With the great results from the Record Breakers meet of a few weeks ago, the theme was continued this past week. Three lifters were able to set multiple PR this past week, leading up to Singlet Saturday.
On May 31, 2011, Ben called to anyone who was listening that he would hit 100 in the snatch. Well, I was not getting any younger and Ben had not hit the mark. Finally, this past week, 90 up nice, 95 up nice, then the 100 is loaded. Somehow, he turned his brain off, made that lift, and got a sticker in the process. And, this is the first time he can claim a higher than body weight (now 97) snatch!
Singlet Saturday proved to be very interesting. Fern's schedule called for some near PR attempts, but it was Singlet Saturday so why not go for some PR?
Warming up, the light weight was tough to control so a lot of the lifts were out in front. The so-called around the knees rather than through the knees lifts. Suddenly, it came together for her, and that 40 (PR tie) went up fast and smooth. She jumped up, shrugged down, and locked that weight overhead. Nice. Two more kilos; can she make the lift? She did. Very nicely, new PR and a sticker.
CJ has proven to be a bit tough for her especially as the weight approaches 85%. Today, not the case. Fast elbows and fast feet ruled the day. Just 4 weeks ago, she called for an ill advised 50 in her CJ. It was cleaned but not jerked. Today, she cleaned it and then she jerked it for a PR. A 3 PR day for her. She is now in the hunt for her age group records!
Not to be outdone on Singlet Saturday, Ben and Steve decide that they will have a little contest to see who gets the bigger CJ. Steve, if he can clean it, he MIGHT be able to jerk it versus Ben, if he can clean it, it is jerked. Many an injury has happened in these little events so, my nervousness is a bit high. Steve makes his 125 CJ but cannot jerk anything higher than that. Ben puts 130 to bed and then goes all the way up to 135. He cleans the 135, easily stands up, then misses the jerk. A PR clean, but not a full lift. Ugh.
Steve won this time and then the conversation turned to who was the better "baller".
Erik, a.k.a. "Rio", working hard on his snatch, asks if he can give a PR snatch a ride on Monday night. Why not? he was close to his next reward level and hitting a PR is never a bad thing. His partial lifting done, it is time to translate that explosiveness into the full lift from the ground. Snatch 1: ties a PR and he has plenty left. Snatch #2: new PR. BAM! Paydirt. Snatch #3: he increases the weight and hits it. 2 PR in the same night and he gets the next reward.
Nice work by the lifters.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Recordbreakers: Lived up to its name
The Midsummer Open is in the books. There were a number of PR set by the lifters who ranged in age from 12 to 50. According to my figures, at least 20 PR were set out of the 150 attempts. Not a bad day.
Thank you to the volunteers who helped run a smooth meet: Frank, Fern, Tony, Jordan, Steve, Ben, Fred, Kellene, Ron, Zach, and Dave. Thank you to all the lifters, coaches, and fans who braved the rain to come to the meet. Good thing meets are usually indoors!
The action got underway with Kyle, 12 years old, hitting a nice opener. He missed his next, but came back to nail it for number 3. CJ were OK, but he did miss his final 2 attempts. Perhaps competition at the national level a few weeks back left him gassed. Excellent form on this youngster.
Kelly, our oldest lifter and lifting in her first meet at Cincinnati Weightlifting Club, opened with a solid two lifts then made a big jump on her final lift. She was credited with 36. She came back to nail all three CJ for a good performance.
Fern, lifting for Cincinnati, went 3 for 3 in her snatch attempts, finishing with a PR. The CJ went equally well; though she missed, by inches, her final PR attempt. 40/48/88 for 2 PR.
Lauren, lifting unattached, came out strongly, too. She nailed all three snatches, finishing with a 45, and then nailed all three CJ, too. She was credited with a 45/60/105. Hopefully, she stays with it!
Annabeth, lifting unattached, opened with a strong 41 then pulled her next two attempts high enough, but could not screw herself under to make the lifts. She shook them off and came back nicely in CJ. She got 41/58/99.
