Saturday July 9th 2016 the annual NPC Battle of the Bay Expo was held at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi Tx. The SPF Texas state meet was held in conjunction with this huge event! The expo hosted bodybuilding, crossfit, strongman and powerlifting with about 500 athletes combined!! Top lifts for the Texas State meet were held by some of the states and nations best lifters. Highlights of the event began with the 148 female class! This class was loaded with talent! Kim Lewis a multi sport athlete, made a 286 squat, 220 bench and pulled the biggest deadlift of the class with 402 for a 909 total and 3rd place. Blanca Rodriguez made great lifts as she posted a 314 squat, 231 pound bench and pulled 380 for a 925 total placing second in the open and first in the masters 40+. Winning the 148 class was top 132 pounder Sonia Rosenbaum who transitioned into the 148 class recently. She made a 385 pound squat, benched 181 and pulled 396 for a winning total of 964! Allie Rosales also competed at 148 in the singleply divsion. She missed a few big attempts but still managed a 953 total via 363 squat 209 bench and 380 deadlift. Notable mention was 123 pounder Carleen Waller who made a 236 squat 115 bench and pulled a 319 deadlift to post a raw 672 total. In the mens divisions we started with future PLwatch owner John Vasquez. Weighing in at only 108 14 yr John posted a 214 raw squat, 93 bench and a 242 pound deadlift for a 551 raw total. A very balanced total and platform savvy beyond his years. The 132 class saw young 17 yr old Andres Ramos squatting an amazing 424 raw squat that places him at number 3 in the US rankings along side the men! He benched 209 and then pulled 435 to total 1,069!


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