Got to the gym, ross , shawna , carmine and leo were there. Good vibe at the start, leo killed it with a 625lbs bench and a first time in the shirt. NUTS! I started like always , warm up -- 1 plate , 2 plate, 3 plate , shirt up and went right to 425lbs for 3 reps, felt awsome, then 455 for 3 reps, felt awsome, then pr with 475 for 3 reps, done!. Ross said thats big, boosted me up a bit so I reached my work set so now I have 3 sets left of 475lbs.. My second set was a disaster, wow. My first rep was horrible, shirt was all wrong, and bla bla bla, then ross said your doing three so lets go, I soldiered up did another, failed again but pushed hard, then i sat on the bench my hands were blue cuz of the wraps, my head was full of pressure, I got got down again and failed but pushed harder then ever. Came back and destroyed 2 more sets of 475lbs, felt Strong and i felt my line with every rep. Ross and shawna were very happy. Great night, shawna is getting strong, she got a good pr last night, its great motivation in the gym when everybody starts doing good. I was sitting down last week having a discussion with a couple of my peers, they said im strong but why do I do it, i said "do what". Why do you beat your body up, your eyes always red, marks on your arms and legs, cutting weight plus force feeding yourself, competing for no money, I didn't have an answer cuz I can't make them underrstand the drive that this sport gives you. Its like kirk kowalsky said when we lift heavy its like we blow a couple of gaskets in our head and were bit by the iron bug. Ive been body building for a good chunck of my life, but powerlifting has brought another level of intensity and familly like world to me. I love this sport, and montreal barbell and all there team is making this sport even better. Im very lucky to have my coaches and team that I have, im really looking forward to the pro/am. I think big things will happen. Can't wait for squat tmr,