JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Basis of Power held its third annual Particular Wants Powerlifting Competitors on Saturday.
The competitors was to have fun its Particular Olympians’ profitable 2024 season.
Charlie Taylor, the founding father of the group, talked about what it means to him.
“It’s one of many extra proud accomplishments I’ve had in my life,” Taylor mentioned. “It’s simply nice after I come have a nasty week or a nasty day and after I get an opportunity to work out with my athletes and prepare my athletes, it simply uplifts my complete spirit so I get as a lot out of it as my athletes do.”
Taylor began the group in 2019 initially doing one-on-one exercises with athletes with particular wants.
He mentioned some athletes are coaching on the YMCAs round city by way of the muse and he was in a position to develop it from there.
“By way of that, I received plugged into the Particular Olympics powerlifting,” Taylor mentioned. “Clay didn’t have a workforce for a number of years and I began the powerlifting workforce for the Particular Olympics and because it grew, I came upon that there was a whole lot of issues that we might do to assist our athletes prepare higher and get extra success.”
Jordan mentioned he’s been coaching on the Basis of Health since about 2020.
“That’s when my mother bumped into Charlie and he let me be an athlete along with his basis,” Jordan mentioned.
He talked about his relationship with Taylor and the way he’s benefitted from it.
“Charlie has turn out to be a mentor to me, he’s like a household good friend,” Jordan mentioned. “He’s somebody I can attain out to each time I need assistance with something. It’s a lot greater than only a coach, he’s extra of a mentor to me.”
The competitors lifts included squats, bench presses, and deadlifts with conventional powerlifting guidelines.
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