| Name |
| Clarissa Gannon |
| Age |
| 43 |
| Weight Class |
| 130ish pounds |
| Where do you live? |
| New Mexico |
| Squat PR: |
| 250 unofficial |
| Bench PR: |
| 155 unofficial |
| Deadlift PR: |
| 265 unofficial |
| Clean & Jerk PR: |
| Don’t do |
| Snatch PR: |
| Don’t do |
| Years lifting? |
| 11 |
| How did you come to powerlifting or Olympic lifting? |
| I am actually a NPC Figure athlete. I fell in love with the weights in 2010. As they started to change my physique, I could see they were also working to change my mind and work to make me a stronger mentality as well as physically.
I went on to become a personal trainer to share this new found love and strength with as many other women as possible. In 2016, I decided to step on the stage as a competitor . |
| Do you have any previous athletic or lifting experience? |
| No |
| Do you compete? Why or why not? If you compete, what do you like most about the competitions? |
| Yes. Because I want to challenge myself to constantly improve. I want that goal of building a better package each time I step on stage. |
| Equipped or Raw? |
| Untested |
| 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? |
| No. I am my trainer. I’ve studied training and nutrition and hormones so that I can be the best that I can be and then be able to share that knowledge with other women as well. Don’t just hire someone because they’re a good recommendation, ask questions, lots of questions. You’re literally putting them in charge of your health. |
| Where do you train? Gym, garage? |
| I recently have switched to my own facility, run out of my home . |
| What is the hardest part about beginning lifting as an older woman? |
| It seems like it’s easier to get injured if I don’t listen to the small things my body tells me. |
| How has lifting affected your health? |
| In an absolutely positive manner! I used to struggle with anorexia. Not an issue any more. I know I have to eat to lift. So I do. |
| What would you tell women just beginning this journey? |
| Start. Just start. Stop saying tomorrow. Stop being afraid. You are absolutely worth the time invested in you. Lifting won’t make you bulky. It’s the food that does that. Get a mentor or a coach. I wish often I had in the beginning. It would have made it a much less lonely journey. |
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