Heading into last weekend, Jackie Osczevski knew it would be tougher than normal to carry a 550-pound timber frame, not to mention lifting a 225-pound log over her head.

The 33-year-old from Martensville was fighting a cold, and fighting to hold onto her second place spot at the Official Strongman Games World Championships in Arlington, Texas Nov. 20-23, which included more than 400 athletes from 40 different countries.

So Osczevski was disappointed when she dropped two spots from last year’s competition, coming in fourth, but figured her cold, and an impressive newcomer who took first place, factored into her standings.

Jackie Osczevski initially placed fourth at the strongman competition. (Jackie Osczevski )

It turns out both were true.

“I was pretty defeated. I wanted to hold ont

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