Hi, my name is Riana, and this is my first post EVER!!! Like most kids I go to school, I’m in 8th grade – Middle School, in a small town in North West Florida. In my school, we have weightlifting class. It’s something I love to do. I’ve been weightlifting since I was in 7th grade, which was almost 2 years ago. I’ve come a long way from being a fat, chubby kid to being a fit teen. It wasn’t easy. I had to change my eating habits and workout every day. Along with weightlifting, I also play soccer and run track.
I’ve lost a lot of weight and gained muscle instead. Today, I power cleaned 125 (which isn’t as much as I want), but I squatted 235. This upcoming month, we have a weightlifting competition against other schools in our county. Last year was the first competition, Ruckel boys and girls came in first place. In last year’s competition, I came in first place for my weight class (see photo). I’m hoping to achieve this again this year.