Mondragon cried out as he heaved the two kettlebells above his head for the last three times, bringing his total to 17 jerks. Clower plucked some fallen leaves from the concrete and removed his sweater.
“Remind me to lift through my heels,” he told Mondragon.
Clower successfully jerked the kettlebell 13 times, yielding a final score of 33.
“Not what I hoped for at all, but a PR in both,” he said.
The lifters will convene again this year. A competition in Virginia this spring will include about 20 participants. They mentioned another possible New England competition in February. Lifters organize each event themselves, usually over the Internet.
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“The whole thing is very grassroots,” Gomez said.