One of our Personal Trainers writes:
Keri Cates is a member at SXF, and is a client of Personal Trainer Shana Crouse. Keri has been a member since June 2007, when she began training with Shana. Shana writes, “Keri Cates just competed in the AAU International Power Meet in Las Vegas, NV, in December. Can’t say enough about this young lady! She is 19 years old and began powerlifting when she was 16 years old. She currently holds five world records, one of which she got while she was in Las Vegas. She is 5'3" and 123 lbs., not by any means your typical female powerlifter! I think she is a wonderful candidate to disprove the typical stereotypes of women who weight train!”
Records Kari holds include bench press for the 123 weight class (bench weight was 127.6) at age 18, squat (190.2 lbs.) at age 18, deadlift (204.3 lbs.) at age 18, and a new world record for squat (set in Las Vegas in December) (226 lbs.) in the 132 weight class.
Shana is helping train Keri for the 2008 Junior Olympics in Detroit, MI, and we will be competing in the same events as in Las Vegas, as well as open bench and open squat.
Keri is also looking forward to eventually competing in the World Olympics. Go, Keri!