Tim got to meet an Olympian at the Carolina WSO Championship Meet. That was a real treat getting to meet him. Caine is a Beast! The picture doesn't do how huge he is justice. T also got to watch him lift as well. He successfully lifted like 207kg which is somewhere a little over 450#'s. Tim was crazy impressed with watching him lift.
Tim is loving his muscle gain since doing weightlifting training. He loves every moment that he can spend in the gym. He's becoming what they call a "gym rat". He'd live there if he could...LOL!!
Hamp is one of USA Weightlifting's Junior Weightlifters and who Tim looks up to. Junior division is made up of 18-20 year olds. Youth has a 13-15 and a 16-17 division. In the sparring world it was CJ (who will be representing USA at the 2024 Olympics) who Tim looked up to but CJ and Tim were nothing alike really. Hamp and Tim are so much alike. Tim isn't to the level of doing things like Hamp yet but their minds are so much alike that it's scary. This video that I'm sharing with you is so well put together. It gives great insight into what it's like to be a weightlifter on the journey to represent for TEAM USA at the Olympics someday. Hamp is someone that Tim follows everything that he does. He is definitely a lot like Hamp. The way Tim thinks is very much the same as him. As a mom it was really freaky watching this video and somewhat looking at Tim's twin. Only difference is they look nothing alike but they think exactly alike. I took a Whoa moment after first watching it.
Tim has done a new personal best. He can Clean & Jerk 55kg. Here's a picture and video for you to watch.
Tim now has a t-shirt and sweatshirt with Athletic Lab Weightlifting on them. He loves wearing them. He's a proud young man being able to have something he can wear with his weightlifting teams logo and name on it.
National Coaches Day was 2 days ago. I made a social media post but forgot to make a blog post. My apologies.
Tim has been blessed to have some amazing coaches throughout the years as he's competed in competitions as an Elite Athlete. Even though he's shifted gears with doing weightlifting he's still an Elite Athlete going after goals. He has so much respect for the coaches who have poured into him through the years. He's learned a ton and it's shaped him into the amazing young man that he is today. He knows exactly what he wants to implement in his life and what he doesn't want to implement in his life from all he's learned since his youth. He is an incredible leader. He has a great mindset. He knows what he wants out of life and he's going after it with everything he's got. Tim is just a well rounded young man and I can't wait to see all that God is going to do in his life on this new path that he is on. He will make a great coach some day because of all that he's learned, good and bad, from the coaches that he has had. So Happy National Coaches Day to all the amazing coaches who have touched our son's life in a positive way. He will never ever forget any of you.
