots on and have never weighed more than 115 pounds, soaking wet. I went to college for writing and communication studies, so you can imagine how pale and frail I was coming out of there with my degree in hand (that certificate…