Episode 3: Gemma Young's journey to the top. Scotland's best female powerlifter tells all

from Remember Resilience? · host David Dooher

Welcome back to the Remember Resilience Podcast. Today we are joined by Gemma Young, Scotland's all time top female powerlifter and one of the best Powerlifters in the world. She has an incredible 235kg squat, 220kg deadlift and 105kg Bench Press. Her gym is littered with medals from Powerlifting competitions all over the world. But success did not come easy for Gemma. Just 6 years ago she was a size 22, fed up with her lifestyle and health she embarked on a journey which was to take her to a size 6 and onto the bikini bodybuilding stage just 6 months later. However this started the decline in Gemma's mental and physical health where she developed eating disorders, mental health problems along with battling through an abusive relationship. She then found powerlifting and Gemma is here to tell us her story and how she is soon to be the best female powerlifter in the world.

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