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It is September and the Olympic Games have commenced their second week.
- frozen, cold outside
- nuclear winter
- global warming came, fked shit up for a while
- volcano went off nature showing man how it's done man in hubris believed he would kill himself
- now everywhere is cold except which is a lava covered hellscape
Gymnastic Weightlifting
athlete steps up to a standing rack with a barbell 120kg division, two red 25kg plates on each side steps up, gives the bar a quick caress gracefully racks it on his chest clock starts at 01:00 bar barely moving as core tenses and spine prepares itself performs perfect front squat very slowly, then 2 more fast
another slow rep and then lowers it to the ground one quiet but solid thump as it lands good points for that, bounces are deducted
routine clock ticks 00:45 does a solid sumo deadlift, good triangulation in the legs, very symmetrical lowers it, 2 thuds, imperceptibly winces ( brief interlude of some kind of trauma )
blinks as the routine clock ticks 00:40.00128s feet come to shoulder width camera tech shows an angle of 1.58deg and -0.89deg on left and right respectively does a second deadlift, this time conventional strong back engagement, no noticible spine curling movement finishes with hip to skull angle of 4.322 deg past vertical lowers once again, almost silent, 43db
deep breath, dignified exhultation of
hup power clean, very smooth catch
a short pause, gathering of breath flashing of cameras tiny flecks of chalk floating through the air visible in the beams of the stage lighting settle upon the eyelashes
eyes widen ever so slightly as athlete inhales overhead presses the bar, strict form obviously returned to the popularity of previous years due to this very event bench press which was preminent king of lifts maintained its status in powerlifting but the overhead press as a common part of the gymnastic routine became much more popular for amateur lifters and reclaimed some of its former prestige
bar brought down to the front rack where it began the routine bounces just above the crest of flashing silver on the uniform
some competing schools of competition in how a routine should end
as it began
shows great symmetry aesthetically satisfying
behind the head
allows for an extra back squat with the weight, demonstrating endurance back squat also very popular as a first move in heavier divisions no bar between athlete and judges makes for a more artistic finish as the athlete is completely visible (the author's preference)
on the ground
places importance on a clean and solid ground placement auditory element makes for an emphatic finish
racks are behind the athlete and they strongly, but somewhat awkwardly back into it and unrack
clock strikes 00:00
solid performance, crowd cheers etc