'All that other stuff just fell away, and I was just left with the barbell (which) is what really made me feel the best because I could see progression' - Esther Gartshore
The road to powerlifting wasn’t a quick one for Sault Ste. Marie’s Esther Gartshore, but it’s turned into a successful one.
“When you get the feedback and you start building muscle and gaining strength and start putting more and more weight on the bar, it’s really something to strive for.”“Everybody sort of stops what they’re doing and keeps an eye on the monitor because there’s big monitors in the athlete area or peeks behind the curtain to see how the lift is going to go,” Gartshore said, adding that the cheers and encouragement comes even for less experienced competitors who may be lifting a personal best.
“It was a super well run event,” Gartshore said. “It’s nice to be surrounded by all these people that are passionate about the same sport that you do at different age levels, different sizes.”Gartshore said it was the first time the two had met and ended up on the same flight en route to the event.
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