Saturday, January 30, 2021

Olympic Weightlifting Meet at The Ark School of Fitness

 I pretty much knew I was already doing the equivalent of Sharkoprion facing Tombstone going into this match, but I figure I will have fun, learn, and possibly provide some pretty good entertainment.  I did show up 0.15 kg overweight for the 64 kilogram weight class, but with it being such a small meet, the organizers declared that scoring will be done using the Sinclair method, which takes an athlete's weight into consideration.  

My three snatch attempts were successful - 27, 29, and 31 kilograms. Not much, but pretty darned good for someone who has spent the better part of a month and a half bedridden and/or quarantined. 











And then there's the beloved clean and jerk. I've had some issues with my jerk, so I went significantly lighter than I otherwise would go.  My attempts were 37 kg, 39 kg (fail... small press-out), 39 kg (success).