Cuppa Joe Weightlifting

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Just a few pics of some of my favorite people who were at the USA Masters Elite Invitational.

I had an incredible experience at the It was an honor to be invited to this first of its kind competition, where the top 100 lifters in the country do battle within their age groups. I competed against every other 55-59 lifter covering all weight categories.
One of my competitors was my good friend & archrival Gunther. We typically battle in the same weight class. Gunther set the new M55/70kg National records at the Nationals earlier this year.
I broke the Sn**ch record twice with 71 & 73. It was a back & forth battle with Gunther making a record sn**ch at 72. Gunther wound up breaking his own record on the total.
I managed to win Silver, with Gunther taking Bronze based on the overall formula for this meet. It was a great experience, competing in this new type of meet & simply catching up with so many old friends.

Enjoyed working with this Champion. Bob always brings the effort. I hope to have his flexibility & tenacity when I grow up😜

In Savannah with some old friends at the
This is a cool pic they made for me.

So proud of Wifee- this was a PR single that she turned into a PR double.

Most people training for strength have the percentages completely backwards.

Tommy Kono argued that 50% of weightlifting is mental, 30% is technique, and only 20% is raw physical strength. He also said nearly every athlete and coach gets those numbers wrong in exactly the same direction: overweighting the physical and underweighting everything else.

This matters more when you know where Kono came from. A sickly kid with chronic asthma, interned in the California desert during World War II, who picked up a 15-pound barbell with no Olympic ambitions whatsoever. He went on to become the most decorated U.S. weightlifter in history, winning gold at the 1952 Helsinki Games and setting records that still stand today.

His training philosophy was equally unconventional. Less volume than you'd expect. Fewer exercises than coaches recommend. A near-obsessive focus on efficiency over exhaustion.

If you've ever wondered whether working harder is actually the problem, his story is worth reading.

Full article in the comments.

I found this old pic from the 2014 national Masters championships. Looking forward to seeing some old friends at the elite invitational in Savannah later on this week.

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