Being in the weight room is a big part of life at Bearspaw Christian School.
It’s a top-notch facility and it’s where a lot of their students get their start.
Seventeen-year-old Jessica Gray is one of them.
“It started with the barbell program,” the Grade 12 student said.
“There’s just such a talk about it at our school and everyone wants to join it. That’s how I initially joined and I also wanted to lift to increase my ability as an athlete.”
Lifting weights eventually led Gray to start competing in strongwoman competitions.
This was her first year competing and she made her mark—Gray won the city and the province.
She finished second at nationals and qualified for the worlds in Madison, Wis.
Despite her lack of experience, Gray won bronze at the World Teen Strongman Championship.
She still can’t believe how far she’s come.
“I was going into the city qualifiers just imagining that I was going to get smoked by someone that was …