The Tokyo 2020 super-heavyweight silver medallist is aiming to go one better in Paris, combining perfect technique with excellent muscle structure and flexibility
mily Campbell is one of the strongest women in the world, and is the only super‑heavyweight female athlete from Europe to qualify for Paris. The 30-year-old will compete in the +87kg category, and is one of Team GB’s great medal hopes afterto take gold, lifting 124kg in the snatch and 162kg in the clean and jerk, recording an overall weight of 286kg. “I think she’s capable of lifting more,” says, British weightlifting’s national coach who has guided Campbell since she took up the sport.
As she starts the pull, pushing through her feet to lift the bar she uses the full force of her legs, back and shoulders in unison. Campbell trains hard, focusing on different muscle groups by using exercises such as RDLS , weighted hyperextensions, wide‑grip deadlifts and back squats. “She has left no stone unturned,” says , who won the English Senior Championship titles in 1990, 1991 and 1995 before going into coaching.
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