Members of The Month: Sarah Emmert, Tanya Watson and Barry Myers
For the month of October we recognize THREE of our Weightlifting Team athletes as our Members of The Month: Sarah Emmert, Tanya Watson and Barry Myers. The three members competed internationally at the Masters Weightlifting World Championships in Poland where Tanya finished 3rd and Sarah 6th. You can read more about this special three below. You can also read about our previous members of the month here. -------------------------------- Name: Sarah Emmert What city were you born in? Baltimore, Maryland What do you do when you’re not training at Athletic Lab (occupation, hobbies, etc)? I am a stay-at-home mom to my three sons. I spend a lot of time hanging out with them and taking them to all of their sports practices and games. I love to go out on the weekends with my girlfriends. Traveling internationally with my husband is one of my favorite things to do. I also love reading. What’s your favorite exercise? Least favorite? My favorite lift is the snatch and I love doing my accessory work. I don’t really have a least favorite exercise since they are all necessary to help me reach my goals. Squats and pull ups always feel hard though. What do you feel has been your greatest accomplishment since you started training? I would say my greatest accomplishment since starting exclusively olympic lifting is completing the World Masters competition in Poland. I had a lot of setbacks during the week in Europe leading up to the competition: mentally and physically. I am glad I completed it because it was exponentially harder than I expected it to be. What motivates you in your training? I have always been motivated to exercise and play sports because I want to live a long [...]










