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IDFPA Student and University Worlds
68.8 bw
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125 sq
70 bp
132.5 dl
327.5 total
Last and definitely least

This meet was not my best. This is not cope I swear but I truly believe the Florida humidity and the 3 turned 6 hour flight (frick you Jeff Bezos) gave me a stomach ache. Felt awful all morning, and it translated into my lifts. This was also probably my worst meet prep ever (box squats and chain squats👀) and it felt like I was overshooting everything on my program. I'm frustrated that I did so poorly (especially in comparison to nats and some previous meets) and I'm exhausted from an 8 month long season, but even though it didn't show on the platform, I definitely got stronger. Excited for a break but more excited to come back better next year. Love to Mr. C, Liz (+ Ms. Kelly from her triathlon - I'll get you someday on amrap bench), my wonderful teammates, and my family and friends who watched from afar but still cheered me on. Thank you seniors I will miss you very much and blspl might be screwed next year. See you all at St. John's 2027! 🐊 by @cjskipscardio

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High School Nationals 2026
68.17 kg bw
340 kg total
6th in the country

Squat 2/3
125✅
130✅
135❌
Still working on my brace and feeling the weight of the bar on my back while having enough room to get enough air to my belt. Having a heavier squat is a relatively new development since this winter, still getting used to my setup and trying not to exert too much energy on it. Definitely could have gotten 135, I just chose not to stick it out and I need to get rid of that self doubt. But I absolutely redeemed myself from squat last year at nats and added 35 kg to what used to be my worst lift.

Bench 2/3
65✅
70✅
72.5❌
Man I was so excited for this one. Depending on how 70 went I wanted to try to hit a red with collars at my second nationals ever, but it just wasn't in the cards. 65 moved really well, 70 moved pretty well, and I'm surprised 72.5 didn't move more than it did. Off season is a good opportunity to fine tune my cues and routine. But I'm glad I got 70 at nats and hopefully it'll be my opener next year (or better).

Deadlift 2/3
130✅
137.5❌
140✅
During warmups Ms. Kelly wanted to up my opener so I had a better shot at medaling, and I freaked out. As a lifter and person, I tend to be extremely self critical and I lack self confidence when I need it most. I relied on honey and adrenaline to fuel these last lifts, which was probably not the way to go. While it's good not to overthink, I was reminded here that focus and intent are most important. I was thrown off by the misloads and the spotter rolling the bar wrong and lost all my drive on my second, and just completely whiffed my left side grip. But Ms. Kelly and Mr. Cordeiro helped me lock in and pull 140, which may not be my most impressive deadlift ever numbers-wise, but was definitely a win for me.

A lot of work to do to get past my mental block and trust myself and my strength, but I'm ready to do it. So grateful for my team, coaches, family, friends, everyone who helped me get here. And even though those reds on liftingcast may make it seem like I left it all on the platform, I definitely didn't. We've got two months to prepare for IDFPA worlds in FL, and I'm going to make them count. taken in Killeen, Texas by @cjskipscardio

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7 months ago

Ryan Moore 2026
67.35 bw
125 squat
70 bench (+5 meet pr!)
137.5 dl (match meet pr)
9/9, no reds (unheard of)
A more restrained meet, saving the big guns for nationals but still pr'ed on bench and feeling pretty good about deadlift. I refused to jinx myself on the 9/9 dream but definitely jinxed myself joking about drug testing. Me and Ms. Kelly are permanently bonded now-that bathroom stall was way too small for comfort. I love this team so much, so proud of everyone for showing up and lifting weights and spirits. See y'all in Killeen TX for Nats and Tampa FL (🤯‼️) for IDFPA worlds! taken in Xaverian Brothers High School by @cjskipscardio

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8 months ago

St. John's 2026
66.75 kg bw
132.5 kg squat/30 MEET PR‼️
65 kg bench/7.5 MEET PR‼️
137.5 deadlift/17.5 MEET PR‼️
Overall a great day. Got a bit cocky on bench with the 7.5 jump (I mean 65 really flew) and deadlift didn't feel the greatest, but I couldn't have asked for a better start to the 2026 season. Much love to my blood family and my @bls.powerlifting family for giving me the strength to get stronger, and much love to my Pops for the voiceovers. Ok byeeeeeee taken in Saint John's High School by @cjskipscardio

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9 months ago

First HS Nats
6/9 lifts
15th in the US🐺🦅
Meet PRs on all three lifts (no ATPRs)
58.55 kg bw
95 kg sq
55 kg bp
120 kg dl
Sacrificed my voice, a lot of my strength, and 4.5 kg bw for this. Upset I missed 2/3 of my squats and my first bench due to fatigue from cutting and forgetting my quads exist. But I learned a lot about the sport and myself, and I'm more determined than ever to push myself beyond what I thought I could do. Huge thanks to the most amazing coaches in the world for everything they've done to prepare, organize, and support us. So incredibly proud of my team and all they've worked so hard to accomplish. Watch out for me in Texas next year. CJ OUT‼️‼️ taken in Appleton, Wisconsin by @cjskipscardio

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2 years ago

st. john's 2025‼️8/9 lifts - bench i'm coming for you. idk how to do those fancy captions you guys do w the white and red circles and results and stuff but in conclusion it was fire. big thanks to katelyn for the hair, emily and kate for their leadership and organization, my friends and family for their support, paris and others for the food, dinh (last slide) for the amazing picture and electrolytes, mr c and ms kelly for funding, running, and supporting the team, and finally my incredible team for always having my back and making BLSPL the coolest in school. #seeyallatnationals!! by @cjskipscardio

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