2009 USAPL California State Meet

For Sat, February 21st: Competing for my first ‘true’ meet was quite the experience: high octane, high energy level, and much fun. The precursor, preparation, and lead-up to the meet? ...not so much.

I spent the last four weeks dieting, water dieting, extra cardio, and worrying about how I was gonna shave 12 more pounds off of my small ass body. I’d say, for me personally at least, dieting and staving off my hunger every day for a month may have been more difficult than the actual training, if that makes any sense. And much like Dave, for one reason or another, I believe I actually increased in weight the morning of. However, creating that “Power Jewce”, as Kyle calls it, (i.e: spitting) and sitting in Dave’s moving sauna, I was able to make weight. Thanks to Terrence’s fine navigation skills of getting us lost all over Santa Clarita and the additional 20 minutes of Death Valley in Dave’s ride, I made the 60 kilo division.

I weighed in at 59.6 kilos for the Junior RAW 132 pound division.

SQUAT
1st attempt: 203.75

2nd attempt: 225.75

3rd attempt: 253.50 fail.

BENCH
1st attempt: 209.25

2nd attempt: 231.25 fail. (if this makes any sense, the commands were longer than I expected and I messed up my breathing cycle. . . ?)

3rd attempt: 231.25 (re-do)

DEAD
1st attempt: 303.00

2nd attempt: 336.00

3rd attempt: 369.25

TOTAL

826.25

Overall, the entire meet was much more than I anticipated. It was a very long day, but a very rewarding day. And by competing with friends—Brent, Dave, Kyle, Terrence, Phil, etc.—it was that much more rewarding. (versus everyone else, who was pretty much by themselves.) I believe we were the only “team” there, as Lance kept announcing Bruin this/Bruin that, which added another extra dimension to the experience. And having friends and family there for support was also nice. So thanks to those friends (i.e: Ben, Megan, Jo, etc.). And thanks to all the family. (i.e: Ben’s mom). j/k

P.S: On a side note—for those interested (*achem, Kyle*), I will try to get pictures from my brother and post pictures from throughout the day as soon as I can. However, it might take some time; he’s a professional wedding photographer (he actually sacrificed working that day/ $$$/ he had a wedding shoot that day, to come watch me) and he’s backed up at work. I already asked him, but supposedly he has a bunch of weddings and engagements he has to finish through before he can get to this. So it may be take a whiles. I’m not quite sure what he got or who he got—I was way too nervous the entire meet---, but I told him to try and get you guys as well. So hopefully there will be a few pictures here and there, or at least a fbook profile picture for at least one of the guys. Haha.. j/k. Anyways.. CONGRADS to everyone