Ryan, from Central Kentucky Weightlifting Club, accomplished her goal of qualifying for a national meet by going 6 for 6, posting 3 PR, and having great concentration. She hit 53/70/123 to post a Q-total for the 53 class.
Anthony, in his first meet for Cincinnati Weightlifting, hit a nice 55 opener, then missed his next two. He did set a nice PR with his 75 in the CJ. A respectable total in a first meet of 130.
Keith, also from Cincinnati WLC, missed his opener and his second attempt in snatch then came back to nail his third attempt. CJ was nice; a solid opener, a great second lift to post a PR total then all the stops came out when he attempted a state record CJ. Not this time. 76/96/172
Zach, from Cincinnati WLC, hit two solid attempts then got his nemesis of 75 in snatch. The CJ went well, too, as his second attempt was that pesky 100. 105 was cleaned, but not made. PR total!
Ron, from Cincinnati WLC, missed an easy opener then came back to nail it. His nemesis of 90 won the battle today. CJ were very, very nice. 102 up easy as was 107. 110 was not to be today!
Eric from Columbus hit all three snatches in good form then nailed his first two CJ. He tried for a PR in CJ, but it was too much. Nice lifting for this master lifter.
Paul, from Indiana, was going for national junior qualification today. He can definitely get it in his next meet. His opener of 85 in snatch was routine. 90 proved his undoing. He got a nice first two CJ in then he had to pull out all stops for his third attempt. 120 was strongly cleaned and then jerked. Great stuff, but he is two kilos short of the Q-total in his weight class.
Kyle from Bluegrass Barbell Club lifting in his natural class of 69 started strongly then just barely missed his third snatch. The CJ controlled him today. he got his opener but the next two attempts were not made despite a lot of effort.
Then, the heavyweight men started lifting. More loaders sped the loading process up and time was gained as the snatch portion went forward. With all this muscular humanity moving around the temperature inside the building went up about 10 degrees.
Jim, unattached from Columbus, opened solidly then got his second attempt easily. 108 beat him today. His CJ had a similar story line: first two good, last one a bit too much. The crowd was entertained as Jim nearly passed out from the effort on his third CJ attempt. Credited with 105/135/240
Aaron, from Fort Wayne, IN, pulled solidly for his opening snatch then pulled strongly but could not get under 112 twice. he missed his first CJ then came back to make that weight, posting a nice total of 107/125/232.
Chris, from Columbus WLC, lifting after an 18 month absence and wanting to bring back the 110 class, came out strongly at 90 for snatch. he then got 100 easily. 110 was too much. the CJ had a similar theme: first two good, last one too much. 100/140/240. Great work for this master lifter!
Jeb, from Bluegrass Barbell, hit a nice opener of 125 then missed his next two by leaving them a bit in front. He did quite well in the CJ going three for three and nailing a solid 160 for a PR and the heaviest weight all day!
Ben C, from Bluegrass Barbell, too, missed his opener and came back to make it. His PR of 110 was not to be. Better results in the CJ where he missed his opener then nailed it solidly moving up on his third attempt to 130. Credited with a 104/130/234 @ 94
Jordan H., lifting in his second meet, came ready to do damage. He went three for three in the snatch: 84/92/96 then three for three in the CJ: 110/115/120. Nice lifting from this strong kid!
Matt P, our only 85 in the meet, came out strongly with his opening snatch of 82 but missed 90 twice. His CJ was better as he got the opener of 105 but could not stand up with 110. There may be some leg strengthening exercises in his future.
Jordan J, lifting unattached from Columbus, hit his first two attempts nicely. The third was not made. He came back well for the CJ hitting nice lifts of 120/127. 132 proved a bit much. SO, he got 85/127/212 @ 105. Looks like there will be a lot of snatch work in his future!
Chris, lifting from East Coast Gold in this meet as a 77, got an easy opener then shockingly missed his second attempt. He came back solidly to show the barbell that he is the boss. Adjusting his opening CJ down a few kilos was a good move by his event coach as he got this lift easily. He came back for a nice second attempt but missed his third. He was the meet's best male lifter.
