An interview with Tamara Dunkley

This is my conversation with Tamara Dunkley.

Tamara is a competitive powerlifter whose performance at the 2023 British Powerlifting Championships marked her out as a possible future international lifter. Unfortunately a nasty and prolonged back injury has meant she has had to withdraw from competing and focus on trying to get pain free and lifting again.

In this episode we go over her introduction and progression in the sport and the difficulties she has faced in coming to terms (both physically and mentally) with an injury which has no defined end point.

Tamara was nervous about making this episode but she is a very genuine and honest person and I think she communicates her struggles in a way which is both pragmatic but also resilient.