Been busy and my lifters have been training really hard. I probably had over 300+ video clips to go through and could only pick a small few. I have compiled and edited it. I think I may start to get a hang of this. Maybe I will get decent enough at this video stuff to warrent a camera better then the flip I am using. Enough rambling and let us see the video.
Very Proud of my Lifters.
On February 25th Bare Bones Barbell came over to train with us. What can I say but that we had an awesome time. After lifting big weights we grilled some steak and burgers for post lifting celebration with friends. One of our goals at Tucson Barbell Club is to unite and promote weightlifting in Arizona and this is a step in the right direction.
January is over and training has been hard for my lifters. Everyday they come in and put in work. Hitting lifts, missing lifts, clarking the bar, slamming bars and training past comfort zones. I tell everyone that comes to try Olympic Weightlifting out is that it is hard. Hard on the body and, most importantly hard on the mind. The technicality of the snatch and clean and jerk can be obscene at times but at the same time you can not really think about it when performing them. At one moment all you can think about is sweeping the bar but, then you forget to stay on your heels or keeping you chest up or getting you head through or shooting your elbows through or AAAHHHHH I am already frustrated talking about it. That is just keeping position not to mention if you add weight and now you have a lion to tame. At the end of the day you either have tamed it or it has tamed you. More often then not it tames you. That right their maybe the hardest part of being a weightlifter is accepting defeat on a daily basis. For me it is very humbling and keeps you on the straight and narrow. In weightlifting it isn’t about how strong you are it is more about how much patience and control do you have. How much can you miss and miss and miss and leave for the day just to come back to miss again. How rewarding it is to finally hit that lift but, then to miss it again the following day. Oh, the joys of being a weightlifter.
Busy month but we are moved into the new location. Platforms are up and lifting has been rocking and rolling. We have four Platforms and the bars to match. If you are interested in getting the best Olympic Weightlifting training in Tucson come by and see what we are about.
Howdy, It has been slow with the updates we are in a big transitional phase of the club. We are moving into a bigger facility. Untill then here is a video update of what we have been up too
Sorry fellow AZ lifters for not keeping updated. It has been crazy since my last post and it will be crazy for the rest of the year. All I can say is our lifters are getting better and better after every session. I have been meaning to put together a training montage. Alas, I keep forgetting to record our sessions.
Things are changing at Tucson Barbell. We will be moving into a new facility in December. What does that mean? How about more space, more platforms, bars, bumpers, and more Awesomeness. Stay tuned.
World Weightlifting championships is going on this week. Here is the link http://livetv.ru/en/eventinfo/93918_2011_world_championships/
One of my major gripes about USA Weightlifting is the lack of support it has sometimes. There is a good opportunity to support it. October 1st and November 19th Joe Micela will be hosting weightlifting clinics and the money raised will go straight to the weightlifters fund. I have the original message down below with all the info.
Olympic Test Event
Many of you may have not heard but 3x National Champion and 3x World Team Member Sarah Robles was selected by the London Olympic Committee and the International Weightlifting Federation to be the sole US representative at this event. The event will take place Dec 10th & 11th at the ExCel Center in London, England the site of the 2012 Summer Olympics for Weightlifting. Four weight classes were asked to participate at this Competition: Two Classes for Women 69 & 75+ kilos and Two Classes for the Men 94 & 105+ kilo. Only twelve per weight class forty eight overall athletes in the World were asked to go and compete and Sarah was selected. Unfortunately, the cost Airfare for this trip is not covered by USAW. Both Sarah and I are required to pay for this trip out of our pocket. We are asking for help in this regard. Ticket prices to London around this time can be around $1,000-$1,400 per ticket from Phoenix. We will be trying to raise all of the money through donations and various charity events that we will be hosting leading up to the event in December.
We need to raise $2,500 for the cost of the Airfare for both Sarah and myself, Joe Micela.
How can you help?
Donations
We are accepting Monetary Donations in any amount. 100% of your donation will directly go to the trip cost.
Please send Donations to:
Team Arizona Weightlifting
(In the memo line right London Test Event)
916 E. Baseline Rd. Suite 130
Mesa, AZ 85204
T-Shirt Purchase
We have an Arizona Strong T-Shirt we are selling for $20
Plus shipping and handling ($5)
Go to www.facebook.com/performanceone
To see what the shirt looks like
Olympic Weightlifting Seminar
October 1st & November 19th at Performance One Advanced Sports Training in Mesa, Arizona. We will be conducting a 4 hour Olympic Weightlifting Seminar with all the Team Arizona National Team Members helping out. Come learn, lift, and get coached by myself 2011 World Women’s Head Coach, 3x National Champion Sarah Robles, and 2011 World University Team Member Collin Ito. Cost is $60
This is a huge deal and Sarah like any other US Athlete should be given the opportunity to go to this event. We will do all that we can to get her there.
On behalf of Sarah and myself I thank you. I can be reached at joe@performanceone.net or www.facebook.com/performanceone
Sincerely
Joe Micela
Team Arizona Weightlifting
We have been having monsoons out here in Tucson, AZ and the power went out but, we kept on trucking through.
We used the headlights from our vehicles to give us light.
Had a great time met some great people and made some interesting memories that Ill touch on in another post.
Women:
Renee Lawton – 43/X/X
…Elizabeth Cameron – 40/63/103
Men:
Nick Thompson – X/95/X
Zach Cervantes – 40/53/93
Josh Gabbert – 50/62/112 – *64kg bonus C&J
Danny Kirk – 68/87/155 – *91kg bonus C&J
Sam Chavez – 70/95/165
Aaron Martinez – 75/100/175
Keith Miller – 81/120/201
Chris Falkner – 90/120/210
Jeremy Galo – 95/124/219
Tyler Nachtman – 107/137/244
Howdy All, Not much new at the club but I am trying to gather training videos and make monthly video montages. In other news the Panda Bear Invitational is this weekend. We will have a couple of lifters head up there. It is a practice meet so it will be more chill then a regular meet.