The Arnold Classic was an awesome meet. There were many unique individuals and people of all different sizes (many with muscles never previously seen in existence). My performance was not quite what I was expecting. I technically made all three of my snatches, but only one counted because of the "press out" rule. For those of you not quite familiar with Olympic Style weightlifting, both the snatch and jerk portions of the lifts must be completed in a single continuous movement. Therefore, even if a lifter makes the lift, is able to stand up and control the weight as they drop it, they may receive a no lift because their elbow bent or their shoulders relaxed (although the judges are supposed to differentiate between the two). And due to this lack of consistency, many of the spectators and athletes are often times confused as to what made a lift invalid. The meet was otherwise very fun and helped to show me what I need to work on to perform better at Reno. I did get to see Gichael Mattone, but I won't compromise his identity by giving out any more details. Here are a couple pictures of the Expo at the Arnold.