Imagine for a moment:
Sixty or so people gathered around the platform, most have their phones in hand with cameras turned on...your name is announced, you wait at the back of the platform, hands chalked up...the bar is loaded and lowered to the floor...the judge lets you know the platform is ready, his hand is raised in the air...the crowd starts to cheer and yell your name...your eyes lock in on the bar, you take three steps to the bar and set your feet, you quickly bend and set your grip...you take a big deep breath and begin to pull.
With 551# loaded on the bar, an all-time world record is now in your hands.....
(Insert the sound of screeching tires)
Yeah, I was good with the visualization right up until the 551 pounds. I was one of the people in the crowd with my phone in hand and cheering loudly. And I have realistic goals, which currently do not include that kind of weight or any world records. Maybe some day.
At 41 years of age, Jill Mills made the most amazing deadlift attempt I have ever seen. It is one pull that people will talk about for months...maybe longer. Since the video and pictures have made it to the masses via Facebook, you probably know that the bar slipped out of her hands just shy of a full lockout. I watched the live version and have since watched the video at least twenty times. And each time, I quietly cheer for her to lock it out and set the record...like it is all happening for the first time. Even though the lift will not go into any record books, it was one hell of an ending to a long meet!
The best thing about it...officially retired or not, Jill is not done. Call it a comeback, call it perfect timing, call it what you want...but that record will be broken in the upcoming year. And personally, I can not wait to see it!!!
If you have not seen the lift, here it is...
http://youtu.be/Vq4_wIuWFkE
Kids do not try this at home...no matter how strong you think you are, you are not Jill Mills.
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