#519 – Anorexic & Hospitalised to GB Powerlifting Champion: Sophia Ellis

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Ben Coomber

Science, Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

How often do we hear the deep back story of the people we look up to? Not often online, but often on this show. In this amazing episode I delve into the life and story of Sophia Ellis, a GB Powerlifter, 2x Commonwealth Record Holder and all round inspiring human who once was hospitalised due to years of disordered eating. She claims 3 things saved her - a innovative intervention, a will to fight and thrive, and the gym. Hear her amazing story.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, Ben-Cuba Radio, what is happening? So today, the podcast is full of strength, is full of power,
0:09.1	but is also full of a amazing journey that didn't quite have lots of power and strength in it had quite a lot of
0:17.8	well it will be focused today around one's eating disorder going into the recovery and then being an
0:25.2	absolute freaking badass. This lady is a GB powerlifter, British champion
0:30.9	record holder to I think I, so absolute badass from what is an awesome background,
0:41.7	Sophia Ellis,
0:43.2	also known as Sophia Strength online.
0:46.7	Welcome to the show.
0:48.0	Hi, you all right.
0:50.3	Hi, you're right. Hi,
0:51.5	Hi! Speak up! I that okay an intro? That was good you did good. Did I get it all correct? Yeah kind of like yeah I'm a two times
1:06.8	Commonwealth champion instead of like medals but yeah I'm British champion but yeah
1:11.8	all good.
1:13.0	Boom and what are those medals in so we can be really clear of your accolades?
1:18.0	So I got the gold medal for the Commonwealth Bench Press Championships in Canada and gold for the
1:30.5	full power which is the squat bench and deadlift in the Commonwealth as well.
1:34.8	Yeah. Nice.
1:36.1	So I'm not going on bench and deadlift and then I got silver and squat but overall gold.
1:41.3	Nice. So these days, what is the job title when someone says who is Sophia, how do you describe
1:49.9	Sophia? Sophia is a straight Sophia. I'm a powerlifter for Great Britain and England basically.
2:06.0	And do you do all of your coaching in person
2:08.6	or a bit online or?
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