Tim's Muscle Gain from 2022-2023....

Here's a before and after pic of the muscle gain that Tim has gained from Dec. 2022 to Aug. of 2023.

 

Weightlifting Thursday and Saturday....

Thursday Tim got to do a 50kg = 110lb Clean & Jerk lift.  You can watch it by clicking the link below:

Tim's 50kg Clean & Jerk

Saturday Tim did a 61kg = 134lb back squat.  You can watch it at the link below:

Tim's 61kg Back Squat

He's learning so much and getting one step closer to being ready for his 1st Meet in mid October.  He absolutely loves what he's doing right now and is so incredibly happy.  His coach is amazing.  He's so great with Tim.  

Tim's New BBW Dobak...

Tim's new dobak came in Friday and it looks so good and fits amazingly.  They embroidered everything on it.   That looks better than print any day of the week.  See for yourself:

T loves taking Grand Master Jun Lee's Leadership Class too.  He really loved being able to wear his new dobak to class.  

Time to Get Strong...

Now that T is signed up for the October Meet T's coach told him that it's time to get strong.  T has been training harder and doing more strength training to get ready for the upcoming Meet.  He's so excited and he's working very hard so that he can do his absolute best at this Meet.  

Guinea Pigs are Growing....

The guinea pigs are growing so much.  They are such cuties.  They love celery.  We give it to them as a treat while we hold them and they eat it.  Here's a pic:

 

1st Class Back at Black Belt World (BBW)...

T had his first class back at BBW on Friday (9/8/2023).  He had such a great time.  The smile on his face said it all.  As he was leaving class the Grand Master asked him to stay for the Leadership Class.  T loved being there and being a part of the Leadership Team.  His happiness about being back shows us just how much we made the right decision with all the changes we've made in the past couple of months since USA TaeKwonDo Nationals.  Every step T has made has been a step in the right direction and one we feel is exactly where he should be.  Here's a video I put together from his first night back at BBW:

1st Class Back at BBW

A Month In (8/9 to 9/9)...

September 9th marked a month of T doing weightlifting.  He's learned so much in such a small amount of time and I put together a video of all of his accomplishments in his first month.  He's went from lifting just a 15kg Olympic Weight Bar to a 20kg one and now he's able to deadlift 165lbs, in the snatch 66lbs and clean & jerk 88lbs.  He has made such great progress and continues to make even more progress with each training session.  We couldn't be more proud of him.  Enjoy the video at the link below: 

Weightlifting Progress for The 1st Month

T is Officially Signed Up....

T is officially signed up for the October Meet in South Carolina on October 14th-15th.  He is so incredibly excited to be doing his first Meet this soon.  He is loving everything that he's learning and we can't wait to see how he does at this Meet.  We aren't going for a medal but experience at this point but if he brings home a medal that will be totally Awesome!  

He did a deadlift last night that was 75kg = 165lbs.  His coach was quite pleased with him and he's going to be adding even more weight in the weeks ahead for his deadlift, snatch and clean & jerk getting him ready for this Meet.  

Last nights deadlift:

Video of T’s Lift Last Night…

T did a 40kg Dip, Snatch & Jerk last night and we wanted to share it with you here.   Here's the link:

https://youtube.com/shorts/v5o4xAMxgwY?si=RbWy7DfHZeS5IE73

Here's some pics:

Stress Rashes/Bumps are a thing...

So today I was looking at T's arms and the bumps that have been on his arms for what seems like forever are gone.  After seeing them disappear after T having them for so long I did some research.  Come to find out that stress rashes/bumps are a thing.  TaeKwonDo Sparring had been causing him to be so overly stressed that he had these white raised bumps all over his arms.  Since quitting the sport they have all cleared up.  He is loving what he is doing now so the stress is completely off.  He's also since been working on not picking the skin on his fingers so much.  A bad habit that he had gotten into more than likely from all the stress that he was under from TaeKwoDo Sparring.  Amazing how making the shift to Weightlifting has made such a difference in our sons health.  We love seeing him so incredibly happy.   TaeKwonDo Sparring wasn't all for nothing though.  The mobility he has from having done the sport for so long has set him up, in a huge way, for success with Weightlifting.  The difference is night and day.  T has had huge gains since switching.  The picture below is just a small taste of the difference right now.  It won't take long for this to change.  He's gaining more muscle with each workout.