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24 | MI | femininity and mental health in powerlifting
.✦ ݁˖ 56kg @umichpowerlifting
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⤷ coach: @thegainsmanifesto

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get to know me! excited to continue learning and building on here ☺️🫶

#gettoknowme #powerlifting #gym #gymgirl #fitness by @izzyv.lifts

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2 months ago

USAPL raw nationals recap :)

S: 2/3 @ 125 kg (meet PR match)
Not gonna lie, I’m bummed. I hit 130 in prep and 125 flew beforehand, so I’m not sure why they moved how they did today. First time failing a squat during a meet too :-/

B: 3/3 @ 52.5 kg (+2.5 ATPR)
Bench era next? Super happy with how these moved.

D: 3/3 @ 135 kg (meet/ATPR match)
Really wanted my first 300+ lift, but it wasn’t in the cards today. Looking back at the video I definitely had more in the tank, deads were just feeling heavier than usual.

This was my third meet in 4.5 months, and burnout was really starting to set in over the past few weeks. I am mentally exhausted at this point, but at the end of the day so grateful to have been on this platform. Genuinely honored to have competed alongside so many amazing lifters, including some I’ve been looking up to for years.

Massive thank you to The Thomas Coons @thegainsmanifesto for all the work he’s put in to help get me here and to my handlers @mars_muscle and @bars.barbell for keeping me sane!!

All that said, I can’t be mad about an 8/9 day and meet total PR, let alone during my first raw nats. This was my last meet as a junior, so I’ll see y’all as an open lifter at MI states in November! by @izzyv.lifts

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4 months ago

Navigating ADHD as a powerlifter can feel isolating (and even embarrassing) when it seems like nobody around you experiences the same struggles. Sharing some of my realities to hopefully relieve that isolation in anyone who relates and highlight ways that lifting behind the scenes varies from person to person 🫶

#adhd #mentalhealth #powerlifting #gymgirl #fitness by @izzyv.lifts

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2 months ago

dw I think it’s funny now🧍‍♀️

#powerlifting #powerlifter #gym #gymgirl #fail by @izzyv.lifts

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5 days ago

normalize posting the meet day pics you never thought would see the light of day 🥸

#powerlifting #powerlifter #gymgirl #fitness #pic by @izzyv.lifts

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23 days ago

MI states is officially on the clock 😋

#powerlifting #powerlifter #gymgirl #girlswholift #sbd

S: 115 kgs x 3 (triple PR)
I attempted a 110 kg triple before this fully prepared for it to be an overshot top set. It moved great, so I had to test 115. Considering those circumstances (+ was getting over being sick and hadn’t lifted in a week), very happy with how 115 moved. Haven’t touched heavy weight in a while, I missed it. Testing a narrower stance to better control depth.

B: ~48 kgs x 2 (maybe double PR or PR match?)
Expected this to move a lot worse than it did. Pleasantly surprised with how bench has shown up lately. I need to be better about using leg drive.

D: 120 kgs x 3
Not thrilled with these. Slightly undershot this set but still don’t think I would have hit what I hoped at the target RPE. My triple PR is 127 kgs and I think that was all the way back during cnats prep. Working weight is moving up but my tolerance for heavier weight has felt stagnant :(

Anyways, excited for states but definitely nervous. Two months left to lock tf in. by @izzyv.lifts

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a month ago

i love this trend so much 😭

#powerlifting #sbd #trend #dancingdog #meaf by @izzyv.lifts

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a month ago

it’s me and my emotional support deadlifts against the world

#powerlifting #powerlifter #gym #girlswholift #deadlift by @izzyv.lifts

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a month ago

might not be new to the sport anymore, but I still have plenty to learn (and always will) 🧠😌

#powerlifting #powerlifter #gym #gymgirl #girlswholift by @izzyv.lifts

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a month ago

posting this as proof to myself that time away is not the end of the world! strength comes back!

#gym #gymmotivation #powerlifting #girlswholift #fitness by @izzyv.lifts

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a month ago

meet my gym bag 🩷💪
#gym #gymgirl #fitness #powerlifting #gymbag by @izzyv.lifts

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a month ago

it’s about time I stop avoiding my bench on here 🫪
#gym #gymgirl #fitness #powerlifting #bench by @izzyv.lifts

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