Meet Report

Well, I was very pleased at the performance of the guys this weekend, and i think that they were surprised at what they were able to accomplish. I am not going to go through all of the results beacuse I will post them below and you can check them out. There were a total of 25 guys from three schools that showed up, which up from the 4 of last year. I think that this meet will continue to grow and I look forward to being involved in it.

Power Meet

This Saturday is the day, I will be hosting the NMSMC Powerlifting Meet at Petoskey High School. I think that it will be rather small and low key this year but hoping to build it in future years. If you want to lift and have not contacted me, you can do so by e-mail, or just show up the day of the meet. Good luck to all of those lifting.

CrossFit Certification

So Phil and I took the long trip (4 hrs) to Ann Arbor this weekend for a CrossFit certification seminar at Doug Chapman's HyperFit USA. The Cert was phenomenal and we got to meet a lot of the great CrossFiters' who in real life are more amazing than I could have thought. Doug's facility is awesome, the amount of room and "real" equipment that he has makes me want to move just to train there.

Coach Glassman is a great speaker, and although nothing was earth shatteringly new to me it was great reinforcement of many principles that I consider to be true. One thing that really came through in the seminar portion was the passion that Coach and Nicole and Annie had for what they do and what they represent. I came away thinking for these guys this is not a job, it is more of a way of life.

If you can find the time and money I would recommend the cert. course, it will change your outlook on what fitness is. Check it out here www.crossfit.com and Doug's place www.hyperfitusa.com

Good Cause...

This is a good cause check it out and donate if you feel inclined. Thanks for your help.

http://www.elitefts.com/documents/lift_strong_letter.htm

So I was reading on the website of another strength coach who I believe is now at a DI school. This was on his website and I thought that is was so great that we can all learn how to act correctly in a gym, I said gym, not health club or golds, a gym.

Gym Rules
-This gym exists to provide serious athletes and lifters with the equipment, coaching, and environment necessary to take their performance to the next level
-Don't ask about 'personal trainers'. Personal trainer certificates might as well be found in the bottom of a cereal box, and are just as mindless to acquire
-If you want specialized training, then you may obtain the professional services of the gym owner
-If you are good to go, then use the gym as your own
-This is not a social club
-Cell phone use is prohibited inside the gym
-Do not bring a cell phone inside the gym
-The gym does not have a waiting area
-There is only one reason for being inside the gym:

Training
-There is no gym like this in the area; not even close
-The music will get loud
-Chalk use is standard and necessary to lift big weights
-Wear what ever you want
-If you want a towel, bring your own
-If you want something to drink, bring it
-If you train in this gym you are a representative of it
-If you demonstrate a poor example you are out
-If you screw around you are out. No questions. No debate. No refund

awesome JS

New Article

We have a new article up at our page on the www.misportspost.com site about strength training for females. Jeff and i would like to get back to posting new articles every week, even though we are about to come into the busy time of the year. So if you have any ideas please shoot us an e-mail with your suggestions.

We are having a High School Power Lifting Meet at Petoskey High School on April 28th. Lifting will start at 9am and the cost is only $10. This should be a good time so if you are interested please let me know and I will send you more details.

Petoskey High School Meet

We have set up a high school power lifting meet for April 28th. This meet is open to any current high school student, with individual and team awards for top lifters. No supportive suits of shirts allow, but belts and wraps are fine.

The meet will be held in the Petoskey High School auxiliary gym at 9am. Please contact me if you have any interest in competing, bringing competitors, or volunteering at the meet.

I will post as more information is available. Also we have tentatively set the Strong Person Competition for July 14th.

My Meet Report

this was my first AAPF meet, and i must say that it was great, JJ puts on a great meet. i went down by myself and had no problem finding guys to help me out. i was really nervous going into it but was happy with the results. weighed in at 240 and proceeded to get my eat on. i cant remember the exact weights for all my attempts but it is within 2 or 3 pounds. it went like this:

squat-
635 PR
655 PR
688 X
went to deep and fell forward and could not recover, but i think that i could have gotten it if i had another attempt.

i could have gone home after this and been happy.

bench-
435 PR
462 PR
490 x
couldnt lock it out.tommy helped me jack my shirt. i have only worn the shirt 3 times and it is too big, so i am really happy with this performance.

dead-
535
578 x
578 x
both misses were red lighted due to hitching, o well.all in all a great experience and i got to meet a lot of great folks, i cant wait for the next one.

Meet Report

We had a great meet as a team, I couldn't be more proud of the guys that went up. They all stepped up and showed the hard work that they have been putting in for the past months. So here are there results.

James Proctor 155 JV 1st
Squat- 275x, 290, 325
Bench- 185x, 185x, 185
Dead- 315, 335, 365
Total- 875
I will say that James was sick that whole morning but still turned out a great performance. With a PR in squat and dead, i was happy, and to see the way he came back from 2 misses in the bench and smash his 3rd was great.

Matt Rapelja 207 JV 1st
Squat- 290, 300, 325
Bench- 185, 195, 200
Dead- 315, 345, 375
Total- 900
Matt went 9 for 9, and hit PR's in every lift, if that is not peaking I don't know what is. In addition he was 25 lbs from a state record in the squat, 10 in the dead, and 40 from the total. He will smash all of those next year.

Nate Greenwell 207 Var 4th
Squat- 365x, 400, 415
Bench- 225, 245, 255x
Dead- 404, 425, 465
Total- 1125
We might have been to conservative with Nate's openers, because he could have gone much higher in squat and dead. He is only 15lbs from the state record in the squat, and he broke it in the dead but was broken again by another lifter, and it was the same with the total. Also he was in a 3 way tie for 2nd and lost due to body weight.

Andy Manthei 212 Var 1st
Squat- 385x, 405x, 425
Bench- 275x, 275, 305
Dead- 500, 525, 575x
Total- 1255
Andy learned trust today. I knew his squats were good, but he was getting called on depth, he didn't want to move up but I made him, because I knew what he could do. I was very proud when he smashed 425 which was a PR, and he could have done more. He is 5 lbs for a state record in bench and broke the record in dead.

Jordan Washburn 275 Var 4th
Squat- 275, 300, 325
Bench- 250, 265, 275x
Dead- 325, 375, 415
Total- 1005
Jordan is another one that I know could have done more weight in the squat and dead, and more than likely in the bench. He missed 275 due to beating the press command, but he still had a great day with a PR in the squat.


I was so proud, none of my guys missed the weight because they couldn't do it, it was either bad calls or not waiting for the commands, which we should have practiced more(my fault). Anyway they got a taste for power lifting and loved it, I think we will hold a meet here in Petoskey in April and I can't wait for that.