by liftingc | Nov 13, 2011 | News & Updates
I wanted to write a brief update on my participation at the World Weightlifting championships. I placed 23rd in my weight class in spite of challenging travel and organizational circumstances. I was the first women to represent and compete for Pakistan in...
by liftingc | Oct 25, 2011 | Blog, News & Updates
I did not intend to have this long of a lapse between posts. I plan on shorter posts with more timely updates. After the State reception, I have been spending a lot of time getting ready for Worlds. In addition to training about 6 days a week, in which each session...
by liftingc | Sep 20, 2011 | Blog, News & Updates
Since the time I was invited to give a speech at the Eid reception, until I gave the speech, I was constantly preparing and editing (with the help of friends of course). This was multitasked with other preparations for the trip, plus training and daily life. One of...
by liftingc | Sep 2, 2011 | Blog, News & Updates
My Ramadan went well but went by too fast. Training, in general was fine. It took me a few days to get acclimated. Most days were not difficult, but some days I did feel fatigue. I got to used to the routine, that the first day after fasting was over, I almost forgot...
by liftingc | Aug 18, 2011 | Blog, News & Updates
I have a couple of updates. I figure putting them all into one blog post would be more consolidated, less to read & click on. Hence the title, the kitchen sink. The news I have to share are on these two websites: The Women’s Sports Foundation is a non-profit...
by liftingc | Aug 10, 2011 | Blog, News & Updates
Georgia Games August 6, 2011 in Newnan, Georgia Newnan, Georgia is driving distance from Atlanta, about 40 miles, so this competition only required a one day trip; no flying, plane tickets, rental car or hotel, less logistics as opposed to trip to Senior...
