OH Push and pull - Saturday 9th Aug (date ammended)

PorkPie said:
Good luck to everyone concerned on Saturday.

I am away on holiday in South West France, just about to get into the pool in fact, otherwise I'd be there.

PorkPie said:
Good luck to everyone concerned on Saturday.

I am away on holiday in South West France, just about to get into the pool in fact, otherwise I'd be there.

can't wait to see the vids

Rob said:
Bryn's excellent photos can be found here:

http://www.sugdenbarbell.co.uk/index.php/photos/Adlington_OH_P...

Sounds like there was some terrific lifting, can't wait to see the vids

little_a said:
Thanks to all that turned up and made the day another good un. The atmosphere was typically Adders and everyone turned out to do their best. Too many highlights to include them all but on a hungover Sunday morning I still have images in my head of Alex and Luke (especially) banging those pulls out, a 3 way match up between the most unlikely suspects, Ste Leigh, Joe Hubble and Evergreen Eddie Halstead. Ste, one of the most impressive pressers, failing with a 137 cln, Eddie, one of the countries most prolific lifters ever, failing 135 and 140 jerks after solid clns, and young Joe just, just missing a 140 jerk, again after a cracking clean. Ste declined a pull but Ed and Joe both getting Pb's. Tony B turned up and did what Tony B does best, jumped in and had a go, tieing a PB pull. GPC European champ Gaz Boulton looks like he's starting to enjoy a bit of OH stuff and treated us all to a PB pull to boot. In the absense of the club secretary, Fred Smith, handsome Jeff, easily the most handsome man there, ground his way to a rough as ar****les but brilliantly fought comeback PB of 162 C&J before tweaking his back and pulling out of the deads. Shaun Kenny? WTF? How much of a future could he have in the strength game? 120, 140, 160 dog rough muscle ups, before taking a 170 which he did, and for me was the most impressive of all the OH lifts yesterday. Fast, strong and pretty much fearless with these weights, with a spot of technique there wouldnt be much to get in his way. Bryn threw his hand in the OH ring before turning out some solid deadlifting. The gent of the SM scene Mr Felix turned up after a while absent at Adders, aching, struggling and nursing injuries, hit 160 OH and another deadlift exhibition of 340 380?? and a new club record of 405K, needless to say everyone made just a little bit of noise. Mixed bag for me. 165 175 C&J's apparently in good style before an attempt at a PB 185 wasnt pulled in. I've not been happy lifting for a good few weeks now and maybe a little bit of reinvention is needed. With the atmosphere there yesterday TBH I felt a bit out of it, but there'll be other days I'm sure. Last of the big guns, Mark Clegg. His lifting speaks for itself. 185 was almost power cleaned before being rammed home for a new Adders all comers record, which stood until his next lift of 195. 200 cln was a beauty but just not enough left in the tank to jerk it. Stick a 295 pull with it though and not a bad days work.
The gold medal for going the extra mile has to go to young Mish. After a strong 110 opener he failed to convert 115 twice after good clns, but made up for it with a blinding 200 PB pull. Again, he came from Normandy to take part in our little caper. RESPECT!
Big thanks from all of us to Pete, Aaron and the Turnermator for turning up and loading, Rick for doing the shouting and running of the comp, and obviously Alan for giving us Adlington BBC.

Sorry if I missed anyone, but I'm going from memory, I'm hungover, and I've got a French serial killer in my spare room.