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Strength runs in this family: At 1.58m tall and weighing 58kg, she stands tall in strongman lifting

Mum is strongman champion and her twin eight-year-olds are following in her footsteps

Mr Andrew Johnson and his wife Barbara Chng supervising their eight-year-old twins Brad and Ariel during training in the garden of their Katong home. A warm-up session, which involves mobility workouts and technique drills, is a must before the actua
Mr Andrew Johnson and his wife Barbara Chng supervising their eight-year-old twins Brad and Ariel during training in the garden of their Katong home. A warm-up session, which involves mobility
workouts and technique drills, is a must before the actual lifting. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
Mr Andrew Johnson and his wife Barbara Chng supervising their eight-year-old twins Brad and Ariel during training in the garden of their Katong home. A warm-up session, which involves mobility workouts and technique drills, is a must before the actua
Brad getting help from his father in making sure the mouth guard is placed properly during training. The mouth guard minimises the risk of broken teeth and injuries to the lips, tongue and jaw.
 ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
Mr Andrew Johnson and his wife Barbara Chng supervising their eight-year-old twins Brad and Ariel during training in the garden of their Katong home. A warm-up session, which involves mobility workouts and technique drills, is a must before the actua
Mr Johnson making sure the straps are properly looped and secured around Brad's wrists during a training session at home. This helps in improving lifting technique, reduces grip fatigue and provides
support to the wrist joint during heavy lifting.
 ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
Mr Andrew Johnson and his wife Barbara Chng supervising their eight-year-old twins Brad and Ariel during training in the garden of their Katong home. A warm-up session, which involves mobility workouts and technique drills, is a must before the actua
Mr Johnson checking on his daughter Ariel's posture as she warmed up before the start of the competition earlier this month. Having proper posture helps in reducing injuries during heavy lifting. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
Mr Andrew Johnson and his wife Barbara Chng supervising their eight-year-old twins Brad and Ariel during training in the garden of their Katong home. A warm-up session, which involves mobility workouts and technique drills, is a must before the actua
Ariel, who is 1.33m tall and weighs 28kg, cuts a contrasting figure to the other participants of the deadlifting competition. She won the mixed juniors under-12 years category with a personal best of 80kg. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
Mr Andrew Johnson and his wife Barbara Chng supervising their eight-year-old twins Brad and Ariel during training in the garden of their Katong home. A warm-up session, which involves mobility workouts and technique drills, is a must before the actua
Ms Chng celebrating after deadlifting her personal best of 260kg at the Asia Pacific Deadlift Championships 2019, held at Gym Rendezvous, on March 9. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
Mr Andrew Johnson and his wife Barbara Chng supervising their eight-year-old twins Brad and Ariel during training in the garden of their Katong home. A warm-up session, which involves mobility workouts and technique drills, is a must before the actua
Brad wiping tears of joy from his mother's face as Ms Chng emerged champion of the women's under-62kg category at the competition. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
Mr Andrew Johnson and his wife Barbara Chng supervising their eight-year-old twins Brad and Ariel during training in the garden of their Katong home. A warm-up session, which involves mobility workouts and technique drills, is a must before the actua
Siblings Ariel and Brad having fun with a giant tyre at the competition venue instead of the usual toys that children play with. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
Kelvin Chng
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Mar 25, 2019, 06:13 AM
Published
Mar 25, 2019, 05:00 AM
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At 1.58m tall and weighing 58kg, personal trainer Barbara Chng may be petite, but she stands tall in the sport of strongman lifting.

In the Asia Pacific Deadlift Championships 2019 earlier this month, she emerged the champion of the women's under-62kg category on the silver dollar deadlift, with a personal best of 260kg - more than four times her body weight.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 25, 2019, with the headline Strength runs in this family: At 1.58m tall and weighing 58kg, she stands tall in strongman lifting. Subscribe

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