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#2017BROpen Athlete Spotlight is @ironathleteclinics / @dcweightlifting 's incredibly impressive Tyera Zweygardt (@tyera_zweygardt). • Tyera has been in the game for 4 years now and has competed at international meets as a youth lifter! • Tyera's goal for the BROpen is to qualify for this year's American Open. • Tyera's goal for this year is to slang some big weight, looking for an 80kg snatch and 100kg clean & jerk. #likeaboss • You can find her training to the epically funky jam "Monody" by the Fat Rat (feat. Laura Brehm of course). • Getting excited to see Tyera and her fellow competitors toss some kilos July 15! You should be too! • If you're competing at this year's BROpen and wish to be spotlighted, send an email to [email protected] and we'll get you set up! @blackandredbb @tysonsplayground #2017bropen #blackandredbarbell #blackandredbb #weightlifting #mdpvlwc #mdpvweightlifting #gewichtheben #halterophilie #halterofilia #roadtothebropen #summertimeJACKEDNESS #lanadelGAINZ #silkroadgang #hype #gethype #whoshyped #areyouhyped #imhyped #tysonsplayground (at Tysons Playground)

#TPStrong #Repost @blackandredbb ・・・ #Repost @jalkire12 ・・・ Singlet Monday! Those start to taper week feels! 93% after a weekend of travel felt relatively routine. 6 days out! @jdalkire #jackedasfarming 😂 #mdpvlwc #blackandredbb #pizzapowerbelly @blackandredbb (at Tysons Playground)

#TPStrong #Repost @jalkire12 ・・・ For the last two weeks I've had a weird mental block in regard to weightlifting, particularly, my squats. Last week, I had a moment where I cried real tears, talked it over with coach, took a mental and physical deload, let my shit go and came back today ready to start fresh. Before going to training today I set the intention that I wanted to hit a 6RM back squat at 105kg. I did it 4x. While I didn't hit my goal of 6, I was still ecstatic to hit 4. It allowed me see that I've been able to mentally reset. @blackandredbb #blackandredbb #breakdownsleadtobreakthroughs #weightlifting #mdpvlwc #tysonsplayground (at Tysons Playground)

Congratulation to @jedgarbovesauce, our @blackandredbb showing perseverance and dedication. A true inspiration. Awesome work, John! 🏋 #Repost ・・・ "You're getting closer," is what the announcer turned to me and said after my second miss. I was unsuccessful in my first two attempts at the same weight and followed myself twice. I momentarily acknowledged the circumstances (this was a warm-up weight I make 100% of the time but decided to take it on platform after I noticed the strength in my legs was zapped, I traveled nearly 4,300 miles to compete at this event, I invested countless hours in the gym, my supportive friends and teammates were awake back home well past 3:00am to watch my session live, and I had adopted what felt like the life of a monk for the past two months to be as mentally and physically sharp as possible). And then as I approached the bar for my third and final attempt I recited in my head, "This is why you train as hard as you do." For the first time in 19 competitions I was faced with a "do or die" attempt (i.e., you must make at least one attempt in both lifts to post a total), and it just so happened to be on the biggest stage of my lifting career. This is a situation I wouldn't wish on any of my fellow competitors but having triumphed it will forever be one of the most memorable makes of my lifting career. Weightlifting has forged a heightened level of discipline and mental fortitude that transcends athletics and aides me in every aspect of life. I consider everyone that shares my passion for this sport a brother and sister. Here's to sharing many more victories with y'all. #blackandredbb #usaweightlifting #mastersweightlifting #mdpvlwc #iwf #germany (at Heinsheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)

#Repost @blackandredbb with @repostapp ・・・ Here is Ashleigh (@shleigh627) performing BTN jerks to reinforce the concept of "getting stacked." This applies to her positioning before initiating the dip just as much as it does when the weight is overhead. Nice work, Shleigh! #mdpvlwc #tysonsplayground #usaweightlifting #blackandredbarbell (at Tysons Playground)

@blackandredbb #BROpen is this Saturday, July 9th at @tysonsplayground // Don't miss this action-packed event! // #SPECTATORS are ALWAYS WELCOME! 🏋💪🏆 #Repost @blackandredbb ・・・ Matt (@notmattswartz) smokes 120kg in prep for next weekend's BROpen and Chris has a date with Isabel. #crossfittersdoingweightlifting #weightliftersdoingcrossfit #bropen2016 #usaweightlifting #mdpvlwc (at Tysons Playground)