Ladies - weight lifting will make something bulky

I can go to the gym and see people doing things more difficult than I can do at the present time, and be inspired that someday I can probably do the same if I keep working at it.

But why do we as a society keep looking up to athletic role models that are exceptions to the rule as to what is possible for the vast majority of us?

Because they show immutable sense of grace, dedication and quality.

The only thing that makes her the exception is that she dedicats the time needed to acheive this goal

Just wow!

I can go to the gym and see people doing things more difficult than I can do at the present time, and be inspired that someday I can probably do the same if I keep working at it.

But why do we as a society keep looking up to athletic role models that are exceptions to the rule as to what is possible for the vast majority of us?

Because we (at least some of us) are capable of appreciating the exceptions, even if we don't have the same goal or abilities. Seeing anyone triumph feels good. It felt good to watch the Ravens win the Super Bowl... I was amazed when Jacoby Jones ran that kickoff return for a touchdown. I enjoy watching whatever horses win the Kentucky Derby, too. For that matter, I like watching dog shows, and my one-eyed oversized neutered Pekingese is no where near a show dog. :laugh:

I'm never going to lift as heavy as she does, and that's ok. I'm still inspired by her and others like her, because I'm lifting heavier than I ever though was possible for me.

I can applaud and be happy for my niece playing the saxophone in her middle school band, but I'm not going to buy an album of it or expect to hear them on the radio.

The only thing that makes her the exception is that she dedicats the time needed to acheive this goal

That's like saying that anyone could be a star basketball player if they worked hard enough.,The vast majority of people could not develop the strength necessary for that kind of extremely heavy weight lifting, no matter how much they train.

That is completely untrue.

She looks AMAZING and what she has accomplished deserves never ending praise. It's women like her who inspire others to get up and put some damn weights on a bar. And once they do they become new people. We see it happen around here all the time and it's truly something special.

And let's really try to not let one voice of ignorance take away from a great and inspiring woman.

She looks AMAZING and what she has accomplished deserves never ending praise. It's women like her who inspire others to get up and put some damn weights on a bar. And once they do they become new people. We see it happen around here all the time and it's truly something special.

And let's really try to not let one voice of ignorance take away from a great and inspiring woman.

QFT

People like Amanda Harris (AKA Barbie Barbell) don't inspire me at all.

They are exceptions to the rule, and the average person that wants to get in shape knows that no matter how hard they work, they will probably never be able to lift anywhere near that much weight.

I am much more inspired by ordinary people that want to get in shape and keep showing up at the gym week after week, and the trainers and coaches that encourage and help them.

Amanda Harris was at one point an ordinary person. Actually, no, she was a little worse off, facing physical limitations that most of us don't even have. Yet with relentless hard work and dedication she not only overcame her limitations, she rose up to break records and became EXTRAORDINARY.

People like you, who live in a world full of negativity, excuses, and obstacles, will have a hard time achieving great things. I pity you.

She looks AMAZING and what she has accomplished deserves never ending praise. It's women like her who inspire others to get up and put some damn weights on a bar. And once they do they become new people. We see it happen around here all the time and it's truly something special.

And let's really try to not let one voice of ignorance take away from a great and inspiring woman.

You know..this makes me really feel kind of pitiful in a way. I've always made excuses and I am slowly learning to stop doing that and throwing a pity party whenever things turn out harder than I thought..but THIS story really makes me want to kick myself in the butt.

It's really an inspiration! I've been saying I "want" to get into heavy lifting and now I am going to stop wishing and really work at "doing" :flowerforyou:

http://www.muscleandfitness.com/news-and-features/athletes-and-celebrities/17-time-world-champion-powerlifter-barbie-barbell

Meet Amanda Harris (AKA Barbie Barbell). At 21, 5’4” and 125lbs, she is a 17 time World Champion Powerlifter. Amanda has broken 468 state, national, and world records over the last 12 years with 95 competitions, and won all 95 meets.

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My biggest and best lifts have been 420lbs. in the squat, 265lbs. with my bench-press and 365lbs. with the deadlift. Little girls are not supposed to be able to do things like that.
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I was diagnosed with acute scoliosis at the age of eight.
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http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/BarbieBarbell/

Just to bring this thread back on target.

I'm gonna save this picture on my computer as my screen-saver - so whenever I don't feel motivated to exercise I can look at it and go, if she can go that far I can lift my *kitten* off the sofa and do my workout today :drinker:

To try and get us back in the right direction:
http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/BarbieBarbell/

And another one of these while we're at it...

I am 56 yrs old and recently started Stronglifts 5 x 5. I know that I will never reach anywhere near the weight that Amanda is lifting, but what this story is doing for me, is to inspire me to be and achieve the very best that I can be and not to settle for anything less. Amanda and many others who achieve the seemingly unattainable, are the people we need in society to inspire us, to keep improving ourselves.

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:noway: what a hulkster lol

Fanfreakingtastic!!