2005 Indiana State Championships

Well the clan drove down to Indy for the high school state meet to get some lifters qualified. At lest in our car, it was hard to drive by BDs Mongolian barbeque, without thinking "screw the meet, we need some animal flesh". But the carnivores stayed focused and made it to the meet site, while Ware was still asleep in the back dreaming of naked men. As all the rookies were frightened not knowing what to expect, the veterans, at least me, played up the hype and got them more nervous than necessary, but it was for my amusement so its ok. All of the lifters made weight, except for the wide space eyed woman that we picked up at the Isonogal Center. For her, weight classes meant nothing neither did being overweight, she was just there to have fun, and get laughed at (which happened quite frequently).

As soon as the meet started, the hours of technique and strength started to show. The athletes were hitting squats perfectly, with good depth and lots of power, except for Pat, which looked as if someone gave him a rufee before the meet (damn it Blackford).

All lifters were impressive, and I lost the bet that Mike would have to pick his spine up after the deadlift.

Good work to everyone, and now we are ready for nationals. Mike, you may be able to go and compete with the 13-14 year old class at teenage nationals, call and check, or see if they will let you compete in the girls class, since your waist is about as big as a 90lb crack head with AIDS (just kidding bro good work).

 

Lifter Weight Class Squat Bench Deadlift Total
           
Men          
Mike Lawrence 148 315 205 400 920
Tyson Sanders 181 500 280 500 1280
Pat Shafer 242 460 335 520 1315
           
Women          
Shauna Hart 198+ 290 135 300 725