{"id":14199,"date":"2026-02-18T08:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T08:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=14199"},"modified":"2026-02-18T08:54:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T08:54:00","slug":"powerlifters-cat-makes-for-wonderful-and-horrible-training-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=14199","title":{"rendered":"Powerlifter&#8217;s Cat Makes for &#8216;Wonderful and Horrible&#8217; Training Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A cat has made for an unlikely spotter as its owner bench presses at her home gym.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This footage was provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vthood\/reels\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:powerlifter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">powerlifter<\/a> Vicky Taylor-Hood, who said that her cat Ashur \u201cjumped up between sets to \u2018help.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe\u2019s 10 months old and utterly fearless, which makes him both a wonderful and horrible training partner!\u201d Taylor-Hood said. 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