First Meet, August 7 2021

[CohibaRobusto]

Congrats man! What a great experience. Proud to know you here. That 512 deadlift was perfect.

 

[j2048b]

man those deads, i think u had more in the tank for those! 512 is awesome congrats!!

 

[Spear]

Sorry for being late. Congrats man! You did an awesome job, and should be very proud of yourself. I hope you liked dipping your toes in the pool.

An interesting thing to me, is that people who haven't competed often comment how it's intimidating with everyone lookin on. But for me, when you're walking up to move that weight, I feel like I don't see ANYONE except the judge, and the voice in my head gets so much louder. Did you experience anything similar?

 

[Trump]

Just caught up with this thread, amazing lifts dude congratulations

 

[nissan11]

Sorry for being late. Congrats man! You did an awesome job, and should be very proud of yourself. I hope you liked dipping your toes in the pool.

An interesting thing to me, is that people who haven't competed often comment how it's intimidating with everyone lookin on. But for me, when you're walking up to move that weight, I feel like I don't see ANYONE except the judge, and the voice in my head gets so much louder. Did you experience anything similar?

I experienced this exactly. Standing behind the curtain watching the names on the projector get closer and closer to my name was insane. Then, stepping up to the chalk bowl and peering around the curtain at all the people, and seeing my plates getting put on the bar... waiting to hear the judge look at me and say that the bar is loaded...adrenaline pumping.
Behind the curtain I was thinking about the heavy weight, the carpet on the platform, the rack height, the bar, the plates, all that shit being different than what I'm used to.
But when I took that first step towards the platform I didn't see or hear anything except the rack and the head judge. I didn't even hear the loud music playing. I didn't see my girlfriend standing in the front video taping. I didn't see ANYTHING but that bar and the judge.
I remember hearing the judge tell me to start and the next thing I remember is walking to the table to give my next lift weight. It's like I went in to a worm hole for the few seconds in-between those moments.
I didn't think during that time. I just 'did it'.

 

[nissan11]

I'll add that one of my biggest worries was finding a spot to stare at while squatting and deadlifting. At home I am very particular about my spots to look at.
At the meet I don't have a clue what I looked at during my lifts. I have no recollection of seeing anything, but I had to have been staring at the crowd since they were straight in front of me.

 

[SFGiants]

Great start!