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Marcela López

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Meet recap: 🥹🩵1st place 56kg + best lifter🩵🥹

This prep was hard. From moving to a different country, managing a new job, being in a deficit, getting stabbed in the back by long time best friends, and STILL got the work done. A lot bts, a LOT of driving (thank you @thecapitalcitybarbell for all the love!), a lot of physical and mental fatigue.

This meet was a “warm-up” before nationals and I ended up winning best lifter :,) It defo allowed me to see what to improve for September. Squats went good! Bench not so good 🥲 the strength is there but the failed attempts reminded me the importance of the mind for this sport - I could’ve taken that L and ruin the rest of my meet OR take that L and surpass my limits - the last deadlift speaks for itself 🥹.

I am beyond grateful with my body and mind for allowing me to push to do this meet. My coach @matthew_sananikone :... no words. He’s the master mind behind it all - I trust this wise man on another lvl just as he trusts in me. @arifit__ : for being with me in my meet + through e v e r y t h i n g (te amo!) @buidumbthicc.yhm @victorizazn : for all the support and screams haha! @ my best friends: los amo con todo el corazón. And lastly, to my parents. Mami: por tu cumpleaños. 🩵

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Squat: 140kg / 308.6lbs (+2.5kg meet PR)
Bench: 65kg / 143.3lbs (-5kg 🥲)
Deadlifts: 170kg / 374.7lbs (+7.5kg meet PR)

bw: 55.3kg / 121.9lbs
Total: 375kg / 826.7lbs
DOTS: 438
7/9
Got dr$g tested (again) 🤪

SEE YA AT NATIONALS
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🇲🇽: les subo stories contándoles esto en español, gracias por seguir mi camino, lqm. <3
#powerlifting #powerliftingmotivation #sbd #athlete #alphalion #powerliftingmeet #houstonfitness #mexicana #fitnessjourney #usapl taken in Houston, Texas by @marce_lze

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2 years ago

First bikini show in the books 🐺❤️‍🔥🏅

I’m back in 🇲🇽 and ngl I’m having post show, post Houston, post Alphalete, post best experience blues :( A LOT happened these last days, so I’m gonna do separate posts to try to sum it up. Let’s call this a series (?) 🐒

❤️‍🔥 We won 4th in my class #summershreddingclassic

I’m genetically blessed to lift heavy and I was more into powerbuilding 🤪, BUT I really wanted to know what it was like getting into a bikini show. I wanted to know both sides of the sport!

I always knew I was disciplined but prep really was another thing. For 4+ months I weighted every gram of food, said no to lifting heavy, to eating all the yum foods in 🇲🇽. Woke up early to get cardio (even though I wasn’t a morning person), learned how to do my hair, balanced my 9-5 job. I’m more introvert than extrovert, so getting on stage, and posing in a bikini was HUGE for me.

✨If @patty.lifts never believed in me a couple of years ago when I decided to take fitness seriously, I wouldn’t even be here! And if @leslylovefit didn’t teach me how to pose, I wouldn’t have had the confidence nor elegance I did.

Last pic in the swipe was what I envisioned every time I wanted to give up. For me, the moment (whichever medal it was), of CG putting me a medal on, was everything to me.

Will I compete again? You’ll have to wait for me to finish this series to know🐒 Thank you so dang much for all the support. I really appreciate you a lot ❤️‍🔥
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Para todos en 🇲🇽, les haré esta misma serie de posts en español en igtvs :) sé que muchos no dominan tanto el inglés y quiero aprendan y sepan lo que sentí! taken in Summer Shredding Classic by @marce_lze

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5 years ago

1st meet recap: 🥇 56kg weight class + qualified for nationals.

(here comes the emotional post)
Last year at Corrupted ppl told me I was strong 🐒 I decided that I wanted to switch from bodybuilding and compete in powerlifting, but..

Earlier this year I went through the darkest times I wish no one to live. I don’t feel ready to talk about it but I can tell you I stopped eating, waking up hurt physically and mentally.. My loved ones had to help me get up to eat, shower, exercise. It was bad.

