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Her squat is 601.9 pounds (273.0 kg) (equipped), bench press is 523.6 pounds (237.5 kg) (equipped with bench shirt), and she is the only woman to deadlift 621 pounds (282 kg) (equipped). She is also the first woman ever known to be a member of the 2,000 pound club, as she is the first of two women ever to total over 2,000 pounds in a meet on ...
Miriam Kate Williams (6 May 1874 – 8 August 1946) sometimes called Kate Roberts and better known by her stage name Vulcana, was a Welsh strongwoman.With strongman William Hedley Roberts, better known as Atlas, she toured music halls in Britain, Europe, and Australia.
Iris Floyd Kyle (born Mildred Carter; [25] August 22, 1974) is an African-Indian American professional female bodybuilder. [26] [27] She is currently the most successful, female or male, professional bodybuilder ever.
"The devil press is an excellent exercise for building a muscular and strong back because it trains the back muscles to work in tandem with the rest of the body, fostering functional strength and ...
Lady Gaga, 38, Built 'Muscle Tone' By Doing This Workout 5 Times A Week. Korin Miller. October 4, 2024 at 7:39 AM. ... Costco fans say this cake is 'worth its weight in gold' Food.
She won overall, received her IFBB pro card, and became the first women's physique professional in the NPC/IFBB. She is currently on hiatus from the Olympia competition, focusing on the gym she owns with her husband. [2] 2011 Jr. USAs – 1st place and Overall; 2012 Desert Muscle Classic – 4th place; 2012 New York Pro – 16th; 2013 Tampa Pro ...
Prior to 1977, bodybuilding had been considered strictly a male-oriented sport. Henry McGhee, described as the "primary architect of competitive female bodybuilding", was an employee of the Downtown Canton YMCA, carried a strong belief that women should share the opportunity to display their physiques and the results of their weight training the way men had done for years.
After becoming the first woman to bench press over 300 lb (140 kg), a picture of Francis striking a most muscular pose, or "the crab", while wearing a bikini appeared in several bodybuilding magazines around the world. She possessed far more muscular size than the most muscular female bodybuilders at the time.