Erik, a.k.a. "Rio", is our 14 year old lifter who started lifting after being a spectator at a meet a few months ago. Which emphasizes the importance of getting someone to a meet so that he can get excited about competing. If you are an adult weightlifter going to a meet and you don't have a youngster with you, well, I could go on and on, but this post is about progress.
Last night at practice, he is putting in a lot of effort doing his push presses. He is struggling to drive that weight up there as his legs were probably burnt out by the heavy squats just completed. I walk over to him to tell him he just completed 5 reps in the push press with a weight that he could not squat just a few weeks ago.
How is that for progress? What kid or adult would not want to experience that kind of progress? A loaded barbell that you cannot roll across the floor and now you are putting it up overhead for multiple reps??
Can I get a Cincinnati Reds rally howl?
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