I met @matthew_sananikone (my coach) last year at Alphaland and I asked him if he could check my deadlifts technique. He always gave me advice, gave me a program to try it out, and when I was feeling a lil better I hit him up in May to start with powerlifting and towards my first meet. He deserves all the recognition, he’s the master mind behind it all - thank you for believing in me.

I am ambitious and had one goal: qualify for nationals.

I never ever would’ve imagined any of this without the love from my ppl in the last slide. They healed my heart.
This meet was a “thank you” to myself and to them. 10 months later, I’m finally feeling like myself and.. Better. :)

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end of emotional post, now the PR’s 🤪:

Squat: 137.5kg / 303.1lbs (+10kg PR)
Bench: 70kg / 154.3lbs (+2kg PR)
Deadlifts: 162.5kg / 358.2lbs (+6kg PR)

bw: 55.5kg / 122.3lbs
Total: 370kg / 815.71lbs
430 DOTS
9/9
qualified for nationals with an additional 10kg AND got dr$g tested 🤪

SEE YA AT NATIONALS 🐒🫡
(thank you @corruptedstrength for always teaching me how to powerlift 🥹 and @russwole for being my biggest inspiration as an athlete)

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🇲🇽: les subo stories contándoles esto en español, gracias por estar y seguir mi camino, lqm <3.
#powerlifting #powerliftingmotivation #sbd #athlete #alphalion #powerliftingmeet #houstonfitness #mexicana #mexicana #fitnessjourney taken in Houston, Texas by @marce_lze

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3 years ago

Chi-town files 💐 art, foodies, and city views.
Thank you @artinstitutechi for all the Monets <3 taken in Chicago, Illinois by @marce_lze

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2 months ago

4th of July week in the H-Town :)🧚‍♀️ taken in Houston, Texas by @marce_lze

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2 months ago

Had to get a hype video for my final meet. 🙂‍↕️

Oh that squat 🥹 and overall the entire meet! I was SO scared cause of being injured but still so amazed and grateful with my body for its comeback.

It’s nice to have this as a memoir :) thank you @barbellproductions !

Still, I’ve been so happy with my decision of quitting powerlifting and so has my body.

— #powerlifting #sbd #mexicana —
Tenía que tener un video para lo que fue mi última competencia en power.

Fan de esa sentadilla y de esos Nacionales en general 🥹 me sigue sorprendiendo el resultado a pesar de haberme lastimado días antes.
Es lindo tener esto para el recuerdo :) pero sigo muy feliz con mi decisión de dejar power (y también lo está mi cuerpA). by @marce_lze

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2 months ago

💐 Raw Nationals ‘26: My Last Meet + 10th in the Nation (first meet injured)

(Long Yap) Where do I even begin?
3 years ago, I started powerlifting, visiting from Mexico and asking for tips at Corrupted Strength. I never imagined it would lead me to local, regional, and 2 national level meets (+placing 10th in the U.S.)!!!
🥹 But now, it’s time for the next chapter.

This prep made me question a lot of my “whys”, my job, my priorities, and what truly matters. After battling an injury 1 month and 6 days out from Nationals (my right hip popped while squatting yay), I knew my body was begging for a break.

Ironically, this was the first meet I went 9/9 since my very first competition!!! I think my mind and body aligned because I had already decided that Nationals was going to be my last powerlifting meet.

Since last year I could’ve moved up a weight class, but thanks to the years I’ve been into fitness and did coaching, I knew it wasn’t the right choice for me. In the end the PR’s, the medals, the whatever highs/validation from the moment will last.. a moment! But my body and the relationship I have with it are what will be with me forever.

I’ll always be grateful for this chapter and for everyone in the U.S. and Mexico who supported me along the way. Thank you @matthew_sananikone for being my coach and one of my dearest friends these past years (I still remember when I wrote in your coaching application that I wanted to compete at Nationals).

So, what’s next? 🥳
Going back to my bodybuilding roots, enjoying life, and trying new things. Because that’s life! You aren’t, and shouldn’t be, just one thing. :)

—- #powerlifting #usapl #rawnationals
Small Yap:
S: 137.5kg / 303lbs
B: 70kg / 154lbs
D: 162.5kg / 358lbs
9/9, bw: 55.95kg (from the injury and getting my period 1 day out 🚶🏻‍♀️), 429 dots by @marce_lze

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3 months ago

🧚 Nationals 7 weeks out: ATL training files

I haven’t posted much about my training this prep (oops), but here are some random clips from last month.

