Olympics Bound: Send-Off Party for Weightlifter Melanie Roach Tonight

2008-07-18 07:48:00

She's the top-ranked woman weightlifter in the United States, not to mention being the mother of three, and after sparkling performances at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships and the 2008 Olympic Trials, Melanie Roach is headed to Beijing.

Melanie Roach (USA) ripped this 79-kg snatch, getting off to a perfect start at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Roach will be headed back to Asia for some more weightlifting shortly, only this time it will be Beijing, China, and the Olympic Games. IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.

But first, there's a send-off party, and that's tonight, in Sumner, Washington, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. "Hot dogs, children/family activities & autographs!" For more details, please visit Melanie's website.

IronMind: Tools of the Trade for Serious Strength Athletes . . . home of Captains of Crush Grippers, MILO, SUPER SQUATS, Just Protein, the Rolling Thunder, Mastery of Hand Strength . . .

Check out our Resource Pages for more information on grip training; Olympic-style weightlifting and weight training; and strongman and World's Strongest Man.

Olympics Bound: Send-Off Party for Weightlifter Melanie Roach Tonight

Captains of Crush® Hand Grippers

The gold standard of grippers.

MILO®: Strength

Universal power broker

Strong-Enough™ Lifting Straps

Proven daily by the world's strongest men.

Expand-Your-Hand Bands

Say goodbye to tennis elbow