Weightlifting Motivation from Mattie Rogers

Solid lifting from Mattie

Solid end to the year! 2016 may have not gone the way we had envisioned, but I put everything I had into the last year and a half leading up to it. Thankful that I survived through the end of the year after a really rough patch post Olympic Trials (emphasis on the “survived”… I struggle bussed my way through it and definitely bitched a lot along the way sowwy @camargo_oly ?) but managed to pull out three 6 for 6’s to finish off the year. I just had a lot of fun with these last few meets and did what I could do with what my body was allowing!! Time for a nice little week or two break for the first time in 2.5 years and then time to start off the 2020 quad happy and healthy!! #EarnedNotGiven #HeadDownEyesForward #TrainForLongevity – – – 97/100/103kg X 123/127/130kg Thank you to @mjbjerre for the vids!!

A video posted by Mattie Rogers ? (@mattiecakesssss) on Dec 11, 2016 at 5:41pm PST

If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again

Find friends that don’t let you bitch out ?? Missed first of the dub, but thanks to #fwends, came back right away to hit both of them. 135kg/297lbs after a TON of pause jerk dubs. Workin those weaknesses to death. Post #oooooogirlitsaphotoshoot -ing with @coreyjenkinsphoto for @xendurance ? edit: I know… I sound like a gremlin… #DownWithTheSickness

A video posted by Mattie Rogers ? (@mattiecakesssss) on Oct 19, 2016 at 2:59pm PDT

Squat time!

Morning squat sesh in an empty gym. 130kg/286lbs x 7.5 (what would have been my last of 5 sets of 8). 8’s for the rest of the week, so I’ll have another go at it by the end of the week ? Happy Monday. #JustWork #HeadDownEyesForward #EarnedNotGiven

A video posted by Mattie Rogers ? (@mattiecakesssss) on Oct 3, 2016 at 8:45am PDT