I’m a 5’8″ woman, medium build. In 2017, I topped the scales at 275lbs…and I was hella strong. Despite my size, I did a lot of Crossfit, and rocked the strength wods. At my best, I had a 250lb back squat and an 800lb (yes, 800) leg press. My legs were tree trunks because every time I stood up, I was basically doing a weighted squat. I had the benefit of a massive body weight to use to my advantage…its amazing how much iron you can move with a little understanding of physics.
A year later, I’d lost 100lbs. My max weights were a fraction of what they had been, but my cardio was way better. At my 100lb anniversary, I back squatted 100lbs. It was a huge struggle but when I put the bar back on the rack, I kept thinking about how I walked around with all that weight on me for years.
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