I was nervous as hell, a lot more than I thought I would be. Considering this was just a training competition and I wasn't going for personal bests I really thought I would just take it in my stride but the excitement of my first competition back started building about Tuesday and I was like a kid before Christmas!
Weighed in a comfortable 62.5kg, 500g underneath the limit of the 63kg class (the weight class I always lift in) and after helping out with the women's weigh in and half the men's, I started my usual rolling, stretching and mobility. There are certain things I like doing differently on competition day than every other training day but my warm up isn't it.
Did the usual bar work and light positional work and then worked up to 37kg snatch in doubles and singles. I was one of the last to open in my group so I had plenty of time. Apart from being really nervous (and enjoying that "I'm on a roller coaster" feeling) I felt pretty strong and as seems typical for my lifting at the moment, positions got better as the weight went up. This means I'm still getting used to the positions and also means I need to do more drilling and volume at higher weights.
Opened with 38kg which was easy, then went 40kg which was easy but not as technically pretty and finished with 42kg, not a bother.
Took a couple of minutes to be happy and chill out and then started clean and jerk warm up. Again, everything felt better as the weight went up. I wasn't as nervous during clean and jerk warm-up and everything just went up without drama. Worked up to 53kg on the warm up platform then opened with an easy 54kg. Went 57kg then 60kg, all quite easy and no drama.
I'm still lifting well within myself and plan to keep it that way for awhile. I really enjoyed the camaraderie with Kortney, Sari and Alex, my fellow Capital Strength teammates. This is something I've never experienced before and is down right cool! Great lifting from all of them, we have a very competitive team.
I came first in the 63kg class with a 102kg total at 62.5kg bodyweight which I'm delighted with for my first comp back.
Next competition is about four weeks
away and I have lots of work to do, getting more comfortable in the snatch and clean, improving ankle flexibility and sorting out a few issues with my jerk. Can't wait until tomorrow to get started!
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