The girls chat with Jess Montejo (who is a freakin powerhouse). Jess talks about everything from first meets to building a full-on strength sports hub. She also shares how a simple invite from her cousin turned into a decade-long journey in powerlifting, multiple records across federations, and eventually opening UNIT Strength Training with her husband. We also touch on "halftime entertainment" in strength sports so be sure to tune in.

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The girls welcome Anna McElderry - reader, playlist extraordinaire, and Team USA weightlifter. Anna shares her journey from a field hockey kid with terrible hand-eye coordination to an international-level Olympic weightlifter training out of Garage Strength. She talks about qualifying for Youth Nationals early on, medaling at her first international meet, and growing up in the sport alongside teammates. Anna also gets into the real stuff on burnout and how she decided what to do with her weightlifting career.

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The girls finally chat with the amazing Jessie Johnson - Director of the Final Attempt, documentarian, weightlifter, photographer, videographer extraordinaire (among a million other facets). We love Jessie more than we know how to describe, and we're so excited to have her share some of her life with all of you. Jessie talks about being a documentarian and a weightlifter, what it looks like to evaluate your progress in sport during different stages of life, and what capturing sport means.

We encourage you to support Jessie's work by:

• reaching out to her and HIRING her here
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• watching The Final Attempt
• cheering on everything she does currently for USA Fencing

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