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Nataliya Kuznetsova, also spelt Natalia (née Trukhina; born July 1, 1991), is a Russian professional female bodybuilder and powerlifter. Kuznetsova began powerlifting at fourteen years of age in an attempt to gain muscle mass. [2] [3]
Tazzie Colomb (born August 20, 1966) is an American professional female bodybuilder and powerlifter. She is one of the longest-competing IFBB female professional body builders of all time. [ 9 ] She is one of the strongest female powerlifters in the world: she can lift 75 kg in each arm, and on a TV show easily lifted four girls (weighing 42 ...
She became interested in bodybuilding at the age of 12 after being introduced to the local gym owner who happened to be a female competitor. After graduating Cozad High School, she moved to Denver, Colorado. In 1998, Heather moved to Texas where she lived in Houston, San Antonio, and finally Dallas. In 2001, she moved back to Denver where she ...
Shaw began attending the gym on her own, and her mother's training partner, a female bodybuilder, began advising her on muscle building. She said she had no desire at 17 to be a bodybuilder, instead wanting to be a fashion model, but she was not tall enough. [5] [6] [9] [10] [11]
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 ...
While struggling through long jumps and lunges during a recent class at my boxing gym, the owner suggested I lift weights—heavyweights—to help build strength in my legs and protect my joints.
She was inducted into the Muscle Beach Venice Body Building Hall of Fame on September 5, 2005. At the 2007 Arnold Classic she became the first woman to be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2008 was inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame. [7] In 2012, she was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame. [8]
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