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In a dark corner of the basement of Beyer Hall there's a gym strictly

dedicated for members of the Iowa State Weight Club. This is a gym for serious

power lifters and strongman competitors and one of its most dedicated members is

Amy Kurr. "Powerlifting's great it helps you learn to stand up when you fall down. Kurr

is one of the most experienced members of the ISU Weight Club. The senior in

materials engineering has been coming to this gym since before she even started

classes at Iowa State as a freshman and while she loves it now her first visit

here wasn't great. "Everything was intimidating. I was new

freshmen didn't know anyone so I was like nope just kind of ran away." A friend

talked Kurr into trying the gym again but as one of the only female members she

often felt isolated. "I stuck with it I loved lifting so as long as I could find

like-minded people who are there to support me encourage me had the same

goals we're gonna help me it seemed like it go close Kurr was determined to give

other women that kind of place without feeling as intimidated as she was at

first. "I talked to some of my friends who were involved in fitness they're

like yeah it's tough meeting women who like fitness, working out, running,

swimming, anything and I was like maybe we should start up a club for that so we

started up a club for women in fitness we called it ladies in fitness training

LIFT. We wanted to connect women who loved Fitness who wanted to meet other

women the other part was we wanted to inspire these women to chase their

athletic dreams." Meanwhile, Kurr continued to chase hers. She entered and won

several powerlifting competitions setting multiple collegiate records

along the way but she was still looking for new challenges and she found some

while studying abroad. "While I was overseas in Britain I got introduced to

strongman competitions or the strongmen atmosphere and then decided I loved it

wanted to go try out some competitions." "Go Amy@" Kurr has stayed busy in her time

at Iowa State she's a member of women in science and engineering and the Society

of Women Engineers last fall she was selected to be part of the Cardinal

Court but it's her work helping to grow a community for women and fit

that she's most passionate about. "Would love to come back 10, 20 years from now

and just know that something that started as you know nothing too great

whatever turned into something great." Kurt hopes to continue training and competing

in powerlifting and strongman competitions after she graduates this

spring and while she's helped grow the weightlifting community on campus, Kurr

says she's also grown a lot because of that same community. "So I've gained a lot

out of being part of the Weight Club, some of it has just been extreme

personal growth just realizing more about you know who I am what I want

dreams goals has been an incredible journey." For Iowa State News Service I'm

Dave Olson.

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