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I am writing this from a hotel in Shreveport, Louisiana. We will get back to California this afternoon, so we have a lot of driving (to Dallas) and flying (to San Francisco) left. To say I am exhausted is the understatement of the century. I can honestly say I have never felt so physi

Here is the link for the live stream… http://www.ustream.tv/channel/national-collegiate-weightlifting-championships#events

To say I Am exhausted is an understatement (and that is an understatement). I am so tired and just run down I think I could sleep for 2 weeks straight. I couldn’t even front squat 180kgs today, and I couldn’t back squat 205kgs. I am so wrecked and tired from that meet on s

Yesterday I went up to 130kg snatch in the morning, and up to a close 160kg clean and jerk. I couldn’t quite clean it though. In the PM I went up to a 135kg snatch, and a….umm,. I honestly don’t remember what I clean and jerked. Wait , 145kg (not maximal, shoulder wa

The competition didn’t go so well yesterday. The frustration started right away in the morning. I was 2kgs over bodyweight (4.4lbs). So, I literally had to run like 5 miles throughout the day to lose the weight (we didn’t have a sauna). That, and not drinking or eating a s

Included are my top sets of Snatch (140kg), and Clean & Jerk (165kg). Just two days out from the PWA Championships in San Francisco, CA.

AM: Snatch up to 120kg, Clean/Jerk up to 140kg, FS to 180kg PM: Snatch up to 140kg, Clean/Jerk up to 165kg LATE PM: Front Squat- up to 185kgx3x1, 190kgx1, 196kgx1! 180kgx2x1 Some bar work/work with 50/70kg, glute ham raises I am competing sunday, which is a big meet in San Francisco.

My training log always seems a day behind. But, sometimes ya gotta go in reverse before you can move forward! Remember that 🙂 Whether that is doing away with some inner demons or just plain going back and making things right with someone/something, it can help. Yesterday: Got an hour

Anyone ever feel like they’re in quicksand? It’s a horrendous feeling. The harder I try to get out, the more effort I put in the deeper I sink. I don’t know any other way but to try harder, and, I just sink deeper. I Get worse and worse. My lifts go downhill. My tech