# Strong, Not Small: Redefining Women’s Fitness | Lena Cheng

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Podcast: [Stronger by Design for Women with Michelle MacDonald](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stronger-by-design-for-women-with-michelle-macdonald-6243721)
Published: 2025-09-23T07:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3167

## Resource

What if the key to your transformation wasn’t losing weight—but gaining strength? Michelle MacDonald welcomes Lena Cheng, a physician-turned-entrepreneur and long-time TWW client, whose journey from hesitant lifter to competitive powerlifter redefines what it means to be strong. What began as a goal to “lean out” quickly evolved into a full-on identity transformation. Lena opens up about the challenges of breaking cultural norms, navigating injury, setting values-based goals, and embrac...

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