November 12, 2009: The setting was the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. After a successful 540-lb. second attempt, I was 2-for-3 with my squats. I raised the bar weight to 562 lbs. for this, my third attem...
Michelle Carlsen lifting at the 100% RAW World's. This lift (214. 9) established a new Women's 198+ National OPEN record, as well as the World Record in the 45-49 age group. She missed 100kg (220. 4...
November 12, 2009: After a successful 496-lb. opener, Greg raised the bar weight to 540 lbs. for his second attempt. He got the necessary depth, had power out of the hole, and received 3 white lights...
November 12, 2009: The setting was the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. For me, this point in the competition was extremely stressful. The pressure was INTENSE! The psychological need for a successful open...
November 12, 2009: The setting was the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. At this point in the competition, I was 3-for-3 in the squats (with 2 PRs), and 0-for-1 in the bench press. I missed my opener of 341...
Thursday, November 12, 2009: The setting was the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. At this point in the competition, I was 3-for-3 in the squats (with 2 PRs), and 1-for-2 in the bench press. I missed my ope...
November 12, 2009: Greg is shown here with his World Championship 573-lb. opener. . . at 11:55 PM! After his success with this lift, he was totally out of gas. The reward for the day was the bronze m...