So… just got back from provincials.
Attempts were scheduled to qualify me for Canadian Nationals (this was the first competition within the qualifying period). Our plan was to work on being focused for my first attempts (bad habit or rushing the first attempts) and being patient on the pulls.
Started with a 58kg Snatch which was solid (which was big for me because I have had a tendency to rush my first attempts). Second attempt was 61kg bar felt light but I relaxed and my right leg swung out on the landing but I was still able to stand up with it and it counted. Third attempt at 63kg (which would have been a new max) gain felt light but among other things swung the bar out, and let the feet go wide making the landing unbalanced and me running away from the bar that flew behind me.
But I was pretty happy with the snatches, still a lot of technical things to work out, but all three attempts felt light and I was so much more patient with my first pull (which was my goal of the weekend) and 61kg was a new competition PB.
Jerks were real nice in the warmup, but I was letting my back relax on the cleans. First attempt Clean and Jerk was 77kg (what I needed to qualify for nationals) wasn’t the prettiest clean or jerk that I had ever done, but it got the job done. Second attempt was 81kg. Clean was actually really nice but I stood up and completely lost focus breathing while I was doing the dip and let the bar slide down my shoulders making the jerk a pathetic attempt. Second attempt at 81kgs clean wasn’t bad but the jerk…. You’ll have to wait for the video, words cannot describe my jerk problems! Again, completely lost focus at the top, let the elbows drop, paused at the bottom of the jerk and then tried to drop under the bar. Not my finest moment. Found it real easy to clear the mind and be focussed for the cleans but had a hard time resetting the mind before the jerk. Who knew it was so hard to stay focused for 5 seconds 
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Disappointed with the jerks, but won the 58kg weight class and qualified for nationals so all and all wasn’t that bad of a day.
Thanks to everyone who came out and watched. Next comp will be the end of January in Port Alberni. 65/83 here I come!
kel
