Meet the Fighters: Adrianne Phebey

A personal story from Adrianne, a boxer. In boxing, the general thought process is “the lighter you can get; the better”. As a short but unfortunately “ heavy-boned” female boxer, I was often told that I wasn’t very strong and that I would be much more successful at 60kg (some even saying 57kg) as opposed to the 64kg I would box at. It sounded sensible and I, like most boxers keen not to leave any stone unturned, was up for the challenge.

2021-02-09T10:48:21-05:00February 9th, 2021|
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Meet the Fighters: Laura

A personal story from Laura, a Muay Thai athlete, competing at a regional and national level. I first lost my period in Summer 2018, and didn't regain it until April 2020. Luckily for me, I have not (that I know of) experienced any further negative effects of this such as reduced bone density or frequent stress fractures. Here is the context to my lost (and subsequently found!) period.

2020-10-30T14:27:55-04:00October 30th, 2020|
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