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@chickentacossh It's tough mentally to come back after missing an opener. That's why we always pick an opener that I can triple any day of the week. For me, all of my nervousness went away when I finished my squat opener.

@chickentacossh Yeah, I know him! ...sorta lol. All 3 lifts scare me because I'm afraid to fail with so many people watching me.

@_epoh_ I'm sure it was the left judge! That guy just looked mean.

@chickentacossh You can do it! I kept my numbers really conservative for my first meet because I really wanted a total. I'm really bad about sinking my squats so I don't leave any doubt that I hit depth but doing that might be costing me pounds. I'm honestly still bitter about the red lights I...

@jeff4607 Good luck!!

@jeff4607 That's my wedding date! What meet is it?

@jeff4607 I've hit 120x2 in the gym and failed every time I've attempted 125. When is your meet?

@jeff4607 I really think I could have hit 126 & 275 on bench & deadlift but I get too in my head so we didn't want to push it. Just remember to have fun at your first meet. It is a competition but most people just want to beat what they did in their last meet - or at least that's how I feel. I...

@novkhan Thank you!

@differentviews No, my fiancé is coaching me - /@bruyas

Background: I have been lifting seriously since January of 2016 and Nationals was my second meet. I started seriously training for my first powerlifting meet in May 2016. My fiance (husband in less than 3 weeks!) and coach (/@bruyas) had me on a linear periodization program. I have been training...