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And The Winner Is…Announcing August’s Photo Contest Winners and Details For Next Month

Announcing the winners of the August photo contest! Read on to see the winning kettlebell photos and learn how to enter next month's contest - photos of Olympic weightlifting!

Mindith Rahmat

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A big thank you to everyone who submitted photos for our contest this month! Once again, we had a great assortment of photos, with pictures of everyone from toddlers, to older kids, to competitors, to canines! Who knew kettlebells were so versatile?

If you’re just tuning in, here’s a quick recap of the contest details. Our readers pinned their kettlebell photos on our Pinterest page for a chance to win one of three great prizes from Lauren Brooks of On the Edge Fitness:

This month’s winners were Ann Shaw, Tania Poletti, and Niclas Gonzalez. Without further ado, here are the winning photos:

1st PLACE: “Kettlebells and Yoga,” by Ann Shaw

2nd Place: “Tania Poletti – Director of PT me Personalized Training and Brand Ambassador For Mizuno Performing a Goblet Squat,” by Tania Poletti

3rd Place: “Last rep! Ukrainian Open Championships,” by Niclas Gonzalez

greg everett, catalyst athletics, performance menu, weightliftingFor the month of September, we want to see your best Olympic weightlifting photos! The top three winners will be featured on the main page in October, and also receive prizes from Olympic weightlifting coach and author Greg Everett. Greg is a respected coach and owner of Catalyst Athletics, and he was also one of our Featured Coaches. Be sure to check out his interviews and workouts to learn more about him.

Here’s how to enter:

  1. Head over to the “September Photo Contest: Olympic Weightlifting” board on our Pinterest page and follow us. (If you already have, you can skip this step.) Give us about 24 hours to follow you back and add you as a contributor on the photo contest board.
  2. Start pinning! The deadline for submissions is September 23. You can pin as many photos as you like on the photo contest board, as long as they are your own photos of you or someone else training in Olympic weightlifting.
  3. Check the Breaking Muscle main page on October 1st to find out if you’ve won. We’ll select three winners to feature on the main page, and the top two will also receive a book by Greg Everett:
  • 1st PLACE: Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide For Athletes and Coaches

IMPORTANT NOTE: By submitting your photos, you grant breakingmuscle.com the right to publish, distribute, archive, and otherwise use the photograph, in whole or in part, in print, electronic, or any other media and for promotional purposes related to the breakingmuscle.com’s products and services. In addition, you represent that you have the right to authorize breakingmuscle.com to use the photograph you are submitting.

Mindith Rahmat

About Mindith Rahmat

Mindith is a born mover. She has spent her life exploring various athletic disciplines, starting with ballet and modern dance from an early age. She went on to become a E-RYT 500 certified yoga therapist and teacher and discovered CrossFit after the birth of her daughter.

Mindith coached CrossFit at a number of boxes near her home in Southern California, which lead to her involvement in Russian kettlebells and Olympic weightlifting. She has coached a wide variety of populations and cares deeply for women’s health, specializing in pregnancy and postpartum fitness. She is currently studying the principles of Natural Movement and Kettlebell Sport, and is working to complete an additional teacher training in the Taoist art of Yin Yoga with Master Paulie Zink.

Mindith founded Breaking Muscle in 2011. Over 5 million people a month have visited the site, hundreds of thousands of them follow Breaking Muscle on social media, nearly 2,000 coaches have written or appeared on its pages, and there are thousands of free, fully-formed training plans freely available. Breaking Muscle has won numerous awards in the industry and is recognized for pioneering new approaches to fitness and coaching techniques. In 2021, Breaking Muscle was acquired by Barbend. Mindith continues to devote time to her kids, pursue her doctorate in psychology, do research, and teach.

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