This week on the podcast I am joined by Strongwoman competitor, Leigh Holland-Keen.
As the name suggests, Leigh competes in what traditionally would be called Strongman competitions.
How strong is Leigh?
Well, in 2018 Leigh became the first woman in history to be awarded a clean lift of the Dinnie Stones.
They are two legendary stones located in Scotland that less than 100 men have lifted in history.
They weigh a combined total of (are you sitting down?) 332kg. That’s 733lbs!
Yes, you read that correctly —332kg
Leigh was introduced to Strongman competitions by her step-father and was encouraged and inspired to compete by her mum.
Leigh’s mum - who we talk about in this episode - was a pioneer of the sport of Strongwoman in Australia and found her strength through the sport after an abusive relationship in her younger years left her with profound PTSD.
Leigh is one of four women featured in a new documentary recently released on ABC iView appropriately called “Strong Women”. You can find that series here.
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Kelli Jackson was first on the podcast in 2019. In that conversation, she shared how she transformed herself from (and I quote) an “unassuming middle age, overweight, unfit accountant who smoked” and who couldn’t ride a unicycle into an athlete and adventurer who planned to ride a unicycle around the world!
This time, Kelli returned to share her most recent adventure - becoming the first Westerner to ride a unicycle inside North Korea!
I have never met or spoken with someone who has been to North Korea so I was very excited to hear about it.
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This week on Sparta Chicks Radio you’ll meet Ally Orr.
Ally brings a unique perspective to the podcast; she is both a competitive Jiu-Jitsu player and an Exercise and Sports Scientist.
A talented musician growing up in regional NSW, Ally moved to Sydney at 16 to attend music school.
Not long after, her then-boyfriend introduced her to strength training and weight lifting - and the rest, as they say, is history.
She then found the sport of Judo before moving onto Jiu-Jitsu and has won (amongst other things) the lightweight Pan Pacific Championship and earlier this year, she became Australian Champion in the 60kg division.
At about the same time she discovered her love of combat sports, Ally transferred her studies from music to Exercise and Sports Science. She now lives in Newcastle and works at Better Being as a PT and Exercise Scientist.
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