Wow. 5 weeks out. _ Last year at the Arnold I watched the meet. I was pretty miserable at that point in my life. Highly insecure with everything especially getting into this industry. Sat in front of that platform and thought “I don’t think I could ever compete here”. I was scared. _ chadwesleysmith just wrote my peaking block and I nearly cried looking it over #soft _ I just feel so lucky every time I get to train. We GET to do this. Not a chore. Powerlifting has brought so much growth and direction in my life. I owe my life to the barbell, I swear. _ I’ll step on the platform in 5 weeks. 10 weeks later I’ll graduate nursing school. Then soon leave the Midwest. Life happens fast and every bit of it simultaneously rough and fantastic. _ Thanks for reading my rant. In my feels. I love powerlifting. For those of you competing at the Arnold, I hope the next 5 weeks y’all hit your macros and PRs and sleep and then have a lot of success come meet day. Can’t wait to see y’all. #powerlifti...