<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Maia Lifts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maia Lifts]]></description><link>https://maialifts.wixsite.com/maialifts/home</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:51:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://maialifts.wixsite.com/maialifts/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Unpopular opinions about fitness culture...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mainstream fitness culture has led us to believe all sorts of bulls**t, whilst also creating harmful stereotypes and misleading...]]></description><link>https://maialifts.wixsite.com/maialifts/post/unpopular-opinions-about-fitness-culture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62b251e57bf0c1483e0a62c3</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2022 19:00:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b1bade_06f3d59935b84ef5b5b1350aaa27c534~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_771,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maia Lifts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top 5 gym supplements you should be using...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now, as I have said before you don't necessarily need any additional supplements to make progress but they can be highly beneficial once...]]></description><link>https://maialifts.wixsite.com/maialifts/post/top-5-gym-supplements-you-should-be-using</link><guid isPermaLink="false">628bef296cb6683259c4df1b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 20:35:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b1bade_cfd118b536484d5b91a64b62998fe487~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_564,h_634,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maia Lifts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I learnt from time off from lifting...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to a very belated first blog of the year! 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