Barbell Radio
Barbell Radio
Kanan Kasai
#52 Esther Bae/ Breaking Stereotypes in Korea, Crazy Water Cut Stories, Coaching Female Beginner Athletes
1 hour 11 minutes Posted Feb 27, 2021 at 4:00 pm.
Growing up in the US, moving back
How did you start lifting?
Cat back deadlift dayz
COVID and training
Asians being overachievers
Not making weight on the first meet
Powerlifting in Korea
"Traintrue" Gym in Korea
Motivation for women to start lifting
Using social media to your advantage
"skinny"and "thin" being a trend in Asia
How can I get more women into Powerlifting in Japan
Future of Strongirls?
Coaching beginner lifters
How can we reach you?
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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。
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https://www.instagram.com/estherflowerbae/
https://www.instagram.com/strongirls.official/
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https://www.instagram.com/traintrue.official/
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