Within the powerlifting community, the name “CC” has become synonymous with greatness. Young, ambitious and strong as hell, Chakera “CC” Ingram brought the fire each meet, demolishing world record after world record with no end in sight. She stormed the powerlifting community with what seemed like an overnight success yet as you will soon find […]

Ana Perez is no stranger to struggle. Born into addiction, Ana was sold at just 2 weeks old by her birth mother for drugs. As a young teen, she was faced with life changing experiences that made turning to drugs an easy decision. Addicted and struggling to stay clean, Ana found herself at a crossroads […]

We’re having our second Q&A with Amanda “Haparican” Kohatsu and BONUS guests Kristy “Krispy_Kremez” Senay & Ciarra “Ciarralifts” Hutton! Listen as we discuss questions that were asked on our Instagram & Facebook as well as go over Amanda’s personal struggles she is dealing with at the moment. Check our Youtube for the 1st recording of […]

Doctor of Physical Therapy, small business owner, apparel designer, strongwoman & powerlifting competitor. Marcia Darbouze has worn more hats in the last 10 years than most but none has pivoted her life more than the hat she never wanted, Auto Immune Disease. Marcia takes me through her difficult times realizing when her body was not […]

“I’ll NEVER be a Super Heavy Weight”. Words Randi Lee has repeated to herself many times. As women in strength sports, many of us look to make a lighter weight class not only to have a better wilks score, but secretly to not be associated with a heavier bodyweight. When Randi let go of the […]

We’re having our first Q&A with Elite FTS Coach, Julia Anto! Listen as we discuss questions that were asked on our Instagram & Facebook! In this episode, Julia and I talk about some programming thats near and dear to her, Conjugate. Listen as we go over: Female Triad Dynamic Effort, Max Effort & Repetition Method […]

Life takes us down a road that has many twists and turns. Sometimes with more heartache than happiness. These experiences can harden our hearts and shield us from ever feeling hurt again. However, as the leader of authenticity Brené Brown wrote ” Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to […]

At almost every National level USPA meet or higher, you will see this beefy, green shirt woman with a Colgate smile checking you in. She not only unfolds your stinky socks to check length, but also emails you a membership card, updates your new meet records and is probably handing you your medal. That woman […]

In a time when the sport of female powerlifting is flooded by the 35 & under, Ellen Stein is an unstoppable force to be reckoned with at the age of 65. She not only dominates her weight class for her age, but gives every 6okg lifter a damn run for their money (me included!). She […]

Being able to take a obstacle head on can sometimes not only feel daunting, but scary. Learning something new, that you will probably will suck in, can be exhausting, frustrating and can lead you to question your own capabilities. But those moments of struggle is where we grow, and Yessica Martinez has turned every challenge […]