Lift like a (fat) girl

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  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    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
    You inspire me so much! Way to rock it!
  • akaiookami
    akaiookami Posts: 44 Member
    I'm impressed by your attitude (and a little envious as well)! Fantastic work. :)
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    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
    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
    You are a Goddess!
  • ge105
    ge105 Posts: 268 Member
    Great work, inspiring :flowerforyou:
  • WillLift4Tats
    WillLift4Tats Posts: 1,699 Member
    The highest of fives!! Awesome :drinker:
  • LiftHeavyWeights
    LiftHeavyWeights Posts: 336 Member
    this is great. Thank you for posting this
  • TKhamvongsa
    TKhamvongsa Posts: 287
    This is very inspiring!! Great work!!
  • suelegal
    suelegal Posts: 1,282 Member
    <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
    :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    This made me a bit teary. Thank-you for sharing. Great work! :flowerforyou:
  • kiarafitjourney
    kiarafitjourney Posts: 33 Member
    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
    This is great. Congratulations!
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    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
    Wow. Oh wow. You are so awesome. Look at the landslide you started too.
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    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
    That is FREAKIN AWESOME!!!!
  • hmjohnson25
    hmjohnson25 Posts: 100 Member
    I think these numbers are fantastic. Congrats!
  • MrsMizart
    MrsMizart Posts: 1,275 Member
    Very well done!
  • MissHolidayGolightly
    MissHolidayGolightly Posts: 857 Member
    Fantastic accomplishment! How long did you train for this competition? Did you use a trainer or did you follow a program on your own? I am interested in getting into power lifting but not sure where to start.
  • nz_deevaa
    nz_deevaa Posts: 12,209 Member
    Fantastic accomplishment! How long did you train for this competition? Did you use a trainer or did you follow a program on your own? I am interested in getting into power lifting but not sure where to start.

    I didn't train specifically for this comp. I hurt my knee (running for coffee) in March, so I've been working around that.

    I do have a trainer, he's fantastic, you don't need one... But if you've not lifted before, it's an excellent way to get your form checked and increase your confidence.

    StrongLifts, NROLFW or the Girls Gone Strong programs are all good starting points.
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    Absolutely fantastic!
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    Fantastic job!!!.....and with an injury!! :drinker: :flowerforyou:
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    Great pics and inspiration! I'm toying with the idea of real strength training now that I've lost too much weight. I am becomming a Zumba instructor and don't have a lot of time for another pursuit, but I figure I have to do something every day, anyway, so it would take much change in my schedule to swap a cardio class for an hour of strength training.
  • nz_deevaa
    nz_deevaa Posts: 12,209 Member
    Great pics and inspiration! I'm toying with the idea of real strength training now that I've lost too much weight. I am becomming a Zumba instructor and don't have a lot of time for another pursuit, but I figure I have to do something every day, anyway, so it would take much change in my schedule to swap a cardio class for an hour of strength training.

    Resistance training is really important as we age, it keeps your bones strong.
  • coretemp
    coretemp Posts: 1,796 Member
    that's good stuff!
  • thistimewillbedifferent
    thistimewillbedifferent Posts: 217 Member
    It made me so very happy to read this! Huge congrats on everything you have accomplished!
  • nz_deevaa
    nz_deevaa Posts: 12,209 Member
    5 reasons to go to a powerlifting competition:

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