Training Hall Archives: Roma Cup 2020

4 days of training hall footage from the 2020 Roma Cup in Rome, Italy in late January - early February. A slightly different deload, as we intended on doing powers instead of full lifts at this competition and "training through" it rather than a full taper and peak. So we worked on powers the entire week to really dial those in.
4 days out: Right from the airport to the training hall, just some light movements to shake off the 15+ hour travel. Focus on good movements, speed and just getting through it even though it almost always feels VERY strange. (The what day is it? Where am I? What time is it? International travel feels)
3 days out: Slightly heavier, the first "real" training session. Normally we would be tapering down rather than ramping up at this point, but this was a very different meet than normal. Around 80% for both lifts.
2 days out: Even heavier than before, trying to get a feel on things with a more adjusted body after travel has worn off. Opener day for this meet, so around 90% for both lifts with some other heavier things to follow.
1 day out: Quick, snappy and LIGHT. The lightest day so far, focusing on just moving around with excellent technique. Nothing should feel heavy or hard on this day, EVER. Somewhere around 60-65%. This was also the first day I started to feel sick, so we backed off even a little more from that.
All footage by Will Breault of Barbell Stories (@barbellstories)
Featuring:
Aimee Anaya Everett

[@CappyVLNT]

you and your coach are such a cool duo haha, lovely video. Nice to get these "behind the scenes" type of content

[@meganwilliams3068]

Inspiration, legend, god, idol, ultimate role model, elite. Overall amazing person, athlete and a highlight of the human species

[@valerietomlinson9316]

Loved the video Mattie! Thank you for sharing, so happy and excited that you’re uploading to TH-cam

[@alieb1863]

Thank you for sharing! It's great to see these behind the scenes moments 💕

[@zainanderson2583]

The last 2 days were super entertaining. Some snappy powers and some Aimee personality is great content!

[@asherxs]

6:02
The rolling of the bar before her big lifts is so badass.

[@SteBauer]

“Pull and pray”🤣🤣🤣

[@nilo7727]

Mattie rocking those weights!!💪💪😎

[@tuomashaanpaa8209]

Excellent video! Big fan of Mattie!

[@MarssMedia]

You and Aimee are a great team.

[@ChrisWhiteCovers]

Whoa whoa whoa, are those Rom4‘s way back in Jan/Feb? In a colourway that isn‘t (hasn‘t been) released?

[@PaulSteere]

She said on a recent IG live stream she was involved in the development of the Rom4 and has been testing/giving feedback on the prototypes they've sent her over the last year before the final release version. Cos they're prototypes they're usually as basic as possible - plain black/white, no swoosh, etc.

[@diegoalvarado3798]

Loved it ❤️❤️

[@FrumpyPumpkin]

You’re awesome!

[@Inbedwhereelese]

Hi! I‘m a new fan of the sport and have been loving your content!
Could you do a video explaining what happened to the weightclasses and why you‘re in the one you‘re in?

[@alexrydercarter]

I highly recommend following Zack Telander on YT to learn more about the sport at the perspective as an athlete/coach and viewer. Hes great!

[@Chrontard]

I love this girl

[@theweightlifterknownasbobw7707]

I'm one of those know it all weightlifting assholes who hates everything... and I gotta admit - the vids are pretty fucking good

[@jopi24johannes]

Hey, can you share some of your quarantine training?

[@victorgallardo2611]

😊

[@jordangroff8978]

Dimas!

[@sebas90valencia]

For some reason I just love these videos, keep going, keep posting! Will you post the competition lifts?

[@el-pesomuerto5683]

You played trombone???

[@bestopinion9257]

I'm surprised that weightlifters train each day.

[@bmstylee]

It's possible to do it. In weightlifting you are generally using lighter weight than a powerlifter. Therefore you can train more without killing yourself. Unless you are going straight Bulgarian. Then you might have a fatigue issue. Plus you can become detrained quicker in weightlifting as it is significantly more technical than powerlifting.

[@leupinagaspar16]

She look good back then without those horrible tattoos.

[@Gottrahmen]

Hey Mattie, thanks for posting this kind of stuff, it's super interesting! I'm new to following weightlifting and discovered you via the 2019 World Championship when I was looking for some personalities to follow. I don't know if there's any other athletes posting content like this, it really helps in getting invested and more informed about the world of weightlifting. :)

[@alexanderreyes1081]

Check out the channel of Kristen Pope, she's also an American weightlifter. I'm sure you'll enjoy her channel as well.

[@Gottrahmen]

@@alexanderreyes1081 ah, thanks, I'll check it out!

[@Mike-fx4wk]

You lift my expectations of women

[@drukqs12]

Are those hookgrip straps?