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@ctr Thanks. I'm hoping to hit 500kg next meet, not sure when that is though. Granted I was hoping to hit it this meet, then life got in the way, so I was just happy to have anything

@dawn16 Yeah that's mostly what I did, just brought up my floor on SBD and ended up with a floor that was my previous max on squats, and started heavier on bench. 100kg went up a lot easier and we're it not for hamstrings pretty sure I could have gotten 105kg. Luckily I was also just strong when...

@dawn16 I don't like the peaking phase so much, and will probably try to just skip it again if possible. I did a little bit when I ended up hitting 355x1 on squats, but hitting maximal weights just hurts, in my opinion.

@dawn16 Thanks. I plan on competing twice a year. Goal is to make it to qualify for Nationals and then worlds honestly. Also thinking that, since I didn't do a lot of peaking for this event, the next time I go I can get more than a 7.5kg increase. I know though that as long as I build my total...

@dawn16 Oh, man! The announcer actually literally said that after the meet was over, haha! I just assumed it was from all the energy in the room that the crowd built up. I had to watch from the scoreboard which was an Excel sheet updated in real time so really only was able to get glimpses since...

@dawn16 I never fully relax until I open my deadlift up, because I could go 6/6 at that point and bomb out on reads and still get a 0.

@dawn16 I think some people don't compete because they want to "win their first powerlifting meet". Or they see the world records and think they're going up against those people or any number of things. When in reality anything can happen and sometimes a meet has three lifters in a class. Meet...

@dawn16 Thanks. Honestly I would really just need farmers implements and maybe a stronger press. Then I could consider strongman. The gym I go to is packed full of machines. There's a bench and two power racks but those are rarely used . Not the greatest place but it works.

@manatus22 Well I want to compete in powerlifting around twice a year. I would love to do strongman also if I had access to a strongman gym or was just stronger in general.

tl;Dr I weighed in at 87.3kg, for the 93kg weight class, and finished with a split of 157.5/100/182.5 for SBD which translates to 346.5lbs for squat, 220lbs for bench, and 402.4lbs for deadlift for a 968lb total. I took 3rd place. BACKGROUND This would be my second powerlifting meet, and I...