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First of all, this was one of the most expensive trips I have taken for lifting, because of the logistics, being away from the office and technology, and other issues like trains and hotels to get to airplanes, to get to more trains, etc. My result was what I wanted, which was six good lifts…

The last interclub of the national season is the end of the first half of the lifting year, except for those of us lifting in the European Masters in two weeks in Azerbaijan .  The second half in the Fall is regional, national and worlds. It was a hard work week with exam grading and…

  Went to the US for a business trip, great weather of 20c / 68F, and via good friends at USAW, hooked up with the folks at Catalyst Athletics  (thanks to Greg, Aimee, Steve and the whole team) for some training between business meetings.   Ran into my Masters buddy Mercedes Dickinson, who filmed me on…

End of season, just back from the World Masters, and I have to lift today as my teammate Sarah is in Paris working with the World Senior event.   So I take it down half a notch, and do a perfect performance of six good lifts, all white lights.  Coach and national federation chairman both very…

Photos below, just got back, very tired and a lot on the plate for work, so will comment later.  

OK, again we have doubled up like last year and held the two together, mainly due to three things: lack of referees, lack of venues and lack of equipment.    That being said, it was run well and finished in time for us all to get back home before dark. Third competition in three weeks for…

This is comp month: one last week in Italy, one this weekend in Enghien, and one next weekend in Seraing. This one was the Belgian Masters, along with a fun comp for the non-Masters called Grand Prix Adry.  We used to win very large beers in this one, so this year we had to live…

Back from some of the hottest / most humid weather I have experienced in quite a while.  Lifting photos will be coming, here are two shots of Venice and one of the medals for my class/age.   OK, many thanks to Trisha for the additions above.        

Like other lifters I know, I have a need for a home set-up, so finally got it installed last week.  Our garage is reasonably small, but this just fits.  Makes racking hard, as evidenced by the slight injury of yesterday when my hand and the disc had a tight relationship (got pinched and bruised), but…