Here Comes Hercules.

[carson]

USSF Report. As soon as I figure out how to post pictures I will. I acquired Prs on the two lifts I participated in. No Squat.

Press: 105; 115 (failed); With Sully's encouragement I went to my top weight; 128 PR. It was easy. The failure was due to a moment arm. As I saw the bar coming down after the lift I thought "what is that bar doing there?" But the 128 lift went up rather easily.
Dead: 335; 360 both were easy so I thought what the heck. I went for 374 a 14 pound PR. It was a very good day.
I encourage all lifters to compete at a USSF event. They are run well and follow the SS pattern.

[Chad Mynhier]

Way to go, carson! It certainly is a gutsy move to go up in weight after you failed an attempt. I'm glad to see it worked here. I think you would have been disappointed if you retried 115 and it went up too easily.

[carson]

Great observation. I think I would have been disappointed if I had done that. All in all, very satisfying day.

[57bergstrm]

Well done Carson, you are a inspiration to all us geezers.

[Geoff Bischoff]

Great show, man. Outstanding.

I had a good run too; I'll log it once the video edits are done.

So squat: You can't even just do the empty bar to get a total? Think Michael Wolf was talking about doing that.

[carson]

Squat: Maybe I'll do it next year but it just didn't seem worth it.

Here's how I get under the straight bar. I scraped the bar over the back of my head while my hands, especially my left hand, are forced further and further off of the bar. By the time I get the bar on the back of my neck I have a very difficult time keeping even any fingers on the bar. Sometimes I can jam it down to the top of my back but not even to the high bar position. I try a few "squats" but my arms force the bar onto my neck no matter what I do. Sully and I agreed it just wasn't worth it.

Maybe I'll do it anyway next year just to show how difficult it is for me to do. I marvel at people who can actually do it. I have no problem with doing squats with a safety bar and so am gaining strength there. Perhaps, my example doing this will prompt some change in the rules. We will see.

[Mr. Bingley]

outstanding!!

[Cheesepuff]

Very nicely done. Very impressed with the pull.

[carson]

Michael, It was great to meet you at the Classic and I hope you will come on over next year. I'm thinking about signing for the Spring event as well. I'm sending a pm to you as well.

[Mike Barry]

Carson, great job! Your progress the last couple of months has been amazing! What do you think about a 400 deadlift for the spring?