Had a helluva competition on the weekend where I went 5/6, 125/130/135 in the snatch and 160x/160/166 in the clean and jerk for a 301 total. That one miss shouldn’t have happened, I think I was so amped up I forgot to breathe, in any case when I stood up with the clean I was so lightheaded I could barely see and the jerk didn’t go well.
I settled down and smoked my last two attempts, but I think if I don’t miss that weight I get a shot at 170, and I think I had at least that in me that day. Still hit PRs in both lifts though (prior bests were 130/165 in training and 125/160 in competition).
Koing - weighed in at 103.17 I think, didn’t really have to do anything to make weight, was a nice change. I’m actually a lot leaner right now than I used to be, I almost had abs when I stepped on the scale haha.
Ed - yeah, watching the video that 130 does look like a bit of a struggle, and thanks
ape - 10 years? horseshit, I’ve seen a couple of your training clips and if you keep plugging away at it you’ll get there quicker than you think
deb - yes, the jerk is generally the stronger part of the lift for me, which is why I’m still pissed I botched that first one haha . . . ah well
NWM - far as I’m conerned it’s not “rare air” until I’m strong enough to compete with the Canadian flag on my back representing my country, but that’s still a little ways off, onward and upward indeed
