SPF SoCal Open and..Update! ..i'm back.

 

So i've been away from the web for some time now.  The last several weeks have been crazy.  As many know, I competed in Southern California on October 2nd.  The weeks leading up to that meet were humbling to say the least.  I spent a lot of time learning my squat suit as well as my bench shirt.  I was physically and emotionally exhausted at the end of my training cycle.  I had a small scare in the final week of my training where I could not physically hit depth in the squat with the suit on and straps up.  A friend of mine, Brandon Lilly, introduced to me by John Welbourn, spent some time with me on the phone reviewing videos and everything ended up great at the meet.  I ended up squatting 735, benching 575, and deadlifting 635.  I had goals to hit 790 in the squat and bench over 600 but that wasn't in the cards.  I was red lighted on my second squat attempt at 710 for depth so I scaled my third attempt back.  My 610 bench attempt went well until the final 3 inches of the lockout when something popped in my pec.  It was distracting and my butt came off the bench for a red light. My total was good enough for Best Lifter at the meet and an Elite total.

I am now rested and just finished my first week of training after the meet...i'm already out of shape!  I'm back in the pursuit of a 2000 lb total and hope to achieve that soon.  My pec is not cooperating like I had hoped but I am trying to be patient and give it time.  I am going to try to compete at the USPA World Championships in Las Vegas on December 3rd with my good friends Ed Kinsey and Jason Gibson.  Time will tell how my pec is going to respond jumping back into the rigorous training again so soon. It would be very special to me if I could make that meet with such knowledgeable, strong and good people.

We are back to training clients at the Strength Warehouse and I have a goal to post pictures and updates like I used to. I have been corresponding with my good friend Lindsay Hassell at Crossfit The Club in the Ogden Athletic club.  We have decided to merge and I will be taking my equipment up to his place around the first of the year, maybe even later.  And no, I am not becoming a crossfitter!  I am going to be training power and strength athletes and whoever wants to get stronger.  I will also help Lindsay with fitness/crossfit clients when he needs me.

It's good to be back in the swing of things and thank you to all whom are out there listening!  Thanks for taking the time for the long read..

Best wishes, and thanks for the support.