First meet is in the books

Battletoad

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314 bench
424 squat
501 deadlift

There were some decimals in there, so the total came out to 1239.8 or something. Went 7/9, overshooting my 3rd attempt on squat and bench. Overall, I was happy with everything. Weights were moving well, my strength was good, and "first meet nerves" were a non-issue. Grandpa was able to watch some of the livestream, and he caught my 501 deadlift. They told me he was absolutely beside himself, and he was calling relatives to tell them about it. My grandma made a short video of him telling me how proud he is, and sent it to my sister. She pulled me aside, and showed me after my flight was done. It'll set in later, but right now, I'm just glad he was able to watch some of it.

Today, he woke up with no muscle strength, and limited responsiveness. My mother has signed him onto hospice, and he's being evaluated now. It was an honor to make my grandfather that happy one last time. An absolute honor.
 

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Great effort and thanks for sharing your story
 

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Thanks, Jin. It's only the first of many more meets to come.
 

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Also, thanks to Toolsteel for helping with handling, nose torking, and advice/cues. You're a good dude.
 

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Strong work brother, and like Jin said, thank you for sharing this with us.
 

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Also, thanks to Toolsteel for helping with handjobs, nose torking, and advice/cues. You're a good dude.

It was over the singlet but a handjob is a handjob, man. I take what I can get.
 

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Your grandfather now has an eternal memory to think of. Nicely done. Now relax and pig out lol
 

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Welcome to the brotherhood and thanks for sharing your story.
 

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You really did a great job bud. I was more than happy to help.
The two missed lofts were very close, I wouldn't have called the weights any different looking back. I told you at the meet you should be proud of yourself and I meant it. Great work.
 

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Thanks Steel. Next full power meet, I'm smashing 1300+
 

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