Bumper Plates, Hook Grip, Chalk and Singlets. A Texas Farmer Lifts.

[NorwichGrad]

Good luck JJ!

May the potent venom of a thousand rattlesnakes be with you on the platform.

[jjeane]

Must bump the pictures.

Last taper session. Nothing fancy. Mostly foam rolling and stretching.

Snatch
2x25,3@30

CJ
35,3@37

FS
3xbar,3x35,3x40

And since the vid is not worth watching I am going to leave you with a few piccies. Oh and the chickens got a stay of execution til Monday! LOL!

One, I love this. This is also a very cool company. They make great shirts!! Go buy one, or three!



This picture was taken of me at the meet. I am not 100% sure but I think it was taken by an amateur HG photographer. I met one there thru a friend and on the Monday after the meet all these people from the meet were showing up on FB with pictures but this guy. I LOVE this picture!!



And while I think I look a little, well not chunky but let's say beefy, in this picture, this was taken during warm ups.



I hope everyone has a great weekend! We will be heading out Sun morning and will not be back til very late Sun night from the meet. Will get the vid put together and up as soon as I can. 100K here I come!!

Awesome new title is awesome. Love the pics. I disagree with your assessment of looking "beefy," but when it comes to physique, we're always our biggest critics.

Good luck at your meet, can't wait to see vids and pics.


I have room in my freezer if you run out of room. All I charge is a small stocking fee of everything I store in my freezer

You are right we are our own worst critics. And I will say that singlets are maybe not the most flattering of attire either!!
I may have to take you up on the freezer space! Ours are all almost full and we have chickens that must go in them next week! At least I will be cutting them up this time and not freezing them whole. Not that I am looking forward to deboning 60 birds next week.

Good luck JJ!

May the potent venom of a thousand rattlesnakes be with you on the platform.

Thank you Joel! I will bring the rattlesnake venom with me! It is gonna be EPIC!!

[Woody-5]

Great pics!

Best of luck Sunday, give it hell!

Lol'd @ stay of execution for the chickens

[jshaw5]

And I will say that singlets are maybe not the most flattering of attire either!!

Ain't that the truth. There's no avoiding that thing riding up your crotch either haha. The only good thing is it's tight enough in the midsection that when I throw my belt on, I don't have big rolls pushing out around it lol.

[jjeane]

Great pics!

Best of luck Sunday, give it hell!

Lol'd @ stay of execution for the chickens

Thanks Woody!!
Them chickens are lucky atm. But not for long!

Ain't that the truth. There's no avoiding that thing riding up your crotch either haha. The only good thing is it's tight enough in the midsection that when I throw my belt on, I don't have big rolls pushing out around it lol.

It is true. Mine isn't that tight esp in the mid section. I think I was right on the line on sizes. Would that it was. I still got the roll with the belt on!

[jshaw5]

It is true. Mine isn't that tight esp in the mid section. I think I was right on the line on sizes. Would that it was. I still got the roll with the belt on!

I am a bit heavier than I was at my meet, so I might be overestimating its ability to hide my girth lol.

[DieselsMom]

You look strong as FUKC in that picture!!

Love the meet picture, you look frickin amazing.

[jjeane]

I am a bit heavier than I was at my meet, so I might be overestimating its ability to hide my girth lol.

You can always sport it to the gym to test it out! LOL!!

You look strong as FUKC in that picture!!

Love the meet picture, you look frickin amazing.

The bold statement makes me feel like a badazz! Thanks Tamara!! You are the best!!

[jshaw5]

You can always sport it to the gym to test it out! LOL!!

I just wear it around the house to get the wife in the mood for sexy times.
























It doesn't work.

[jjeane]

I just wear it around the house to get the wife in the mood for sexy times.
























It doesn't work.

LMAO! Now that is funny Josh!

[RyouBakua]

pictures looking good!


also love the new title for the log

[geek23ka]

<3

so glad you're hanging out. you look absolutely awesome. tough, assured, pretty.

[jjeane]

pictures looking good!


also love the new title for the log

Thanks you RB! I think the title fits me a lot better! TIme for a change!

<3

so glad you're hanging out. you look absolutely awesome. tough, assured, pretty.

Oh thank you Geek. I am so critical of pictures of me. I can find 100 things wrong with all of them. But I like those two. The second on I think I do look calm and assured. And ready to go hit it!!

