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Joining Laura on the podcast this week is elite Olympic weightlifter, Kristi Brewer.\nK Mighty, as she is known, didn\u2019t even start weightlifting until her mid-30\u2019s, and in her relatively short career so far, she has earned the title of Master World Champion and Master Worlds Best Lifter, and in the process broken 12 world records. She competes for the USA on a national and international platform, and is the oldest national ranked weightlifter on the senior circuit. Kristi is also a CPA, a mom to two wonderful girls, and, not surprisingly, a scheduling genius, all of which you will learn more about here today.\n\xa0\nIn this episode, Kristi shares the story of her rather non-traditional journey to weightlifting through her steady progress in the sport to the current day, and her plans for the future. Along the way, she touches upon her training history, being a \u2018remote athlete\u2019, her competitions and the pressure associated with them, the insignificance of \u2018weight on the scale\u2019 in the bigger picture, and the impact her training has upon her daughters. She also offers a glimpse of her stellar organizational and scheduling abilities, what it\u2019s like to compete for Team USA, and how we can help cheer her on. Unmistakable throughout is Kristi\u2019s love of the sport and what it has done for her, her pride in being an example for others especially her children, and, above all, the fact that her story clearly demonstrates that \u2018life is not over when we become a mom or when we hit a certain age\u2019. Truly, new beginnings are possible at any point in our lives, so listen in today and be inspired by the mighty Kristi Brewer.\n\xa0\nEpisode Highlights:\n\xa0\n\xb7 \xa0 Kristi\u2019s non-traditional journey to weightlifting\n\xb7 \xa0 Her training history\n\xb7 \xa0 Being a \u2018remote athlete\u2019\n\xb7 \xa0 Her competition history\n\xb7 \xa0 The source of the pressure and expectations on Kristi\n\xb7 \xa0 The story of winning her first Master World Championship title\n\xb7 \xa0 Competing internationally in the Open Division\n\xb7 \xa0 The insignificance of \u2018weight on the scale\u2019 in the bigger picture\n\xb7 \xa0 The benefits of weight training\n\xb7 \xa0 Cutting weight during the holiday season\n\xb7 \xa0 Kristi\u2019s daughters\u2019 perspectives on her weightlifting\n\xb7 \xa0 Kristi\u2019s scheduling expertise including visual schedules\n\xb7 \xa0 Competing for Team USA\n\xb7 \xa0 Her current goals\n\xb7 \xa0 How we can cheer Kristi on\n\xa0\nQuotes:\n\xa0\n\u201cI didn\u2019t find weightlifting actually until my second child when I was 35.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cI love the intensity of it, and also the monotonousness of the training.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cWeightlifting also just fit my personality as well as my body type.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cI didn\u2019t have time to be good at both, and I didn\u2019t want to just be mediocre, I wanted to be really good at one, and so\u2026it morphed into weightlifting.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cI was so terrified of being a remote athlete.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cI do train alone in my garage, and I\u2019ve been doing that for 4 of the 5 years that I\u2019ve been an athlete.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cUltimately, I had to trust myself that I could make these lifts without someone there telling me what to do and when to do it.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cYou don\u2019t actually know what you don\u2019t know until you just do it.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cI love that women are, like, breaking all kinds of barriers\u2026showing the world that, like, just because you\u2019re in your 30\u2019s or your 40\u2019s doesn\u2019t mean life is over. You can start something new then, and be awesome at it.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cThrough the variety of my different competitions and experiences, the ones\u2026that I\u2019ve done the best at are the ones that I went in with to have fun.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cThe biggest pressures are definitely self-inflicted.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cMost people aren\u2019t as concerned with us as we are, but that\u2019s something really easy to say but hard to, like, take to heart.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cJust because it hasn\u2019t been done doesn\u2019t mean that I can\u2019t do it.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cI hate BMI.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cWeightlifting has been this huge, huge, huge mind shift of just how powerful a woman\u2019s body can be and how awesome muscle is.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cIf I don\u2019t stick to the plan, I won\u2019t compete.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cI love being that living example\u2026we can relate on a totally different level.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cI am way more for experiences over money.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cEvery day is blocked out into work, training, family, and then basically just fitting that all in.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cOur days are pretty structured, but that structure creates freedom.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cWe do believe that I did get COVID.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cTokyo 2021 is out \u2013 that\u2019s not something that I\u2019m qualified for.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cI am a firm believer that you need to make time for yourself.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cEvery time I see your stuff I just smile and I\u2019m encouraged.\u201d\n\xa0\nLinks:\nThe Pursuit of Gold homepage: \xa0 http://thepursuitofgold.com/\xa0\nMental Training: \xa0 https://www.laurawilkinson.com/learn\xa0\nLaura\u2019s Social Media:\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lala_the_diver\xa0\xa0\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLauraWilkinson\xa0\n\xa0\nConnect with Kristi:\n\xa0\nKristi\u2019s homepage: \xa0 https://www.kmighty.com/\n\xa0\nInstagram:\xa0 \xa0https://www.instagram.com/k_mighty/