'Something about powerlifting just felt right. If I can control the weight on my shoulders, then I could take control of everything else in my life.'
Walcott said she started her health transformation slowly, focusing each day on doing one thing that would get her closer to her goal, like going for a walk or drinking lots of water.Tamara Walcott, a mom of two, said she weighed more than 400 pounds before starting a weight loss journey.
She said she tried cardio-based workouts such as kickboxing but then fell in love with powerlifting after joining a local gym. Walcott, who grew up in the U.S. Virgin Islands, said she had never heard of powerlifting before she started the sport. Walcott said she was also the only woman in the weight room at that time, and still to this day she said she is often the only Black woman she sees training and competing.
"Even though I was just sitting on the couch, at least I was with my kids all the time. Now I spend three hours in the gym," Walcott said of the guilt she felt initially. "I had to say to myself, in order for me to be good for my family, in order for me to be good for kids, I have to show them better than I could tell them," Walcott said of how she changed her mindset."I definitely just had to make time to get structured and do what I needed to do to accomplish the goals."
Walcott said the records she set were even more meaningful because of the difficulties she faced during the preparation, including a shoulder injury and training during the coronavirus pandemic with two kids at home.
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