| Name |
| Beth Ali |
| Age |
| 50 |
| Weight Class |
| 75 kg/ 165 lb |
| Squat PR: |
| 242 lb (meet) |
| Bench PR: |
| 105 lb (meet) |
| Deadlift PR: |
| 252lb (meet), 270 lb unofficial |
| Years lifting? |
| 1.5 |
| How did you come to powerlifting or Olympic lifting? |
| I trained as an olympic lifter a few years ago. I switched to OCR training, but a friend of mine convinced me to do a powerlifting meet telling me I would LOVE it-she was right. I was hooked! |
| Do you have any previous athletic or lifting experience? |
| I started lifting as an adult about 6 years ago, but not with any consistancy of type or purpose until about a year and a half ago. |
| Do you compete? Why or why not? If you compete, what do you like most about the competitions? |
| I love competing. I have the need to have a purpose behind my workouts or I lose motivation. The meets are fun, I meet great people, and I get the motivation to keep pushing myself. |
| Equipped or Raw? |
| Raw |
| Do you have a coach or trainer? In person or online? How did you find your trainer/program? Do you have any advice for women looking for a trainer? |
| I have a great group of people I train with and the owner is a world class powerlifter who is kind enough to coach us. |
| Where do you train? Gym, garage? |
| Marietta Barbell -old style gym |
| What is the hardest part about beginning lifting as an older woman? |
| Feeling so ridiculously weak compared to everyone and reminding myself that everyone starts somewhere and I am only competing against myself! |
| How has lifting affected your health? |
| I have no meniscus in one knee and losing the other one, along with arthritis in both knees. Powerlifting has helped me strengthening all the muscles around my knees so I very rarely have any pain anymore. Also, I just feel strong, and that helps my sense of self and self-esteem |
| What would you tell women just beginning this journey? |
| Go slow and steady, but have fun! This is the most empowering act that I can think any of us “old” ladies can do for ourselves! |