We drive out in less than 24 hrs. Got a fun day of costume shopping for the kids and a carnival for them. Am 63.1 this am so light eating and lots of water early today. It will all be good!! I am so JACKED! it is gonna rock tomorrow!!

[dreahere]

Love your pictures SO much and can't wait for the vids. Best of luck, will be thinking of you!

[jjeane]

Love your pictures SO much and can't wait for the vids. Best of luck, will be thinking of you!

Thank you Drea!


Okay, so things did not go as well as I had hoped on Sunday. If feel like this is my go to saying atm.



So, we made it to Belton ok. It was a long ride and woke up at 63.1. Which was no big deal since I had to be 63 or under you 1:45 but it meant no food or water til weigh in. Which sucked. So weigh in was fine. 62.6. Got some food and a ton of water. Got to watch the heaviest male lifters which was cool. There were some really good lifters there. Warm ups started and everything was going well. They started the meet and I realized the card lady was not really on top of things which made it slightly difficult. On snatch I made my 42 opener easy. Then missed 45 twice. Falling on my butt on the last try. Made me mad to say the least. Warmed up for CJ and it went smooth. Nialed 51 in warm up so called for 52 as the opener. Nailed 52. Called 55 and made it. The clean was a breeze. I thought I had the jerk nailed but I got 2 thumbs down and only one up so they red lighted it. I wanted to kick that damn bar. I was so mad. Then I called for 56 to follow and just froze. All I wanted to do at that point was throw the bar across the room, definitely not an option. So I went 42/52/94. Meh. But I did get the 55 clean and that bar was overhead!! I know it is supposed to be blue plates but the collars they used at this meet weighted 2.5 K each so if you didn't know that you would think there was 5 less on the bar. It is all good. I have calmed down and am ready to get back to training next week. I made one of my goals. I got the 55 clean and it was easy. 45 on snatch is in the bag just need to work on keeping it close.

Here is the vid.


In this pic you can see why they red lighted me. It was the left elbow.



This pic is from warm up. The girl I am talking to won world masters about 6 weeks ago. She is so nice and just awesome!! She also won the meet.



And if you are still reading, sorry it took til today. We had 58 chickens to butcher yesterday. URGH. But they are all done. I will have to debone and package them later this week. But we had a baby yesterday!! And it was a little heifer/girl! WHOOHOOO!!!!



This was taken about 10 min after she was born. And this one is from this am. I think I will name her Dot for the little spot on her forehead!



I am waiting for one more momma to calve. I can't wait! Hoping she has a girl as well. But we shall see as long as it is healthy I am happy.

I did go to the gym today and snatched to 40 and CJ'ed to 48. That chit was heavy. I am still worn out from the adrenaline. Will go 2 more times this week to stretch, roll and do guns and abs and no oly til I get my new plan from coach and start next week. Here is to going 47/57/104 at State in January! BOOM!!

[NorwichGrad]

JJ,

This is my cousin Lu Yong.. You can watch the whole thing, or skip right to 2:42. You did the same he did. They gave him redlights. Then he got really pissed and tried again on the third attempt. He bitchslapped gravity and told the world don't mess with China, and WON GOLD for the motherland..

That's gonna be you next time.. Valens Ursea.



55-kg is the equivalent to the blue plates in training world.. You trained hard to hit that number.. Well done!!

Those animals are cute.. Congrats on the newborn calf.

[jjeane]

JJ,

This is my cousin Lu Yong.. You can watch the whole thing, or skip right to 2:42. You did the same he did. They gave him redlights. Then he got really pissed and tried again on the third attempt. He bitchslapped gravity and told the world don't mess with China, and WON GOLD for the motherland..

That's gonna be you next time.. Valens Ursea.



55-kg is the equivalent to the blue plates in training world.. You trained hard to hit that number.. Well done!!

Those animals are cute.. Congrats on the newborn calf.

WOW! He is awesome! ANd you are right next time for sure! More training in the mean time and I am gonna hit higher next time!

[DieselsMom]

We've already spoke and you know how I feel.

Your totally the most bad ass woman I know and so proud of you. You got it overhead, 1 minor tweak and it would have been good, so close that I am totally thinking your low on your Jan totals

Rock it my friend, and the baby girl is a cutie.

