Christine has won five world championship titles in women's freestyle wrestling, and was named FILA's International Female Wrestler of the Year in 1997.

Christy demonstrates the strength movements that have made her the best in the world.

• Your grip should be shoulder width a part, with your thumbs wrapped around the bar.
• Your feet should be pointing forward, and can either touch the floor or be kept on the bench. Keep your shoulders, butt, and head touching the bench at all times. It is okay to slightly arch your back.

• Inhale as you lower the weight to your chest in a controlled manner, then exhale as you push the bar upwards. The bar should travel in the path most comfortable.

• Dead lift the bar in a slow and deliberate manner holding your back straight, with your head up looking straight ahead. Also your shoulders should be slightly in front of the bar.

• Elevate the bar in a straight line upward. Then, once the bar is above the knees, graze the bar closely up the thighs. Do not bounch the bar against the thighs.
• When the bar is at the mid to upper thigh area, intitiate an explosive shrug with your traps. Concentrate on keeping the bar in a straight line as close to the body as possible.

• Once the bar has traveled to its maximum vertical height inititate a catch position by dropping into a partial front squat by turning your wrists over and whipping the elbows under the bar.

• Position the bar comfortable on the back of the traps. Get a comfortable grip on the bar. Your feet should be shoulder width apart, with the toes slightly flared outward.

• The knees follow the toe line on the downward movement. Bow neck, keeping eyes up. Slightly arch back.

• Go low. Hip and knee joints should be at least parallel. Press back up into starting position.

• Find a comfortable grip on the bar. Hang with a full arm extension. In a steady, controlled pull, bring your chin to a point just over the bar. Slowly return to the starting position.
• If you are not strong enough to do a chin-up, start with a negative chin-up. Start with your chin just above the bar - you can get into this position by stepping up on a chair or a ladder. Slowly go down into a full extention arm hang. Go down on a 10 count. Repeat. In a manner of time this will build your strength to do a regular chin-up.

• Take a hand-over-hand grip on the rope. Reach up so that your arms at full extention. Pull your body up to your hands. Use your feet if necessary.
• Get up the rope as quickly and explosively as possible.
• For an extra challenge do not use your feet.