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Training this week has been a little bit weird for me. Monday wasn’t that great, but on tuesday I had a decent day, power snatching up to 134kg. I also did a bunch of block work for the power snatch, doing 115×5, 120kgx5, 125kgx2x3, and some other singles. Then some power c

Is it football season yet? Dang. Patriots- please pick Moss back up

“The Best” Olympic Lifters train seriously year-round for 10-15 years before they peak and hit their top #’s. It takes years of dedication. Step by step. Inch by inch. One inch today, one inch tomorrow…They don’t just show up one day and expect to hit Oly

Here is a friend of mine doing a 260kg Front Squat. He has a wrist injury that keeps him from doing the snatch and clean/jerk, but, he sure can squat!! Oh, check out the t-shirt too 🙂 He is also very close to squatting 300kg in the back squat. All while weighing about 100kg and with n

Friday- Basically in the morning I Did some power snatches and power cleans. Then, I front squatted up to a solid 190kg, with 2 close misses at 200kg. In the PM I back squatted up to 212kg, then missed 222kg. Then, I hit 190×2, 195x3x2, 200kgx3x2 Saturday- I went up to 200kgx3x5

Here was a 2.5kg Power Snatch for me. This was pretty much the same weight that I full snatched 2 weeks ago at Collegiate Nationals.

I got a nice hour long massage this morning so I was feeling pretty dang good heading into training. Power Snatch- up to 137.5kg (PR) with no misses, 140×0, then 120kgx2x2 Power Clean- up to 152kgx1, 157kgx0, 130kgx2x2 I’m pretty excited about the Power Snatch PR. Finally,

Kendrick Farris, USA’s #1 Weightlifter right now doing a 211kg Clean and Jerk. This is the guy that is leading USA Weightlifting as an 85kg lifter. He has some major squatting strength as well, having done 240kgx10 in the back squat while weighing 187lbs. Not too shabby!! Now, t

AM: Snatch- to 100kg (shoulder hurting) Cleans- to 150kg Front Squat- to 180kg (I think I fixed my light-headedness problem) PM: Back Squats- up to 200kg, 210kg, 220kg (484lbs), 225kgxfail, 205kgx5x1 Back Extensions, DB Rows, DB Bench