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Recent news stories on Sarah Robles
by Pretty Strong
posted December 29, 2012 at 11:29am
This is about me being in the Christmas Parade in my hometown http://desertlocalnews.com/the-2012-dhs-holiday-parade-the-best-ever/ Included in a list of "feel good stories" of overcoming my obstacles with finances http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12...more
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Sarah's Experience at the 2012 AO (Pretty Tough Blog)
by Pretty Strong
posted December 20, 2012 at 8:10am
Thursday: Drove in with teammate Stefanie. Passed a restaurant called, "Steaks and Cakes." Stef was cutting. We were sad not to eat there. Did a little shake loose work out, a little sauna-ing, ate dinner and went to bed. Friday, friday, friday: Litt...more
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Body Image Isha's (Pretty Strong Blog)
by Pretty Strong
posted December 11, 2012 at 2:37pm
Lets face it, we all have them. After moving up a weightclass for the American Open I've been noticing a lot of changes with my body. (a special thanks to all the pictures that got posted after) My hips are bigger my butt could literally have it's own a...more
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Are you gonna lift this or not? (Pretty Strong Blog)
by Pretty Strong
posted December 8, 2012 at 8:01am
Sang to the tune of "Are you gonna kiss me or not?" By Thompson Square We were sittin' up there on a stack of platesTalkin' 'bout everything but the weightsWith the smell of chalk and your sweat All I could think about "how hard's this gonna get?"Oh, bu...more
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Here's to the AO competitors (Pretty Strong Blog)
by Pretty Strong
posted November 29, 2012 at 7:22am
Alright y'all it's here.. American Open. I went to bed last night just thinking about how early i have to get up and how cold it's gonna be in the morning..stupid rain. I was mid way through the day when my boss said "your competition thing is this weeken...more
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Breaking news: American Open ( Pretty Strong blog)
by Pretty Strong
posted November 24, 2012 at 2:28pm
In the effort of full disclosure I'd like to announce the not at all important or exciting fact of me lifting as a 63kg at American Open. You see y'all sometimes you just can't put the ice cream away.. Actually in real life with everything going o...more
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pump, pump, pump it up (Pretty Strong Blog)
by Pretty Strong
posted November 18, 2012 at 7:55am
Lots of athletes use music to get them psyched for training and especially for competition. I think it's pretty funny/interesting to ask different people what kind of music gets them fired up. I asked some of my friends what they like to li...more
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Anxiety Society (Pretty Strong Blog)
by Pretty Strong
posted November 6, 2012 at 8:27am
So, when i was at the training center and developed my anxiety two people really reached out and their stories touched me deep down to my soul. One story and woman inparticular helped me through a lot and because of her i realized this wasnt the end of th...more
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Funny as a heart attack (Pretty Strong Blog)
by Pretty Strong
posted October 30, 2012 at 7:50am
When i was at the training center through all my struggles that i'd been through over the year i found out i developed severe anxiety and depression. i'd been to a doctor and she gave me anti anxiety meds and told me to take it at night before bed. well, ...more
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Sarah Robles Stories- Collegiate Nationals 2008
by Pretty Strong
posted October 26, 2012 at 7:59am
My coach and I were just talking about this competition recently and he said, "That was probably one of your more impressive athletic feats." I figured I'd start sharing little stories here and there from my athletic career. "Eets for fun!" Collegiate Na...more
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Amid Glares, Female Weight Lifters Compete
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted October 24, 2012 at 7:33pm
By KAREN LEIGHWomen weight lifters in the United Arab Emirates, like Amna Al Haddad, are competing in what is thought of as a "man's sport."DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In a private gym tucked away in the warren of villas in the ritzy Jumeirah...more
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Fear. (Pretty Strong blog)
by Pretty Strong
posted October 24, 2012 at 7:12am
Sometimes its easy to pretend you're stronger than you really are. Like at night when all the lights are out and you can hear every snap and whistle from outside and you convince yourself that its not a mean giant or a goblin. Just kidding i know a g...more
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Shit Weightlifting Girls Say
by Pretty Strong
posted October 23, 2012 at 8:02am
Have y'all ever seen any of those shiz people say vids on youtube? some are super funny and some are super weird and dumb? well Some of you may have already seen my verson. it's super funny. I made with one of my bestfriends and teammate Aimee A...more
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been too long!!
by Pretty Strong
posted October 22, 2012 at 7:52am
hey y'all it's jess, i know it's been awhile since i've been on here so i'm really sorry i wanted sarah to get all the attention because shes amazing and was getting ready for the olympics. but sarah, move over its my turn i'm back ladies!! so, let me ...more
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Russian President's Cup-2012 (Sarah Robles blog)
by Pretty Strong
posted October 18, 2012 at 7:47am
This was a very exciting competition for us. My coach and I are very thankful to have been invited and represented the USA. Our travel there was relatively easy. When we arrived, we met up with Fernando Reis' parents. This was my first time meeting them ...more
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Post Olympics Update Sarah Robles (@roblympian) blog
by Pretty Strong
posted September 24, 2012 at 8:31am
I spent roughly a month of my life at the Olympic Games and pondered long and hard what I wanted to do afterward. I took a month off so I could do whatever I wanted, have fun and see my friends and family as I dictate, not as weightlifting dictates. It w...more
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Quest for fashion
by Pretty Strong
posted August 30, 2012 at 8:05am
My quest to become a Diva Fashionista has been interesting. I've been having a blast, though! I had an article written about me in Time Magazine and I received a lot of positive feed back. Three people reached out to me wanting to help me with clot...more
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Back from London… and a BIG Thank You
by Pretty Strong
posted August 17, 2012 at 1:25pm
I decided to stay and participate in the closing ceremonies. What a fantastic ending to my Olympic journey. Parading through the stadium again with my fellow Olympians – from all the delegations – is something I won’t soon forget. ...more
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Overall thoughts on the Games and future plans?
by Pretty Strong
posted August 15, 2012 at 9:17am
I feel like my training leading up to the Games was almost as the best it could have been. I was injury free and hit PR's. I was upgraded to first class so I acclimated well. My training there went according to plan. My warm ups were perfectly timed and M...more
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My Olympic Experience so far
by Pretty Strong
posted August 10, 2012 at 3:49pm
Well, competition day is over and I've been having fun and thinking about what the future has in store. I love weightlifting! I love the Olympics! However it's not easy to just love something sometimes is it? I felt like we were robbed of how special t...more
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Last thoughts before I compete
by Pretty Strong
posted August 5, 2012 at 6:28am
I lift tomorrow at 3:30 London time. I am both ready and a little nervous. Who wouldn't be? It's the OLYMPICS! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me in any way at any time along my journey. I hope to make you all proud. I hope to have "Sarah'...more
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"Too big" for women's clothes
by After Atalanta
posted August 4, 2012 at 5:26pm
This article features comments from US Olympic weightlifter Sarah Robles about how athletic gear is not made for larger women. One could argue that clothes in general are not made for larger women. But Robles point is that she, as a heavyweight lifter--an...more
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Olympic Games update #2
by Pretty Strong
posted August 1, 2012 at 3:39pm
I am loving it here. I've been here for 12 days now and it seems like everyone else thinks it's a long time. They say "When do you compete?" Like I should have competed already. When I tell them I compete on the 5th, they say "Oh you still have a wa...more
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Olympic Games- 1st week
by Pretty Strong
posted July 25, 2012 at 8:24am
We had considered upgrading our flight to first class on the way here because we really needed leg room but, we didn't get our itineraries until the week before we left so we were i n a scramble to get it done. A very fun woman named Laura, donated her mi...more
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