This morning at group workout with Ricky, we did deadlifts, deadlifts and more deadlifts.

12 sets of 10 reps, all on top of a warmup that was …. DEADLIFTS. I was repping at 185lbs for the first half, but then was losing grip strength in my right hand and couldn’t keep the bar even. It’s funny how the weakest part is always your stupid hands and grip strength! SOOOOO frustrating!! And you *know* we are not allowed to cheat with the grip straps, since as Ricky put it “we lift raw.” I finished out at 135lbs and by the 12th set even that was killing me. Right now my hands feel totally dead. I couldn’t even hold and grip my KEYS well to open the door when I got home.

Ohh!! Guess what! Yesterday I signed up for a powerlifting competition! It’s in Pleasanton in the beginning of January. Not really feeling like I’ll be ready for it, but going to try it out nonetheless. A bunch of people I train with at Body Mechanix are doing it, so at least there will be some group support, and we can have fun cheering each other on. I’m really stoked to have something tangible to train for. :)

The powerlifting competition is only three exercises: squats, deadlifts and bench. I’m not out to hit any goals except have fun. Here is the humiliating part- we have to wear singlets for the competition. They’re basically a spandex outfit with shorts and a bib.

^^^ Yiesh!!
So… more motivation to eat clean until the competition!

Kind of looks like my old Ironman outfit:

although I doubt I could just wear that, because the triathlon outfit has padding in the butt for the bike ride.

Update on Linus coming later today. Thank you again everyone for the thoughts and well wishes. He is doing MUCH BETTER and I will post some photos (and maybe even a video of him “walking” in his sling) later today.

:)
Ceej