So today I wrapped up my first real meet and it was great, I’m exhausted, but I’m pretty proud!

I started really lifting in January, so it hasn’t been that long. Combine that with eating in a deficit since August to lose 60lbs+ (so far) along with some medical stuff, and it definitely felt early, but I did the damn thing!

Is 500lbs a lot? To the general powerlifting community maybe not, but to me, it’s a starting point!

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Breakdown:

Training: Been kind of training myself since January, started working out with other powerlifters at the gym in maybe April. Just doing my best.
Night before: Tried to sleep, didn’t.
Morning of: Anxiety and nausea made eating difficult, but I powered through a great breakfast, knowing it might push me into the 100+ category, but I was fine with that. I had been hovering right around 216lbs fully naked before eating every morning, so clothed and with food in me? Totally fine with me if I was above 220. Had to wait what felt like forever in a 105 degree room for a female ref to be free to weigh me. But hey! I started talking to a few other lifters and made friends so it went well. Especially considering I was totally alone, no coach, friends, family, etc. Just me and my belt and a will to live lol

Then I got called up. I step in, ask a few questions, step on the scale. 97.6. Holy shit. That made me feel great! That was way better than I could have imagined.

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The lifts:

Squat 1: 60kg - wanted to start light. Then, there were technical difficulties, so I had to stand in front of the crowd waiting for 2 minutes. This totally threw me off and got rid of my focus, built up the anxiety. I failed, racked before the rack command. That wouldn’t happen again.
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Squat 2: 62.5kg - I went up despite the person taking next attempts judging me for it. I had the lift, I knew I did, I just got nervous.
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Squat 3: 67.5kg - big jump!
🟢🟢🟢 Smoked it. Could’ve gone up.

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Bench 1: 40kg - bench is my weak point, and with the commands I got nervous on messing up again.
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Bench 2: 45kg
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Bench 3: 50kg - hemmed and hawed over 47.5 and 50, but wanted to give it a shot because yolo.
🔴🔴🔴

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Now onto my personal favorite, deadlifts.

Dead 1: 100kg - ez.
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Dead 2: 112.5kg - picked this because it was the total of my other lifts.
🟢🟢🟢

Dead 3: 120kg - never hit this without a hitch. Until today.
🟢🟢🟢

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Took first in junior 100 and second in open 100. I’m sore, tired, but I feel really good.

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With surgery coming up next week, my goals for next meet are:
* 55kg bench
* 100kg squat (huge jump I know but I want it)
* 130kg dead
* NOT be the lowest lifts on all 3 (I know very variable but it would be nice to go second lol)

So there you have it. Meet 1 / ?