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Shout out to athlete on her first meet performance this past weekend . She had an awesome prep overall and put up some big numbers across the board on meet day. Definitely some learning lessons to take away from it but that’s very normal for a lifters first meet. Sky is the limit for her! You will see her back in 2023 making some serious noise. Back on the climb🪜📈

Posted • 12/10/2022 - first meet recap
Squat 2/3
130 ⚪️⚪️⚪️
135 ⚪️⚪️⚪️
137.5 🔴🔴🔴
The rack height I chose was a little high on top of very rarely having trained with a squat bar equaled out to be not the greatest combo.
Bench 1/3
80 🔴🔴🔴
80 ⚪️⚪️⚪️
82.5 🔴🔴🔴
So focused on screwing up the press cue that I just disregarded the start cue all together on my first attempt. Just a free spirit who doesn’t know how to follow directions apparently 🤪.
A little bummed on the performance here, just goes to show how numbers you may hit consistently in training will not always translate on meet day.
Deadlift 3/3
155 ⚪️⚪️⚪️
162.5 ⚪️⚪️⚪️
167.5 ⚪️⚪️⚪️
Opted to play these numbers safe so I could end on a strong note and I’m glad we did.
Overall, lots was learned. Mentally, I consider the entire meet a win. Every failed lift ended in me laughing off my mistakes and moving onto the next. This is something that most likely wouldn’t have been the case a few months ago as I’m notoriously very hard on myself and my errors.
Admittedly, going into competition when I trained for Olympic weightlifting a few years back… I was an absolute menace in order to get “in the zone” pre-comp. will tell you it was very much not the case. (Insert clip of me in the car on the way there singing into a lint roller).
I’m looking forward to taking what I’ve learned, applying it into my training and coming back stronger.
❓Interested in coaching
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BIG shoutout to athlete Paul Gunter] on his meet performance USPA Monster Meet! This guy battled back after a bicep tear only months prior to still compete and also hit some really strong numbers. He had every reason to quit or fall off track but he didn’t. He was back the week after surgery using an SSB bar to squat. That’s more impressive to me than any placing or PR. Excited to see what he does with a complete prep fully healthy. We are just getting started📈✊
Posted • Paul Gunter] Come back from a major injury and compete in your first meet ✅

Little recap, went 7/9

Squats went 2/3 with a top weight of 182.5 kgs/402 lbs. First two attempts flew but I wound up failing 418 on the third, which I’ve hit about a dozen times in the gym. Given the nerves of the day I can’t be too mad about it.

Bench went 2/3 with a top attempt of 115kgs/253 lbs. Opener flew, got red lighted on the 2nd because my butt came up, came back on the third and hit it but was given a bit of a gift call in my opinion.

Deadlifts went 3/3 with a top attempt of 220 kgs/485 lbs. I was exhausted by this point but this was the lift I was most excited for. First two attempts flew, was fatigued for the third but managed to squeeze out a 7 second grinder to lock it out. Mostly proud of myself for not being afraid to attempt these because only 8 weeks ago I was scared to deadlift 1 red.

Huge thanks to coach and for making the day go as smooth as possible, for keeping me loose and reminding me that thumbs don’t matter, only third deadlifts.

Also huge thanks to everyone the supported me throughout my recovery from bicep surgery or offered a kind word, y’all mean the world and I’m tagging a bunch of y’all but I know I’ll miss some

Shout out to athlete on her meet performance 2 weeks ago. This was somewhat of a “fun” meet to do before Worlds in November. And I would say she had a lot of fun hitting her biggest total ever without a true “peak”. She matched her PR squat, crushed her PR deadlift to win BEST FEMALE LIFTER🏆 finishing with an insane 446lb deadlift cementing her name along with some of the best dead lifters in the World. Next up, WORLDS🌎✊📈
Finally pulled over 200kgs

MEET RECAP

Squat:
130kg / 287lbs ⚪️
137.5kg / 303lbs ⚪️
142.5kg / 314lbs ⚪️ ties meet PR

So happy with these! Confidence with squats is rolling

Bench:
80kg / 176lbs ⚪️
85kg / 187lbs ⚪️third attempt at Nats
87.5kg / 192lbs ❌ missed

Wasn’t too upset about missing this third. Hoping to keep this momentum

Deadlift:
180kg / 397lbs ⚪️
190kg / 149lbs ⚪️
202.5kg / 446lbs ⚪️

This was the “I’m all in” attempt call. We changed my third attempt from 197.5 to 202.5 to pull for the win. I owe this to 🥲

Total 430 kg / 947.9 meet PR

DOTS 493.76

🥇 60 kg Open
🥇 60 kg Deadlift Only
🏆Best Overall Female Lifter

Such bing thank you’d to
for being the best everything ever. I could not and would not have been able to do this without you
for prepping me perfectly for this meet working with you for the past three years has really grown me as a lifter and I am forever grateful
for helping get me back on track with nutrition and recomping me for this meet
for being the best gym partner ever ♥️
And to all my friends and family who came out or reached out yesterday I appreciate you all so much
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