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Eastland High School senior Cadin Colehour and his sister Natalie, a freshman, overcame gym closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic to turn in impressive performances at a couple recent powerlifting meets. Training out of their basement in Lanark, the two teens are proud holders of newly-set state, national, and world records in the sport of powerlifting.

Powerlifting is a strength sport based on the squat, the bench press, and the dead lift. The heaviest successful attempt for each event is then added together, resulting in a lifter's "total". Cadin and Natalie recently competed at t...