2010 Alaska State Powerlifting Championship

A good meet. Dropped 18 pounds in 6 weeks, and still put in a decent showing. Especially pleased with the 600 pound squat - a 28 pound competition PR. As always, thanks to my wife and family for supporting me in this.

Equipment - Titan Super Centurion Squat Suit, THP knee wraps, Adistar weightlifting shoes, Super Katana Bench Shirt, and a NXG+ Squat Suit used for deadlift (all from PLGearOnline.com). Q-Bar powerlifting bar (quest-nutrition.com). ER Rack, also available from PLGearOnline.com.

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• powerlifting
• championship
• squat
• deadlift
• bench
• press
• titan
• super
• katana
• centurion
• q-bar
• usapl

[CoRkSkr3w]

Alright that was sweet, big bench with a guy that's not arching and doesn't have stubby arms, very impressive, beastly lifts.

[rhsalaska]

@CoRkSkr3w Thanks! I wish I could arch more, but I know what you mean. Sometimes it looks like gymnastics.

[bluenote04]

Nice squat!

[rhsalaska]

@bluenote04 Thanks! A little more bar speed would have been nice, but I was pleased with that effort.

[j0540212]

impressive lifts man, good job!

[rhsalaska]

@j0540212 Thanks!

[westxlcr]

Decent showing? Awesome showing I'd say. How does one go about signing up for these?

[rhsalaska]

@JimHu114231 Thanks! For a state with not many people, we did pretty well. 19 entries, 5 folks over 400 Wilkes (including raw Wilkes), several national qualifiers, meet T-shirts, media... Good stuff!

[JimHu114231]

Sweet meet!

[rhsalaska]

@Grebbstar Thanks! This video shows my second attempt. I tried for 606 on my third and missed it on lockout. I got 600 last November at 240 bodyweight. This was 222 bodyweight - I couldn't lose the last two pounds... Also had a hectic training cycle with a new baby and travel. But had a lot of fun at this meet - deepest field at our state meet in years. We aren't getting paid for this, so may as well have fun!