Okay, most people, by now have heard about my wife and her powerlifting endeavors. She's getting pretty good. She's strong, and just starting to get better with the powerlifting equipment. (most specifically bench shirts)
We traveled to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan way back at the start of April so she could compete at the Canadian Nationals.
If I've discussed the results of this meet with you in person, you already know I was a fair bit dissappointed in her performance. I'm not really going to get into what went wrong (mostly because we are still not 100% sure exactly what the fuck up was on her squats)
What I am going to say is that while everyone thinks that second place is "oh that's great", it's not to Sarah or me. Even if she had won the gold on the lifts that she lifted, she would be pissed off. Powerlifting isn't about beating the other lifters in your weight class (actually it is, but there's more to it) It's about lifting the best lifts you have ever lifted. You can't control what the next person can lift, you can't play defence. All you can do is prepare yourself and lift your ass off on the platform.
Here's a clip of some of her lifts. I'm sorry that it has no sound. The sweet soundtrack that I laid down on this vid was apparently not suitable for Gheytube. Youtube is really outgrowing it's coolness. It's starting to get too scrambled with rules.
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