friends.

I have friends!! here's the proof!! I finally went out on the town in Fabulous Bridgewater.  wahoo. lol It really was an enjoyable time and it was nice to meet some girls my age! 

Back to lifting. . . It felt like it had been forever since I lifted, but it had only been 2 days!  This cycle is a heavier cycle and it will be even more challenging after this week because Ellyn is going to 'Florida' for 3-ish weeks.  So poor Steph and Lorie will have to deal with me at practices.. i bet they're excited. Sorry in advance... 

I have no hips. Hello. I cannot figure out how to get the last pull/push/clink/contact with my hips.  I was stuck on blocks in my worst position not knowing where or how to move from there. So i jumped. and had zero hips. or i pulled the bar with my arms first. or i did something different. something besides what I was supposed to be doing. luckily the hang cleans didn't last as long as I usually feel they do.. and I started on clean and jerks.  For some reason, as much trouble as I have trying to get proper and solid contact with the bar by my hips, the cleans dont look or feel too bad.  When I clean I actually hear a 'clink' and sometimes i even think they are 'adult clinks'!  My jerks are getting better too.. I'm working on getting a quicker dip and drive. Most of the time it works out pretty well, and when it doesnt, Ellyn lets me know.  :)  The pulls I did today were also better than the hang cleans I did.  They were close (mostly) and they clinked and I was tight and solid.  and it was one kilo more than I had been doing :).

Squats: I think ellyn did most of my 5 sets of 4.  She said we were going to fix my poor positions/techniques etc wednesday.  So that will be good. waiting.. waiting... waiting....