Contest pairs deadlifts with cookie decorating
Dec 20, 2023
Kiyome Grondin, age 56, lifted165 pounds in the competition, Mike Magnum, age 84, lifted 170 pounds and Donna Simmons, age 56 lifted180 pounds. Source: Liz Pothel-Pereira.
The competitors at the deadlift competition ranged in age from 11 to 84. Source: Liz Pothel-Pereira
Gabe Deblois, 18 years old, is pictured with Liz Pothel-Pereira, the organizer of the deadlift and cookies event. Source: Liz Pothel-Pereira
Kevin and Michelle Howie won the event’s cookie challenge. Source: Liz Pothel-Pereira
Students from Maggie Kuppens’ class at the Wareham Elementary School created the event’s poster. Source: Liz Pothel-Pereira
18 different cookies were entered into the event. Source: Liz Pothel-Pereira
On Sunday, Dec. 17, a Christmas deadlift and cookie contest took place at the YMCA.
The contest had 18 lifters, age 11 to 84, and 18 cookie decoration entries.
Mike Gallagher, 45 years of age from New York, topped the weightlifting charts with a 625 pound deadlift.
Kevin and Michelle Howie won the cookie challenge with their lemon and ricotta cookie. The two have been members of the Gleason Family YMCA for over 15 years.
Liz Pothel-Pereira, a trainer and teacher at the YMCA and owner of Rock Body By Liz, organized the event.
"The purpose of this was to bring our community together and show people they are stronger than they think they are," said Pothel-Pereira.
