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@motorcitybarbellclub
USAW L2 Coach
85(ish)kg Weightlifter 👴🏼
Barbell Connoisseur
Pup Dad
Dudism 4:5 ✌🏻
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A Love Letter to Maya 🖤

14 years with you wasn’t enough.

May 14th, 2012 was your gotcha day — less than 30 days out from active duty service. You army-crawled to me the first time I met you at 6 months old. I had plans to visit a few others, but right then I knew you were about to be my furever best friend.

Puppy Maya was a tiny 20 lbs and the sweetest little girl. A rough patch of mange from birth had your beautiful coat shaved, giving you that unforgettable bowl haircut from your head up. Car rides made you sick initially, but one day you finally put your head out the window and you never took it back — you were my copilot.

Young Maya was a rambunctious gal. She got into everything and anything but was always down for anything. She spent her days chasing squirrels on Squirrel Rd, coaching me in our garage, bouncing through snowpocalypse snowdrifts like a bunny, and exploring our new home here in Metro Detroit, finding any outdoor trail or park we could visit.

We shared ice cream, burgers, chicken nuggets, and any and all types of bread. (Fresh baked was your fav.)

I quit my job and built you not one, but three gyms, each bigger than the next, to be with you daily. To give you space to love and grow with many friends who loved you unconditionally as well.

Adult Maya found herself a furever brother, Mikey (RIP), Luna, and Macaroni, but most importantly, a dog mom who loved her unconditionally. Ashely loved you from the moment she met you and carries that love on. From that moment on, you were no longer just my girl — you were our girl.

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missing these days #marines #battleherc #c130 #kc130t #kc130 #mech #myglorydays by @justin.tebedo

I like the pain 😅
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#c10 #c1500 #squarebodychevy by @justin.tebedo

Happy Coaches Day to Coach @calvinlaa and Coach @ashteebs!

Watching you both take charge at the Michigan State Weightlifting Championships was a proud moment for the club. Your growth as coaches shows every day in the gym, and States put that on full display - knowing when to push, when to settle an athlete down, and how to help them step onto the platform with confidence.

Trusting you to lead is easy because I see the consistency, intensity, and care you bring to our athletes. You understand what they need, and you show up ready to give it. That’s leadership.

Thank you for everything you put into this club and the people in it. Proud to coach alongside you both and grateful to know our athletes are in your hands.
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@motorcitybarbellclub
@michigan_weightlifting
@usa_weightlifting
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📸 @rjm.creations by @justin.tebedo

Well… which is it? Snatch or CJ? ☺️

2026 @michigan_weightlifting is a wrap. Thanks to @ashteebs for being a great coach, my amazing @motorcitybarbellclub squad, all those that selflessly volunteered with logistics of the event, and the board for putting it all together. It was a great day for the athletes to express our athleticism collectively while celebrating each other within the state.
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@motorcitybarbellclub
@michigan_weightlifting
@usa_weightlifting
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Cover Photo @rjm.creations by @justin.tebedo

Honestly, for me, the lift of the day goes to this guy.

@onthaway93 has been on a tear lately.

Proud of his intensity and selflessness. A true competitor but even better community leader. Thank you buddy. by @justin.tebedo

It was 7:58. The sun was setting, letting off this soft orange glow, and then this song came on…

Something about that moment, alone, was healing.

Before leaving, I stopped and looked around. Every piece of this space is well-worn now. There’s something amazing about the character that develops as you grow into a space - every scuff mark, random piece of decor, dog toy, banged-up squat rack, and little detail shaped by the people who have committed to changing their lives here.

Sometimes I get so caught up in everything that comes with keeping this place moving that I forget to stop and actually see what it has become.

Tonight I did.

It was a little overwhelming, in the best way.

Happy to be here with you all in this moment.
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@motorcitybarbellclub by @justin.tebedo

1 week out from @michigan_weightlifting championships 👨🏻‍🍳
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@motorcitybarbellclub
@michigan_weightlifting
@usa_weightlifting by @justin.tebedo

2 weeks out 😵‍💫
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@michigan_weightlifting
@calvinlaa by @justin.tebedo

10 years of Motor City Barbell built up to this moment.

5 consecutive years of Summer Slam.

And for the first time, I got to step onto the platform myself - surrounded by the incredible athletes, coaches, volunteers, friends, and community who have made this meet what it is.

But this session meant something more.

I dedicated it to Maya - a lifetime of memories with a dog who was the corner stone of this journey.

I didn’t expect the emotion that came after this final lift. I didn’t plan it. But I felt all of it in that moment.

10 years of MCB
5 years of Summer Slam
1 lifetime of memories with Maya 🖤

Thank you @rjm.creations for capturing this. A memory I’ll hold close for a long, long time.
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@motorcitybarbellclub
@michigan_weightlifting
@justin.tebedo
@rjm.creations by @justin.tebedo