Success at Meet

[fitzgahome]

I went to my second meet this weekend in Atlanta and performed well. I won the national championship in my division and broke two state records. I competed in the 220lb. weight class and lifted in the lifetime and open raw division. I weighed in at 213.5 and benched 340 my first attempt, 385 my second attempt, and 390 my third attempt. We didn't get a fourth attempt though. Some federations give a fourth attempt if you successfully complete all your other lifts. I was pleased to say the least. Thanks DA Forum, Keep Lifting :)

[TheKoos]

Congratulations.

Keep it up and have fun.

[Sonny]

AWESOME!

That is a big raw bench. Congrats!!!

[UNCfan1]

Good work bro! Very nice bench.

[egodog48]

Huge bench for weight class, congrats on your accomplishment

[Ski]

Beautiful bench!
Almost at the 200 lbs over the body weight that is nice!
Do you take a wide or narrow bench grip (inside or out grip on the markings)?

Ski

[fitzgahome]

I put my ring finger around the ring on the bar. I tried using a single ply shirt the other day and was able to press 425 but I used a pretty wide grip, hands outside the rings, and feels completely different than benching Raw so I'll probably hold off until next year before I start competing with a shirt. Got some tricep work to do before using a shirt.