My visit to Coffee's Gym PT. 2

This second part of my visit will focus on events and people that took place and who I met during my visit.

Training:
First day when I got to Coffee's gym I was greeted by an old man named Juan Sepulveda aka The King. He's a masters lifter who at one time snatched more than 300lbs and clean n jerked 385lbs. At 63 he can snatch close to 100kgs and clean n jerks 300lbs. That's very good considering his age.

We squatted that day and jerked off the blocks and The King push jerked 125kgs. It was a special moment. The influence that one person has in an environment can be game changing. One person does make a difference!!! The next day I was able to clean n jerk 135 and clean 140 several times. Power snatched 90kgs and felt very strong this weekend. The King went crazy and did 8 reps of 110kg power cleans off the bocks. 8 reps!!!!!! That's crazy!!! He called his workout Crossfit 'WHO?'
The King calls a 'WHO?'  on someone who he feels needs to step up their performance.

The power of Facebook is real. For the first time I met people who before I only knew on Facebook. I met Shelly, Mary, John Coffee, Edward Baker, and Beth. Before going to Coffee's they were only faces I met on Facebook. It was awesome meeting them in person.

In all, training at Coffee's gym was an amazing experience. There is so much Weightlifting history there. Mr. Coffee has trained and developed so many Weightlifters and even though those lifters aren't competing anymore they still come back to train. This place just keeps bringing you back. What's great is feeling welcomed by all those lifters.

I definitely felt the Southern hospitality. 

Coach Cano