Sam Wright’s American Ninja Warrior Tryout Video
Performance One Weightlifter Samantha Wright was asked to tryout for the upcoming season of American Ninja Warrior. The casting directors contacted Performance One Head Coach Joe Micela regarding talented athletes. Coach Micela suggested Sam because of her Lifting, Gymnastics, and Crossfit Background. Here is Sam’s Audition Video. Please Support Sam on this endeavor.
2014 Junior National Weightlifting Bronze Medalist Jake Mapes hitting a Drop Set with 160 kilos for what was supposed to be 10 reps, but Jake got caught up in the moment and did one extra rep because he lost track as to where he was. Is a very talented young lifter who Coach Micela expects big things from in the coming years.
Multiple National and World Medalist in the Master’s Division of Weightlifting. David Meltzer had a very impressive lifting session on Saturday February 22nd, 2014. David is training for the upcoming Senior National Championships in Shreveport, Louisiana. David is also a Physic’s Education Professor at Arizona State University.
Performance One Weightlifter making light work of 170 kilo (374 lbs) in the Jerk on Saturday February 22, 2014. This ties his previous Personal Record.
Friday Night there was some amazing lifting by Cody King. Here is just a few clips of why Cody will become the top Senior Heavyweight in the US in the very near future.
190 kilo Jerk from Behind the Neck Cody King
Throwback Thursday: 2/20/14
We’re going all the way back to 1996-1997 College Wrestling Season where Coach Micela was a Junior at Arizona State University. Coach Micela was part of the 1996-1997 PAC 10 Wrestling Championship Team for ASU. There where many great Coaches and Athletes on that team. Aaron Simpson, Casey Strand, Matt Suter, Mike Douglas, Danny Faqir, Joey Heckel, Shawn Ford, Tracy Brown, Michael Kawamura, and Coach Joe Micela. Head Coach Leroy Smith Assistant Coaches Zeke Jones, Tim Gressley, and Volunteer Coach Kevin Jackson. This was a very talented team with many athletes having phenomenal individual success.
It was this experience that pushed Coach Joe Micela into his Coaching Strength & Conditioning Career. He is very thank for his College Wrestling Experience and looks to help the next generation of athlete succeed.
University of Penn Football Player Eric Jett pushing it hard at the end of his second workout of the day. Eric is here back squatting 250 kilos for a set of 5 reps. He is trained by Joe Micela
The answer to yesterday’s video question was:
C) The Athlete Hits a Sticking Point and Drops the Bar.
This was a Personal Record Attempt for this athlete. His Maximum Front Squat is in the 160-165 range. When an athlete’s Front Squat and Clean are so closely related there is little room for error. We refer to these athletes as being very efficient, because they convert every bit of their strength into transferable effort into the Lift.
As opposed to an athlete that has a 240 kilo Front Squat and a 160 kilo Clean. This athlete would be considered less efficient. He would need more technical & coordination work in order to maximizes his existing strength levels. We see this a lot with strength athletes who come over to Weightlifting from other sports. (American Football, Track & Field)
The first athlete needs to work more on Base Strength. If he is able to increase his Strength. He has a higher probability that his Clean will go up.
Don’t always work on what your good at. Develop your non dominant areas.
Coach Joe
C) The Athlete Hits a Sticking Point and drops the bar
D) The Athlete recovers and goes right into a Push Press
Dillon Casillas Clean & Jerks 120 kilo during Training on Friday February 14th, 2014. Dillon is an upcoming 62 kilo Lifter who is setting his sights on the 2014 Senior National Championships.
