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Steph & Rafael Rosario

@battle_tested_strength

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Weightlifting • Strength & Conditioning
🇺🇸 Veteran | Latino Owned 🇵🇷🇲🇽
Husband+Wife
USAW L1| Crossfit L2
DM to host an OLY clinic
📍 Libertyville, IL

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A huge THANK YOU to @uxocrossfit for giving me the opportunity to coach the Barbell Class every Saturday morning (7:30-8:30) and host an Olympic Weightlifting Clinic! 🏋️‍♀️💪

Watching these athletes put in the work, make adjustments, and see incredible improvements in just a few hours was so rewarding!

Every athlete walked away with new skills, drills, and a better understanding of the Snatch and Clean & Jerk. More importantly, they left with tools they can continue applying to their training.

We also had some fun sending everyone home with a few of my personal competition favorites and some awesome giveaways! 🎁 @onyx_straps
@prxphysicaltherapy
@battle_tested_strength

I’m grateful for the opportunity to share a sport I’m so passionate about and for the athletes who showed up ready to learn, work, and challenge themselves.

@uxocrossfit is dedicated to building better lifters, athletes and a strong 💪🏼 community.

#BattleTestedStrength #UXOCrossFit #OlympicWeightlifting #BarbellClub #theolycsm taken in CrossFit UXO by @battle_tested_strength

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8 days ago

ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT @shamann1229 @uxocrossfit

CrossFit ➡️ Olympic Weightlifting.

Ten weeks ago, Josh trusted me to coach him through his first dedicated Olympic weightlifting cycle.

And today, the work showed.

Being a Masters athlete means training doesn’t happen in a vacuum. There’s work, Parenting, Coaching, Life, CrossFit, Recovery, And somewhere in the middle of all of it, Josh committed to getting bette!!

2 days a week at first, then 3 as we approached competition.

Today he went 5/6.

🏋️ Snatch:
66 ✅ | 71 ✅ | 76 ❌

🏋️ Clean & Jerk:
94 ✅ | 97 ✅ | 100 ✅

171 kg total.

And walked away with: 🥇 GOLD +

• 3 Illinois State Records.
• American Open Finals qualified. 🇺🇸

But what I’m most proud of isn’t just the numbers.

It’s watching 10 weeks of work show up on the platform. Fixing positions, Learning to stay patient, Getting faster under the bar, Trusting the process, And having the confidence to ATTACK when it mattered.

This CrossFitter can now add Competitive Weightlifter to the resume 😉

✅ First meet in the books - Not a bad way to introduce yourself. 😤

#BattleTestedStrength by @battle_tested_strength

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15 days ago

GOD IS GOOD. 🙌🏽🏆

Before the numbers, before the medals, before the record, All the glory to God.

🙏🏼 For the strength to keep showing up.
🙏🏼 For a body that continues to do hard things.
🙏🏼 For the people He puts in my path at exactly the right time.
🙏🏼 For every opportunity to use the gifts He gave me.

And yesterday… WE SHOWED UP. 🔥

MID-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: 5/6

🏋🏻‍♀️ SNATCH
63 ✅
66 ✅
70 ❌

🏋🏻‍♀️ CLEAN & JERK
77 ✅
81 ✅
84 ✅

3/3 CLEAN & JERK. 😤

66 kg Snatch
84 kg Clean & Jerk
150 kg TOTAL

I walked away with 3 more IL STATE RECORDS 🏆
🥇Gold Masters 40–44|69 kg

This training cycle challenged me in ways I didn’t expect. I’m nearly 30 pounds lighter than I was a year ago. I questioned what that would mean for my strength, I fought with my jerk, My elbow decided to make itself known at exactly the wrong time. 😂

But I kept working thanks to @prxphysicaltherapy and @boscochiro

Thank you to my stand-in coach @archiel666 my neighbors, work friends and FAMILY for always supporting me and being there 🥹🫶🏼

Thank you @swoleranch for an awesome T-Shirt to rock post competition 🤩 ✝️

And when it was time to step onto that platform, I trusted the work, trusted myself, and trusted God with the outcome.

This version of me is different | Stronger in ways that aren’t measured only in kilos!

#battletestedstrength #theolycsm #mastersweightlifting #illinoisweightlifting by @battle_tested_strength

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15 days ago

Some say accessory work is MORE important.

I say every rep matters. Every set counts. Every day you show up, you’re building something.

No shortcuts. No excuses. No magic formula.

Keep your head down.
Trust the process.
Do the work. 💪

@battle_tested_strength
@we_r_unbroken
@lftvet

#theolycsm #oly #accessorywork #dumbbellworkout taken in Libertyville, Illinois by @battle_tested_strength

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24 days ago

Behind the Neck 1 Rep Max

#ggrx #olyopen #girlsgonerx #theolycsm @olysoldier by @battle_tested_strength

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25 days ago

Battle Tested Strength and @uxocrossfit are headed to the Mid American Championship.

Coach Steph competes Saturday, Oct. 3 at 3 PM.
Coach Josh competes Sunday, Oct. 4 at 1 PM.

This one is extra special @shamann1229 has been putting in the work, and this will be his first Olympic weightlifting meet.

Come out and support us at CrossFit to Freedom in Libertyville.

#BattleTestedStrength #OlympicWeightlifting #MidAmericanChampionship #FirstMeet #LibertyvilleIL by @battle_tested_strength

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a month ago

Saturdays are for working on Speed under the Bar!

@shamann1229 is T Minus 14 days from his 1st Olympic Weightlifting Meet.

✅ Do hard things
✅ Do challenging things
✅ Test your limits
✅ Take Big Chances

#masters #oly #bts #battletestedstrength by @battle_tested_strength

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a month ago

What did your summer ☀️ look like 👀

In partnership with @uxocrossfit we also work with youth interested in weightlifting 🏋🏽‍♀️ strength and conditioning!

Here we have a local volleyball 🏐 player who used the opportunity to get strong 💪🏼 this summer and she’s definitely thriving this season!

So proud 🥹 @sandyblack0724

#strengthandconditioning #volleyball #oly #summerfun taken in CrossFit UXO by @battle_tested_strength

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a month ago

Sometimes it’s connecting with the right cue.

@lsnrmn isn’t one of our coaches, but I’d be remiss to highlight the work she and her fellow coaches @crossfit_huachuca pour in to each athlete.

During my visit, this amazing athlete allowed me to add another cue to this lift and 💥 she nailed it!!

Thanks for letting me step in ☺️

*Also, coaching etiquette 101, have conversations with other coaches before you go off giving tips (unless it’s an immediate safety thing), especially if you don’t know the athlete’s progression - remember I was just a drop-in but my experience was welcomed in this instance. taken in CrossFit Huachuca by @battle_tested_strength

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a month ago

Travel Session!
If you’re ever in southern Arizona, HIGHLY recommend you drop into @crossfit_huachuca you get the family | friendly | good-spirited community while you’re there. I mean… I am completely biased as this is where my CrossFit journey began but there’s a reason people go back there 🥰

In other news…Warm-ups are for dancing 😏
Admittedly, I was waiting for thr Beat to Drop!

#dance #cfh #oly #theolycsm #dropin taken in CrossFit Huachuca by @battle_tested_strength

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a month ago

@shamann1229 hit a some great numbers today despite a long work week!

This is what being a masters athlete is all about!!
You show up and do the work!! 💪🏼 🏋🏻

#battletestedstrength #crossfituxo #mastersathlete #oly #garagegym by @battle_tested_strength

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a month ago