Ted squatted 945 at his meet

Joe tore another bicep and is already well on his way back to a big total this fall

Janis fourth or fifth time in wraps squatted 365 for a triple at 140 lbs

Lily almost died on her third attempt at her last meet but held on a finished the rep for white lights

Margaret competed in her first meet

Ty-whatever the hell his name is does a lot of split squats and travels the globe teaching RPR

Jess competed, and signed up for the woman's pro-am, as did the other girls.

Dave does cool rubber band tricks, but still does shit that will kill him, like really kill him- not some Rich Piana 5% shit, oh wait.

So, no matter how fucked up I am, no matter how life is treating me, everyone one of them will tell me don't be a pussy, how can I fail when everyone around me doesn't quit.

For 10 seconds- It's me, and only me under that bar-and trust me I love that, no not like you dweebs, like an utterly unhealthy infatuation with it. A loner, realizing it takes a village to get to that bar.

I have no other option than to represent for my people; I may gag saying this but my -----team.

Listen and watch- everyone has a vital role from Joe telling me to stop being a pussy, Dave giving me tech tips, and Ted setting me up for the perfect movement.

If the people around you aren't trying to get better or help you be better then get new people, you'll waste years of your life on people who don't matter. They will leave you high and dry at your worst moments, and one thing you can never get back is time, it's limited and valuable use it wisely.