Meet Recap: Nico competed at the USAPL Gameday Tiki Luau and had himself about the perfect day, and more. The main goal going into this meet was to put up a total that would likely qualify him for Primetime in September at Raw Nationals. And specifically to move into 3rd place based on QT, he needed a 765kg total. Nico was able to accomplish that on his second attempt deadlift, and then have some extra fun on his 3rd to finish with 772.5kg, 1700lbs, in the 82.5kg class. Nico’s best lifts on the day were a 600lb. squat, 413lb. bench press, and a 688lb. deadlift! Originally we were planning to just take 305kg as his 3rd attempt deadlift. But based on how strong squat and bench had been, and to have the safety net of trying it again if something went wrong, his handlers Brandon and Andrew shifted attempts around a bit to to open up just a tad heavier so that Nico could make the jump to 305kg on his second. And after he smoked that, they loaded up 312.5kg and it moved better than expected. Big thanks to Brandon and Andrew on the day with helping Nico!

Division: Open

Weight Class:  82.5kg

Squat: 600lbs.

Bench: 413lbs.

Deadlift: 688lbs.

Total: 1,700lbs.

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