Whitacre makes gains at State Powerlifting Championship

This past weekend, now Petersburg senior Gabriele Whitacre competed in the Alaska State Powerlifting Championship, in Eagle River, Alaska. Whitacre took a similar approach to her training routine as she did when she competed in the St. Patty's competition.

"Just trying to maximize my deadlift, bench and squat. The goal going into this competition was to beat the deadlift record and my own bench record which didn't happen but I did see some improvements," Whitacre said.

Whitacre's powerlifting training overlapped with the end of the track and field season, causing her to try and strike an equil...

 
 

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