
All of us turned out to watch Bjorn lift. My parents went, as did my sister Kim, brother Mike, their families and brother Matt - Bjorn's dad. Matt acted as Bjorn's lift-off (or "spotter"). And in the end, Bjorn took second place in the teen lightweight division and 3rd in the teen overall division. His highest bench, which was his personal record, was 265 pounds.

He was so psyched. Weightlifting is a very lonely, solitary sport. You spend hours and hours, usually alone, pushing yourself and challenging yourself to do a little bit better than you did the last time. To do it properly takes a lot of concentration, willpower, and determination. And these are three qualities I am happy to see any 15 year old posess.
For Bjorn to not only do well, but to achieve a new personal best with his family watching him, must have felt incredibly triumphant. He's a great kid; he's never given my brother one minute of grief. All of my nieces and nephews are like that though - really good, nice kids. Their parents did well - which means my parents achieved personal bests too.
That's great news! Yeah Bjorn!
ReplyDeleteOn another note....they make clothes for weightlifting? I knew I should have used my gym membership more often, I could have increased my wardrobe!
Holy crap! That's awesome!
ReplyDeleteYou know, this post is one of the biggest reasons I love your blog so much. You seem so close to your family and friends and don't hesitate to tell the world about it. You're cool that way, and I enjoy reading all this non-dysfunctional stuff. Such a welcome break from the reality of MY family. :)
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