Awesome work man!! Huge PRs. Also, that smile on your face after each of those lifts is contagious. It’s great to see all this methodical effort come together for a perfect meet.
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Been waiting all weekend to see the results. Great work, Mark! I’m happy for you that it all came together and you were able to hit some PR’s when it counted. I’m most impressed with your bench–it seems that bastard is the most stubborn when it comes to adding weight to the bar. Well done!
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WELL DONE, Mark. Nice shout out to your wife too, having understanding and supportive family makes everything better.
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Awesome Mark! Very happy for you! Brilliant results and such a earned reward for the work you put in.
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Congrats Mark! Very cool to see your training culminate in a successful meet.
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Well done man! Nice work!
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Thanks everyone! Got to sleep around midnight. Didn’t realise how awake I was.
Woke at 234.5 lbs, looking pretty tight and minimally bloated. Odd, given the filth that was dinner. I’m pretty stiff today, Mrs KO suggested u get a massage and I think that’s a great idea. I’ll also visit my favourite bakery.
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Oh, and I forgot. I got to shake Eric Lilliebridge’s hand at the meet. He lives in Canberra a bunch now because of his fiancee and coaches some of the guys at the meet. He’s fucking huge. Seemed surprised when I randomly introduced myself 
Literally, hey, it’s nice to meet you, I’m Mark and then I left him to it.
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Do share what this filth was 
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Cheeseburger with four patties and a large chilli cheese waffle fries. I called it there.
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Holy shit my heart barely works now, if I ate that I’d be 6 feet under
Damn I bet it was good though!!!
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So good
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Shit, I’m jealous. Sounds you had a great time haha
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such a great recap! hah.
“belt running out of holes”, “brain grenade” → lmao.
sucked reading about your back… stuff like that can get a bit stressful when you’re trying to hit peak performance, especially (i imagine) when you have deadlift left… could have been due to less activity this week (flu, deload) etc? Hope it’s nothing.
loved the deadlift clip. solid back slap and solid lift! hah.
also your wife is a boss!
great work man! nearly 100 on your total, that’s great stuff.
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^^ this.
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hah. that post-competition adrenaline can take a long time to wear off! such a great feeling though while it lasts, until you want to sleep.
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Awesome job brother! Saw your lifts on the gram, they looked absolutely silky smooth. They should call you the surgeon
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Tell me about it @adarqui! Took until about two pm today, then suddenly crashed.
Massage was great, but also painful as fuck. Forearm being knelt on by a small Chinese woman almost made me cry. Also at one point she started simply hitting my calf with her fists.
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Thanks mate! Not a bad moniker…
How’s academy?
Awesome man! Great performance!
Also cool you met eric lilliebridge
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