Chun's Olympic Weightlifting Experience- Part 2- Setting Goals

After two months of training at the SCC, Jae had agreed to coach me. It worked well because we had a very similar training mentality, relaxed but controlled. Many of the competitive lifters at the SCC had gotten a bad rep for making excessive noise and throwing their plates all over the floor. Because most weightlifters came to train together, there was always a crowd by the platforms. It became common that 2-3 people trained on the same platform. Most lifters spent a good 15-30minutes stretching and warming up with the bar.

Warmup with the bar

After I saw Brian and Issac compete for Winterlift 2013, I told Jae I wanted to compete in 2014. We drafted a mock chart and set dates and weights to hit.

Unfortunately, I developed a shoulder injury and Jae had issues with his back. We both were held back from our expected training timeline.

Goal- (J)	Jae Won Yun	Goal (C)	Chun Siu
Feb.8th, 2014	Actual	Feb.8th, 2014	Actual
Snatch - 102kg		Snatch - 80kg	80kg
C & J- 125kg		C & J- 110kg	105kg
March 15th, 2014		March 15th, 2014
Snatch-105kg		Snatch -83kg	83kg
C & J-130kg		C & J- 115kg	105kg
May 30th, 2014		May 30th, 2014
Snatch -107kg		Snatch - 87kg
C & J-135kg		C & J- 118kg
September 30th		September 30th
Snatch - 110kg		Snatch -90kg
C & J- 140kg		C & J- 120kg
Ontario Open 2014		Ontario Open 2014
Snatch - 107kg		Snatch - 85kg
C & J- 137kg		C & J- 115kg

Jae told me that we both had to be patient. If we looked at the weightlifters at the SCC, no one single person is completely healthy. A true weightlifter is persistent and will continue to train despite injury, or scheduled conflicts. It was true, Jae has had a wrist injury before and he modified his cleans and continued to train every day.  At the SCC, weightlifters with wrist problems did their pulls and squats. Weightlifters with shoulder injuries did technique work. There is an unspoken commitment that weightlifters fight through any challenges an continue to train. If you nagged about an injury, other weightlifters would chirp that you were sandbagging. If you missed a lift, someone would come and lift it to mock you. That's your SCC weightlifting culture!