Baby got back.
Attention all curvy ladies: Our year is finally here.
With more women squatting and lifting heavy weights, the thigh gap trend is starting to look a lot like apple bottom jeans and boots with the fur: #ItsNeverComingBack.
Sorry Nelly, 2015 is looking more like 'Reeboks with the straps.'
I have never had the thigh gap and never will. I have strong quads, hammies, and glutes that allow me to lift or pull heavy s***, sprint as fast as my body can, and climb ropes-- all at a high intensity.
An older man in his late 60s called me "mighty mouse" just the other day because he had basically been living under a rock and never seen a small girl with large traps and quads before.
At first I was little taken aback, but then it made me take a second and say to myself, "Wow, I love this thick generation that I was born into."
Why? Because it is the beginning of a generation that embraces a strong body with curves, shoulders, traps, quads and booty. Young people are getting used to seeing a body of a woman that can perform just as well as she looks.
Some people look at having thick thighs as a bad thing, but this is why I love mine and why you should love yours too:
1. Jean shopping.
The struggle of the waist to booty ratio of a fit girl is very real. You might rip a few pairs as time goes on, but at least your bottom has the power to stop traffic in them.
RIP to all the jeans that have suffered a great defeat to the thick backside. Praise to all the honks your thickness got in those apple bottoms though. #MakeItRain.
2. T-Pain got one thing right, '[she] got the whole club lookin' at her'.
Nothing stops a crowd like a thick and curvy body. A round backside gets shown appreciation around the globe. Some might look at the attention as a downside, but it takes a lot of hard work for shawty to get that low. Praise girl, praise.
3. Forever starving.
99% of the time your stomach is a bottomless pit that is never satisfied. A big booty needs fuel.
When a girlfriend says she hasn't eaten in 6+ hours, it makes you question her mental stability and wonder how she hasn't passed out or dropped dead yet (or maybe even committed some heinous crime).
A few pieces of celery aren't going to cut it. What do I look like, a f-ing rabbit?
Can I get a ribeye medium well, please? With extra broccoli, I'm leaning out right now.
4. Almost every rap song is about you.
At times the rap industry is frowned upon due to it's vulgarity, but it basically revolves around you.
Ever wanted a song written about you? There's a ranked guide of the top 25 songs written about how great your backside is. How romantic is that?
I mean, the only thing 2 Chainz asked for his birthday was a gal with a big booty. If that doesn't make you feel some kind of special, I don't know what will.
5. Wearing yoga pants isn't just a sunset salutation in the park for you.
Before leaving the house, you have to mentally prepare for the people who will comment on your thickness.
Your booty gives something for that awkward couple walking by who can't start conversation to talk about.You gave hope to that kid walking home from class who just failed his final.
You are the reason that guy in the gym just PR'd his bench press.
Don't stop saving humanity, one Lulu Lemon wunder under at a time.
6. Lifting more than your man friends.
If you worked hard for your thick thighs, you might have found yourself flippin' it, whippin' it, and squattin' more than most your guy friends (who don't necessarily workout) on the low. Awkward?
No way. You worked for your curves and you have every right to flaunt them. Don't let any guytell you otherwise!
Strong is sexy.
