#orionstrengthguild

Today's #mmfmonday post has me feeling all the feels. I pulled out my #iksfa shirt for the memories and did my second to last training set before the NY Open on Saturday. I can't believe this is already my fourth time competing at this competition. Four years ago @hayestronaut helped me step on the platform for the first time in LIC and here I am back again. This time I will snatch because I intend to qualify for the world championships in Ireland this year and this time I will represent #orionstrengthguild with pride. I am grateful to @rsl32 for his years of coaching and to @moor178 for transitioning me to snatch. Have no fear I will be back to claim my CMS in long cycle at some point in the future. But for now, we snatch! #ilovekettlebells #whyishaklee #nyopen

My first #snatch #competition will be here before I know it! Thanks @moor178 for some amazing coaching last weekend! 130 reps in a ten minute set with 12kg where I switched every hand? Glorious. #latergram #norips #fitspo #fitstagram #whyishaklee #fibromyalgia #painfree #thriving #natural #kettlebells #orionstrengthguild #undergroundathlete

This #mmfmonday is dedicated to the ice storm (DC area) and snow storm (NYC area) that had me stay one more night in DC. Extra coaching with my amazing coach @moor178 and some amazing moral support from @vls017 early this Monday morning has me very grateful. Thanks Mother Nature!! #snatch #ilovekettlebells #technique #relax #grateful #undergroundathlete #orionstrengthguild #worldshereicome #kettlebells #fibromyalgia #thriving #allnatural #painfree #whyishaklee

Because, you know, it's good to be well rounded. #kettlebells #kettlebellsport #teamua #orionstrengthguild #iksfa #snatch #whyishaklee #fitspo #fitstagram

My first #orionstrengthguild team workout requires many acknowledgements! Thank you to @urstrength for inviting me onto the team and for your tips on my barbell clean high pulls. Thank you @jason_s81 for motivating me to complete my full strength workout after we got kicked out of Titan and I had to take a long rest period between squat sets to make it to my gym in Queens. Thank you to Tracy for sharing bells with me and being an around #kickass #inspiration . Thank you to @spicegeek for some helpful feedback on the snatch. I don't like being a beginner at anything and @moor178 is the BEST but you can only see so much from a video and now I have questions I can ask her! And last but certainly not least, thank you @thetortoise13 for meeting me at the gym to run next to me on the treadmill and help motivate me to complete my run. It takes a village sometimes. #ilovekettlebells #snatch #beginnersnatcher #teamua #whyishaklee