Lifter of the Week - Jay Young - Rip Toned

Lifter of the Week - Jay Young

 

This feature aims to highlight and acknowledge outstanding individuals who never stop pushing in pursuing their fitness goals. It is a tribute to all bodybuilders, athletes, and fitness enthusiasts who share the same struggles and obstacles, conquering fears and most of all celebrating victories. We are all in this together.
 

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Q & A with JAY

a. Where are you from?

Originally from Houma, Louisiana, now living in Portland, Oregon

 

b. Instagram name

@young.fits

 

c. What motivates you to train?

Proving to myself that I can look and feel my best.

 

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d. What’s your greatest success in lifting?

My greatest success in lifting is pushing past my own mental barriers that were also inherently physical barriers. I am the strongest I have ever been in my life because I believe in myself.

 

e. What music do you listen to when training?

I like to listen to electronic dance music and hip hop—something with a good tempo.

 

f. Who is your weightlifting inspiration?

Julian Smith and Alex Tilinca.

 

g. Do you have any shout outs or people you’d like to thank?

My friends Billy Miller @irl_krillin and Hales Skelton @halesbot for always helping me with form.

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