GSX Crossfit: Feb 26

Feb 26

1 RM Clean and Jerk

10 comments:

Unknown said...: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzBKlj6MReg&feature=fvw

yeah! clean and jerk day! here is mathias steiner the olympic heavy weight champ doing a few clean and jerks.

the build up: he's not a great snatcher in his division so he was behind going into the clean and jerk. he was struggling early and had failed on at least one snatch attempt. he knows he has to win with a huge clean and jerk but he has an EPIC fail on his first attempt at 248kg (545.6lbs. its in the video). he gets 248kg on his second lift but needs 258kg to win. he had never lifted 258kg (567.6lbs) in competition before. he gets it, wins and is overcome with emotion.

back story: his wife had been killed in a car crash less than a year before the olympics. he almost passed on even going to the olympics but decided to dedicate his effort to her. he held a picture of her when he received his gold medal. amazing effort.

now go lift some heavy weight!!; February 26, 2010 at 7:34 AM
Chuck9902 said...: struggled up 195#; February 26, 2010 at 7:52 AM
jenwilliams said...: Thanks to Mo and Chris for helping me with my jerk!; February 26, 2010 at 8:12 AM
Mo said...: That was a very cool post on Mathias!

MOthias did 125 and imma get Bob to make me a paper medal wif gold glitter.; February 26, 2010 at 9:58 AM
chirodoctx said...: Tough to comment on my pitiful performance after Ken's comment above. No PR's today. Missed 215 on the jerk a couple of times and packed it in. On a brighter note, no ill effects from the Vibram Five Fingers running yesterday.

Steve; February 26, 2010 at 10:46 AM
J-Dawg said...: Sick vid, Ken. Thanks for the post. If that doesn't motivate you I don't know what will!; February 26, 2010 at 11:10 AM
jared said...: will the fitness fad Chuck Liddell is starting transfer to GSX??? Although i don't think his squats are deep enough

http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/02/25/chuck-liddell-working-out-naked/

I'm for it. It could be a new fad like this thing called yogging or it might jogging, i think the J is silent. Anyway i guess you just run for extended periods of time...; February 26, 2010 at 11:42 AM
Mo said...: I knew allll about jerks before I ever met CFit Ms Jenny. ;) Ya done good.; February 26, 2010 at 11:46 AM
Candice said...: Finally got my goal weight on my clean and jerk: 155lbs, a weight I never thought I could get but it only took me one try. Time to set the bar even higher. Great job 11:30 class!; February 26, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Mo said...: Ha! Jared, they must hate doing laundry even more than I do.

Don't tell anybody...but I have a crush on Rampage :); February 26, 2010 at 3:00 PM