Last Saturday, Vince Mallace, Eddie Suarez, Kris Regan, and Jesse Regan represented Team Max Power at the APA Summer Bash in Edison, New Jersey.
Vince competed in the Male 275lb Raw and Junior Raw divisions. Despite a partially torn triceps, he still managed to take first place in both divisions – that’s Max Power!
Vince Mallace
1st place – Men’s 275 Open Raw / 1st place – 275 Junior Open Raw
Best overall lifter
New APA 275 Junior Raw American and World records
Vince’s attempts:
Eddie Suarez took home first in the Male 242 Open Raw division, pulling a PR of 575 lb!
Eddie Suarez
1st place – Men’s 242 Open Raw Push/Pull
Eddie’s attempts (Total – 975 lb):
bench
- 380lbs
- 400lbs
- 410lbs (just missed)
deadlift
Kris and Jesse Regan came in first and second, respectively, in the Male 181 Open Raw division. Kris pressed 295 lb and Jesse, having an off day, pressed 265 lb (still not too shabby).
Kris Regan
1st place – Men’s 181 Raw Open
Jesse Regan
2nd place – Men’s 181 Raw Open
- 265lbs
- 290lbs (just missed)
- 290lbs (missed)
Congratulations, team!
Hey, if you’re kicking around the Garden State this upcoming weekend, come out and support Team Max Power! Our powerlifting crew is competing in the APA New Jersey Summer Bash this Saturday.
APA New Jersey Summer Bash – July 10
Edison, NJ
Vince Mallace – 275lbs Raw Junior and Raw Open divisions
Eddie Suarez – 242lbs Raw Open division
Kris Regan – 181lbs Raw Open division
Jesse Regan – 181lbs Raw Open division
Vince will be attempting to break his own American and world records which he just set in the beginning of May.
Most weekends I’m out at Max Power with whoever is crazy willing (or crazy stupid) enough to endure one of Mike and Nick’s workouts under the summer sun. Mostly, the crazy seems to involve testosterone, so it’s usually me and a group of guys.
This is what I’ve learned from training with the big boys:
- Guys like to burp. They will, in fact, burp a lot when training hard and pushing themselves. Learn to accept this, as burping is much more preferable to alternatives.
- Guys don’t care if you’re sweaty and gross while training. Mainly because they’re probably sweatier and grosser, so it’s okay to leave the makeup at home, ladies. Though not the deodorant – c’mon, that’s just common courtesy.
- It’s okay to push yourself. Though it’s really tempting to just sit back (or sprawl, depending on how wiped you are) to take the easy way out and use the excuse that you’re a girl. But guys – even after they’ve puked, even if they’ve aggravated an old injury or broken a state powerlifting record the day before – will keep pushing through and do another set.
