This was an awesome day. I was actually pretty nervous leading up to it, but after the first attempt it was not too bad. I just missed the 165 pound weight class by three pounds so they bumped me to 181. Next time I’ll keep a closer eye on my weight and try to go down to the 165 class to be more competitive. My goal was just to go 9-for-9 on my attempts and I did. I put up a 300 squat, 235 bench press, and 410 deadlift for a total of 945. On my last squat and deadlift I definitely felt like I had more in the tank so I can actually lift more than what I put up. But I am happy with the results and proud of finally getting up there to compete. Nothing makes you more focused and concentrated on training than having a competition on the horizon.  I will for sure be doing more of these in the near future. For now, it’s back to training and trying to get bigger and stronger over the winter.