jdubkrew
04-29-07, 12:29 pm
Well guys, you all know it was my first meet yesterday. And some how, i pulled it off...i took first place! I weighed in at 164lbs. Mike Wolfe was unbale to make it for me, but he sent a friend, John Martinez. What a great guy John was. Without him i know i would not have done what i did. He helped me warm up, put a jacket on me, spotted me, and coached me on all three lifts. I thanked him, but not enough. He just told me hes glad he could help in the sport he loves!
Ok done with the mushy stuff...lets get to the metal. Keep in mind, i never wore a jacket benching before. So i was not use to the feeling. So i advanced the weight sparingly...I opened with just 250lbs to get on the board. I got 2 white lights and a red light for moving my head (not sure why). 2nd lift i put on 275 and through it right up. 3rd and final lift John and i agreed on 300 (i wanted 315 but he talked me down) So i walked out, pissed as ever, chalked up, layed down and went to work. Touched and through it up!!!
In the end of the day, i was called out. I won first place in my division!!! I was super pumped. And then again called out for the winning team! Its kinda weird, our ymca competes every year against another ymca 30 miles away. They have alot of girls and always win in the female divisions and get their points that way. Well we won by just three points, and the team blamed it on me, cuz im the only one whos not usually there. So they think my three points gave us the win!
In the end i wanna thank Animal for their products. I wanna thank the FORVM, for the support and help with questions! I wanna thank Mike Wolfe and John Martinez for their help. And thats it...Will post pictures later today!
Stay strong
Jdub
Ok done with the mushy stuff...lets get to the metal. Keep in mind, i never wore a jacket benching before. So i was not use to the feeling. So i advanced the weight sparingly...I opened with just 250lbs to get on the board. I got 2 white lights and a red light for moving my head (not sure why). 2nd lift i put on 275 and through it right up. 3rd and final lift John and i agreed on 300 (i wanted 315 but he talked me down) So i walked out, pissed as ever, chalked up, layed down and went to work. Touched and through it up!!!
In the end of the day, i was called out. I won first place in my division!!! I was super pumped. And then again called out for the winning team! Its kinda weird, our ymca competes every year against another ymca 30 miles away. They have alot of girls and always win in the female divisions and get their points that way. Well we won by just three points, and the team blamed it on me, cuz im the only one whos not usually there. So they think my three points gave us the win!
In the end i wanna thank Animal for their products. I wanna thank the FORVM, for the support and help with questions! I wanna thank Mike Wolfe and John Martinez for their help. And thats it...Will post pictures later today!
Stay strong
Jdub