I had the pleasure of speaking with Andrew Vessey at OldPeopleSnatch.com recently and the interview is published HERE. It’s a wonderful site and I encourage you to visit if you never seen it. It’s always fun to talk about weightlifting with other masters!
Archive | February, 2015
Let’s Talk About Weight….But Not the Kind on the Bar
Weight is a big deal in weightlifting. Yeah, that’s a “duh” kind of sentence, but for once I don’t mean what’s on the bar. Scale weight, specifically, YOUR scale weight, is a big deal, too. Weightlifting is a sport divided by weight classes. So how much you weigh determines in which of the 8 men’s […]
Motivation
I’m in a lot of women’s fitness groups on Facebook. We talk about lifting, we talk about food and occasionally we talk about things unique to female lifters (I’m willing to bet no men’s group ever had an extended discussion on whether or not one should care about visible panty lines in spandex pants). Occasionally, […]
What To Do When You Can’t Snatch
Yesterday I ignored what my body was trying to tell me and I kind of tweaked my knee doing squats. I don’t think it’s a bad injury but for once, I’m going to try to be an adult and lay off of it for a day (or two). Does this mean couch time? Nay nay!!! […]
Supplements I Like
I’ve often been asked by other women in lifting groups or in forums what supplements I take. Let me be the first to say that as an older female athlete I’m willing to try anything not on the WADA banned list if there is some proof that it will actually raise testosterone or growth hormone […]