Ohrn Identity

Man, today started out like it was going to be very, very disappointing.  I wanted to try to get a ton of weight on my deadlift today so I can move closer to my goal of 500 pounds.  I started out with a light warmup of 290 x 6, then jumped up to 400 x 4.  That was pretty good.  Then, I went up to 445 x 3 and got that easy.  I then jumped up to 465, but I couldn’t lift the weight off the ground.

Boy was I pissed.  I thought to myself, "Nick, you can’t give up yet.  You can get this."  So, I dropped the weight back down to 445 and did 3 reps.  I bumped it up to 455 and I got 2 reps.  My legs were on fire at this point.  I knew I could get the 465 though.  So I loaded it up.

I reached down and grabbed the bar… took 3 deep breaths and counted to 3.  On 3, I squatted down and pulled up with everything I had.  Pulling through the balls of my feet, I knew if I could just exert a little more force, it would leave the ground and I’d be golden.  I let out a primal grunt (luckily no one else was in the gym) and pulled up more.  The weight came off the ground.  I got the rest of the rep by breathing out as hard as I could.

I watched myself in the mirror on that rep.  I could see every muscle in my body straining against the weight.  My face, neck, and chest turned red.  All my veins popped out of my skin.  But I got it.  I got 465.  Now, I’m only 35 pounds away from my goal that I need to hit by the end of July.  Wish me luck.

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