blogging cause i'm young...

I figured it was time for an update for all of you followers out there...(crickets chirping)

I moved to Charlotte back in May to take my first job and start my life as an "adult." Since then I have continued to devote my training to Olympic Weightlifting. No it's not powerlifting and no I don't scream every time I lift for Christ sake! It's a gd snatch and a motherf'in clean and jerk. This country needs to wake up and push athletes into real sports like weightlifting because we put too much of an emphasis on team sports and forget what a real athlete is: big, strong, powerful, explosive, flexible, disciplined. You look at any of the top lifters in the world and they demonstrate all of these qualities tenfold. Hopefully in the 2012 Olympics the US will return to Olympic Weightlifting glory, something that hasn't been experienced since the likes of Tommy Kono and Issac Berger in the late 50's and 60's. sure we've won bronze and silver here and there a few times in the 70's and 80's but no male AMERICAN lifter has placed at the Olympics since '84! That's the year I was born, the year my parents were married, the same year the first AIR JORDANS made their debut! C'mon this is freakin embarrasing. Ok I'm done now. Someone go grab me one of those Coors Light cans with the vent.

As for my lifting, I have been preparing for a meet on September 18th. Training hasn't went as well as I would like but given the added stress of a move, new job, new city, what do you expect? I have been lifting by myself but hopefully a change in schedule will help. My numbers haven't really gone up dramatically but changes in technique have made me more solid at numbers close to my max. I have managed to snatch 95 kilos but I'm still stuck at 115 for clean and jerk. Look back at the first video I posted and take a look at the one below. Both are the same weight but technique is tweaked. In older video, hips start low, arms perpendicular to bar and floor, slow pull, no hip drive. In newer, hips higher, tighter/faster pull of the floor, transition under bar faster/smoother.



Hopefully I can really lock in my technique these next few weeks and get some solid numbers and hopefully surprise a few people in Sept. including myself! More training videos will be posted in the next few days.

...and I'll be whilin, til I'm chill and old. OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

ONE YEAR AND COUNTING!!!!

I can't believe that we met over a year ago in the old weight room! It seems like 2-3 years have passed since the first time we kissed. Looking forward to spending many more with you babe ;) I love you with all of my heart!

Kendrick Farris breaks American record

Kendrick Farris just recently won gold and broke an American record at the Pan Ams. Click on link above.

Breakfast (before squat w.o.)

3 omega-3 eggs, 4 egg whites, 4 pieces of bacon, 3 pieces of toast, sugar free jelly, and can't forget ebony and ivory: milk and coffee. To top it off, 5 fish oil and 2 glucosomine/msm. Results to follow.

New Snatch PR (92kg)

JB keeps the heat comin....

I guess it makes sense that Jordan Brand keeps coming out with never before released retros. I mean the dude just bought the bobcats so I guess he has to make money somehow. Anyway, I'm not complaining. I can't wait for the cement III's and the VII bordeauxs to release! Good thing I have to find a job b/c I need a way to pay for all of these!!

via: sneakernews

retro xiii

i had the bred cw back in middle school. not bad jb. keep em comin.

nice

arnold classic

here is the link to the olympic lifting portion of the arnold classic. congrats to caleb ward who qualified for the pan am.

retro ix's

i'm not a carolina fan by any means but this cw is one of the best jordan retros to be released in quite some time

via: sneakernews

are you serious?

i guess if they come out with these i might have a really hard time tryin to find a job.....

80 kg snatch

90 kg snatch-miss

90 kg clean

lifts

So I've been nursing a bad back since around November. I'm just now starting to feel good and get comfortable with heavy weight again. I managed to snatch 80 kilos pretty easy and jumped right to 90. I got under all three attempts and missed them behind. On c&j I hit 90 and 100. I had 110 and lost it when I went to drive out of the hole. I wanted to set some new PR's but I guess I'll have to wait till the week after next. Immediately after the lift some guys at the gym wanted to have a pizza hut challenge. It consisted of eating 5 pieces of thin, pan, and deep dish pizza and five breadsticks. It was not any easy task but I was able to finish. I'll be in a coma for the rest of the day. videos from earlier today will be posted later. peace.

numero uno

bout to head in and lift. heavy single in snatch and c&j. i'll post my results later. here are some pics from kid cudi. pretty sick!