NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/misc/fitness/9803

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From: [e-mail] (keith.r.smith)
Subject: amazing deadlift
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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 18:51:41 GMT
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I have had occasion to train with a variety of poeple in my time, but this
one in particular, still amazes me to this day. For the life of me right
now, I cannot think of her name.... only that she was a girlfriend of my
SO of the time. She stood about 5'2" (probably more like 5'0"), and she
weighed about 130 lbs. She did not really look fat, nor especially muscular.
If anything, she looked just-a-little pudgy, and younger than her 22 years.
I became acquainted with her through my SO, and she found out that I was into
weight training. She expressed an interest in training with me, and we did so
for a few sessions, until my SO became more-than-a-little vocal with her
objections (y'see, she was a jealous type). Anyway, we spent the better part
of this time just trying to determine how strong she was. We did this by way
of deadlift poundages. After about three weeks of "ramping up", this little
baby-doll-lookin' young woman was pulling 300 lbs. in the deadlift. I still
do not know just how strong she was, as 300 lbs. was all of the iron that I
had at that time. Bear in mind that we are talking about a young woman who
was basically untrained (as far as weight-training) at this point. I can
hardly imagine what she might be able to do with a coupla' years worth of
hard training under her belt.

Keith R