#notolympicweight

FINALLY PR'g my snatch! 160lbs! It may not be pretty, but it's been months, and my 155pr last year was the ugliest lift to ever be lifted, so the fact that I actually locked out is pretty awesome. No to just keep working on form; lower my butt, don't sit so far over the bar, open my feet more, so on and on and on. Had a scary moment attempting 165 in which the bar came down on my shoulders and folded me over. Luckily I'm basically wolverine and can't be stopped. No pain, no dizziness from it, so ill go for 165+ next week some time. #snatch #PR #olympiclifting #notolympicweight #weightlifting #technique #practice #gettingbetter #gettingheavier (at Bolt Training)

The hardest part of lifting, aside from, you know, all of it(technique, strength, speed) is your ability, or inability, to block out not just what's going on around you, but what's going on in your own head. Two weeks ago I hit 225 no problem, the last 2 weeks I haven't been able to hit 215 hardly at all. Some days 185 is a struggle. Today I worked up to a fairly mediocre 205, and while it didn't feel very heavy, you can see I caught the first one super low, and my elbows folded, then the second I rushed my grip and caught it lopsided. I was too in my own head, and that's fine. Some days it's going to be harder than others. Just gotta keep pushing. On to my metcon! #clean #doubles #Crossfit #exercise #fitness #olympiclifting #notolympicweight #bolttraining #hooliganathletics @bolttraining @hooliganathletics (at Bolt Training)

This was my final set at 85%(195lbs). I hit all of my 90%(205lbs) and missed all of my 93%(215lbs). All in all my heavier cleans are feeling way more consistent. Just need to keep working. #Crossfit #lifting #olympiclifting #notolympicweight #practice #training #fitness #exercise #bolttraining #hooliganathletics @bolttraining @hooliganathletics (at Bolt Training)

Dat back leg extension tho... #splitjerk #olympiclifting #notolympicweight #getunderit #crossfit #bolttraining #hooliganathletics @bolttraining @hooliganathletics (at Bolt Training)

This was my last set at 170lbs (75%) with pauses at the catch. I don't know why I dropped forward, but they still felt good. I know I need to work on keeping my elbows up, but I'm feeling more and more comfortable with overhead stuff, and I feel like I'm definitely opening up on the jerk a lot better than I have in the past. #jerks #splitjerks #pause #olympiclifting #notolympicweight #bolttraining @bolttraining #hooliganathletics @hooliganathletics (at Bolt Training)

For the ladies.... #clean #bigpull #olympiclifting #notolympicweight #noshirt #fortheladies

205lbs, after doing 3x3(175), 3x2(185), 3x2(195) all with 2 second pauses. A year ago 205 was my max, and I only hit it once in a while, on really good days. Now I might not be Abe to rep it out, but I can hit it consistently. Also, I don't know if I'm comfortable with myself after losing 21lbs so far, but with this heat and humidity, I say fuck it and let that fat flag fly. #cleans #pause #technique #olympiclifting #notolympicweight #gettingbetter #exercise #fitness #fatness #crossfit #bolttraining #hooliganathletics @bolttraining @hooliganathletics (at Bolt Training)

The bottom of the same snatch that I posted earlier. I learned from @bolttsam that blowfish face makes your stronger... It's working. @bolttraining #crossfit #bolttraining #hooliganathletics #snatch #olympicweightlifting #notolympicweight #blowfishfaceforstrength (at Bolt Training)