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ENTIRE ARTICLE FROM
ENQUIRER
Article as appeared in the
National Enquirer: Gayla Crain is a bubbly
bundle of blonde hair, blue eyes and girl-next-door good
looks- and pound for pound she's the strongest woman in
the world.
The
petite 21-year old wonder woman from Shawnee, Okla,
tipped the scales at
132
pounds last year while she amazed the world by lifting
an incredible 407 pounds. In 1980 she shattered 28 world
power-lifting records. She is now the current U.S.
champion in the 123-pound class.
"I'm
no muscle-bound freak." curvaceous Gayla told the
Enquirer." "I just like to hoist those big
weights.
"I
could lift even more if I increased my weight. But I'm a
woman. I'm ultra-feminine. I don't want to be a
behemoth. I'm a girl first and a power lifter
second.
(Here's Gayla lifting her
husband Rod above, I have met Rod 26 years ago just
as he appears in the picture above when she announced
her engagement. What's with us guys
and our hair-doos?
see Reverend Mikes long hair
and both of Gayla's brothers
long hair as seen in A man after God's
own heart It's perfectly normal to express
your uniqueness as long as you don't hurt anyone
else)
"Because of
the way I look-5 feet 4 and trim-nobody can believe that
I hold all these power-lifting records. I guess if i
were 6 feet 4 and weighed 300 pounds they'd believe
me."
Gayla comes
by her Amazon-like strength naturally. Her father, Don
Crain, 54, holds three world lifting records for men
over 50. Her brother Rickey 27, is a world power-lifting
champion and another brother Randy, 26, (above picture
far right) is a South Dakota state power-lifting
champ.
Although
Gayla has been married for 2 years, she uses her maiden
name in lifting competition. Her husband is Rod Dixon, a
21 year old student.
Last year,
she won the U.S. title by hoisting a hefty 396
pounds.
Pat Malone,
head coach for the U.S. team at the world power-lifting
championships last year, said: "Gayla has headed the
list of the top 50 women lifters around the world for
the past year.
"She is the
strongest woman in the world,
pound-for-pound."
Dr.Terry
Todd, Ph.D. spokesman for the National Strength Research
Center at Auburn, Univ. in Alabama, agreed: "A few other
women lifters, weighing much more than Gayla, have
lifted more. But pound-for-pound, Gayla is the
strongest."
- JAMES McCANDLISH
"I can do all
things through Christ that strengthens me." Philippians
4:13
Here's Gayla with her loving husband
Rod spending time last year in St.Louis, her
knight in shining armor for 26 years.
"Show deep love
for each other." 1 Peter 4:8
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heart (without photo)
Last photo of a great man
Family blessed with
Strength
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