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Gwen Sisto: mother, wife, business owner, MIT graduate and weightlifter!
by Pretty Strong
posted June 7, 2011 at 10:53am

Name: Gwendolyn SistoAge: 28Weight class: 63 kgSport: weightliftingGwen is a weightlifter, wife, mother, business owner, and an MIT graduate. She's awesome! We thought training full time and going to school full time is hard. Tell us about your typica...more

Women 100 years ago Exercise Workout Video
by LostCentury
posted May 11, 2011 at 1:53pm

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1899 - Volleyball - The New Game for Girls
by LostCentury
posted May 7, 2011 at 3:39pm

April 23, 1899, Sunday - The San Francisco Call “Volley ball is the game par excellence for girls and young women. It is a new game and meets all the requirements for exercise and physical culture.” So said Miss Walker, instructor in physical tr...more

Vote for our very own Sarah Robles for USOC athlete of the month!
by Pretty Strong
posted May 6, 2011 at 11:22am

I have been nominated for athlete of the month for the USOC! I've never had this honor before. Recent performances include: a 10th place finish at the World Championships, a 2nd place finish at the Pan Am Championships, and a win with personal records and...more

Loree Smith: Weightlifting for the Hammer Throw
by Pretty Strong
posted May 1, 2011 at 12:31pm

Name:  Loree B. Smith   Age: 28Sport:  Track and Field, Hammer Do you use the Olympic Lifts as part of your training? Of course, I use the snatch, clean, and jerk.  I use variations such as from the ground, not letting go...more

1896 article - Regular Exercise for Girls
by LostCentury
posted April 25, 2011 at 10:23am

January 14, 1896 – Harper’s Young People Regularity in bodily training is the “golden rule” of all physicians and gymnasium teachers. “A little exercise every day, taken at a certain time,” is worth more than all the spasmodic exertio...more

Collegiate National Weightlifting Championships 2011 Recap
by Pretty Strong
posted April 22, 2011 at 8:17pm

Collegiate Nationals was awesome! I had a great time. Firstly, I want to thank Kyle Pierce and all of his LSUS athletes for running the meet. Kyle has had many years of experience with lifting and how to run meets.It was run pretty efficiently and the...more

Ranger Boot Camp
by Pretty Strong
posted March 21, 2011 at 11:09am

My gym, Performance One Advanced Sports Training, has a Ranger Boot Camp every Saturday morning. I watched them train on Saturday, and I have to say, I'm really impressed. My team mate Joe Wheaton is a former Army Ranger and he runs the program. Their but...more

A muscular history for women
by Athletic Women Blog
posted March 18, 2011 at 9:00pm

March is Women's History Month. Right in line, literally and figuratively, with this year's theme ("Our History is Our Strength") is David Chapman and Patricia Vertinsky's new book, Venus with Biceps: A Pictorial History of Muscular Women. I can't review...more

Weightlifting technique
by Pretty Strong
posted March 16, 2011 at 1:52am

Apparently, this is some new technique used by the Chinese. I have only seen this one person do it. She uses a wide grip which results in the athlete having a higher contact point on the body and to pull the bar higher then switches to a regular grip. U...more

Jessica Back Squat PR 135 kg
by Pretty Strong
posted March 15, 2011 at 10:00am

Jessica has been lifting so awesome lately. Check out some of her training videos. ...more

From "Fat Kid" to National Champion
by Pretty Strong
posted March 5, 2011 at 4:08pm

For many years I have been teased and conditioned to not think very highly of myself. I'm sure some of you ladies out there can relate to some of my experiences. I want you gals to see that even high level athletes deal with the same issues as you and ...more

STRONG! A movie about Olympic Weightlifter Cheryl Haworth
by Pretty Strong
posted February 22, 2011 at 9:19am

A formidable figure, standing at 5'8" and weighing over 300 pounds, Cheryl Haworth struggles to defend her champion status as her lifetime weightlifting career inches towards its inevitable end. STRONG! chronicles her journey and the challenges this unu...more

How to become a superwoman
by Athletic Women Blog
posted January 20, 2011 at 9:40pm

Apparently, you do exactly what Laura Phelps Sweatt has been doing. Laura is the fourth woman to bench press 500 lb or more, and she is the lightest (181 lb) to do so. Here she is bench pressing 510 lb (yikes!): So, you say, That's great, but what e...more

135 kgs Power clean and Power Jerk
by Pretty Strong
posted January 19, 2011 at 2:13pm

In a power clean and push jerk off between me and my superstar team mate Alex Lee, I got a new personal record of 135 kgs. ...more

Chinese National Championships 75+ Video
by Pretty Strong
posted January 16, 2011 at 6:30pm

I like this video a lot. Look at those big girls move! It's a common misconception that super heavyweight lifters are slow and unathletic. , Many people are not impressed with super heavyweight lifters because they are not lifting a huge amount of weig...more

Athlete of the Year: Chioma Amaechi
by Pretty Strong
posted December 30, 2010 at 10:21am

Name: Chioma Amaechi Age: 18 Club: Hassle Free Barbell Years in weightlifting: 2 Other sports competed in: Softball, Track n Field, How did you get started in weightlifting?My Coach Doherty saw me in the gym on my way to softball practice, and ...more

My First National Meet Back: American Open!
by Pretty Strong
posted December 17, 2010 at 2:07am

It was my first national meet back!!! i cant say i did amazing or had a crazy total but i had fun and i remembered what it felt like standing alone on the platform in front of the judges with something to loose. I MISSED IT! leading up to the competition ...more

Powerlifting for Gleeks
by LHiggs
posted November 16, 2010 at 11:12am

Yes, I am talking about the show Glee. I was a bit of a Gleek from the start, but I will be the first to admit that it has mostly gone downhill since the first season. The one redeeming factor this season, though, is the addition of Coach Beiste. The c...more

Deb McVey USA's international weightlifting referee
by Pretty Strong
posted November 15, 2010 at 12:35pm

I found this article online a long time ago and thought it would be nice to share. I have met and talked with Deb a few times at meets. She is one, awesome lady. She's as nice as they come and she's legit!Local Olympic dream realizedLawrencian to officia...more

2010 Senior World Championships Natalie Burgener (63kg)
by Pretty Strong
posted November 6, 2010 at 11:41pm

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November's Athlete of the Month: Natalie Burgener
by Pretty Strong
posted November 1, 2010 at 11:30pm

Name: Natalie Burgener Age: 26 (27 on Nov. 7th) Weight class: 63kg Club: Team Crossfit Years in weightlifting: 12 Other Sports competed in: GymnasticsTell us about your great performance at worlds. What are your thoughts and feelings? I placed 1...more

Team Arizona has a new coach!
by Pretty Strong
posted October 27, 2010 at 5:25pm

We are proud to announce that Performance One (Team Arizona Weightlifting) has hired 1999 World Champion and 2x Olympian Shahin Nasirinia to Coach our Olympic Weightlifting Team and work with our Strength and Conditioning Athletes. Coach Nasirinia wil...more

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