03/30/2026
🏋🏿♀️Recap of my My first USA Masters Weightlifting Nationals Championship weekend👇🏿
It’s wild reflecting, it was about a year ago I decided to improve my Olympic Lifts for CrossFit with the help of .kerri.grace -
planted the seed of joining the barbell club and prep for international competition qualifier
➡️lo and behold— the journey unfolded of putting in hard work every damn day, trusting the process of perimenopause recovery and healing after medical testing uncertainty, and now I have competed in a National competition (and also even qualified for a 2027 comp😱)!
👇🏿Big highlights of my Little Rock weekend👇🏿
🔥Very proud to have made all my snatches on the platform which is what I prayed for 🙏🏿- even with 2 no lifts ‘cuz of press out action, I’m proud of me.
🔥In the clean and jerk- I learned from platform mistakes, quickly recovered , and embodied having fun-disappointment-self compassion all in the same minute of my last messed attempt
🧂 Smelling salts give me a welcomed kick in the face, the spice of life that I didn’t know I was missing 🤣
🏋🏿♀️ I totaled 111 kg for Womens 40, 86 weight class.
🥰I got 3rd place for deadlift supertotal-with a PR 330lb…💅🏿 and it didn’t feel like my max
Also don’t worry, friends— I’m not crossing over to powerlifting, but just know if you want a good time just give me a heavy barbell & some glitter and watch me shine✨
Special thanks to my village
to coach for always reminding me how strong I am
all the coaches and friends at , .fei
✈️My brother who made the trip
🥰And of course my sweet hubby who has cheered me on through it all & held down the fort at home with our kids
To all the moms who are waiting for the “right time” to feel like a badass again—
I see you & I want you to know,
🗣️There might never be the ‘right time but Part of being ready is taking the first step to pay attention to the tug in your heart to go after your goals— and believing that the quiet whisper is worth listening to & trust in the person you are becoming through the process of going for it💕