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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

If that other link doesn’t work to stream collegiate nationals live try this one: Http://usawl.sportzcast.tv

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

There will be a LIVE broadcast of Collegiate Nationals this coming Saturday night at 7pm (Central time). There are about 21 competitors in my weight class- 94kg (207lbs). I expect to have my first lift at around 8pm (give or take). You might as well start it at 7pm and keep it up as y

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

Previous to starting my journey that I am now on I wrote a little motto about how I wanted to approach this sport. I knew how hard and frustrating the sport was, but, I didn’t know it could be this frustrating. I have it hanging up in my room all the time, just so I can wake up

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