Board Press PRs: 185x2x2, 190x2, 195x2

This is something that has never happened before: I have actually gotten PRs (personal records) with board presses during the last two weeks of my bench training -- with poundages I had never held in my hands before, benching.

Here's 185x2x2, taken April 18th (after a heavy single bench press of 170x1, touching my chest):



And just yesterday, I board pressed 190x2 and 195x2 (after a heavy single 175x1, touching my chest)!! I thought I had my video camera in my gym bag with me yesterday -- but as it turned out, I had taken it out, and it was at home on the kitchen table. My son Glen once again still captured these sets, but with his cell phone (which takes videos. That thing saves video files in a weird format/file extention that YouTube cannot upload, unfortunately. I'm thankful at least I have it on my computer to be able to watch (it can be played on Windows Media Player and Quicktime). 190x2 and 195x2 moved easily again, much to my shock.

I was strongly entertaining the thought of adding 2.5 lb. plates on each end, and moving 200 lbs., but Mitch read my mind and suggested saving that for another day.

Yes, these are board presses, but I've never been able to handle this kind of weight with boards before... so I'm stoked :)

Get the Tide out...it's Dirty Politics!

Thank God I have actual lifting to fall back on, instead of trying to be in charge of everything in USAPL (or, at least, USAPL Minnesota), as some people seem to live for.

Don't ever "volunteer" to keep your mouth shut, when dirty politics seem to rule over common sense decision-making.

You might be accused of airing out "dirty laundry." But someone needs to use some Tide every now and then, especially after busting their ass in this sport -- mysteriously having their state records deleted from the history books -- and trying to help out in this federation, when things aren't as they should be.

(That's why there's another USAPL Forum, too.)