Atlanta’s 2nd Annual Pull for Pride was held Saturday June 16th at CrossFit Downtown Atlanta. The event raised over $10,000 for Lost-n-Found Youth, an Atlanta non-profit that exists to end homelessness among LGBTQ+ and other sexual minority youth.

Forty-five lifters participated and attempted to raise $1 per pound that they deadlifted. Each lifter had three attempts to pull their best deadlift possible. Pull for Pride was co-hosted by Team Lis Smash, the Fantastic Beasts – Atlanta’s LGBTQ Powerlifting Club, CrossFit Downtown Atlanta and the Women’s Strength Coalition.

Pull for Pride Nationwide started in four cities in 2017. This year events were held 11 cities, and each one raised funds for a local LGBTQ+ youth charity.

Thank you to Shooting Spaar Photography who captured the amazing shots above. Please follow them and if you repost, give credit by tagging them on Facebook or Instagram.

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NEXT YEAR: instead of Pull for Pride, we’ll be hosting Lift for Lost-n-Found on June 20, 2020. #L4LNFY is a very similar barbell benefit that will continue to raise funds for Atlanta’s Lost-n-Found Youth. 

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SUNDAY: Join the Fantastic Beasts for our next training session this Sunday, 6 to 7:30p at CrossFit Downtown Atlanta. Visit the Facebook group for more details. 

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THIS MONTH: Team Lis Smash is taking some athletes to Las Vegas next week for USPA Drug-Free Nationals. Buy one of our new shirts here to support our lifters Lis, Karina and Conswella (hopefully Bianca too!).