[NorwichGrad]

WOW! He is awesome! ANd you are right next time for sure! More training in the mean time and I am gonna hit higher next time!

Set a goal NOW.

And that goal is RED PLATES..

[gobbles23]

Wow, excellent job Jani Nice cleans

Baby calf is gorgeous

[jshaw5]

Congrats on the meet Jani. Your totals don't really show how close you were to hitting your goal of 100. I watched before reading, I thought you had that second attempt at 45 on snatch. And you obviously have 55 on c&j, just one of those technicalities. As someone not familiar with all the rules, what exactly was wrong with that anyway? Why does it matter if your elbow is slightly bent when you're catching the jerk if you end up with the bar locked out over head in the end.

[NorwichGrad]

Congrats on the meet Jani. Your totals don't really show how close you were to hitting your goal of 100. I watched before reading, I thought you had that second attempt at 45 on snatch. And you obviously have 55 on c&j, just one of those technicalities. As someone not familiar with all the rules, what exactly was wrong with that anyway? Why does it matter if your elbow is slightly bent when you're catching the jerk if you end up with the bar locked out over head in the end.

That is a great question, bro..

It's primarily safety. Our tendons and ligaments exhibit visco-elastic behaviors. For example, if you place a 45-lb bar on top of jello, you know what will happen. But if you place that same bar on top of wood or steel, the bar will be supported in a more stable manner.

The same thing with our musco-skeletal system. If we 'receive' something overhead in a 'soft' lockout, like jello, there will be risks for injury. But if we turn everything on and receive the bar overhead in a 'hard' manner, like the barbell on steel analogy, the bar will not hurt us.

This is why in weightlifting speed and explosive power are essential, because the lifter must get in the final position as quickly as possible in order to receive the bar 'hard.'

Hope this helps.

[jjeane]

We've already spoke and you know how I feel.

Your totally the most bad ass woman I know and so proud of you. You got it overhead, 1 minor tweak and it would have been good, so close that I am totally thinking your low on your Jan totals

Rock it my friend, and the baby girl is a cutie.

Thank you so much Tamara and thanks for listening to me Sunday via text and I ranted and was pissed. You are a really good friend!
She is a cutie and I am hoping for a second one any time!!

Set a goal NOW.

And that goal is RED PLATES..

Now the red plates would be very cool cause that would be above BW!

Wow, excellent job Jani Nice cleans

Baby calf is gorgeous

Thanks Lori! That clean was nice. It was easier than I ever imagined it would be as well! So here is to MORE!!

Congrats on the meet Jani. Your totals don't really show how close you were to hitting your goal of 100. I watched before reading, I thought you had that second attempt at 45 on snatch. And you obviously have 55 on c&j, just one of those technicalities. As someone not familiar with all the rules, what exactly was wrong with that anyway? Why does it matter if your elbow is slightly bent when you're catching the jerk if you end up with the bar locked out over head in the end.

Thanks Josh. I thought I had that last snatch too til I fell backward. And that bugs me too about the total not reflecting how close I was. But it is okay. I have almost 3 months to get it down and nail it at State. And see below for Joel's explanation. I was gonna say cause that is the rules! LOL!

That is a great question, bro..

It's primarily safety. Our tendons and ligaments exhibit visco-elastic behaviors. For example, if you place a 45-lb bar on top of jello, you know what will happen. But if you place that same bar on top of wood or steel, the bar will be supported in a more stable manner.

The same thing with our musco-skeletal system. If we 'receive' something overhead in a 'soft' lockout, like jello, there will be risks for injury. But if we turn everything on and receive the bar overhead in a 'hard' manner, like the barbell on steel analogy, the bar will not hurt us.

This is why in weightlifting speed and explosive power are essential, because the lifter must get in the final position as quickly as possible in order to receive the bar 'hard.'

Hope this helps.

That even helped me. Thanks Joel! WOuldn't want to jack up the elbows or shoulders for sure. I am excited to get my new plan from Charis and see what the plan is to overcome the little stuff!

[NorwichGrad]

Safety first, JJ.

As intimidating as WL may seem, it is actually the SAFEST sport. The lifter either makes the lift or not. There is no room for cheating because the lifts happen in seconds.. Moreover, the movements are predictable – feet go from hip width to shoulder width, hips go up then down, arms lockout, etc.. Most field sports have unpredictable movements, like soccer, which has the highest rate of injury.

