Speaking of…

In the vein of somewhat unusual female athletes at the Olympics, here’s Melanie Roach’s blog–she’s a 33 year old mother of three, and the number one ranked American weightlifter in her (117 lb.) weight class. To give you some perspective, we are about the same size–and while I can squat around 140 lbs., she can back squat an insane 360 lbs. Here’s a video where you can get some idea of just what all she can do (yes that’s double her bodyweight that she’s throwing over her head), and another video piece from the NY Times that’s more biographical in nature.