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Meet recap - Kelly at 2026 USAPL Northeast Regionals 🌊
Kelly came into Northeast Regionals after a fairly long offseason dealing with hip, knee, and shoulder issues, while also dropping nearly an entire weight class (8kg) along the way.
Safe to say…squat didn’t go the way we wanted. After a solid opener, we took our shot and missed twice at 192.5kg. The goal for the day was to try and get a crack at 200kg again at the lower bodyweight, hence the large jump. Just a lesson for next time, when things don’t feel right just set the numbers aside and take what is there on the day.
What I’m most proud of is how we navigated the rest of the meet day. Kelly regrouped, hit a strong 130kg bench with room for more, then absolutely smacked 260kg on deadlift for a PR. He came incredibly close to 270kg too, only losing it when his hand opened up near the top. This is “only” a 7.5kg PR but that was from a qualifier meet we did just for fun, I really see this as a 12.5kg PR from his last full meet, which is incredible.
570kg total at 80.3kg bodyweight and a 392.1 DOTS, improving his DOTS by 13.4 points while dropping 16 pounds of bodyweight, huge gains.
More importantly, this was another example of how much Kelly has grown as a competitor and human. A year ago, I think a rough squat day might have derailed the whole day. This time, he bounced back and finished the day with his best lifting yet. All the while during his training Kelly has taken on a new role in the gym as a personal trainer and has had great success with his clients so far. Spending hours in the gym growing his own craft and learning from others, while also building up the UPH community. Strength comes in many forms for Kelly, and I know that he’ll continue to grow in all ways going forward.
And for now…back to work 🌊
Kelly came into Northeast Regionals after a fairly long offseason dealing with hip, knee, and shoulder issues, while also dropping nearly an entire weight class (8kg) along the way.
Safe to say…squat didn’t go the way we wanted. After a solid opener, we took our shot and missed twice at 192.5kg. The goal for the day was to try and get a crack at 200kg again at the lower bodyweight, hence the large jump. Just a lesson for next time, when things don’t feel right just set the numbers aside and take what is there on the day.
What I’m most proud of is how we navigated the rest of the meet day. Kelly regrouped, hit a strong 130kg bench with room for more, then absolutely smacked 260kg on deadlift for a PR. He came incredibly close to 270kg too, only losing it when his hand opened up near the top. This is “only” a 7.5kg PR but that was from a qualifier meet we did just for fun, I really see this as a 12.5kg PR from his last full meet, which is incredible.
570kg total at 80.3kg bodyweight and a 392.1 DOTS, improving his DOTS by 13.4 points while dropping 16 pounds of bodyweight, huge gains.
More importantly, this was another example of how much Kelly has grown as a competitor and human. A year ago, I think a rough squat day might have derailed the whole day. This time, he bounced back and finished the day with his best lifting yet. All the while during his training Kelly has taken on a new role in the gym as a personal trainer and has had great success with his clients so far. Spending hours in the gym growing his own craft and learning from others, while also building up the UPH community. Strength comes in many forms for Kelly, and I know that he’ll continue to grow in all ways going forward.
And for now…back to work 🌊
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