Month: October 2013
Squat Form, Excuses and New Kids
I like the way on this bloody hard last rep Ben does not really change his form to get the lift - also his depth is great !
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zO6SJu2AoA
As a coach I tend to hear a lot of excuses - when i hear them it makes me think of the following quote
"The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the other person finds an excuse."
To all the kids just starting out that see Josh snatching 90 clean and jerking 117 and Squatting 140
to be number one U17 lifter in the country across all bodyweight categories
Remember he just started like you with light weights (see below) - but from day one he always tried hard to be a better lifter
and hardly ever missed a session
A big weekend of lifting
There were 5 competitions that I had athletes competing in this weekend
results below -
AWF National U15 Tournament
AWF National Youth Championships
Commonwealth Championships Qualifying Event
NZ National Championships
Again Faster Semper Pararus Crossfit Challenge
AWF National U15 Tournament
Harry who was the 2nd best overall lifter in the championships across all bodyweight categories
Harry 56Kg also did a PB snatch of 55 and a PB total of 124 which was great considering he had lost over 2kg of bodyweight due to sickness
Josh Mak 69Kg also did a PB Clean of Jerk of 75Kg
Qld won the mens U15 team competition
AWF National Youth Championships
Josh was best overall Australian U17 lifter across all bodyweight categories with James 2nd
James Norman 69kg PB Snatch of 88Kg
Josh Wu 62Kg PB Snatch of 88Kg and new Australian Record
Josh Mak 69Kg PB Snatch of 65Kg and PB total of 137
Qld won the mens U17 team competition
Josh National Record 88Kg Snatch
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj3mpALFc1g
NZ National Championships
Andrea flew to NZ in her 3rd ever comp to compete in the NZ National Championships in the 69Kg Class - which she won with a PB Clean and Jerk of 96 and total of 166 !
Commonwealth Championships Qualifying Event
Luke did a PB Clean of Jerk at his new bodyweight of 94Kg of 163Kg
Rob did 145, 183 for a PB total since 2011 of 328
Again Faster Semper Pararus Crossfit Challenge
Dimmity Sherras - 7th
Renee Hoffman - 22nd
Darcia Ondrovcik - 26th