I ended up having the time of my life, so will most definitely be sticking with this sport. The fact that I didn't place, but got close gives me one hell of a motivational boost - so it's time to step up my training.
Here is me with Roger Ortmayer, a producer of the meet, father of a pro strongman, and one hell of a nice guy. The best part is that at 61, he's still stronger than most of the LW (and HW) competitors that showed up. Come to think of it, he pulled the fire truck (without warming up) faster than all but two of the LWs.
I hope I have half of his steel when I reach his age.
2 days later I feel pretty beat up: My back is sore as hell, and my right shoulder hurts when I elevate my arm up. I'll hopefully be over this by the week's end, but I'll need all the rest, rehab, and fishoil I can get.
Thanks to my S&P family who helped me make the transition to this sport, and helping me out with my training. Special thanks to Ascendant for exchanging emails, posts, and talking to me on the phone for over 30 minutes while on his way to work. The guy is
full of sound advice.
I think it's worth mentioning at this point that my brother provided me a place to stay, a ride everywhere I needed to go, and stayed his white ass out in the sun for the whole competition (11AM to 6PM), without a chair until the very last event.
I also clogged his toilet the following morning because his guest bathroom couldn't handle the girth of my turds. After 3 hours of surgery and a trip to Wal-Mart, I was able to repair what was functioning before my visit.