Damn...looks like $90,000 is within reach! Very cool.
Good luck to everyone who's lifting tomorrow...BRING IT!!!
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"I don't need no arms around me.
And I dont need no drugs to calm me.
I have seen the writing on the wall.
Don't think I need anything at all.
No, don't think I'll need anything at all.
All in all it was all just bricks in the wall."-Pink Floyd
Damn...looks like $90,000 is within reach! Very cool.
Good luck to everyone who's lifting tomorrow...BRING IT!!!
$89,853 Raised so far.... Fucking awesome. Marshall & all the others, way to go man.
"Many of us spend our whole lives running from feeling with the mistaken belief that we cannot bear the pain. But you have already borne the pain. What you have not done is feel all you are beyond the pain."
No Guts, No Glory!
A quick recap of how things went down for me on the platform
Squats:
For the first time in a long time I was pain free and felt strong at the same time. The two weeks I took off before the meet definitely helped me come in fresh. Every rep in warm up was explosive and strong. I ended with an 875 in the warm up room. Boom! smokeshow. I was confident for the first time ever.
1st attempt: 950
-Absolutely destroyed, best 950 has ever felt in my life
2nd attempt: 1024
-Fired out of the hole but my chest didn't come up as fast. Half way up I corrected it and finished it easy.
3rd attempt: 1074(pr)
-First time ever I was confident I would smoke a lift. Got to the hole and blamo, massive cramp in both quads. I was so pissed cuz my squats have never felt that good on the platform. Lesson learned, I will do even more in the future to make sure I don't cramp on meet day.
Gear: Metal Jack pro squatter, Metal ace pro briefs, EFS Krait wraps, EFS P2 Belt
Bench:
Bench I was scared, training sucked, in the shirt it sucked even worse. I opened up really low and that was a mistake.
1st attempt: 585
-To light to touch, ended up dumping it on my stomach. First time I have ever done that.
2nd attempt: 620ish
-At this point I was extremely pissed and motivated to get that bench. The extra weight kept me in the right grove, touched and pressed. Easy
3rd attempt: 677ish
-Confidence was high, I took it to where it needed to go and hit it! I was good for a pr that day but I messed it up and opened to low. Wasted an attempt. Lesson learned
Gear: Metal Jack Pro Bencher, EFS Krait wraps
Deathlifts:
1st attempt: 705ish
-Confidence and intensity was super high, I was looking forward to pulling the whole meet. Got excited and just muscled it up, shitty form
2nd attempt: 765ish
-channeled the anger a little more, good form, smoked it, easier than the 705
3rd attempt: 820ish(pr)
-I felt ready to nail it, strong and confident. Missed it half way up though. I dont have an explanation for it. 765 was so easy I was sure I had the PR. Chalk it up to being the end of an 11hr day I suppose
Gear: Metal pro squatter, P2 belt
I didn't PR but I am ok with that. The bigger picture was putting on a show for the kids and families. We all did just that. Plus this was the first time I squatted pain free and completely confident and strong. I have Tom Kemper at Natural Health Chiropractic to thank for that. A combination of FAKTR(like graston), and some well placed rock tape on my back brought my squat back from the dead. I am so happy that I added speed work to this training cycle. I have never done it before. All three of my lifts were explosive and strong, thats never happened to me before.
Plans:
-Compete in Bill Carpenters UPA meet in IA in July. Bill puts on amazing meets and the competitors that come are just as awesome.
-I will be doing my raw training without a belt for this meet, try to train beltless as much as I can. It will make me strong(er), so I must do it. I will also need to find a way to combine my style of training with speed work as well.
-I am also excited to announce that we will be moving all of our equipt into a bigger better gym. Dakota Barbell is my home now and I know we are gonna kill some weight this year!
Just want to say you guys all put on one hell of a meet and a huge success for the kids! You guys destroyed the fund raising mark! Big CONGRATs Marshall!
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“Every time you stay out late; every time you sleep in; every time you miss a workout; every time you don’t give 100%… you make it that much easier for me to beat you.”
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” ~ Arnold
“The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that.” ~ Arnold
"I don't need no arms around me.
And I dont need no drugs to calm me.
I have seen the writing on the wall.
Don't think I need anything at all.
No, don't think I'll need anything at all.
All in all it was all just bricks in the wall."-Pink Floyd
Just want to say you guys all put on one hell of a meet and a huge success for the kids! You guys destroyed the fund raising mark! Big CONGRATs Marshall!
Thanks buddy, it couldnt have gone better for what we were trying to accomplish. On to the next one, Relentless Detroit in November!
I want to thank everyone in the Animal Family that showed support, followed the meet, and donated to my firstgiving page. No matter if you donated 5 dollars or 100 you still played a part in raising 110k for some very sick kids needing hope. Thank you from the bottom of my heart
For the first time in a long time I was pain free and felt strong at the same time. The two weeks I took off before the meet definitely helped me come in fresh. Every rep in warm up was explosive and strong. I ended with an 875 in the warm up room. Boom! smokeshow. I was confident for the first time ever.
1st attempt: 950
-Absolutely destroyed, best 950 has ever felt in my life
2nd attempt: 1024
-Fired out of the hole but my chest didn't come up as fast. Half way up I corrected it and finished it easy.
3rd attempt: 1074(pr)
-First time ever I was confident I would smoke a lift. Got to the hole and blamo, massive cramp in both quads. I was so pissed cuz my squats have never felt that good on the platform. Lesson learned, I will do even more in the future to make sure I don't cramp on meet day.
Gear: Metal Jack pro squatter, Metal ace pro briefs, EFS Krait wraps, EFS P2 Belt
Bench:
Bench I was scared, training sucked, in the shirt it sucked even worse. I opened up really low and that was a mistake.
1st attempt: 585
-To light to touch, ended up dumping it on my stomach. First time I have ever done that.
2nd attempt: 620ish
-At this point I was extremely pissed and motivated to get that bench. The extra weight kept me in the right grove, touched and pressed. Easy
3rd attempt: 677ish
-Confidence was high, I took it to where it needed to go and hit it! I was good for a pr that day but I messed it up and opened to low. Wasted an attempt. Lesson learned
Gear: Metal Jack Pro Bencher, EFS Krait wraps
Deathlifts:
1st attempt: 705ish
-Confidence and intensity was super high, I was looking forward to pulling the whole meet. Got excited and just muscled it up, shitty form
2nd attempt: 765ish
-channeled the anger a little more, good form, smoked it, easier than the 705
3rd attempt: 820ish(pr)
-I felt ready to nail it, strong and confident. Missed it half way up though. I dont have an explanation for it. 765 was so easy I was sure I had the PR. Chalk it up to being the end of an 11hr day I suppose
Gear: Metal pro squatter, P2 belt
I didn't PR but I am ok with that. The bigger picture was putting on a show for the kids and families. We all did just that. Plus this was the first time I squatted pain free and completely confident and strong. I have Tom Kemper at Natural Health Chiropractic to thank for that. A combination of FAKTR(like graston), and some well placed rock tape on my back brought my squat back from the dead. I am so happy that I added speed work to this training cycle. I have never done it before. All three of my lifts were explosive and strong, thats never happened to me before.
Plans:
-Compete in Bill Carpenters UPA meet in IA in July. Bill puts on amazing meets and the competitors that come are just as awesome.
-I will be doing my raw training without a belt for this meet, try to train beltless as much as I can. It will make me strong(er), so I must do it. I will also need to find a way to combine my style of training with speed work as well.
-I am also excited to announce that we will be moving all of our equipt into a bigger better gym. Dakota Barbell is my home now and I know we are gonna kill some weight this year!