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I started weightlifting 4 months ago, and I didn’t have any female role models to look up to. Thank you, for making this video, Ivy Russell is truly inspiring to me!

It’s nice to find a body-building female role model who isn’t taking test. Thanks for making this video!

Thank you for giving Ivy Russell the recognition that she truly deserves.

Honestly she's a beast, it anyone deserves to be called a queen it's definitely her she worked her ass for it.

That was an incredible tribute. No, I had never heard of her and I’ve been involved in strength/bodybuilding sports for 50 years. I’m so glad you made this effort and found all these facts.

Wow, I have no idea how a woman like that vanishes into obscurity. She was clearly an amazing outlier who should have been famous and stayed famous.

a great video! (and a great channel overall, very informative!) glad my article was of use, and thanks for the shoutout =)

Ugh this video gave me chills!! Learning her backgrounds and the extraordinary accomplishments gave me the impression that she wanted to make a difference in this world. And that conviction literally manifested through her powerful physique. Even as a dude, she is certainly the kind of human being I aspire to become. True legend. Thank you for making this video. It means a lot!

She's a legend and needs more recognition anf I think her feats of strength still hold up till to this day. Sad to know her story ended in such a tragic way but I hope her life story will eventually be recognised as a source of inspiration

Wow. A true inspiration. Deadlifting 180 kg, wrestking and a full time job. A reminder that if granny Ivy can do it then so can I 🤩🤟

This... This is what women's empowerment is to me.

That story about her throwing of the men who tried to assault her is absolutely amazing. Great video, thank you for shedding some light on her life!

Weightlifters always did bicep curls to help prevention against torn biceps during heavy lifts like the deadlift. The biceps are as you know, the weakest link due to their size so strengthening the muscles, tendons and ligaments of the front of the arms are hugely important. Great video, thank you

love stories like this she was a pioneer fr

She was both beauty and beast at the same time. She should definitely be remembered.

Rarely is there something about strong lifters I didn’t know. Thanks for ivy’s story. Never heard of her. She deserves to be remembered. !

She was one hell of a woman. I hope you do Sandwina.

There she is, brothers! The first Mommy!

wow this woman was awesome! thanks for making this video!

Bro .mark my words . You will get 1 million subs and cpm of 19 in just 1 year ... trust me. Ur the best bodybuilding channel on KZfaq right now

Amazing. Thank you so much for this video. It’s very important for women’s history.

Absolute beast of a woman

4:10 While bicep curls are not necessary in weightlifting, a lot of us still do them because having well developed arms is necessary for a strong lockout, basically makes the arms more solid overall. I'd imagine its even more important for a female lifter, although by the looks of her she definitely had at least some interest in bodybuilding

loved you videos old school bodybuilding rocks people looked healthy and lived better lives for their efforts..... Inspiring

Old school cool! Long live Ivy Russell's legacy!

so inspiring seeing women back then do weight lifting. gives me motivation to continue the gym

New song New day New pump New workout New heights Old inspirations, new feelings 🔱 WE'RE ALL GOING TO MAKE IT BRAHS💪🏼

Wow, she's very impressive!! Thanks 💯

Unbelievably incredible feats, I can't deadlift 1x my bodyweight yet and she did that much, especially in that era🙌🏻💀

She mogged the difficult so hard that she became part of the fitness history

Awesome history of a pioneer!

love your videos and very much appreciate your focus on strong, natty female role models

That’s an amazing story! Great videos, man!

Wowsers! I never heard of her until watching your video. Please do more future videos of old school strong women. Watching from London UK.

Thank you so much for this video especially, and your others. It is very respectful to acknowledge the courage and determination of men and women who were pioneers in health and strength. Women like Ivy and Abbye Stockton are true feminists in my view. They are level headed and not asking for special concessions or parading around like victims. They just did what they knew intuitively was the healthier thing to do. My utmost respect to such women.

Excellent channel dear 🙂

“Criminally underrated” = your channel 🫶

What a badass! She's inspiration to all lifters that anything is possible if you believe in yourself 💪

An amazing tribute to her, Sir; Your channel has quickly become one of my favorites.

