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sluttdge · 1 day

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My date with the gym bro was last night and it was pretty fun, but man he talks a lot. We've been texting a bunch, mostly about lifting, and I've been enjoying it. I kissed him and it wasn't bad, but no fireworks. He was definitely interested in hanging out again and I'd like to see him again too.

I originally wanted to do my openers today but I slept poorly last night (coughing my butt off) so I put that off until tomorrow. I've been taking cough medicine and that's been helping but it makes me feel foggy, and it didn't mix well with caffeine. I went ahead and went to the gym just to stay in the routine but I mostly did accessories so I wouldn't fatigue myself too much for my main lifts. I mostly did shoulder and back stuff, plus some planks. My abs are sore now. The gym was really empty and it was awesome, although there was a really weird smell in the free weights section.

So the plan is to get my singlet on after work tomorrow and do my openers. I'm aiming for 215 squat, 132 bench, and 295/300 deadlift. Of course it will be in kilos so those are approximate values.

Overall feeling really excited for the meet (and for life)! One week out!

#powerlifting women #drea talks #powerlifting

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the-iron-duck93 · 1 year

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#weights #weightlifting #squats #women who squat #women who lift #powerlifting #fitness #fitblr

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leekeyrouz · 4 months

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coochiequeens · 1 year

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Considering that women critical of self id in women’s sports are threatened and harassed Yes we do need more men to stand up do this. TRAs know the difference between men and women when it comes to who they can intimidate.

A male powerlifting coach self-identified into the women’s category and broke the Alberta women’s bench press record in an apparent effort to protest gender self-identification policies in sport.

Avi Silverberg, a powerlifting coach who has worked with Team Canada, self-identified as a woman last week to participate in the women’s category at the Heroes Classic Powerlifting Meet held in Lethbridge, Alberta. Silverberg was attempting to highlight the unfair advantage males have when competing in women’s athletics. In participating in the Saturday event, Silverberg unofficially broke the Alberta women’s bench press record for the 84+ kilograms category.

The Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU) announced a gender self-identification policy earlier this year, explicitly allowing any males to participate in women’s competitions on the basis of “gender” alone.

In February, the CPU’s “Trans Inclusion Policy,” was released, containing an explicit statement that the CPU supported allowing transgender powerlifters to participate in the sex category of their choosing based on a guidance from the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES).

“Based on this background and available evidence, the Expert Working Group felt that trans athletes should be able to participate in the gender with which they identify, regardless of whether or not they have undergone hormone therapy,” the document reads, deferring to the “inclusivity in sport” guidance from the CCES.

The official women’s bench press title holder in the 84+ kilograms category is Anne Andres, a trans-identified male. Andres was in the front row and witnessed Silverberg’s demonstration at the Heroes Classic Powerlifting Meet.

Andres is a biological male athlete who identifies as a “woman” and regularly participates in female weightlifting competitions. Andres has won eight out of nine competitions he has entered in the women’s category, and is listed as a female on the Open Powerlifting rankings site.

In February, just prior to the CPU’s announcement of a gender self-identification policy, Andres gained significant notoriety after sharing a video of himself appearing to mock female athletes, asking why female powerlifters were “so bad” at bench press.

In the video, Andres is seen sitting on a bench in a gym, leaning towards the camera in a casual manner and speaking directly into it.

“We all know that I’m a tranny freak,” Andres jokes about himself before going on to state: “… I mean, standard bench in power lifting competition for women, I don’t understand why it’s so bad.”

Riley Gaines, a spokeswoman for the Independent Women’s forum and an accomplished All American swimmer, shared a clip from the viral video on her Twitter in February, captioning it: “Anne Andres (male who identifies and competes as a woman) doesn’t understand why female powerlifters are so ‘bad’ at bench press… well idk Anne, but maybe it’s because you have 20 times more testosterone than them. Just a thought…”

ICONS Women, a campaign group dedicated to defending the rights of female athletes to single-sex sport, was first to post the clip of Silverberg at the Heroes Classic Powerlifting Meet on Monday, drawing attention to his act of defiance.

Speaking to Reduxx, ICONS Women noted that Silverberg’s demonstration provided insight into the end result of gender self-identification policies in sport.

“What Avi so obviously points out is that policies allowing men access to women’s sports completely remove any integrity in women’s competitions,” the organization said.

“It doesn’t matter how Avi expresses himself or perceives himself. He clearly does not belong in women’s sport, and neither does any other male regardless of their motivation for wanting to participate.”

While some were confused by the display, others praised Silverberg’s ironic application of the CPU’s “Transgender Policy.”

“I can’t get enough of this guy, Avi for prime minister. It takes real balls to do this. I said this all along, any man can change their documents to say they are a woman then go in and take records. Finally someone did it for the women and proved policy is a disgrace,” one Twitter user wrote in response.

Many echoed the sentiment, calling for more male athletes to do the same.

Women’s athletic competitions have become a major issue in the debate on gender ideology and its impact on women.

