Just The Two of Us

[hisgirl4ever2010]

this is my aunt =] i love her very much. im so very proud of her. she is one of the strongest women i know. u rock auntie mel!

[PSGgymnast]

woooo hooo!!!! go mel !!! btw thats the owner of the gymnastics place i go to (: shes so nice (:

[bloodredsandman12333]

What is the music being played to this?

[laflutistee]

S'entraîner des mois et des mois, des années et des années, pour soulever un truc qui pèse lourd... Pis moi je m'attendais à la chanson Just two of us...

[lumpagogo]

Parkie, this is not bodybuilding--this is Olympic weightlifting: press, snatch, clean-and-jerk.

[thadonondubs]

He said he bodybuilds but he enjoyed this.

[TheMiniDragons]

@lumpagogo there is no press your thinking like 40's lol

[danieljonattan7]

campeona

[Darkwarrior702]

Thanks for this video very inspirational

[yemanja79]

Thanks for posting! She is an inspiration to me... lucky her to have such a great coach too!!

[ironmaven]

6th place. 79/81/83 snatch and 105/108/110 cj for 6/6 performance. 193 total a new American record.

[BigChi3fa]

5th now as a drug test came back positive on one of the athletes in front of her

[bads1ne]

So how did she do?

[jdf1972]

I.....AM......MOTIVATED.

[mochalatte73]

Wow Melanie! I used to know you back in Highschool! Congrads on your weight lifting! I knew you as an amazing gymnist.

[docrw]

This should really be a tribute to John Thrush and all he has done for all the lifters over the years. He's one of the finest most selfless people I've ever known.

God bless John!!!

[yankorusev]

what a lifter

[greylucie]

So inspiring!! Gets me all fired up or the gym tomorrow! Looking forward to seeing Melanie bring home a medal from Beijing!

[hh87]

great and strong lady! nice music there too

[iguillo]

Just saw an AP news story about this amazing woman and mother of three. Very inspirational..............

[sideshowlol]

Melanie is amazing! Thanks for posting this Ironmaven. I love this video. Good to see some expert spotting and gotta love those hands! :o)

[dalesaran]

What a great video. Well, well done. A great tribute to both the athlete and her Coach. For anyone who has ever achieved anything, somewhere, in the background, is a mentor, Coach, or teacher, who has helped make it happen.

[futureuconn9]

SHE'S MY IDOL!!!

i love that pic of me her n bree :)

[lotrdragon1]

nice video. i saw her at 2006 sea fest in surrey.

[Olylift]

Does he spot like that for everyone's squats?

[rizzo02481]

yes he does, and i can tell you it makes ALL the difference in the world! having someone like him stand right behind you while you're squatting brought my squat up nearly 10 kg. amazing coach.

[Romio85]

a very good and warm video...

[kaplika]

very good vid! ;-))

[radnai97]

Love it!