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I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING
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12/7
USAPL NY State Bench/Dead Champs
Bench Press
1st: 225-good
2nd: 245-miss
3rd: 265-miss(made the lift...explanation below)
Deadlift(sumo)
1st: 415-good
2nd: 440-good
3rd: 465-miss
Total- 3/6 for 665(should have been 705)
Weight- 146
On the bench, after my first attempt the judge told me I couldn't stay on the balls of my feet. He said the foot had to be flat the whole time. This was news to me, so I basically had to change my bench form. Totally missed my 2nd attempt half-way up. I am chalking up and walking toward the bench for my third attempt and he tells me I can't take my head off the bench when bringing the bar down. WTF!! I do this everyime and have done it in USAPL meets and asked judges and they said ok. Get your act together folks!! So I do the lift and as usual my head comes up. I make the ift, but 2 judges give me reds because my head came up. GRRRRRR!!
On the deads, the 440 was smoked, but the 465 only went half way. The 440 was good enough to win me best lifter in the light weight deadlifts. This actually won me a gift certificate for a $55 deadlift suit from Rickey Dale Crain. That was a nice surprise. Not too bad for an off day.
Both those lifts were state records, so at least I got my first records and my first best lifter award.
USAPL NY State Bench/Dead Champs
Bench Press
1st: 225-good
2nd: 245-miss
3rd: 265-miss(made the lift...explanation below)
Deadlift(sumo)
1st: 415-good
2nd: 440-good
3rd: 465-miss
Total- 3/6 for 665(should have been 705)
Weight- 146
On the bench, after my first attempt the judge told me I couldn't stay on the balls of my feet. He said the foot had to be flat the whole time. This was news to me, so I basically had to change my bench form. Totally missed my 2nd attempt half-way up. I am chalking up and walking toward the bench for my third attempt and he tells me I can't take my head off the bench when bringing the bar down. WTF!! I do this everyime and have done it in USAPL meets and asked judges and they said ok. Get your act together folks!! So I do the lift and as usual my head comes up. I make the ift, but 2 judges give me reds because my head came up. GRRRRRR!!
On the deads, the 440 was smoked, but the 465 only went half way. The 440 was good enough to win me best lifter in the light weight deadlifts. This actually won me a gift certificate for a $55 deadlift suit from Rickey Dale Crain. That was a nice surprise. Not too bad for an off day.
Both those lifts were state records, so at least I got my first records and my first best lifter award.
