[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
I can hardly wait to hear how you and Molly kick ass.[/quote]
hahahaha when I first read this, for some reason it read like:
“I can’t wait to hear how you kick Molly’s ass…”
I was like, Geez Ouro… I know Sbmart is great and all… but I didn’t think you hated me that much! hahahahaha Then I realized what you wrote… thanks for the support! =D
[quote]sbmart2 wrote:
Thanks Free and Claire (not you Molly, you’re just trying to make up for trying to switch the time so I wouldn’t be able to workout with you).
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Yeah I need to find a new strategy… this one’s not working… you keep showing up!!! Maybe I will change locations on you and give you some really good “directions”… ;D
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
sbmart2 wrote:
Thanks Free and Claire (not you Molly, you’re just trying to make up for trying to switch the time so I wouldn’t be able to workout with you).
Yesterday I did singles of 70 percent of my low estimated one rep max. I was feeling kind of run down so everything felt kind of heavy.
Squat: 170 or 165 belt (I forgot my log)
Bench: 125 with press and rack call
Deadlift:195
Last night I shoveled mulch and unloaded and moved river rock for a couple hours. Our backyard now has a pond for the turtle and my vegetable garden has a path. I don’t know if this was a great idea right before the competition but it had to be done. I don’t feel too sore today so I’m sure it will be fine.
Can you post pictures when the pond and the garden are done? It sounds lovely. Do you live in a rural area?
I can hardly wait to hear how you and Molly kick ass.[/quote]
I can definitely post pictures! I live in Lexington, Kentucky which is not really rural but not quite big city either. I’ve just tried to make the most out of the space in my backyard. My goal is to get rid of as much grass as I can and fill the area with more useful things.
I can’t wait for Saturday either it will be such a cool experience. I hope my body and brain show up at the same time. They have a tendency to travel separately.
[quote]mmgalb727 wrote:
sbmart2 wrote:
Thanks Free and Claire (not you Molly, you’re just trying to make up for trying to switch the time so I wouldn’t be able to workout with you).
Yeah I need to find a new strategy… this one’s not working… you keep showing up!!! Maybe I will change locations on you and give you some really good “directions”… ;D
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If you switched to globo gym (urban active) or the YMCA you wouldn’t need to give me bad directions, I wouldn’t show up. You would probably get kicked out for deadlifting (urban active) or wearing t-shirts with so many holes that they no longer serve a functional purpose(The YMCA is a family center). Sorry Molly, you are stuck with me.
[quote]sbmart2 wrote:
If you switched to globo gym (urban active) or the YMCA you wouldn’t need to give me bad directions, I wouldn’t show up. You would probably get kicked out for deadlifting (urban active) or wearing t-shirts with so many holes that they no longer serve a functional purpose(The YMCA is a family center). Sorry Molly, you are stuck with me.[/quote]
molls, if i make a shirt out of fishnet, will u wear that to the gym?
This is for YOU!! 
Posted a song for Molly too!! haha…
Go kick some BUTT!! And have fun too! 
Good luck tomorrow!!!
Claire
Good luck tomorrow. I’ll be waiting by my computer for the results.
White lights Sarah… go get 'em!
Thanks for all of the support everybody!
Quickly, here are the results. I will write more later.
Squat: 264 PR third attempt
Bench 187 PR second attempt
Deadlift: 297 PR third attempt
Congrats Sarah! You and Molly both did awesome. Those are great numbers. All PRs too I can hit a squat and deadlift PR at a meet but for some reason my bench is always lower.
Claire
Way to go Sarah. Those are great numbers. You must be feeling amazing now.
Congrats Sarah! I give you props for just going out there and “rocking it.” can’t wait to see what you can do with more time to get even BETTER!!
Congrats! You should be very proud!
Nice work. Looking forward to the write-up and both of your comments on the other person’s write-up.
Thanks everybody! The whole experience was a total high.
When we got there Molly presented us with hot pink t-shirts with a sparkley skull on the front (She made the skull herself. She is an expert bedazzler). Then she gave me a coloring/activities book to keep me occupied so I wouldn’t bother her too much. We stretched during the bicep curl contest (I was kind of in shock that these exist). My friends arrived and had a good time admiring my awesome singlet.
I was pretty pumped when we went up to start preparing for squats. I was most nervous about screwing up the commands. Besides my openers, I asked Jim to just pick my weights and don’t tell me. My first attempt was 205 and it went up very easily. Now I really see the importance of a low opener. My next attempt was 240 (or something very close to this. This was the down side to someone picking your numbers and not telling you).
It felt really good and I got three more white lights. My nerves settled at this point because 240 was a 10 lb PR for me. If I got the next one it would have been icing on the cake. My last attempt was 264. It came up slower but I didn’t really have to struggle. I got two whites and one red. The judge who gave me the red came up to me later and told me my chest went down during the lift.
I haven’t had time to analyze the video to see what he was talking about. When he first came up to me I had no clue who the heck he was. I thought he was someone from the audience telling me that my lift sucked.
I was so happy after squating and there was such a long break between lifts that I couldn’t believe we still had two events. When we got to benching I had to get myself all pumped up again. It wasn’t hard as soon as my nerves kicked in. For whatever reason, I was way more nervous for bench than anything else. My opener was 165. I got out there and got set. I kind of rushed it so I didn’t get a very good setup. Luckily it was a light opener so I got through it with three white lights.
After the lift Blake (Susie’s boyfriend and seasoned lifter) told me, I was pushing the bar forward instead of back where I started and to try to fix this. The second attempt was 187, a 2 lb PR. I knew I could get it as long as I had everything tight. As I was lifting it I remembered what blake said and in the middle of the press, adjusted back. I bring this up because I am always amazed how stuff like this makes time feel like it is slowed down to the point where you can have a full thought and adjust accordingly right in the middle of a lift that takes a second.
The third lift was around 197. I got really tight and brought the bar down, but for some reason decided to let it hover about a half inch off my chest. I finally realized that they weren’t going to call press until I pulled it all the way down. I finally let the bar touch my chest, but when they said press, I was so spent from holding it that there was no way it was coming up.
Last was deadlift. By now I was too tired and happy to be nervous. I was just excited to go out there and finish an awesome day. Also, Molly was so nervous that she sucked the nerves out of me. I was really hoping she would pull out a great deadlift. My opener was 265: three whites. My second lift was around 285 I think: three whites. Even Jim forgot how much it was, so I’m reallly not sure.
After that lift I knew I still had a lot in me so I was pretty pumped for my third attempt. I got 297, a 17 lb PR, with 3 whites. I will let you read about Molly’s AMAZING deadlifting in her log, but she rocked it out. I was so proud to be wearing matching shirts!
I have videos and pics to post tonight! Thanks again everyone for all of the support and first meet pointers.
Great story! and big CONGRATS on the meet performance!
it’s completely ridiculous. she made every lift look SO easy. if you weren’t so great, sarah, i’d hate you.
Nice lifts! You might have already mentioned, but what weight class were you in?
Thanks Soldog. As I read the story I actually noticed that the whole day went pretty smoothly. Taking into account my lack of grace I’m actually quite surprised. I didn’t wet myself, fall off the stage, hell, I didn’t even miss a command. It was like an out of body experience.
Thanks Claire! I’m glad you were able to be there and your peanut butter fudge was delicious!
rcfromdb: Thanks. I weighed in at 200 lbs. Clearly I did not do any cutting for this event.