This meet was hosted by Boot Camp Fitness/CrossFit KC, owned by Coach Michael "Rut" Rutherford, located in Prairie Village, Kansas. The facility was "second to none" and the staff and volunteers were exemplary in organizing, managing, and seamlessly orchestrating the meet. I was extremely impressed and pleased with every aspect of the meet. Kudos to Coach "Rut" and his professional staff!
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| The premier training facility in Prairie Village, KS. |
I ran into some good friends and fellow weightlifters from the Kansas State Championship and Open, Sal Badali and Jerell Barber. Sal walked away with the title of best overall lifter by snatching 132kg and effortlessly completing a 162kg clean and jerk. (Yes, you read those numbers correctly -- the guy is a freak of nature!)
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| Sal Badali, myself, and Jerell Barber |
I opened the meet with a 105kg snatch and 120kg clean and jerk. I wanted to start off with conservative weights, which I considered "near-for-sure" openers. I didn't want to repeat nor relive last weeks train-wreck and look like a complete dill-hole on the platform -- that's not fun. So without further rambling, below is a video of my performance.
All in all, this meet brought my spirits up and made me realize that the "bomb out" of last week was as my coach, Javi said, "an anomaly". Could you see how excited I was to total 256kg?
As with any event, these competitions aren't possible without the help and support of others. Therefore, I want to thank the good Lord for keeping me healthy, safe, and, most of all, giving me the wisdom to learn from my failures and the strength to move forward.
I'd like to thank Sal and Jerrell for their help, motivation and encouragement in the training/warm-up area; plus, their friendship both on and off the platform -- these are two outstanding individuals.
I need to thank my wonderful sister, who drove from St. Joseph, MO, to support, cheer, and watch me gain my confidence back on the platform. She was also gracious enough to film the video above. Thanks Lisa!
And, finally, I can't end without thanking my lovely wife, Stacie, and my #1 fan and son, Jack, for supporting my endeavors and giving me the time to pursue my love of weightlifting. Thanks and I love you both. So until next time... go lift something REALLY HEAVY!
You rocked it! Way to go!
ReplyDeleteGreat job on your lifts, Joe. Sorry I missed it. I tweaked my back the other week and we felt like it was best I sat that one out. In other words, I had my light duty commando chit ready to go! See you in Onaga.
ReplyDelete@ Jeff - Sick bay commando up! Seriously, I'm sorry to hear about your back. I spoke with Jerrell at the meet and he mentioned it. Hopefully, you're doing better by now - wouldn't want to extend your light duty chit too long and be considered a malingerer! Looking forward to Onaga as well.
ReplyDeleteNo glory in MRP with the broke dcks! It's getting better. I should be good to go for Onaga. I want to head into the new year with something to build on. See you then friend. I appreciate the concern.
ReplyDeleteJoe, really glad that you went to this meet. While it's not recommended, the Masters event was surely an abnormality. You're a beast and you showed it here with some GREAT lifts! Nice job.
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