 Ken: &quot; This years american open was such a great experience! Last year was my first one and I was a 77kg lifter and went 113/135 for a 248 total. This year I went as an 85kg and went 125/160 for 285 total. Besides the fact that I hit PR comp total and clean+jerk (which also happened to be the heaviest in my session! Yay!) I got to come out here with a huge group of my closest friends and teammates!   Being able to help them out in the warmup area and hang out with them was easily the best part of the whole experience! Oh I almost forgot, romy gold and I were competing at the same and also managed to be on our platforms at the exact same time! Super cool!&quot;    Trains out of    Crossfit Redzone   &amp;nbsp;in  &amp;nbsp;  Newtown, Connecticut     Coach: Kurt Kling  