In fact, even badminton is more dangerous than WL.. haha..

http://www.exrx.net/WeightTraining/Safety.html

The other benefit of participating in this sport is that not only does it make athletes stronger and more explosive as you already know, it also conditions the athlete to ‘receive heavy loads.’ What this means is that if you get hit in football or boxing, for example, your WL training will definitely come into play because your ligaments, tendons, etc, are used to receiving heavy loads when you do the snatch, clean & jerk.

It’s a great sport!

[mmater]

watched the video. Here's what I saw that was wrong: It's too F-ing quiet!!!! Nobody was cheering or anything. WTF!!! Just my .02. You will definitely get it next time.

[jshaw5]

That is a great question, bro..

It's primarily safety. Our tendons and ligaments exhibit visco-elastic behaviors. For example, if you place a 45-lb bar on top of jello, you know what will happen. But if you place that same bar on top of wood or steel, the bar will be supported in a more stable manner.

The same thing with our musco-skeletal system. If we 'receive' something overhead in a 'soft' lockout, like jello, there will be risks for injury. But if we turn everything on and receive the bar overhead in a 'hard' manner, like the barbell on steel analogy, the bar will not hurt us.

This is why in weightlifting speed and explosive power are essential, because the lifter must get in the final position as quickly as possible in order to receive the bar 'hard.'

Hope this helps.

I understand that it's safer and more stable to receive the bar in a "hard" manner, but I was just curious what exactly the rules say that makes it illegal. In powerlifting, there are plenty of things that could make the lifter less stable and more susceptible to injury (i.e. rounded lumbar on deadlifts, knee valgus on squats, flared elbows on bench, etc.), but they don't disqualify the lift.

[NorwichGrad]

I understand that it's safer and more stable to receive the bar in a "hard" manner, but I was just curious what exactly the rules say that makes it illegal. In powerlifting, there are plenty of things that could make the lifter less stable and more susceptible to injury (i.e. rounded lumbar on deadlifts, knee valgus on squats, flared elbows on bench, etc.), but they don't disqualify the lift.

This is from the International Weightlifting Federation Technical and Competition Rules Handbook

2.4 INCORRECT MOVEMENTS AND POSITIONS FOR ALL LIFTS

2.4.1 Pulling from the hang.
2.4.2 Touching the platform with any part of the body other than the feet.
2.4.3 Uneven or incomplete extension of the arms, at the finish of the lift.
2.4.4 Pause during the extension of the arms.
2.4.5 Finishing with a press-out.

[jjeane]

Safety first, JJ.

As intimidating as WL may seem, it is actually the SAFEST sport. The lifter either makes the lift or not. There is no room for cheating because the lifts happen in seconds.. Moreover, the movements are predictable – feet go from hip width to shoulder width, hips go up then down, arms lockout, etc.. Most field sports have unpredictable movements, like soccer, which has the highest rate of injury.

In fact, even badminton is more dangerous than WL.. haha..

http://www.exrx.net/WeightTraining/Safety.html

The other benefit of participating in this sport is that not only does it make athletes stronger and more explosive as you already know, it also conditions the athlete to ‘receive heavy loads.’ What this means is that if you get hit in football or boxing, for example, your WL training will definitely come into play because your ligaments, tendons, etc, are used to receiving heavy loads when you do the snatch, clean & jerk.

It’s a great sport!

I remember when I started my little brother told me to make sure I had a spotter. I told him I always had a spotter, gravity!
Why is cheerleading not on that list? I swear it would be way up there!
You are right WL is safe. If you don't make it no big deal. It is really easy to bail.

watched the video. Here's what I saw that was wrong: It's too F-ing quiet!!!! Nobody was cheering or anything. WTF!!! Just my .02. You will definitely get it next time.

Well there was a DJ and you could have music played if you wanted but that was way over my thought limit for the day!!

[Woody-5]

Solid showing at the meet! collars that heavy could definitely throw one off!
put up some fine numbers even with the misses. Nailed your clean goal!

Baby cow = win!

[beatha]

Kinda late to party but wanted to say that was bad ass JJ you will most def get 100+ the next time around. like the saying could use that on a gym wear tshirt.

thx NG 4 explaining why a red light to us unaware folks.