Tyler had his first powerlifting meet in San Antonio and did great! He really became interested in powerlifting when he was doing football last year, but only attended the workout portions at school because he didn't feel strong enough to do the meets. He has been working so hard and just keeps getting stronger. He has been going to 6am workouts at school M-Th and then goes to the YMCA in the evenings. He weighed in at 153.2lbs for the meet and is in the 165 weight class, which means that he's going against people that are 10lbs heavier than him and can lift more, but he really impressed me! His max lift for deadlift was 320lbs! Amazing! Unfortunately, he bombed (I'm learning all the powerlifting terms) in bench press because he lifted his head and that's not allowed. He didn't know, but he does now. The Coaches can only take 12 lifters to each meet, so I'm not sure how many he will get to do this season, but he really enjoyed it, so I know there will be more in his future!
