Parvathi Sriram

Took this macho guy out; he behaved mostly😉🧿 #bikeride #nightride #metime

When it’s not just about lifting weights but my own limits💪 #idothiswveryday #womenwholiftstayfit

Heavy squats, shaky legs, and a quiet kind of confidence. Leg day teaches you one thing, strength is built rep by rep. Strong legs, stronger mindset. #powerlifting #legday #quietconfidence Thank you @suriyaa_1992_10 for your support 💪

My first source of inspiration wasn’t found in a gym, on a stage, or through medals.It was at home. In my mother Her strength was never loud, but it was powerful.The way she showed up every single day, handled life with grace, and kept going no matter what… that stayed with me. A lot of who I am today , as a woman, a mother, and an athlete, comes from watching her quietly fight her battles and still put everyone before herself. Strong women don’t just raise children.They raise strength, resilience, and courage in the people around them. Forever grateful to my first role model - Amma❤️ Happy Mothers Day - To all the amazing moms out there. You are the rock to your families.

Not everyone will understand your passions… and that’s the fun part. #WomenWhoLift #StrongWomen #PowerAndGrace #FearlessFemale

What started as “just trying something new at the gym” slowly became one of the biggest parts of my life. Somewhere between self-doubt, sore muscles, busy schedules, and being told to “take it easy,” I found strength I didn’t know I had. From casually lifting weights… to becoming a professional powerlifter. From training for myself… to standing on a podium with a medal for my nation🥉at the Asian Classic Powerlifting Championship. Funny how women are taught to make themselves smaller, while the gym taught me to take up space. . Life has a beautiful way of humbling you… and then showing you exactly what you’re capable of. @lioninthegym Ajay, Thank you for being the start to this amazing journey🤗

Squats were never my strongest lifts. For years, I believed my knees were my limitation. Arthritis wrote them off long before I ever did. But the more I challenge that story, the stronger I get. Strength training, movement, clean eating, consistency, not to “fix” my body, but to trust it again. A lot of women grow up being told to be careful with their bodies. I am learning that our bodies are far more capable than we think. “Your body hears everything your mind keeps repeating.” So I stopped calling my knees weak… and started training them to become powerful. What’s one thing your mind convinced you that your body could never do? #WomenWhoLift #StrongWomen #StrengthTraining #ArthritisWarrior #KneeStrength

Every time someone says “for a woman,” what I hear is… “I didn’t expect you to be this capable.” That’s not a compliment. That’s a limitation of the mindset! #mindsetshift #feminist #genderagnostic #powerlifting

My Third Gold at Telangana state - And I say it with a lot of pride. There’s a saying — it takes a village to raise a child. But I’ve come to believe… it also takes a village to build a champion. And in my journey, my village looks like this — my daughters. 🤍 They are not just watching from the sidelines. They are my cheerleaders, my quiet strength, my constant reminder of why I started. On days when the bar feels heavier than usual, when a lift fails, when the diet feels restrictive, when discipline feels like a burden… they are there — not with big speeches, but with presence. And that presence? It changes everything. Because behind every medal, every successful lift, every “strong” moment — there are countless unseen ones: Missed lifts. Early mornings. Sore muscles. Meals measured, not craved. Choosing consistency over comfort. Showing up… even when I don’t feel like it. And through all of it, I know I’m being watched — not for how much I lift, but for how I live. They inspire me far beyond the platform. To be stronger, yes — but more importantly, to be a better human. To show resilience. To choose discipline. To never quit on myself. If I stand tall today, it’s because I don’t stand alone. I take immense pride — not just in the medals I’ve earned, but in the fact that I get to be their mother. Because maybe… the real win isn’t just building a champion on the platform — but raising and being surrounded by champions in life. Huge shoutout to my ever supportive coach @tiruveedhula.kaushik my team @unitedbarbellclub.powerlifting and my colleagues at work who are always cheering for me. #PowerliftingJourney #StrongWomen #MothersWhoLift #BehindTheScenes #DisciplineEqualsFreedom ConsistencyWins WomenInStrength FitnessMotivation RealStrength RiseAndLift StrongerEveryday MindsetMatters NoDaysOff ChampionMindset FamilySupport

Here’s something I’ve learnt, both from powerlifting and just showing up for myself. The women who stay in shape all year aren’t more motivated. They’re just more consistent. They’ve stopped chasing excitement.It’s the same lifts. Same kind of meals. Most days look… pretty similar. And yes, it can get boring. But they don’t see that as a problem. They see it as the process. They don’t wait to feel ready. They don’t need the perfect mood.They train anyway. Because at some point, it stopped being a task… and became part of who they are. Life still throws challenges, stress, bad days, everything.But they don’t drop their standards every time life gets hard. And that’s the real difference. It’s not motivation.It’s not genetics. It’s standards. And once those are set,everything else follows.

The Prep that goes behind a Championship - Here’s a sneak peak of my Deadlift session before my state meet. The weights and the bar don’t care how you feel…. And that’s the most important lesson it teaches you, Showing up, irrespective of your feelings or energy… It doesn’t reward efforts it rewards output. You either lift or you don’t. Period💪 🧿

I hope you find a piece of your own story in mine. Especially those who are Perimenopausal or getting there. Perimenopause, doesn’t always announce itself loudly. It shows up in sleep, mood, energy, anxiety and body composition. These are not flaws — they’re signals. And I m happy to share that I have never felt this fit, not just in my body but in my mind and soul too. And this feeling and change didn’t come from shortcuts. It came from habits, from showing up, from choosing myself every single day. I control how I feel. I control how I look. This is the decade where muscle loss, bone loss and metabolic changes accelerate. Strength training becomes non-negotiable. Muscle is protective — it supports bones, hormones, metabolism and long-term independence. And NO, lifting weights does not make women “bulky.” Building significant muscle mass is physiologically difficult for women. It requires years of progressive training, high caloric intake and often competitive intent. Muscle doesn’t appear by accident — especially in perimenopause, where maintaining muscle itself is a win. I train for competition, yes. But even if I didn’t, I would still strength train — for health, resilience and longevity. This isn’t the time to restrict or under-fuel. Nourish your body. Adequate protein, fibre and healthy fats support blood sugar, hormones and energy. Heart health matters. Choose movement that raises your heart rate, that you enjoy, can recover from and repeat — not extremes that leave you depleted. Rest is not optional. Poor sleep and chronic stress elevate cortisol and slow progress. Protect your sleep like medicine. Walk daily. Build routines you can sustain. Consistency beats perfection every time. Perimenopause isn’t a decline. It’s an invitation to train smarter, eat better, and take your health seriously. Are you embracing how you feel and what you see in the mirror? Let me know if I can help you find your strongest and healthiest version. Happy to chat, drop me a DM. #perimenopausehealth #strongwomen