Reppin’ Hard for CFSR at the Redwood Empire!

Thomas and Emily both took first place in their weight classes at this weekend’s Redwood Empire Championships in Olympic-style weightlifting!

Emily lifted 29k in the Snatch and made a PR of 44k in the Clean and Jerk. In the process, she earned herself a new nickname – the “Mighty Ant” – after the event announcer noted that she had Clean and Jerked her bodyweight. Yes, folks, Emily weighs a whopping 97 pounds. Now every time a woman tells me she doesn’t want to lift weights because she’ll “get big” I’m going to point to this little woman. Here’s her third snatch yesterday:

Thomas made the heaviest Snatch of anyone in his session at 85k, then followed that with a 102k Clean and Jerk. Thomas’s training over the last six months has shifted to almost entirely Olympic-style weightlifting, and he’s put on quite a bit of muscle mass over that time (as anyone who knew him a year ago has noticed). He’s been working hard to produce this kind of performance, and it really paid off. Congratulations Thomas, hope it felt darn good! Here’s his second snatch of the day:

Congratulations to Thomas and Emily for their discipline and hard work! We’re proud of you two, and hope to see you on the competition platform again in the future!