This feature is a part of EFM's ongoing Earth Fed Elite spotlight series. The Elite program is a team of competitors from all walks of life who are pushing boundaries, embracing change, and living the #earthfedlife.
Juliana "Jules" Riotto, 2018 Junior Female Lifter of the Year, only started lifting in 2016 after starting out as a Crossfit athlete. She was recruited by USA Weightlifting during the 2015 Crossfit Open after reaching the teen division #1 ranking in 15.1A (for a max clean and jerk). Since then Jules has been a 2x Junior world team member and a 2x Junior Pan Am Team Member. She also was a 75k University/U25 National Champion in 2016.
In 2018, the achievements kept rolling in: a 75k Junior National Champion, a 90k Junior World Gold medalist in the snatch, Bronze medalist in the clean and jerk and Silver Medalist in the total, a Junior Pan American Champion and a Junior American Record holder in the snatch (106k) and total (234k). Needless to say, Juliana has achieved significant success in a short period and is looking to add to her list of accomplishments in 2019.
We here at Earth Fed Muscle couldn't be happier to have Jules on the team!
Jules' Favorites
- "I absolutely love the Watermelon Stammpede pre-workout. The flavor is amazing and the way stammpede gets me fired up is like no other pre-workout I've taken. It helps me focus on lifting and if anything is bothering me or if my body feels lazy it makes it all go away."
- "My favorite protein flavor honestly has to be Witch's Whey, before that protein I would refuse to have anything pumpkin flavored. As soon as I had that protein, I fell in love! I even reached out to try other pumpkin flavored things because of it. Witch's Whey always makes me feel super recovered for the next lifting session!"