Most Inspiring Lifter

[Gerhard]

That well... Inspires you to be a better lifter?

[MBasic]

85 yo woman lifting.
People missing 90% of an arm still squatting.
Guy going thru Chemo/cancer.

Stuff like this, nobody famous.

[Dave Klopp]

+1

[Gerhard]

An acquaintance of mine lost both legs during a tour of Afghanistan. He took gold at Powerlifting in the Invictus Games, top man, awesome inspiration.

[Mugaaz]

Anyone I see trying to do more than last week.

[slowmotion]

That danish 92 year old that continued to lift after having been dead for 11 minutes impressed the hell outta me.

[Manimal]

Ben Rice, really young guy who started like everyone else. He just managed to stick with it for a very long time and built himself up to be a great competitor. He is very humble and balances school and lifting among other things. Just kinda inspiring that he gets his work in while managing a life. He doesnt seem larger than life like most top competitors.

[sbhikes]

I have a friend who is really athletic who tells me in her 20s her max squat was 190lbs. So here I am in my 50s, I was never athletic, and I'm closing in on 190lbs. I plan to surpass that if at all possible. I'm not sure who is more inspiring though. Is it her because I'm trying to beat her 20+ year old self or is it me because I'm amazed I can do it?

Otherwise, all the women who lift are definitely inspiring to me in the more traditional sense.

[stuffedsuperdud]

Runaway leader: Brent Kim

Distant #2, maybe: hsilman

[Mark E. Hurling]

I have a friend who is really athletic who tells me in her 20s her max squat was 190lbs. So here I am in my 50s, I was never athletic, and I'm closing in on 190lbs. I plan to surpass that if at all possible. I'm not sure who is more inspiring though. Is it her because I'm trying to beat her 20+ year old self or is it me because I'm amazed I can do it?

Otherwise, all the women who lift are definitely inspiring to me in the more traditional sense.

Everything is harder to do when you're older. You win!