Ben, lifting unattached, got a solid opener of 98, went to 102, missed, and came back to get it. The CJ went well for his opener and he just could not get that 125. He was credited with a 102/125/227 @ 94
Bryan, a light 94, hit his opening two snatches quite well, but could not get the third. He was super solid in the CJ hitting all three lifts with authority. He finished a nice day with 85/110/195.
Travis, from Hoosier Barbell Club, came out of the gate strongly with an opener of 125. Fast and strong he looked like there was plenty more in the tank. Not to be, though. He missed his next two attempts. The CJ: all he had to do was post a huge lift of 160 as a 94. It was within his capability, but he missed his opener of 145. Then his second. Then his third, bombing out, and dislocating his shoulder in the process. Fortunately, the injury was attended to by a medical doctor and was not too bad.
A great meet! Next one at the club will most likely be in October.
Thank you to the volunteers who helped run a smooth meet: Frank, Fern, Tony, Jordan, Steve, Ben, Fred, Kellene, Ron, Zach, and Dave. Thank you to all the lifters, coaches, and fans who braved the rain to come to the meet. Good thing meets are usually indoors!
The action got underway with Kyle, 12 years old, hitting a nice opener. He missed his next, but came back to nail it for number 3. CJ were OK, but he did miss his final 2 attempts. Perhaps competition at the national level a few weeks back left him gassed. Excellent form on this youngster.
Kelly, our oldest lifter and lifting in her first meet at Cincinnati Weightlifting Club, opened with a solid two lifts then made a big jump on her final lift. She was credited with 36. She came back to nail all three CJ for a good performance.
Fern, lifting for Cincinnati, went 3 for 3 in her snatch attempts, finishing with a PR. The CJ went equally well; though she missed, by inches, her final PR attempt. 40/48/88 for 2 PR.
Lauren, lifting unattached, came out strongly, too. She nailed all three snatches, finishing with a 45, and then nailed all three CJ, too. She was credited with a 45/60/105. Hopefully, she stays with it!
Annabeth, lifting unattached, opened with a strong 41 then pulled her next two attempts high enough, but could not screw herself under to make the lifts. She shook them off and came back nicely in CJ. She got 41/58/99.
Ryan, from Central Kentucky Weightlifting Club, accomplished her goal of qualifying for a national meet by going 6 for 6, posting 3 PR, and having great concentration. She hit 53/70/123 to post a Q-total for the 53 class.
Anthony, in his first meet for Cincinnati Weightlifting, hit a nice 55 opener, then missed his next two. He did set a nice PR with his 75 in the CJ. A respectable total in a first meet of 130.
Keith, also from Cincinnati WLC, missed his opener and his second attempt in snatch then came back to nail his third attempt. CJ was nice; a solid opener, a great second lift to post a PR total then all the stops came out when he attempted a state record CJ. Not this time. 76/96/172
Zach, from Cincinnati WLC, hit two solid attempts then got his nemesis of 75 in snatch. The CJ went well, too, as his second attempt was that pesky 100. 105 was cleaned, but not made. PR total!
Ron, from Cincinnati WLC, missed an easy opener then came back to nail it. His nemesis of 90 won the battle today. CJ were very, very nice. 102 up easy as was 107. 110 was not to be today!
Eric from Columbus hit all three snatches in good form then nailed his first two CJ. He tried for a PR in CJ, but it was too much. Nice lifting for this master lifter.
Paul, from Indiana, was going for national junior qualification today. He can definitely get it in his next meet. His opener of 85 in snatch was routine. 90 proved his undoing. He got a nice first two CJ in then he had to pull out all stops for his third attempt. 120 was strongly cleaned and then jerked. Great stuff, but he is two kilos short of the Q-total in his weight class.
Kyle from Bluegrass Barbell Club lifting in his natural class of 69 started strongly then just barely missed his third snatch. The CJ controlled him today. he got his opener but the next two attempts were not made despite a lot of effort.
