12/08/2025
Capo Nats - Annabelle edition
Typical caption incoming….
It’s wasn’t the day we wanted but it was the day we had.
Bombing comps sucks, not just as a lifter but as a coach.. it hurts. But it’s also perspective that makes the difference. You learn and you also have an opportunity to just go have fun doing what you love.
So.. squats 1st attempt… high as a kite. We both knew it was doomed. 2nd attempt… I don’t like to rip on refs, but cmon team that was rough. 3rd attempt I upped it 10kg because 2nd attempt was just to easy. Hindsight maybe I should have left it and got the number on the board. Coulda shoulda woulda type s**t. The thing is if you know Ann, she’s so much more capable than any of the numbers on the board. 0/3 squats.. did she pack up and leave no.
She showed why she’s the big dog.. 6/6 bench and dead’s 95kg bench like an opener and 200kg deadlift like a second attempt. She didn’t stop having fun and laughing the rest of the day. She didn’t carry on, get upset or even show she bombed. And that is admirable. I’ve had many people complimenting her for how she handled herself on the day.
Now let’s talk about prep - to be honest s**t show. External factors and just so much happening moving houses, some helfff things and just the usual hit and miss. We went into this comp knowing full well, it’s not full capacity and honestly 60% we did it to get her back on the platform, to have fun and now… wait until the next one. Some you bitchessss in trouble.
While some people may think competing and being a coach means going in there like life or death, it’s actually not that. Sometimes it’s about not giving a s**t for the podium and doing it to remember why you started and loved it in the first place.
As a coach, sure it sucks to have that happen, you feel like you let someone down with your decisions.. I used to be all about going and winning until i remembered it’s also important to be a human and their lessons to be learnt by going and doing something even when your not 110%…
Ann will be back, and this time we will be going all in not just for fun’s.
Big ups to all that come to support her lift to