Posts Tagged powerlifting

Injury is something that is in the contract when you sign-up for becoming the strongest woman on the planet. I have 3 zippers (scars) now. Incisions for both biceps tendons to be attached and now one triceps tendon.

Besides these lovely scars, I have sprained my upper back, which has contributed to long term nerve pain for my shoulders. And, as you will see from this video, I tore an inner thigh muscle. It eventually bleed out (when you tear a muscle the blood supply is ripped open and it will bleed internally, looking like a dark bruise).

Over all, my body feels fantastic and I continue to lift fairly heavy (for a female). However, longevity did contribute to the end of my powerlifting career. That and the fact that I had reached all of my goals.

This clip is from STRONGEST EVER, a documentary about my lifting and my life while reaching the goal of totaling over 2000 lbs, hundreds above any female to date. The documentary has been played in Germany, Italy and Finland, to name a few. I hope it is played in the USA someday. I do not own any rights to the movie, so I can not get you a copy… maybe some day.

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When I was hanging out at the Muscle Beach powerlifting show two weeks ago,  Jason Blackwell approached me.  He asked me to try his grip competition.  So, I wondered over to his Liquid Grip booth and tried my hand at the grip challenge, pun intended.  It was a cone shaped handle attached to a plate loaded apparatus.  As seen in the pictures.

I think I might have been able to pick up about 65 lbs without using Liquid Grip.  That cone would slid right out of my hand from then on out.  I think we increased the weight by ten pounds per attempt.  Jason would dab a bit of Liquid Grip in the palm of my hand and I would rub it into all the nooks and crannies of my palm, just as I would have done with powder chalk.  I let the liquid dry for about 20 seconds and then pulled the 75 lbs with out problem!  The weight went up and up.  I asked Jason not to tell me what the weight was, I don’t like to know.  A couple times, I would miss the weight and then add more Liquid Grip, turning that missed weight into a successful attempt!

Well, I broke the previous female’s record by about 60 lbs that day.  I ended up lifting 120 lbs off the ground for the grip challenge.  SO MUCH FUN!!

I am definitely a huge fan of Liquid Grip!!  I could not have destroyed the woman’s grip record without it.  I know it seems strange, but even as the strongest woman in the world, I hate having gritty chalk on my hands.  Liquid Grip solves my problem.  It felt so smooth on my hands, even with multiple layers.  No messy powder everywhere, nothing for health club owners to complain about.  THANKS Liquid Grip!!  I am a big fan!

I didn’t sleep great last night.  So, when I stumbled out of bed to go jogging I thought it would be a lazy jog.  On the contrary.  I wasn’t jogging… I WAS RUNNING.  I felt great!

An experience I had quite often when I was training for powerlifting.  Some days you would feel tired and lifting weights was the last thing you wanted to be doing.  No matter how much caffine you would ingest nothing would wake you up.  You were almost positive your lifts would be sub-par.

Then you would start to warm up, get your blood flowing, and come to find out…. You were strong as EVER!!

Never can tell how that workout is going to go.  You will find out on the battlefield.  Just get to the battlefield!

I have been sorting through all of my photos.  I am putting a bunch on this site.  If you have any lifting pictures of me, PLEASE EMAIL THEM!  And if you have a picture of you and me, email it so I can post it!

Anyway, going through all of my pictures really brings back great memories!  I have had such a great life in the powerlifting world.  Thanks to all of you for seeing me through it.