We took 4 lifters to Glasgow in total it was the first competition for 3 of the four lifters. Our club (the purple hippo weightlifting experience) has only been running for 4-5 months. The event was really well ran and everyone was very friendly.
Zachary Courtney, 15 years old, 85 kilo class.
4th Place, 190kg Total, First Competition.
Snatches - 70x/70/80
Clean and Jerk - 90/100/110
Zack did really well first comp and he missed his first snatch, he recovered well however and never really looked back. 110kg C+J was a 5 or 7kg PB for him.
Robin Fourman, 18 Years old, 85 Kilo Class
5th Place, 155kg Total, Second Competition
Snatch - 70/75/78x
Clean and Jerk - 80x/80/pass
Robin had a difficult run up to the comp with a injured hamstring and food poisoning he missed 2-3 months of full lifts and training. He hurt himself in the warm up room cleaning hence the power cleans. Overall very good and he equalled his training PB snatch.
John Watson, 105+ Class, 26 Years Old
1st Place, 215kg Total, First Competition
Snatch - 90, 95x, 95
Clean and Jerk - 110, 120, 130x
John’s first competition was unlucky to have the 130kg judged a miss didn’t catch it on his elbows, everything was powered definitely a lot more kegs to be added on to his total in the future.
Marc Keys, 105 kg Class, 24 years old
2nd Place, 215kg Total, First Competition
Snatch - 80/85/90x
Clean and Jerk - 120/125/130
Not too bad for my first comp happy I didn’t bomb think I definitely left 5-10kg on the platform in the Clean and Jerk, my snatch needs a fair bit of work on squatting under. Not too bad for a first outing.
All in all a great days lifting with some very good lifters in a very nice venue.
