"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." - Romans 12:2
Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for
the sheep. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They
will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal
and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it
to the full. John 10:7,9-10
Forever indebted to the sacrifices made by our veterans - past, current, and future. Thank you for defending and fighting to ensure the freedoms I delight in.
11/10/13 - FWF Florida State Championship Results - 115kg Snatch / 140kg Clean & Jerk / 255kg Total.
- 85kg 3rd Place
- Competition PR C&J, Competition PR Total, Competition PR Clean (151kg).
- 11kg from Qualifying for American Open
3. Good Mornings x 5 reps x 4 sets
135-155-165-165
For His Glory,
DJ
"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see
First Competition at the SE Classic in Orlando, FL yesterday.
First and foremost, I have to say thank you to my wife for being the best game day coach anyone could ask for.
When I say game day coach, I mean - We walked up to the event registration table at 8am, half asleep. We were met by 3 young girls who were checking everyone in. One asked, "What is your name?" Easy one, "DJ." On to more difficult questions, "Who is your coach? The sheet says 'None.' " I paused for a moment, knowing that I couldn't say Youtube was my coach. I chucked and answered pointing to my wife, Marissa, "She is my coach. Her name is Marissa." The girl at the table takes two green wrist bands for entry and says, "Good luck."
I know Marissa's heart sank when I told the girl she was my coach. I turned to give Marissa her wristband and she said, "I guess I am the closest thing you have to a coach, I have videoed you a few times lifting in the garage, and tell you to keep your elbows up on your clean." To that I said, "Yep. Good enough. Let's do this, coach." We both laughed as we walked in to the conference room at the Holiday Inn knowing we were both in store for a heck of a day.
It's hard to predict the 'day of ' difficulties that come along with your first competition, especially when you show up and have no idea how to go about pretty much everything. From weighing in, to converting kilos, I was pretty much lost. I knew that if I could figure out how to get the right amount of weight on the bar, my training would take care of the rest and I would make lifts. This is why my wife was instrumental in relieving any pressure from my day. All I had to do was call my numbers and lift them. She did all of the leg work to allow me to to just hear my name and go lift the bar. She was on point with everything for the entire competition. From
converting pounds to kilos for me during my warmups(yeah we live in America so I use
pounds), running my attempt numbers to the table, getting food, water,
coffee and anything I could possibly have needed. Without her tireless effort and
patience I would have never done as well as I did. So again, I say thank you to my beautiful and intelligent wife.
On to the actual competition. The most difficult part of the whole day was timing my warm up properly. Being one of the last lifters in both the snatch and CJ sessions, this proved to be the most difficult to figure out and without a doubt, the area where I can make the most improvement. I began warming up way too early, became warm, and had to maintain my "ready state" for far too long through, what I call the "log jam". The log jam is the part of the competition where there seems to be a hundred attempts at a weight just below my opener. With the numbers so close to my opener, I felt as though my name had to be next on the list. The reality was that I had a lot of time before my attempt, with the previous lifters going for their second and third attempts at weights just below my first. This happened on the CJ portion of the competition as well, where I became too warm too early, and had to keep my "edge" for too long. Hindsight is 20/20 and I would have waited longer to begin warming up, even though I predict every competition will be different. It is important to note that the warm up was the part of the competition that was the most drastically different from training than any other aspect. During training, you warm up linearly, beginning when you are ready based solely off of when you want to go. You make your maximal attempts when you are ready, and have to wait on nobody but yourself or the right song to listen to. In the competition, there is as much skill and finesse associated with timing your warm ups as anything relating to training. This can make your day successful or unsuccessful, but I must point out, I would rather be too warm than to be not warm enough.
All else was not very difficult to figure out, like converting to kilos from pounds and adjusting my attempts according to how I felt.
The most addicting part of the competition is actually competing. Once you hit the platform, it's a rush. With all eyes on you, the training kicks in, and you crush the bar. Get some!
I went 4/6, hitting all of my snatches 112kg, 117kg and then a PR at 122kg. On the CJ, I hit 131kg with three white lights. I went up to 138kg making the clean easily, but was a bit forward on my toes during the dip in the jerk, which put the bar out front and when I put it overhead, I had some arm bend while stabilizing and got three red lights. I felt good enough to move up, and figured I was within striking distance of qualifying for the American Open (266kg total is required), so with my 122kg snatch, I went for 144kg on the CJ. I made the clean with minimal resistance and should have been more patient in the rack. I rushed the jerk, putting me well forward on my toes during the dip and I missed the jerk throwing the bar well out in front, not giving myself a chance.
Overall my first competition wound up looking like this:
1st Place Men's 85kg (Senior)
1st Place Overall Best Male Lifter (Senior)
122kg Snatch / 131kg Clean & Jerk / 253kg Total (304.14kg Sinclair)
It was a great day, and a heck of a fun time.
Thank you to all of the people who had a vested interested in my first competition and helped to make it a success. Some of these people don't even know me, but were a great inspiration and resource.
On the morning of September 11, 2001, seventy-two officers from a total of eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States. One of those 72 officers was Officer James Lynch, a childhood coach and family friend. Officer Lynch was killed while attempting to rescue the victims trapped in the World
Trade Center.
Officer Lynch was a 22-year veteran of the Port Authority Police Department assigned to the Emergency Service Unit / Hazardous Material
Response, World Trade Center, NYC. Despite the fact that he was out on medical leave, recovering from
shoulder surgery, he responded to the situation and assisted in the evacuation and rescue of individuals involved in the attacks. Officer Lynch
was found in the remains of the South Tower on December 7, 2001, he was
still carrying his flashlight, with his badge number, 775, still
clearly etched on its barrel. Officer Lynch’s family donated his
bunker jacket, first aid kit, and flashlight to the 9/11 Memorial Museum to honor his
extraordinary service.
He is survived by his mother, Elizabeth Gavin Lynch of Metuchen; his
son, James C, and his son's mother, Evelyn Lynch of Edison; his
sisters, Margaret Dugdale of Metuchen and Carol Penna of Janesville; his
brothers Peter of Ringoes, Bill of Philadelphia, and David of Edison;
and his grandmother, Mildred Gavin of Metuchen.
(Deadlift using Snatch
technique, then lower the weight back down controlled until the weight
just kisses the floor, then full Snatch) 95-135-165-195-215-230-245-255ff-225-245f-245-255
2. Snatch DL, 3x3 off of a 3/4" Deficit
285-295-305
3. Front Squat 1x3, MAX
135-185-225-255-275-295-315
DJ
1. Snatch - Pause at Bottom of Knee - x3HP
95 - 135 - 185 - 215FFF - 215x2F
For His Glory
DJ
“A noble and God-like character is not a thing of favor or chance, but
is the natural result of continued effort in right thinking, the effect
of long-cherished association with God-like thoughts.”
1. 3 Position Snatch (Floor, Hang, Hip): ME on complex then 4 sets at 10% less then ME
Bar-95-135-175-205-225-240(Failed Hip)-245-255F
220x4
2. Snatch High Pull From Hang (Top Of Knee):4 sets of 3 @ 15% greater than ME of 3 Pos. Snatch
280#x3x4
3. Pendlay Row: 4 sets of 8 reps AHAP 235#x8x4
4. 2 Sec Pause Front Squat straight into Push Jerk: 4 sets of 3 reps @ 60% of max C&J
185#x3x4 5. Drop Snatch: No Dip, Just Drive: 4 sets of 5 reps @ 50%-65% of Snatch Max
130-145-160-175
"Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all." 1 Chronicles 29:11
“The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to be harmoniously related to his inner state...Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.” ― James Allen, As a Man Thinketh