PRs, Stickers, Contests!

Great Saturday morning as there were PRs galore as well as nice, albeit somewhat complicated, contest to round out the morning.

Ben hit a PR 90 in snatch for a good sticker. Just has to keep hips low to make solid improvement in the CJ. Megan hit a PR in the front squat, going over her previous PR by 2 kilos and hitting it for a double. And, Keith tied individual PR in the lifts (70/87) and hit a PR total (157).

The contest had 2 ways to score points for the 2 contested lifts. In the unlikely event of a tie, a strongman medley on the soccer field. 7 contestants for $8 in the pot and 3 cupcakes. Who would call home to say he or she has cupcakes?

In the vertical bar lift, Steve and Fred tied for first in absolute total with Steve getting the nod because of lower bodyweight. They did 310 pounds.
Ron (270), Ben (220), Garrett (205), Keith (190), and Megan (190) rounded out the rest.
Percentage of bodyweight had it Ron, Steve, Keith, Garrett, Megan, Ben, Fred.

Steve and Ron were separated by one point with 3 tied for 3rd place.

On to the bent over row with a pause. Proving to be somewhat tricky and was not without protests from some.

Fred and Steve mastered the pause to tie for absolute first. Ron bowed out due to time constraints and Ben, Keith, Megan, and Garrett rounded out the rest.
Relative bodyweight, Keith, Steve, and Megan went 1, 2, 3.

Final result was:
Steve 22 points
Keith 14
Fred 11
Ron & Ben tied with 10
Garrett 9
Megan 8

Next week will have another crazy, fun contest with pride, money, and cupcakes on the line. Should be fun.

Today's Contest Results

Not quite the turnout that was expected, but fun nonetheless.

After a PR squat by Keith, earning him an OSU sticker, the contest began. Money and cupcakes were at stake so, competition would be intense.
First, the front squats. 80% of projected maximum for as many reps as possible in 90 seconds. Agony awaited.
Megan 26 reps
Garrett 22 reps
Ron 21 reps
Keith 16 reps
Steve 14 reps

Tonnage:
Ron
Steve
Megan
Keith
Garrett

After one event, Megan and Ron were tied for first, Steve and Garrett tied for third. Keith, after a PR squat, was in last place and out of the contest.

One arm lift-- anyhow.
Garrett was out after 4 rounds. Megan was out after 5 rounds, Ron was out after 7 rounds, and Steve stood alone after 8 rounds.
Tight finish had:
Ron, a.k.a. "I ain't did it yet", in first with 26 pts
Megan in second with 24
Steve in third with 22
Garret, a.k.a. "G. Murder", in fourth with 14
Keith in fifth with 8

Nice job by Keith in achieving the PR. Good work by Ron to win the contest. He's your daddy until next week...

Upcoming Visit: October 25

Gwen Sisto from Risto Sports will be visiting the club and will have samples of singlets for all to review. All active lifters should take a look at the singlets as the more interest shown, the lower the price per singlet. The singlets can be seen at the Risto Sports web site.

Toledo Redemption

4 lifters with multiple objectives made the trip to Toledo for a development meet. Thanks to Toledo Weightlifting for putting it on. thanks to Frank for making the drive and doing a fine job with the white and red lights.

Keith, a.k.a. "American Open", 62 kg, hit 66/83/149 going 4 for 6 AND completed his workout for the day.
Ron, in his first meet, 69 kg, went 4 for 6, hit 75/90/165 for a PR CJ and Total. He hits the 2nd reward level earning himself a $10 gift card to Qdoba.
Steve, a.k.a. "Canadian Intensity", 85 kg, went 4 for 6, hit 88/112/200. One hopes that the extra lifting sessions will help him out in the November 14 meet.
Ben, 94 kg, er, 105 kg, went 4 for 6, hit 84/110/194.
Ben's total put him behind Steve meaning Steve "won" the intra-club contest. Ben will complete the bet next week and it remains to be seen who the real winner of the bet is!
Next meet is November 14 at the club.

PR: Boiling the frog

Megan's lifting session today was cleans from blocks (above and below knees). She points out that she is doing about 95% of her clean PR from the blocks and it's going well. Time to clean from the floor. She lifts the barbell, not the weight thinking only about this lift, not the one before nor the one after, and cleans a PR-- earning herself an OSU sticker. Practically a bodyweight clean. She'll be ready for the Open Meet in November.

Why not set a PR and hurdle a mental block?

All in the same day. it saves time that way. Steve SMASHED his snatch PR tonight. And, he easily had 3 or so more kilos in him. Nice work and earns an OSU sticker.
Garrett sets a 3 rep PR in the squat. Not one set, but 2 sets with the weight. Nice work.

A Fun Saturday

Is when you make progress as a lifter and have a good time doing it. Keith is muscling his way through another Russian Squat cycle. Looking good and near the end. Definite translation to better SN & CJ. Ron lifting well after his multi-PR day. Steve and Ben dialing it in for next Saturday. Garrett muscled his way through his heavy dead lifts. Fred had a lil trouble with his heaviest squats having to cut it short.
Today's contest had Fred coming out on top in the triathlon with Ben in second, and Steve, lifting for all of Canada, in third. Fred earned his first OSU sticker for his efforts.
The finisher was the Old Man showing how to get it done with pullups. In the post event interview, he was quoted as saying he had at least 3, maybe 4 more in him.

Can it be believed? A 3 PR night!

On a crowded night at the gym, Ron was up to hit PR singles in both lifts. He was looking very good with his snatch lifts. He hit 72 hitting a PR then demolished it with a jump to 77. He had 80 in him, but 77 was the stopping point. On to the clean and jerk. The CJ lags behind the snatch just slightly, but could he do the same in the CJ?
He did. He hit a new PR in CJ. If he can now just break the 100 barrier in CJ, ...looking forward to it.
Ron earns 3 OSU stickers.
James cleans his squat up very nicely and earns an OSU sticker.

Today's Fun Contest: Results

After a long day in the saddle, Steve requested a finishing contest. The contest selected is a medley where each lifter will jump onto a 24" platform 3 times, push a sled of about 200 pounds, and then do a farmer's walk/run/jog with a 95 pound dumbbell in each hand. Keith was at a disadvantage as the 'bells outweighed him by about 80% and Garrett was deep into the master's division.
Results: Ben, earning himself his second OSU sticker of the week, in first with a time of 21.81 seconds, Steve in second with a time of 22.50, Ron, Keith, and Garrett rounded it out.
Good job by all! Next week, perhaps reverse curls with the thick barbell.