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Monster Garage Gym/Maroscher Coaching Log: (Log number XCIV). WOMENS POWERLIFTING

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Powerlifting is truly a subculture of the bigger world of all things weights. Within that subculture of powerlifting is yet another subculture and that is the hard core powerlifter. Zoom in yet another level and you have arguably the tiniest of subcultures, and that is the hard core woman’s powerlifting subculture.

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As tiny as this subculture is, if you make the mistake and judge it by its numbers, meaning participants, well, you are missing the bigger picture. Instead, judge it by its other numbers…..meaning pounds/kilos lifted. This smallest of subcultures is often times misunderstood, but that is true only in the case of those doing the judging as their lens sees this subculture, but has never trained with or taken the time to get to know this subculture.

As Mary T Lathrap wrote back in the 1890’s in her originally titled poem, “Judge Softly,” she writes: …”don’t find fault with the man that limps, or stumbles along the road. Unless you have worn the moccasins he wears, or stumbled beneath the same load.” The short bacterized version is, “Walk a mile in his moccasins,” and that is the quote we all have heard at some point in our life. In powerlifting terms, that is to say, don’t judge the hard core woman powerlifter unless you have squatted heavy in her squat shoes.

In a male dominated sport of hard core powerlifting, this subculture is revered even if misunderstood or judged too quickly without fully understanding it. Over my 25 years as a competitive powerlifter I have been fortunate enough to train with some amazing hard core women powerlifters. Training at the same gym as multi-time world powerlifting champion Stephanie Van de Weghe and the late Maris Sternberg at Ernie Frantz Gym back in the 1990’s and early 2000’s, or as recent as today, training alongside of All Time Record holder Crystal Tate at the Monster Garage Gym, I have seen some of the best in this subset of the larger powerlifting community and I find myself often inspired by them on many levels.

In this world of Instagramed-super-filtered-photos, I enjoy the real and substantive culture of hard core powerlifting where the chalk laden calloused hands and plate loaded barbells of the individual is actually concerned with becoming better than they were yesterday, as opposed to the artificial world focused on how many “likes” or “shares” one attains.

My advice to the hard core powerlifter is take note of the hard core woman powerlifter as you will learn from them, and my advice to the gym bro is, just get out of her way because lifting weights in addition to lifting through sexism makes them strong(er) than you on both accounts.

The accompanying video is brief but telling glimpse into this amazing subculture of women’s hard core powerlifting at Monster Garage Gym.

Wishing you all the best in your training. Ever onward. Eric Maroscher: Monster Garage Gym

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Equipment used in this coaching log training video:
• EliteFTS Texas deadlift bar
• EliteFTS Monolift
• EliteFTS Spud straps
• EliteFTS Texas squat bar
• EliteFTS 3x3 power rack
• EliteFTS Bamboo bar
• EliteFTS Deluxe bench press
• EliteFTS Red shoulder saver
• EliteFTS Black should saver
• EliteFTS light bands

You can find ALL of the prior EliteFTS/Maroscher Coaching Logs/articles at this link: Maroscher Articles And Coaching Logs

MONSTER GARAGE GYM uses Universal Nutrition/Animal supplements and EliteFTS powerlifting equipment.

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