By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies - I know because I'm an on and off rowerHe has a rainbow flag everywhere and promotes Australian same sex marriage. The guy can hit a 6:30 2k at 240 pounds and was an ex Olympic rower for Australia . Sam talks about his upcoming powerlifting competition, injury and answers questions on … The guy can hit a 6:30 2k at 240 pounds and was an ex Olympic rower for Australia . "Next thing he is standing in my lobby with a coffee. It was frightening at the time.“But I have been out of hospital for four weeks now and I am stepping upmy training and putting on weight for the competition.“I train three times a week normally and for more than two hours at atime.“A lot of people sound surprised when I say I am still going in for thechampionships and are quite negative, but I am going for it.”Sam is the only member ofher family who is a powerlifter with husband Scott (52) a football fanwhile her four boys: Stephen (33), Paul (32), Scott (29) and Ross (25)are into various martial arts.She added: “My dietician from hospital has been giving me lots of helpfor what to eat and it is mostly protein to build me back up as mytarget weigh is 57kg and right now I’m at 55kg.“So that is me on course for South Africa where my category, because ofmy age, is masters two.“I got into the sport quite late and it’s brilliant.“My sons are into cardiovascular stuff, but I wasn’t and I just slippedinto powerlifting after doing some weights at the gym and now I reallyenjoy it.“It can be quite therapeutic and helps with tension.”Sam has a cash target tooafter being forced onto the sidelines from her job due to the stroke.She needs to generate £3000 to get to the competition.She added: “I work as a senior manager at the Richmond Fellowship inInverness High Street, but my processing skills have suffered and,basically, I need to train my brain before I can go back.“So I am off on the sick and trying to raise money for the tripespecially as I am only on statutory sickness pay.

The contest in SouthAfrica is self-funded and I need to pay the costs of accommodation for aweek, flights, kit, entry into the competition and also transfers tovenues.“I have now started a funding page, so hopefully that will help.”Sam, meanwhile, revealedthat she will be donating any of the spare cash from the fund to charity.She added: “If there is anything left over then I will be putting themoney towards Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland.“I am very grateful to all the help and support I have received from themedical staff at Raigmore Hospital to the rehabilitation people.“And, of course, my family have all been tremendous too.“I am determined to make it to South Africa and will be doing everythingthat I can to build myself up for the competition.”- Anyone who wants more information or to donate, should email© 2020 - Highland News and Media Ltd. All rights reserved. The daughter of former prime minister Tony Abbott has married her Olympian beau after a whirlwind relationship of less than four months. Sam is the only member ofher family who is a powerlifter with husband Scott (52) a football fanwhile her four boys: Stephen (33), Paul (32), Scott (29) and Ross (25)are into various martial arts.

Sam has been a great supporter of all round weightlifting, and counts amongst his favourite moments in the sport, as being presented with the award for being the overall best lifter at the IAWA World Championships in Australia. Sam Devlin only took up the sport in the past year, but progressed so quickly shehas targeted a place in the September championships as her first contest.But Sam, from CuthbertStreet, Drakies, suffered a stroke in May and was in hospital for sixweeks when her weight plunged from eight-and-a-half stone tosix-and-a-half.She said: “I had a big operation on my neck and also on my leg, but I amgoing for these championships in South Africa, don’t you worry.“The surgeons had to operate on a blocked cartoid artery to allow theblood to flow, but they did say that if I had not been working out andpumping little blood through it then I could have died.“The stroke actually happened when I was working out in Gym 300 and apersonal trainer knew what it was and they got me up to RaigmoreHospital straight away.“My left-hand side was affected at first and I could not feel my leftarm for a week. Sam talks about his upcoming powerlifting competition, injury and answers questions on where to put your conditioning work when powerlifting, whether low bar squatting is better for rowing and why progress stagnates. We answer the tough fitness questions that other subs don't, can't or won't. She added: “My dietician from hospital has been giving me lots of helpfor what to eat and it is mostly protein to build me back up as mytarget weigh is 57kg and right now I’m at 55kg. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcutsCookies help us deliver our Services. SAM HILLS Sams award was presented by Frank Allen and Steve Gardner.Sam is from Hastings in East Sussex and was trained by the great Mike Archer (inducted member). Doesn't need juice for rowing, if anything I would say it's powerlifting he would be potentially juicy. This site uses cookies. The OpenPowerlifting project aims to create a permanent, accurate, convenient, accessible, open archive of the world's powerlifting data. **Press J to jump to the feed.

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