Weightlifting competitions are fun! I think everyone should do them.
Weighing in at a tubby 83kg I totalled 175kg for my first competition.
75kg snatch was comfortable but I didn't pull 80kg very well, and I'm never very good at getting under it fast so that one went amiss.
Series: 70kg, 75kg, 80kg fail.
100kg clean & jerk also shot up, so feeling confident I got pursuaded to put my last lift up from 105 to 107. Got one white and two red lights because of a little press out on the left arm. I ...
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Indeed Coz, Christmas is the line in the sand where serious training must begin. I've been limiting myself to just a few hours on the bike per week as I've a small issue first of making my competitive weightlifting debut. Crystal Palace, Saturday 13th December is the day of my destruction surrounded by dozens of fast twitch powerhouses. I'm expecting to get beaten by a reasonable number of teenage girls who weigh a good bit less than me, but hey you can't win 'em all. Keep your fingers crosse...
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