Keep the good work with this kind of vids, dude, pure inspiration.

you do such great research for these videos, brother

Thank you so much for sharing the stories of women as well, I'm so inspired💖

Glad to have seen this. Thank you sir

Amazing. Thank you for making this!

Good information, keeping history from being lost.

Another Excellent video 👍👍

Great video. Thanks

Man i love this channel such a breath of fresh air from all the same o same o

Wow, a fascinating story, thanks for sharing!

Great research!...well done

Thanks for this, I've never heard of her!

Inspirational, to learn about Ivy Russell.

Well done, thanx.

Awesome Video

Putting all the modern sarm boys to shame.. Phenomenal vid!!

Well done man! 👍🏾

Wow! Love this! They should make a movie about her.

I used to compete at 57kg and 60kg in powerlifting so this one hit close to home, thanks for making this video. Strength athlete do do curls for utility though.

Great job .man.

Thank you so much for this beautiful video- very inspiring… makes me love weightlifting even more, as I started at 43y. feeling weird…not so much anymore 😁

Damn she's incredible

What a damn good looking muscular woman!

Great video, thanks! Ivy Russell was certainly a pioneer in the field of women’s physical activity, from her mid-teens being an instructor at a women’s gymnastics club then later specialising in weightlifting/wrestling, having dabbled with boxing & fencing along the way. That car-crash was a great tragedy, resulting in the death of the wife of the older married couple with whom she lived, and who to some extent she must have looked upon as a mother figure. The husband was Ivy’s instructor/coach and the death of his wife would been devastating for him too. In 1932 Ivy became famous for winning what was probably the first women's weight-lifting contest when she beat a contender from the North of England. A similar contest in 1937 gained much greater publicity, causing something of a sensation. Featured on BBC radio, Ivy found a wide field of opportunities opening up for her and decided to concentrate on forging a sporting career. But with the rise of the Nazis during this time, world events were not in her favour. The car accident happened in August 1939 and by the time the case came to court (the other driver was found guilty of Dangerous Driving) Britain had declared war on Germany and there would be six years of grinding hardship ahead. This had a huge effect on the country, which had very soon changed to a war-based economy with practically everything, particularly food, in short supply and strictly rationed. This, combined with the continued food rationing and slow economic recovery that went on for years after the war had ended, would have been very detrimental to any sporting career…

Yay!! Natty woman

Oh my goodness this woman is amazing.

What an astonishing woman ❤

Man if I was in a back alley and had to fight her I too would run, she's so powerful and has wrestling experience while being able to deadlift 3 times her weight.

Amazing

So badass

Bravo!!!!

This is a REAL feminist, right here. Fuckin’ bravo!

Wicked thanks

Her back is beautiful!

Damn he wasnt joking when this is one of the first videos.

Very interesting story, and very interesting You Tube channel. Also "natural," as am I. I'll be exploring your site over time. Thanks.

Phenomenal

amazing videos as always u will alwayss take my like and sub keep going

Ivy.. MY NEW (OLD OR RECENT) muscle heroine 🎉😮

Go Ivy!

Wow!

Wow hell yes

She looks great! I could only hope to look that good. Great muscle development without being over the top.

how did you find documentation about these old things?

love these natural muscular women of the past

2:58 no, I cannot in fact deadlift 700+lbs, give me 10 weeks to get back into shape and I could probably manage 410 though

We have come a long way as a society, because when I was a kid, the first bodybuilding gym I went to, men and women were separated, they weren't allowed to work out together. The women upstairs, the men occupied the first floor. It was at least a decade before "coed gyms".

What a woman!

wow interesting : o

Many women today have a similar physique

Goals 🏋️‍♀️💪

Her chest in that first photo is absolutely bonkers. Especially for the time.

A real female before steroids. 👍👍

Pretty cool..

Regarding The KZfaq survey, I don't recognize any of those companies.

She could compete in natural figure today, if she had bigger legs and glutes she could be in natty physique or bodybuilding today. Wonderful physique.

She is gorgeous

I'm early damn

bro can you do a detailed video on progressive overload like how to do it, after how much time

Wow