York Barbell Open Results

This was a fun meet to lift at, I went 4 for 6 and got first in the 85 junior division. Even the drive, which Google maps said would be almost 2 hours was only an hour and 20 minutes.

Snatch:

I felt that 84 was a good opener, and had I more experience I probably would have opted for 86 or even 88, since I have made those weights so many times. The first snatch was a bit in front but I caught it on the recovery. The second was right on path, and no problem with the 88. The 92 shouldn't have been a problem, but I was focusing on my feet, and didn't finish the pull all the way, putting the bar in front, for a miss. 88 is still 8 kg better than my last competition power snatch anyway, so I was happy with the result (though I would have loved 92). Next time I know I can get over 90 kg, just gotta focus.

Clean and Jerk:

I was actually pretty tired for the clean and jerk portion, after sitting around all day and finally getting to it. I handled the warm-ups pretty well, but by the time I got to 110 in the back, I knew that the 120 opener was going to suck, but I would get it anyway. The clean was caught weird and made the recovery from a dead stop, but it wasn't that heavy. The jerk was fine.The 125 went up better, and felt better. By 130, I thought I would make it, but couldn't stick the jerk. I didn't split big enough, one of my problems when it gets heavy. I'll work on it. Still, 10kg better than my previous competition PR, so I was alright with the 125. Next time, I'll open with 124 or 125 and get some more time to attempt >130 weights.

Total:

A 213 total put me in first in the junior division of the York Barbell Open. Basing off the qualifying totals for 2011, this puts me 10 kg above the Collegiate Nationals qualifying total of 203, and 4 kg below the Junior Nationals qualifying total of 217 for 85 kg lifters.