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| Waiting
to warm up.. |
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| .
. . and waiting . . . and waiting. |
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| With
Matt Cole, a sensational Junior lifters. Matt also sports one of
the nicest sets of glutes in the sport. |
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| My
name up on the screen. |
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| Waiting
for the bar loaded signal. |
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| Psyching
up for my opener. It was a disaster; the bar went back into the
rack and pinned my right pinky knuckle. |
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| Getting
the hand off from Roger Ryan, one of the greatest Masters benchers on
the planet. |
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| Back
for second attempt with Ryan Kennelly. in the background. |
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| I
was really determined to get it right this time. |
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| Total
concentration. |
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| Setting
up for the hand off. |
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| This
is how close I was to locking out 290 kilos . . . it would have earned
me second place. |
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| With
1200 lb. squatter Mike "The Mule" Miller. |
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| Blood!
If you have a bad day but you're bleeding, it's all good. |
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| With
IPF World Champion Wade Hooper. |