count, i've been doing it for about a year, do you think everyone starts up and their first contest they're tearing through the ranks? come on now. i don't give a damn about the radar anyway, i just enjoy doing it. 99% of the posters on this board are never going to be a "blip" on the radar for bodybuilding, either. likely yourself included.
keep in mind i also lift equipped. my lockouts are a lot stronger than the bottom half of the lifts, so once i tweak my shirt work i'll be in the high-400s or so, i pulled 565 sumo with a suit on monday and my squat is above that somewhere. i'm hoping for nearly a 1700 total for my april meet, which isn't shabby at all for a 21 year old his first time out.
the arch is completely standard, and if you look at the metal militia website, they go through great pains to teach you how to maximize yours. my ass was down, also. i just have a big enough ass that you can't tell.
okay, so i'd get destroyed at a competition. so what? why does it matter? if you're so competitive that you're afraid to do things as a HOBBY because of how you compare to other people, then you're a really pathetic person (not aiming this comment at you specifically).
