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Leah Kozelek

@koz.leah

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masters athlete🏋🏻‍♀️ • teacher🎶 • wcs dance💃 • mama x4💞
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moving the needle 💋

c&j // 97kg/213lb PR
fit: @dfyne.official

#olympicweightlifting #cleanandjerk #olylifting #dfyne #masterslifter by @koz.leah

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18 days ago

I used to starve myself

I wore size 00 pants at the peak of my struggle

I felt “beautiful” and in control

In reality, it was a trauma response from years of abu$e

Today I’m strong and carrying more weight than I ever have

I still routinely struggle with hating how I look in pictures

I still have to resist the urge to starve myself

I still find myself grasping for control to feel safe

It’s hard to be “ok” with my messy journey

I feel healed and still broken all at the same time

Two things are true at the same time

Maybe perfection was never the goal

Maybe it’s about learning to live in compassion & love

Fully human, always growing, never giving up

#mentalhealthrecovery #gymprogress #weightlifting #strongnotskinny #learningtolovemyself by @koz.leah

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3 months ago

Weightlifters are some of the most resilient people I know.

Their lives have rarely been all rainbows and butterflies.

Many have carried battles into the gym that no one else could see — a hard diagnosis, abuse, grief, major life changes, heartbreak, trauma, loss, or seasons where simply getting through the day was everything they could manage.

And somehow, they still show up.

Not because life has been easy, but because they’ve learned how to keep going when it isn’t.

No matter what you’re carrying, keep going.

Somehow the weight on the bar offers a healing, a processing, an outlet— like nothing else.

Here’s to anyone who is carrying an invisible weight— your resilience and grit is a rare kind of strength.

#gymstrong #resilience #gymspiration #innerstrength #olympicweightlifting by @koz.leah

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a month ago

what a day 🥹

sn // 76/167 LT & Comp PR
cj // 96/211 Comp PR
Comp total // 172 PR

#olympicweightlifting #olylifting #snatch #cleanandjerk #pr by @koz.leah

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7 hours ago

the 90’s are fun 💋

#cleanandjerk #heavylifting #olylifts #strongwomen #momswhotrain by @koz.leah

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2 days ago

trying to be loved by everyone is a trauma response…

the goal isn’t to stop caring about people— it’s to stop abandoning yourself to keep them 💋

#authenticlife #growthmindset #strongwomenlift #cleanandjerk #olympicweightlifting by @koz.leah

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3 days ago

last week’s grind 😤

sn // 73/160
cj // 95/209

#olympicweightlifting #snatch #cleanandjerk #liftheavyweights #strongmama by @koz.leah

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3 days ago

5 days out 💋

sn // 68/149
c&j // 90/198

#masterslifter #olympicweightlifting #snatch #cleanandjerk #olylifts by @koz.leah

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5 days ago

Your mistakes ≠ Your worth 🖤

#selfworth #mindsetshift #gymspiration #olympicweightlifting #strongmindstrongbody by @koz.leah

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9 days ago

10 days out 💋

c&j // 85kg/187lb

#competitionready #olylifting #weightlifting #masterslifter #grateful by @koz.leah

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11 days ago

💁🏻‍♀️

#enjoylife #joy #momswholift #olympicweightlifting #snatch by @koz.leah

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11 days ago

choose wisely 💋

#lifegoals #intentionality #knowbetterdobetter #olympicweightlifting #strongmama by @koz.leah

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14 days ago