strongwoman

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strong·wom·an

 (strông′wo͝om′ən)
n.
1. A woman who performs feats of strength, as in a weightlifting competition or at a circus.
2. A woman who is a powerful, influential political figure who exercises leadership and control by force.
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Emma, 42, a personal trainer and sports massage therapist at Urban Fitness in Lockwood, only began powerlifting in 2017 after competing successfully in Strongwoman challenges.
I hope to reach the Top 5 in my next qualifying tournament (to maintain my position)," said the Phl strongwoman, who's aiming to be among the 14 lifters who will pass scrutiny at the end of three qualifiying periods in April 2020.
These are days when any leader with a strong parliamentary majority is quickly dubbed a strongman (or strongwoman).
Diaz beat Turkmenistan strongwoman Kristina Shermetova by a mere kilo, a calculated victory that was a result of a comprehensive scouting by her coaching staff led by long time Coach Tony Agustin.
Among the major awards handed out, Sports Performance of the Year went to strongwoman Jenny Todd.
The strongwoman category includes five exercises: log press, UAE stone carry, ATV dead lift, farmer's walk and Atlas Stone.
Although seen as a niche area of sports clothing, the demand for highquality garments for athletes in the strongman and strongwoman competitions has never been higher thanks to the growth in popularity of strength-based fitness in crossfit and powerlifting.
In-keeping with the carnival theme, there will be a selection of Victorian games, including the chance to ride a penny farthing, a strongman and strongwoman competition and space hopper race.
Her focalizing contributions to A Feast for Crows, ceaselessly laboring the chasm between her self-image as a Machiavellian strongwoman and her mismanagement of the kingdom, await future classroom use as textbook examples of Frye's ironic mode.
Cara's friends from the world of variety did not believe him and it was the well-known strongwoman of the time, Kate 'Vulcana' Williams, who alerted police to her suspicions.
The theatrical circus's futuristic melodrama "Dust Revival," led by ringleader William Batty, features a free-for-all of acrobatics, a strongwoman, contraptionist and dance with live music by Three for Silver.
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