The issue mounted in public attention after a trans-identified male swimmer, Lia Thomas, began breaking women’s records and winning medals intended for female athletes in 2021. Since then, there have been several instances of trans-identified male athletes taking the podium in women’s sporting events.

Amidst growing pushback, the World Athletics recently announced they would be prohibiting transgender athletes who have undergone “male puberty” from competing in women’s world ranking competitions. During a press conference last week, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe cited scientific consideration and fairness for female athletes, stating he and the organization “believe the integrity of female category in athletics is paramount.”

By Yuliah Alma

Yuliah is a junior researcher and journalist at Reduxx. She is a passionate advocate for women's rights and child safeguarding. Yuliah lives on the American east coast, and is an avid reader and book collector.

#Canada #Alberta #Team Canada #Avi Silverberg #Heroes Classic Powerlifting Meet #Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU)#CPU’s “Trans Inclusion Policy #Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES)#Self id is BS #Anne Andres is a man #ICONS Women

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womantoday · 6 months

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Marissa Wilson (powerlifting): Youtube, TikTok, IG, IG2

#Marissa Wilson #female powerlifter #powerlifting #plus size fitness #plus size #dance #bald women #colorful hair #girls in glasses #fashion #tattoo #hat #back #bicep #smile #gif

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l00k4tm4m45c415 · 5 months

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LeanBeefPatty

#leanbeefpatty #fitness women #athletic women #powerlifters #gymnasts #internet personalities #personal trainers #toned arms #biceps #ripped abs #muscle lady

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cubanbreadbabe · 1 year

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Deadlifts day are so difficults lately 🥲

#homegym #powerlifting #deadlifts #homeworkout #women who lift

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bulking0queens · 1 year

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#female bodybuilder #bulking0queens #fbb #big women #female powerlifters #strong fat #thick #gaining weight #getting fatter #deviantart fat

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thepinkofgoth · 2 years

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I think Berserk's overall message of struggle being pointless unless you have friends and compassion in your heart is a good thing to find if you're a grown man feeling depressed and defeated in these times. Sadly I think a lot of men cling to Guts' glorified image of solitude and self destruction+anger, and the message they take from Berserk is that Guts' anger is Good, and that they should be like that because its Cool. "I'm just like Guts fr" is barely a joke at this point. I think all men should be like the Japanese bodybuilder who started lifting to look like Guts.

#berserk #redditbros wanna be Guts so bad but then bully trans people and mock women and exercise no sensitivity or compassion #at least powerlift if you wanna be Black Swordsman Arc Guts sooooooo bad

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resetmypatientviolence · 8 months

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Appreciating my new PR of 2 deadlifts @ 270, the strength my body gives me, and the pure drama of how I dropped the bar.

#women who lift #powerlifting #CrossFit #new pr #gym rat #deadlift #built up to it #10 @ 55 #3 @ 105 #then 2’s at #195 205 215 245 265 and 270 #so over 3500 lbs moved in 15 minutes lmao #ugh my form is #so good

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sluttdge · 14 days

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The good news is that my hip and lower back feel fine this morning, so I feel good to deadlift this Saturday as planned. I'm doing four sets of 285 for singles, shouldn't be too bad. I'll still do my overwarm singles to see how things are feeling. Next week is my heaviest week where I'll do my opening weights and I'm looking forward to that.

I'm definitely not as strong as I was in January and I'm not totally sure why, I took some deload weeks but I've been in the gym regularly since then. Maybe I have accumulated fatigue? But I haven't been pushing numbers as much, just chasing that pump. Probably a combination of factors like stress from my job and other life stuff. I'll be happy if I can pull 300lbs in competition and everything on top of that is gravy.

I tried out a closer grip while squatting yesterday and woke up with my elbow bothering me, which is interesting. I wonder if all that elbow pain I had last year was partially due to my squat? And I was so worried about benching. So it's good to know I should probably keep my grip where it is when I squat.

I tend to be really hard on myself and definitely have high expectations for my lifting, but I wanted to do this meet for fun so I'm trying to focus on that aspect. I am having fun training for it and I don't want to let my loss in strength take away from that. Heavy shit feels heavy and I'm out of practice with it. I still have two heavy weeks left before the meet so that should help me get back into the groove of things. I'm happy to say that I've had no knee pain from squatting since I went back to my natural squat depth, but I think I lost some strength with that. But if it means I can actually squat and not limp the next day then so be it!

Bench today, singles at 125 then to failure on the last set. Hoping for 3+ so I feel better about my openers. Then doing bench with feet up and going to focus on really throwing it up. I love to bench so I'm looking forward to it! My bench shirt is clean but I wonder if I should get used to benching without it since I can't wear it to the meet.

Realistic goals for openers now are 225 squat, 135 bench (lol), 300 deadlift. We'll see how the next two weeks go and adjust if needed.

