Fat girl dead-lifting (competition report!)

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  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    Freaking awesome and inspiring!!
  • BikerGirlElaine
    BikerGirlElaine Posts: 1,631 Member
    Congratulations! I've read your threads often (for inspiration for myself) and I'm so thrilled for you that you got a silver, woo-hoo!!!
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    So much awesome. Congrats..
  • KCoolBeanz
    KCoolBeanz Posts: 813 Member
    EFF YEAH!!!!! Good job, girl!!! :flowerforyou:
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    YAY!!! Very awesome :bigsmile:
  • luisalg14
    luisalg14 Posts: 202 Member
    Awesome! You are amazing!!
  • frood
    frood Posts: 295 Member
    Wow! Amazing job! :drinker: :flowerforyou:
  • cedman1
    cedman1 Posts: 104 Member
    You...Are AWESOME!
  • sewerchick93
    sewerchick93 Posts: 1,438 Member
    Who's awesome? that would be YOU!!!
  • aprilwine11
    aprilwine11 Posts: 13 Member
    WTG girl!! Beautiful and inspirational - nicely done.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    Congrats!!
  • nz_deevaa
    nz_deevaa Posts: 12,209 Member
    I was sent these video's last night, so I thought I'd share:

    This is my 2nd bench (55kg) after failing the first lift.

    https://player.vimeo.com/video/80778158

    and this is my 2nd Dead (120kg):

  • Safiyandi
    Safiyandi Posts: 151
    You're making it look easy! congrats!!
  • msf74
    msf74 Posts: 3,498 Member
    Excellent work.

    Well done!
  • VBnotbitter
    VBnotbitter Posts: 820 Member
    Good work. Very inspiring and awesome
  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
    So awesome!!!!!!!
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    I was sent these video's last night, so I thought I'd share:

    This is my 2nd bench (55kg) after failing the first lift.

    https://player.vimeo.com/video/80778158

    and this is my 2nd Dead (120kg):


    You made it look like they weighed nothin'!
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    That is awesome!! Though I don't know what Soft Knees are.

    Anything I can find says you are supposed to do them with soft knees (knees not locked).?

    You are supposed to lock them out in a competition. That being said, from the pic they look to be pretty harsh judges.

    Thank you for the explanation. :smile:
  • Cheri_Moves
    Cheri_Moves Posts: 625 Member
    YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Congrats on your first meet, you are now an undeniable, official POWERLIFTER!

    I too competed in my first meet this past Saturday! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
    It was an amazing experience, and just the beginning. Mine was full power, and I was most worried about my squat- I dominated the squat! I failed my final bench of 155lbs because I failed to follow the "rack" command, after I had completed the lift... BUMMER. And I failed my final deadlift (286) and felt soft knees too, and my hamstrings were NOT cooperating.

    Anyway, its awesome meeting other PL women, especially one who had her first meet the same day I did :bigsmile: Again, CONGRATULATIONS STRONG LADY!
  • TinaReinholz
    TinaReinholz Posts: 37
    That is awesome!!! Good for you :D Thanx for sharing.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Aw, hell yeah!
  • nz_deevaa
    nz_deevaa Posts: 12,209 Member
    I wasn’t going to add this, but I’ve just realised that it might push someone else to push themselves.

    I discovered the day after the event, that, by virtue of no one in my age/weight class having ever competed in a GPC Australian event before, I am now a two time GPC Australian record holder.

    An Australian Record holder. ME?

    When Chris Davey started pushing me to compete, I kept telling him that everyone else was way out of my league. Then one day when I posted about a new PB for bench, he said “Do you know that the Australian women’s bench record is 70kg?” and I thought... “I can do that!”

    Of course between me signing up and the competition, the record when up to 87.5kg.

    But I was hugely motivated by that record. It made me sign-up.

    So if one other person thinks “She’s in my age/weight class, I can lift more than that!”, pull on a onesie, get some knee-high socks, sign-up for a comp and lets go!
  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    Congrats on your success!!! Well done!
  • Whtmask
    Whtmask Posts: 219 Member
    Amazing!!! Keep up the great work!! :D
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    I wasn’t going to add this, but I’ve just realised that it might push someone else to push themselves.

    I discovered the day after the event, that, by virtue of no one in my age/weight class having ever competed in a GPC Australian event before, I am now a two time GPC Australian record holder.

    An Australian Record holder. ME?

    When Chris Davey started pushing me to compete, I kept telling him that everyone else was way out of my league. Then one day when I posted about a new PB for bench, he said “Do you know that the Australian women’s bench record is 70kg?” and I thought... “I can do that!”

    Of course between me signing up and the competition, the record when up to 87.5kg.

    But I was hugely motivated by that record. It made me sign-up.

    So if one other person thinks “She’s in my age/weight class, I can lift more than that!”, pull on a onesie, get some knee-high socks, sign-up for a comp and lets go!

    GREAT attitude! You should be very proud.

    Your bench is only 25kg off mine. Can you train me please? :smile:
  • nz_deevaa
    nz_deevaa Posts: 12,209 Member
    I wasn’t going to add this, but I’ve just realised that it might push someone else to push themselves.

    I discovered the day after the event, that, by virtue of no one in my age/weight class having ever competed in a GPC Australian event before, I am now a two time GPC Australian record holder.

    An Australian Record holder. ME?

    When Chris Davey started pushing me to compete, I kept telling him that everyone else was way out of my league. Then one day when I posted about a new PB for bench, he said “Do you know that the Australian women’s bench record is 70kg?” and I thought... “I can do that!”

    Of course between me signing up and the competition, the record when up to 87.5kg.

    But I was hugely motivated by that record. It made me sign-up.

    So if one other person thinks “She’s in my age/weight class, I can lift more than that!”, pull on a onesie, get some knee-high socks, sign-up for a comp and lets go!

    GREAT attitude! You should be very proud.

    Your bench is only 25kg off mine. Can you train me please? :smile:

    You are a funny boy Chris.
  • AngelsFan91106
    AngelsFan91106 Posts: 111 Member
    So very cool. Congratulations and thank you for sharing your awesome story. :- )
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    Booyah!

    :drinker:
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    I wasn’t going to add this, but I’ve just realised that it might push someone else to push themselves.

    I discovered the day after the event, that, by virtue of no one in my age/weight class having ever competed in a GPC Australian event before, I am now a two time GPC Australian record holder.

    An Australian Record holder. ME?

    When Chris Davey started pushing me to compete, I kept telling him that everyone else was way out of my league. Then one day when I posted about a new PB for bench, he said “Do you know that the Australian women’s bench record is 70kg?” and I thought... “I can do that!”

    Of course between me signing up and the competition, the record when up to 87.5kg.

    But I was hugely motivated by that record. It made me sign-up.

    So if one other person thinks “She’s in my age/weight class, I can lift more than that!”, pull on a onesie, get some knee-high socks, sign-up for a comp and lets go!

    That is awesome!

    :drinker:
  • spring423
    spring423 Posts: 49
    Super job! So inspiring....congratulations!!!!

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