Enchanted Strength

taking 505lbs for a little stroll. If you’ve never tried carrying the yoke like this, give it a shot to get a feel for how impressive this is. Strong dude!

102kg/224lb big girl back squat PR for ! +11kg/24lbs in 12 weeks 💪🏼

Adding ab work into my training has been a game changer for my throwing… but not just any ab work. HEAVY AF ab work! Here is one of my favorites, the suitcase hold. 3x15 second hold on each side at 225lbs here

I was first introduced to these by and have done them once or twice per week ever since. If you want your abs and obliques to be strong AF, give these a shot! Stand up as straight, brace your trunk as hard as you possibly can, and don’t let the weight pull you out of position.

Start with 3 sets of 30 seconds each side for a few weeks, then taper the time down as you jack the weight up. When you get to the point where grip is the limiting factor, strap up so you can still work the target muscles

Come watch the weightlifting squat compete this Saturday at Miller Gym in Santa Fe!

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Enchanted Weightlifting Crew has worked for these PRs and we are ready to bring them to the platform!!!
Catch us at Miller Gym 8/13
Jenna- 10:15a
Joanna -12:15p
All Men - 2:30p

This is what two years of consistent hard work and drive to get better looks like! Turning what used to be her max clean into her new max sn**ch 💪🏼

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When I started weightlifting I didn’t believe other lifters had ever started from the beginning. October 2020 I was over the moon to clean 65… today I am over the moon to sn**ch it 🥲

315x3 looking real nice 👌🏼

Zach with a PR clean at 83kg at the home gym. Closing in on a bodyweight clean!

This is my favorite throw of my career thus far, as it is an example of how your mindset towards adversity can shape the outcome of the situation.

I had to deal with quite a bit of bu****it traveling to Norway for the IHGF World Championships. Flight delays, missing my connecting flight, and losing luggage which contained vital pieces of equipment and most of my clothes gave me plenty of excuses not to perform well. Not to mention jet lag and the 21 hours of daylight that made it hard to get any quality sleep… but I’m not big on excuses.

I’m extremely proud of how I handled these obstacles, in that I never let any of it shake me or throw me off my game. The only thing going through my head when adversity struck was:

“Good. I’m a competitor. This will just make it even cooler when I win the world championship”

While I fell short of the goal of winning, I came close. And with this throw, I went 2ft further than I ever have before in this event and took the event win, while borrowing another athlete’s boots that were 4.5 sizes too small.

I think this is a testament to my attitude towards training. It’s important to accept that that things are not always going to be perfect, yet training anyway. You are not always going to be motivated to lift or throw, you won’t always feel fresh and recovered. You might forget your belt, knee sleeves, headphones, wrist wraps, etc. The gym might be busy, and someone might walk in front of you while you’re going for a big lift. But who cares? Train anyway. Use the minor obstacle as an exercise in mental toughness. When adversity strikes in competition, you will be better off for it 🧠💪🏼