A WOMAN who only started serious training four months ago is about to compete for the title of Britain's Strongest Woman.
In the evenings, Gemma Taylor, 20, of Bagby, near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, is a singer, performing in pubs across the country.
But during the day she spends hours in the gym, training for the title.
She has always been interested in strongman competitions, but it was not until January that she began training for the strongest woman contest, with Eddy Ellwood, who has been Mr Universe five times.
In Kent next Saturday, she will attempt to pull a 7.5 tonne truck, run 50 metres carrying 65kg (10.2 stone) weights in each hand, lift a 65kg weight above her head as many times as she can, flip a 230kg (36.2 stone) tyre ten times, and carry six 75kg (11.8 stone) "atlas stone" boulders to a wall.
She said: "I am really excited about the competition and I am just determined to do well."
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