#52 Esther Bae/ Breaking Stereotypes in Korea, Crazy Water Cut Stories, Coaching Female Beginner Athletes

On Episode 51 of Barbell Radio, I speak with Korean Powerlifting Coach and social media influencer, Esther Bae. Esther is also the founder of a strength training community called "Strongirls", which aims to promote the sport of Powerlifting by hosting group training session specifically for beginner females as well as sharing training videos and informative content on social media.In this episode we speak about her first time competing as a Powerlifting athlete and the struggles she went through to make weight, where Powerlifting is at in Korea and how we can get more women into the sport. バーベルラジオ第51回は、韓国のパワーリフティングコーチ・SNSインフルエンサーのベイ・エスターさんのお話をしました。彼女は、女性のパワーリフティングを中心としたコミュニティー「Strongirls (ストロングガールズ）」を立ち上げ、そこでは女性向けのグループトレーニングを指導したり、SNS上で他の女性に参考になるようなコンテンツを発信などしております。このエピソードでは、エスターさんの初めての大会でのハプニングや、韓国でのパワーリフティング事情、そしてインフルエンサーとしてどのように女性にパワーリフティングに対して興味を持ってもらえるかなどお話をしました。 Timeline 00:40 Growing up in the US, moving back 04:10 How did you start lifting? 07:35 Cat back deadlift dayz 09:50 COVID and training 15:20 Asians being overachievers 17:30 Not making weight on the first meet 32:15 Powerlifting in Korea 36:20 "Traintrue" Gym in Korea 38:05 Motivation for women to start lifting 43:30 Using social media to your advantage 47:10 "skinny"and "thin" being a trend in Asia 53:20 How can I get more women into Powerlifting in Japan 01:00:00 Future of Strongirls? 01:02:55 Coaching beginner lifters 01:09:40 How can we reach you? Esther's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/estherflowerbae/ https://www.instagram.com/strongirls.official/ Traintrue Gym Instagram https://www.instagram.com/traintrue.official/ Barbell Radio Instagram, Facebook, Twitter:@barbellradio

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