#drea talks #powerlifting women #powerlifting

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thesiridahl · 1 year

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💪🏼Siri Dahl💪🏼

#siri dahl #gemini #adult model #bikini model #fitness model #thickwomen #powerlifting #powerlifter #girls who powerlift #strong women #big quads #stepmommy

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leekeyrouz · 7 days

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coochiequeens · 6 months

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April Hutchinson may not be able to compete for two years for speaking the truth but she won my heart and respect.

By Genevieve Gluck. November 8, 2023

A female competitive powerlifter for Team Canada who spoke out after a trans-identified male athlete set a women’s national record at a championship in Manitoba has been informed that she is facing a two-year suspension from her sport as a result. April Hutchinson shared the news to X (formerly Twitter), where she has received an outpouring of support after she slammed the situation as a “horror show.”

“I now face a 2-year ban by the [Canadian Powerlifting Union] CPU for speaking publicly about the unfairness of biological males being allowed to taunt female competitors & loot their winnings,” Hutchinson wrote.

“Apparently, I have failed in my gender-role duties as ‘supporting actress’ in the horror show that is my sport right now. Naturally, the CPU deemed MY written (private) complaint of the male bullying to be ‘frivolous and vexatious.'”

Alongside her statement, Hutchinson shared images of the notice she had received, which reported that a discipline committee had convened on October 23 and had “determined that there is sufficient evidence for Major Infraction as a result of repeating offences, including prior warning.”

“Based on the information provided, the Discipline Panel is recommending that [April Hutchinson] have her membership to the CPU suspended for 2 years. We strongly feel this is a case of a repeated offence, and should be treated as such,” the notice read.

Hutchinson was reported to the CPU on August 23 by Anne Andres, a trans-identified male athlete who set a women’s national record at a championship in Brandon, Manitoba, on August 13. Hutchinson had publicly condemned his participation in the women’s category, and appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored just days after the championship competition.

“I’ve been a powerlifter with the Canadian Powerlifting Union for about four years now. Over the last year, I have been fighting my federation to ban trans women — also known as men — from competing with women in powerlifting,” Hutchinson told host Rosanna Lockwood.

“They have ignored my pleas, as well as many other women who don’t agree with it. They’ve actually threatened to suspend me for speaking up about the matter,” she added. “The threats keep coming, and disciplinary action for speaking up has been ongoing over the last year.”

“The whole thing is disgusting. It’s disgraceful. It’s disheartening,” Hutchinson remarked. “I’ve been threatened with suspension. Two weeks ago, I received a letter from my Federation, stating that I cannot call Anne a biological male.” In response to news of Hutchinson’s potential ban, The Daily Mail reached out to Andres for comment. He responded by telling the journalist who contacted him that “the blood of LGBT people” was on her hands, and added, “Get straight f*cked.”

Andres, 40, currently holds multiple records in the female division, including the women’s deadlift and bench press, and has placed first in nine out of the eleven competitions he has participated in over the past four years.

At the Canadian Powerlifting Union’s (CPU) 2023 Western Canadian Championship, Andres participated in the Female Masters Unequipped category, and beat out Michelle Kymanick and SuJan Gil for the first place award — with a total powerlifting score that was over 200kg more than the top-performing female in the same class.

A “total” is the sum of the heaviest weight lifted for the squat, bench press, and deadlift. Andres’ total would have placed him amongst the top-performing male powerlifters in the entire championship had he participated in the men’s category.

The Western Canadian Championships was held under the umbrella of the Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU), which announced a gender self-identification policy earlier this year. The policy, which garnered mass backlash from women’s rights advocates, explicitly allowed any males to participate in women’s competitions on the basis of self-declared “gender” alone.

In February, the CPU’s “Trans Inclusion Policy” was released, containing an explicit statement that the CPU supported allowing transgender powerlifters to participate in the sex category of their choosing based on a guidance from the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES).

“Based on this background and available evidence, the Expert Working Group felt that trans athletes should be able to participate in the gender with which they identify, regardless of whether or not they have undergone hormone therapy,” the document reads, deferring to the “inclusivity in sport” guidance from the CCES.

Just prior to the CPU’s announcement of a gender self-identification policy, Andres gained significant notoriety after sharing a video of himself appearing to mock female athletes, asking why female powerlifters were “so bad” at bench press.

The widespread outcry against males in women’s powerlifting events, prompted by news of Andres’ participation and taunting of female athletes, motivated the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) to issue a policy change on August 21.

“For a transgender athlete to compete in the sport of powerlifting at any level, he/she must declare before competing that he/she is a transgender athlete. If an athlete fails to declare that he/she is a transgender and competes that violation leads to Disqualification of the result obtained in that Competition with all resulting Consequences, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes,” the IPF said in an updated policy document.

Increasing reports of male athletes identifying as female in order to compete in women’s events have attracted significant criticism. As previously reported by Reduxx, a Canadian powerlifting coach self-identified into the women’s category earlier this year and broke the Alberta women’s bench press record. Avi Silverberg was attempting to highlight the unfair advantage males have when competing in women’s athletics, in protest over the CPU’s recently implemented gender self-identification policies.

Not to show my age but the thought of men competing in women’s sports was funny when it was this guy