Lift like a (fat) girl

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  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
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    I love this and I love you for sharing it! Thank you! Well done on getting out of your head and having a great experience because of it.
  • llangstraat
    llangstraat Posts: 130 Member
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    You inspire me so much! Way to rock it!
  • akaiookami
    akaiookami Posts: 43 Member
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    I'm impressed by your attitude (and a little envious as well)! Fantastic work. :)
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
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    The timing of this post is funny...I was just asked last week by two different people if I'm training for a powerlifting comp, and I told both of them I'm not strong enough yet. :laugh:

    Great job OP!
  • Cheechos
    Cheechos Posts: 293
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    I love this. You're the kind of person that a lot of folks can take some confidence from. Keep being awesome, lady! ♥
  • epazia
    epazia Posts: 126 Member
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    You are a Goddess!
  • ge105
    ge105 Posts: 268 Member
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    Great work, inspiring :flowerforyou:
  • WillLift4Tats
    WillLift4Tats Posts: 1,699 Member
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    The highest of fives!! Awesome :drinker:
  • LiftHeavyWeights
    LiftHeavyWeights Posts: 336 Member
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    this is great. Thank you for posting this
  • TKhamvongsa
    TKhamvongsa Posts: 287
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    This is very inspiring!! Great work!!
  • suelegal
    suelegal Posts: 1,282 Member
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    <snip>

    I was by far the largest lady lifting that day.

    I wasn't the strongest person lifting (by a long way) on the day.

    I did NOT ONCE feel judged for my weight. Not the weight on my body, or the weight on the bar.

    I did however feel like I was part of a team.

    You have been and continue to be a real inspiration to me! Your posts help me keep the right mindset! Thanks so much for that!
  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
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    :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
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    This made me a bit teary. Thank-you for sharing. Great work! :flowerforyou:
  • kiarafitjourney
    kiarafitjourney Posts: 33 Member
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    omg you're awesome! im into lifting too and i wish i could lift like you!!
    sending you a friend request btw :)
  • Brinray
    Brinray Posts: 20
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    This is great. Congratulations!
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
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    This is super awesome!! I'm glad you had such and amazing first meeting, and good luck with your surgery in a few weeks!!
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    Wow. Oh wow. You are so awesome. Look at the landslide you started too.
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
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    Awesome! I had my first powerlifting comp back in April. I had a similair experience as you. I was the heaviest girl by about 30 lbs and they didn't have weight divisions for girls. They just divided your total weight lifted by your body weight and it hurt me bad....because all the other ladies were quite a bit tinier than me. I lifted the most weight for a female but placed dead last BUT I pr's in every lift! Definitely a possitive experience!

    Good for you for giving it a go!
    I took weightlifting in college, and our final grade was based on an equation which factored our weight in. Basically, I had to greatly overcompensate by lifting more. To get an A, I had to leg press over 400lbs (due to generally weak bench press). Sadly, I hit that a few weeks after the class ended, but had to settle with a B for the final grade.
  • SemperAnticus1643
    SemperAnticus1643 Posts: 703 Member
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    That is FREAKIN AWESOME!!!!
  • hmjohnson25
    hmjohnson25 Posts: 100 Member
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    I think these numbers are fantastic. Congrats!

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