Ever since Holley Mangold appeared on MTV’s Truelife series, “I’m a Big Girl”, her name and more notably her physique have become recognizable in crossfit gyms across the country. When you think of sheer power in weightlifting, you might think of a man with lean muscle mass, not an obese 23 year old girl. Mangold is about 5’8 and weighs 350 lbs, however her gender and size never stopped her from competing as a linebacker for her all male high school football team then competing alongside other top female athletes the olympics as a power weightlifter.