Then, the heavyweight men started lifting. More loaders sped the loading process up and time was gained as the snatch portion went forward. With all this muscular humanity moving around the temperature inside the building went up about 10 degrees.
Jim, unattached from Columbus, opened solidly then got his second attempt easily. 108 beat him today. His CJ had a similar story line: first two good, last one a bit too much. The crowd was entertained as Jim nearly passed out from the effort on his third CJ attempt. Credited with 105/135/240
Aaron, from Fort Wayne, IN, pulled solidly for his opening snatch then pulled strongly but could not get under 112 twice. he missed his first CJ then came back to make that weight, posting a nice total of 107/125/232.
Chris, from Columbus WLC, lifting after an 18 month absence and wanting to bring back the 110 class, came out strongly at 90 for snatch. he then got 100 easily. 110 was too much. the CJ had a similar theme: first two good, last one too much. 100/140/240. Great work for this master lifter!
Jeb, from Bluegrass Barbell, hit a nice opener of 125 then missed his next two by leaving them a bit in front. He did quite well in the CJ going three for three and nailing a solid 160 for a PR and the heaviest weight all day!
Ben C, from Bluegrass Barbell, too, missed his opener and came back to make it. His PR of 110 was not to be. Better results in the CJ where he missed his opener then nailed it solidly moving up on his third attempt to 130. Credited with a 104/130/234 @ 94
Jordan H., lifting in his second meet, came ready to do damage. He went three for three in the snatch: 84/92/96 then three for three in the CJ: 110/115/120. Nice lifting from this strong kid!
Matt P, our only 85 in the meet, came out strongly with his opening snatch of 82 but missed 90 twice. His CJ was better as he got the opener of 105 but could not stand up with 110. There may be some leg strengthening exercises in his future.
Jordan J, lifting unattached from Columbus, hit his first two attempts nicely. The third was not made. He came back well for the CJ hitting nice lifts of 120/127. 132 proved a bit much. SO, he got 85/127/212 @ 105. Looks like there will be a lot of snatch work in his future!
Chris, lifting from East Coast Gold in this meet as a 77, got an easy opener then shockingly missed his second attempt. He came back solidly to show the barbell that he is the boss. Adjusting his opening CJ down a few kilos was a good move by his event coach as he got this lift easily. He came back for a nice second attempt but missed his third. He was the meet's best male lifter.
Ben, lifting unattached, got a solid opener of 98, went to 102, missed, and came back to get it. The CJ went well for his opener and he just could not get that 125. He was credited with a 102/125/227 @ 94
Bryan, a light 94, hit his opening two snatches quite well, but could not get the third. He was super solid in the CJ hitting all three lifts with authority. He finished a nice day with 85/110/195.
Travis, from Hoosier Barbell Club, came out of the gate strongly with an opener of 125. Fast and strong he looked like there was plenty more in the tank. Not to be, though. He missed his next two attempts. The CJ: all he had to do was post a huge lift of 160 as a 94. It was within his capability, but he missed his opener of 145. Then his second. Then his third, bombing out, and dislocating his shoulder in the process. Fortunately, the injury was attended to by a medical doctor and was not too bad.
A great meet! Next one at the club will most likely be in October.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Just another PR
Just another PR kind of day. Ben hits 180 in front squat for a single. His strength is improving as his squat was 200 just the other day. Perhaps he is being pushed in the proper direction now. Hopefully, both of these lifts translate into higher competition lifts. One can only hope...
And, Chelsea hits two PR in the same day. On Monday she jerks 65 for a PR and a sticker. Today, jerks were on the menu and she hit 67 then 71 for 2 stickers. Nice work!
Our other lifters will be uncorking solid PR at the meet on Saturday at the club. Should be 20-25 lifters in the meet; many first timers!!
And, Chelsea hits two PR in the same day. On Monday she jerks 65 for a PR and a sticker. Today, jerks were on the menu and she hit 67 then 71 for 2 stickers. Nice work!
Our other lifters will be uncorking solid PR at the meet on Saturday at the club. Should be 20-25 lifters in the meet; many first timers!!
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