Mike and Ricardo had too many PRs to count, six I think, and along the way they both got their first double body weight squats.
Mike with 165 Kg.
Ricardo with 200 Kg.
They both made it look much easier than I did when I did it on the same platform three years ago.
I'm excited to be part of this small but motivated group that is working to raise the floor on what constitutes a good lift. We're in a good position to push and pull each other, and over time we might get a few more to join.
We also have a couple women who will be in a good position to challenge state and even national records in the next few meets, and they further strengthen our collective efforts.
I was proud of Barney who failed to meet his potential this time around, but who made a credible attempt to increase his own state records. He narrowly missed his state record squat attempt on depth even though it looks great from our camera angle. He and I had been working over the past few weeks on the speed of his descent, and he looks much closer to a 16 year old than a 66 year old here. Barney will be back lifting much more than this in August.
I had a fun if exhausting day sweating 33 lifts by five lifters. Of necessity our guys will take a week off now, but the women and I will be hammering it again today or tomorrow getting ready for May when I will coach again and August when I will finally get back on the platform.
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