Congrats to Coach Drew Bignall for qualifying for the American Open!!!  He competed this weekend in Austin, Tx at GrassIron Gym and needed to hit a total of 277kg (499.4 lbs) at a body weight of 94kg  (206.8 lbs He lost 9 lbs in 5 days to get down to that weight!!!)  He will be joining some of the best weightlifters in the country at the American Open on December 6-8, 2013 in Dallas, Tx at the Dallas Convention Center.  As it gets closer and closer, we will be sending out information on how we will be going up to support Drew.  Here are videos of the 2 lifts that qualified him:

Snatch (122 kg)

Clean and Jerk (155 kg)

WARM UP

400m Run

3x:

15 Air Squats

10 Mountain Climbers

5 Inch Worms

STRENGTH

4×3 Back Squat

WOD

12 Min AMRAP

7 Squat Cleans (155/105)

14 Hand Release Pushups

Curb to Curb Run