finally hit 6!

[IrishPower]

Well,

November 9th was the day for me I finally broke 600 on the bench in a meet.

837-606-600 for 2044@275.

I had to stop because i tore a little something in my lat on 2nd attempt on the deadlifts. I will have some videos and maybe some nice pictures of black and blue soon.

thanks for all the emails and well wishes!

/irish

 

[CrimsonKing]

Awesome results Irish - Congrats!

 

[DBCooper]

Congrats, what meet was it btw? what do you think caused the tear? prior injury,dehydrated?

 

[zackdarnell]

Congratulations!

 

[jeremys]

hell yeah! glad to hear

 

[Vulgar_Display_Of_Power]

Big Congrats Irish.

We all know you have been wanting to get this weight in a contest for some time now.

Do you think you finally hitting this was because any changes in your training or what?


Congrats again big guy..

 

[brianmincher]

Congratulations brother,

That is a huge total and a very impressive bench too. Good work.

B.

 

[bigokie]

Well done!!!

It's about time.... Glad you finally made it official. Congrats on the total too! Not a bad squat either!

 

[b fold the truth]

Amazing man!!!

B True

 

[IrishPower]

thanks everyone!

cause of lat tear: probably excessive band usage. i had pulled both sides previously. I really doubt it's anything too serious. It will just heal up on its own. It just looks really nasty now.

It's nice to have the 600 bench out of the way. Now I can move onto better things.

The deadlift training is going to require some reworking. I really was hoping for close to 700 this meet, but shit happens.

Next competition: March

 

[circusgirl]

congratulations!

 

[natural-mike]

BOO YAA

I knew you would blow up 600 you big bastard. Squat wasn't bad either(ha ha). Now heal up and start working on 700 hunge

Great Stuff Tommy.

Peace,
Mike

 

[IrishPower]

thanks everyone!

/t

 

[AnimalMass1]

Great job Tommy!

AnimalMass

 

[TheProject]

Nice work, Irish!

 

[Parabellum]

Awesome!

 

[JDarty6173]

A huge congrats to you Irish. Amazing lifts bro. You definitly had 2100 if you hadn't injured yourself... I just have to make a comment on some criticism you have received on certain other boards... Bro, think about it like this... It's always the best lifters who receive the most negativity and criticism.. Just look at everything that has been said about Kennelly's 800 Bench, Chuck V supposedly high squatting, Mendelson supposedly not pausing his lifts, how Gary Frank would be nothing without gear, How Clarks amazing Bench was bogus.

So I without a doubt would take all the criticism as compliments.. Just look at the company your in there... But best of luck to you bro, you will without a doubt go much further in this sport and have been a huge inspiration to me as well as others here...

 

[IrishPower]

i appreciate it

you wont believe this, but dave gratton, of angry, cpu/ipf fame is coming to challenge me in calgary come march.

he talks so much crap, but at least he ponied up when the chips were down.

this is going to be the most fun i have ever had training, and whooping the living crap out of the 'apf-haters'.

/tommy

 

[JDarty6173]

Yeah I've been reading all the crap he's been laying down.. I can't wait to see how that goes bro... Talk about training motivation, just the thought of beating the piss of of that loudmouth ASS and finally shutting him up andd embarasing him... Thats gonna be sweet......