THE GIRL THAT STARTED IT ALL Abbye Stockton could push press a 100lb dumbbell over head and hold her 185lb husband at arms length with him in a hand stand over her head. Dr. Jan Todd, former “Strongest Woman in the World” recalls: EVERY WOMAN in bodybuilding who puts on a swimsuit and steps on a posing dais; EVERY woman straining beneath a clean and jerk, and EVERY woman power lifter who fights through the pull of a heavy deadlift owes a debt of gratitude to Pudgy Stockton. She helped make these modern sports possible.She was important because was the first woman to demonstrate that weight training enhanced athletic activity. THE LEGENDARY Jack LaLanne told the New York Times, “Pudgy was one of the finest athletes I’ve known. She was a bodybuilder, a gymnast, and an acrobat. She did everything. Pudgy was an exceptional human being. Abbye passed away on June 26th, 2006. 2 months before she would have been 90. sportsworx24hr
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