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Jane Coaston

2 Aug, 6 tweets, 2 min read

https://twitter.com/RachelAxon/status/1422126821152231425

She clean and jerked 304 pounds in a weight class she had to gain more than 20 pounds to compete in, in this household we are very proud of Mattie Rogers

https://twitter.com/RachelAxon/status/1422126821152231425

I deadlifted 235lbs for 5 reps yesterday, she put nearly eighty pounds more OVER HER HEAD.

@rodger

As @rodger notes, cutting the number of weight classes is because of doping -- a punishment for the International Weightlifting Federation. theringer.com/2021/7/30/2260…

https://twitter.com/mikeduncan/status/1399449427358752778?s=20

As always:

https://twitter.com/mikeduncan/status/1399449427358752778?s=20

(Seriously, listen to this Ringer episode: theringer.com/2021/7/30/2260… )

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The FIG, man. Disallowing "touch" warmups for the entertainment value. slate.com/culture/2021/0…

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