Posts tagged girls who lift
WHAT MOTIVATES MADDISON PANNELL? | AMERICAN OPEN NATIONALS 2020

Maddison Pannell was the first Cal Strength soldier to compete in the AO Finals Online Competition on December 4th, 2020.

She was just one lift away from making the US Pan American Team but took home PR’s in the Snatch, Clean & Jerk and Total along with some hardware!

We caught up with Maddison to ask her about the experience of that night, what motivates her and what it was like to compete alongside Olympian Morghan King. ENJOY!

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Max Out Friday: The Team Embarks On A New Cycle!

After a much deserved break following the AO Nationals Online Weightlifting Competition, the California Strength team has their sights set on new goals in 2021.

Maddison, Kelly and Izzy are building towards AO1 in March while Wes, Nathan and Chevy have embarked on our new Road To Tokyo Program.

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Snatch PR 166KG (366LBS) 🔥 on Max Out Friday!

You must train at the ragged edges of your ability -- If you're not missing attempts, you aren't pushing far enough! A lot of missed Jerks but great Snatches and Cleans all around. The highlight of the night was Nathan Damron’s 166kg (366lb) Snatch PR!

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MAX OUT FRIDAY: 174KG (384LB) SNATCH, DAMRON Totals 362KG, CHEVY Clean & Jerks 190KG!

The men of Cal Strength stole the show on Max Out Friday! Highlights include a 174kg Snatch by Wes Kitts, Damron putting up a 362kg Total and Chevy with a huge “training make” Clean & Jerk at 190kg.

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Weightlifting RECORDS Fall: PR's for Maddison Pannell & Kelly Wild!

The Cal Strength ladies put on a show during their American Open Nationals "tune up" competition at XIOS Strength & Conditioning! Stick around till the end to watch the whole team get a lift in.

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Damron's Favorite Stretch and Chevy's BIG Clean & Jerk on Max Out Friday!

This video is from the team's Max Out Friday training session on October 30th, 2020! The team had heavy singles in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk as we finished week three of the E=ep^2 mesocycle. Nathan Damron arrives at the gym for a pre-Nationals training camp and shows us his favorite stretch. Chevy and Izzy win the day with big lifts!

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Max Out Friday: Who's More SHREDDED? and a 210kg Clean & Jerk!

This video is from the team's Max Out Friday training session on October 23rd, 2020! The team had heavy singles in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk as we finished week two of the E=ep^2 mesocycle. Maddison takes advice from an Instagram Coach, Chevy & Maddison have a flex off and Wes and Kelly go big in the Clean & Jerk!

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Road To NATIONALS Starts With A New Weightlifting Cycle!

The Cal Strength Weightlifting Team started their final cycle before USA Weightlifting Nationals / AO Finals! The E=ep^2 cycle brings a six week opportunity to sharpen the axe and get competition ready, although it will not be without its trials and tribulations. Our first Max Out Friday training session of the cycle wasn’t perfect but showed just how much potential everyone has if we tighten up the loose ends over the coming weeks.

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