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    My coach, Tamara, has been nagging me for a while to start a log. I have resisted because I could not imagine anyone caring what a 48kg woman can lift. She is relentless, however, and I gave in. I started lifting last year while still crossfitting I finally quit crossfit this past March to exclusively lift and train 5-6 days a week. When I started training with Tamara last year (after already doing crossfit for two years) my snatch was 22kg, clean 30kg, jerk 34 kg, front squat 34kg, back squat 50kg. Fast forward to today...snatch 40kg (soooo close to 41), clean 47kg, jerk 46kg, front squat 53kg, back squat 62kg. I have no athletic background and this is the most competitive I have ever been. I was a ballet dancer all through childhood and college and still teach. I am extremely limber from my days as a ballerina and Tamara often worries that my ass is actually going to touch floor on lifts or that my back is going snap.

    I am a 35 year old mother of a 4.5 year old.
    I am a competitive masters lifter.
    I weigh 48kg and am 5'1"
    I have been exclusively lifting for one year.
    I did crossfit for almost 3 years.
    Last edited by Tinydancer; 07-18-2012 at 02:55 PM.

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    Hello. You might find that there's a few people on here who care what you lift and that's some great progress so far :-)

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    7.18.12
    Awesome day in Bulgaria!!!

    Power Snatch
    1x20
    1x23
    1x25
    1x28
    1x29
    1x30

    I hate anything with power in front of it. My body naturally wants to drop it likes it's hot and get low. My power snatches are ugly, but they are a work in progress.

    Snatch
    1x31
    1x33
    1x35
    1x37
    1x39...miss 2x then hit it like a boss
    1x41...tried 10 FUCKING TIMES! Each time looked better than the time before, but i never stood it up. Bulgaria is a bitch. I will have that bitch soon...

    Power Clean+Jerk
    1x30
    1x32
    1x34
    1x35
    1x36
    1x37
    1x38...ugly

    Clean+Jerk
    1x40
    1x41
    1x42

    Squats
    1x40
    1x45
    1x50
    1x53
    1x55
    1x58
    1x61...miss
    2x2x46

    I left the gym feeling confident that I will indeed have a 41kg snatch...and a very sore snatch bone.

    Last edited by Tinydancer; 07-18-2012 at 03:11 PM.

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    Get excited.

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    Thank you!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by yonkyogirl View Post
    Hello. You might find that there's a few people on here who care what you lift and that's some great progress so far :-)
    Thanks!!!!

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    Snatch-doubles
    2x25
    2x27
    2x29
    2x30
    2x31
    2x32
    2x33
    2x34
    2x35
    2x36...hit/miss/hit
    2x37...miss. Had it overhead and then I dropped both knees to the ground.
    Tamara made me stop. I know I could have hit 37.

    Clean x2+jerk
    35
    37
    39
    40
    41...miss. My pubic bone was throbbing at this point. I hit it yesterday while snatching for a pr. Although I don't hit my pubic bone while cleaning, I keep the bar so close to my body that even brushing the bar near that area was painful.

    Front squat
    1x40
    1x43
    1x46
    1x48
    1x50... Miss
    2x40
    2x43
    2x45
    2x47
    2x48...hit/miss
    2x48
    2x50... Hit/miss. How the hell did I miss 50 fourteen lifts earlier and then come back and hit it solid once and then almost hit it again?!?
    Bulgaria. That's why.
    Last edited by Tinydancer; 07-21-2012 at 05:17 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tinydancer View Post
    ...and a very sore snatch bone.
    Ha, good one. As Yonkyo said there certainly are people who care what you're lifting. Personally I'm amazed how high your clean is WRT your squat!

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    Quote Originally Posted by hrat View Post
    Ha, good one. As Yonkyo said there certainly are people who care what you're lifting. Personally I'm amazed how high your clean is WRT your squat!
    My clean is very limited my elbows...I tend to not let go of the bar and my ekbows don't get up fast enough. As a result, I get stuck at the bottom trying to push my elbows up to stand. Many times my elbows hit my knees.

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    7.20.12
    DL-snatch grip
    3x25
    3x30
    3x33
    3x36
    3x39
    3x42
    3x45
    3x48
    3x51
    3x54
    3x57
    3x60
    Damn my hands are killing me! Straps for sure next time. I almost never deadlift. Of the few times I injured myself at crossfit, each time involved deadlifts. I am pleased...this is not far from my clean grip deadlift pr (155#...I think).

    PC & jerk
    1x25
    1x30
    1x33
    1x36
    Full clean & jerk
    1x39
    1x42...miss
    1x40
    1x41
    1x42
    1x43
    1x44
    I am amazed that I was able to stand up the 43 and 44. My elbows were not even close to being where they were supposed to be!
    Last edited by Tinydancer; 07-21-2012 at 05:20 AM.

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