Ya, after I watched the vid I was actually really upset I missed that. I was practically standing up already. But I ran out of gas, I didn't stop pushing. Just so stupid.
We had me, Steve, Dana, Nick, and Osorio as staff this weekend. Stef got to stay home with her doggies.
I'm excited for this meet even though I'm not expecting, and won't even attempt, any big PRs unless I feel ridiculously locked in and wired on my earlier attempts. Just the idea of getting back under the bar under meet conditions is cool.
That punk kid with the red shirt is a beast, the little bastard! I know with absolute certainty that I'm significantly stronger than I was last December when we Carnaged. My volume work and heavy 5s show it - I couldn't do 405x5x5 before that meet, and last week I did it and it wasn't hard. Same for bench. I just haven't done any work to acclimate to the heavy stuff and the motor unit recruitment that requires.
So though I should finish better than the 1445 I did in December, if I don't, no big deal. Now, if I don't hit AT LEAST 1525 in November, I'll be pissed. 1550 should be a realistic goal, and 1590 a stretch goal if I'm on like Donkey Kong.