With how physically exhausted I’ve felt with my current job + all the traveling it required these past months, it’s been a different prep for sure! Regardless, my sessions have been going good and I’m sitting ~55.5kg bw.

🧚‍♀️For anyone out there that also has a demanding job/adult life + still decides to workout in any type of way (competitive lvl or not), lil reminder to feel proud of yourself :)

—- #powerlifting
Casi no he posteado sobre mi entrenamiento en esta preparación para Nacionales pero aquí unos videos random del mes pasado en Atlanta.

Con lo cansada que he estado por mi actual trabajo + los viajes a los que me han mandado en estos últimos meses, de verdad ha sido una preparación diferente! Aun así, mis sesiones han sido buenas y sigo dentro del peso de mi categoría.

🧚‍♀️ Recordatorio para cualquiera que tenga un trabajo demandante/vida adulta + siga haciendo ejercicio (a nivel competitivo o no): siéntete orgulloso/a de ti mismo/a. :) taken in DNA Strength by @marce_lze

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5 months ago

🐬💌 tb a México

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#playa #mexico #atardecer #sea #bikini taken in Punta Mita, Nayarit by @marce_lze

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6 months ago

🧚 Raw Nationals 2026: I’m competing!

After qualifying in September I really took my time to think if I wanted to do these Nationals.
When I did 2024 Nats my life turned upside down in all aspects and it reflected on my performance. I’d say that year still gives me ptsd 😅 but last year’s new beginnings gave me strength back.
I know that this prep will be more challenging since my job is highly physically demanding but hey! it’s okay! I’m in a different stage of life in all aspects and I’m glad I can still compete in a national level.
🧑🏻‍🔬 2nd Nationals with @matthew_sananikone as my coach.

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De nuevo a los Nacionales! Me la pensé después de clasificar en septiembre. Mis primeros nacionales fueron horribles por todo lo que pasó en 2024 (por ahí está el recap en un video), pero el año pasado me dio mucha fuerza de vuelta.
Estoy en una etapa muy diferente en muchos aspectos de mi vida y con un factor nuevo - un trabajo que me demanda mucho físicamente. Esta vez, tengo otra mentalidad. Qué padre poder volver a competir en un nivel nacional. by @marce_lze

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8 months ago

2026:
“Second chances won’t leave you alone”

2025 really gave me an amazing and blessed chance to start over in all aspects of my life. This year my plan is to honor that, to keep rebuilding and to retake my main goal. I have hope once again for the future.

So cliché but everything falls into its place in its given time. Don’t lose hope.. and if you do (cause it happens!) Then God and life will create new paths for you.

Here’s to a to a 2026 full of life, love, museums, beach getaways, new memories, and peace.
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Vamos por un año lleno de vida, amor, museos, fines de semana en la playa, más recuerdos y paz.
Todo cae en su lugar, nunca pierdas la esperanza y si lo haces (que pasa) te prometo que la vida y Dios te abrirá nuevos caminos. taken in 2026 by @marce_lze

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9 months ago

2025: “If it doesn’t happen the way you wanted, it will happen in a better way than imagined. That’s the beauty of God’s plan.”

2025 started like a big unknown (?) but ended as a blessing in all aspects. Once the dark tunnel from 2024 repercussions and lessons ended, this year made a switch in my life.

I got my life in the USA back. I surpassed my (?) from powerlifting/nationals from last year and competed again, I stopped fixing/saving others and put that care&love into myself instead, made new memories with my best friends and made new friends, I fell in love with an amazing man, went a lot to the beach&museums, visited Mexico as a tourist now :p. I had fun.. And peace :)

Thank u4 being here even though I wasn’t posting as much :,) ily my real ones! “second chances won’t leave you alone”
🧚 #2025 #nye #newbeginnings #fitnessjourney #reels
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Gracias mis reales por seguir aquí aunque no estuve posteando tanto :,) Sigo sin creer en lo increíble que este año se convirtió. De cero esperanza a muchas bendiciones. Por siempre agradecida. taken in 2025 by @marce_lze

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