Recent content by Katry

Another open letter: Dear Mr Spellwin, Please, do not send me any posts regarding anabolic steroids. I am not in the least interestred in them and I will never use any steroids, because I compete in athletics, where it is strictly forbidden to use them. My heart and conscience also forbid me...

Not been here this year. Well, I'm 42, will be 43 in July. I'm going to take part in a powerlifting comp in May. It's a RAW-comp, because I wouldn't even dream of wearing those silly-looking bench-shirts. I have certain goals, but, just to stay on the safe side, I won't publish them now. Will...

Valentines day is not widely known in my country, Finland, that is. So, I've got no problems, it will be like any other day. I am single, have never been dating with anyone, and I don't see anything peculiar about that. I'm quite amused by the American way of thinking that you MUST have a...

I train because I do track'n field, the field part: throwing events. They require some strength. Because I want to see my limits and push them a little farther. I'm a peculiar thing at my gym, because few women or girls lift heavy weights with a goal for more strength. I'm already 42 and still...

LEGS. Just now I can do hardly anything with them, because there's a strange pain in the upper part of my right thigh. There was a time, when I couldn't even do deadlifts. I can work my hamstrings and calfs, but anything resembling squats are totally out of question. Legs have always been my...

Short term: to be as strong as I can for the track'n field season. Long term: to fight off the symptoms of old age. To maintain this strength level (or improve it if I still can) as long as possible. My ambition is to bench 100 kg some day if my shoulders will allow it (they say it is possible...

It was ages ago when I tried my pb, maybe 5 years. At that time my 1 rep max was about 225lbs. It's difficult, because we use kilograms here in Europe, in kilos it was 102,5. Today I wouldn't even dream about those weights. I've had problems with my right thigh and haven't been able to squat...

Sorry to use the metric system, but I'm not comfortable with all those inches, pounds and stuff. So, I'm 162 cm tall, weigh about 70 kg and I am 41 years "young" :) I did track and field, when I was young, and it was then that I made friends with weights. I did javelin and shot put. In the end...

Am I the first (only) female here? Or don't the women do any powerlifting? I'm not a competitor, but I lift to find my limits (or to fight off the symptoms of aging). I love both benching and deadlifting. It's a hard choice between those two. Maybe it's bench, anyway.

Last spring I took part in my first RAW bench press competition (I was the only girl who was benching). I pressed 176, with a pause at the bottom. That's my PB. On Monday I did pyramid at the bench and managed to press up as much as 165. I was overjoyed because I seldom bench so much at this...

I've had so many shoulder problems that I dare not do any dips. Ten years ago I used to dip with 30lb extra weight 3 x 6 - 8. Never tried, how many I can dip with my bodyweight alone. BTW there was a time, when I didn't do any bench press but, instead, did a lot of heavy dips. When I started...

If an elderly woman's opinion is of any value, I got a hell of a burn, feeling and strength growth in my tris after doing only 3 sets of 8 reps in skullcrushers after close grip bences of 5 x 5, pretty light. But tris are my best bodypart. I'm 41, have trained for 15 years in the gym striving...

The boy I told about did "curls" with 40lb DBs. First, he jerked the weight up with his shoulder and then brought his elbows quickly forward, so it looked like he had done a full-range curl. Then he almost literally dropped the weight down to the starting position and, of course, made a slight...

At my gym they are called "NewYeardecisionmakers". Most of them will disappear by the end of February. There are men past their middle ages, young guys and a few women. It is usually the young guys who disappear. Do you know why? Because they are disappointed at their biceps and other muscles...

6 - 7 hours. I like to set my alarm at 6 and after waking up I set it again at 7 or so. I'm like Tri Girl. Or, since I live in the cold north, I may have to warm up the engine of my car, so I must wake up to plug in the warmer. Brrr! Fancy going out half asleep, your coat half open, shoes quite...