For this week’s student spotlight we interviewed a couple of our power lifters here at Washburn. First we have senior Devan Jones’s responses on weight lifting.

• When did you start getting into weight lifting?
  • “I started lifting in 8th grade.”
• What do you typically eat in a day? 
  • “ I haven’t really tracked my eating for quite some time. I just eat whatever I want or whatever my mom cooks.”
• Free weights or machines?
  • “I primarily use free weights for the majority of my training but I do like supplementing with machines.”
• Squat max?
  • “475”
• Deadlift max?
  • “550”
• Max bench press?
  • “315”
• What are your favorite and least favorite things about lifting? 
  • “ My favorite things about lifting are the satisfaction of the feeling you get when you hit a PR and see your hard work pay off, and my least favorite thing is when a weight that usually feels light feels heavy on a day.”
• Do you have a favorite memory from lifting?
  • “My favorite memory from lifting was breaking the school record on clean last year with the help of some of my good buddies.”