So, I’ve been training for the olympic lifts specifically for about 2.5 months now (done plenty of power cleans for wrestling prior to that but never training for weightlifting specifically and had only done snatch a few times), had my first meet this weekend.
Went 6/6, hit 100/105/110 in the snatch and 130/135/140 in the clean and jerk in the 105 class (all #s in kilos). Still doing power snatches/cleans.
Awesome job! You are one strong motherfucker because you are muscling a lot of those lifts up. You hit a body weight snatch so congrats. If you learn the technique a bit better you’ll find that you can do a lot heavier weight, and the weights will just “fly up”. (All Oly lifters know what I mean when I say “fly up”, the best feeling in the world… you know it was good technique when that happens).
What club do you lift in? How old are you? If you’re 20 and under, you should be able to qualify for junior nationals. The bottom is a link for the canadian junior championship results.
I lift at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, not part of an actual “club” but I work with a pretty good coach and the location’s convenient to boot. And I’m 21, so I’ve missed any chance at competing as a junior. Hopefully I should be able to qualify for Canadian senior nationals next year though, after I’ve got a few more meets under my belt.
[quote]TheJonty wrote:
I lift at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, not part of an actual “club” but I work with a pretty good coach and the location’s convenient to boot. And I’m 21, so I’ve missed any chance at competing as a junior. Hopefully I should be able to qualify for Canadian senior nationals next year though, after I’ve got a few more meets under my belt.[/quote]
Great Job!
What weightclass are you in? I’m hoping to qualify next year as well.