Yesterday was the first day back after the meet because of travel/no sleep. I power snatched up to 125.5kgs, then I did 127.75kgs. Yes, I have to be exact because I was throwing a .5kg plate on one side. Then I power cleaned up to 150kg and called it a day. Here is the video:

I sure wish it was under a different context, but, I got Graettinger, Iowa some love here:   http://weightlifting.teamusa.org/news/2011/04/11/kendrick-farris-and-jared-fleming-set-new-american-collegiate-and-junior-records/41812?ngb_id=34   haha 🙂 I’ll take what I can

I had already missed this weight twice (138kg). If I missed again I would have bombed out from the competition. Instead, I made the lift and placed 2nd out of 21 guys at Collegiate Nationals. I’m at my best when the pressure is on. Now I just have to make it happen on the first

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