Olympic Weightlifting
My friend Don Bajema did me the great favor of relentlessly encouraging me to go see Jim Schmitz at the Sports Palace and look into Olympic Weightlifting. I was dubious and had no interest in going to what I was sure was a mirrors and meat heads gym. My last association with organized athletics had been junior high and I really preferred to keep it that way. But I had some time between projects and thought, “Why not?” That was about five years ago and I am so glad I met Jim. I have been training two to three days a week and competing two or three times a year since.