Here you can:

• Discuss all aspects of powerlifting as it pertains to being a woman.
• Socialize with other ladies.
• If you have discussion provoking bullet points, those are welcome too.

To other lady lifters - did you ever have physique goals? How did you balance that with powerlifting?

I have been competing for 3 years. I am a very mid powerlifting and I am okay with this, I’m a little bit older and can only dedicate so much time to the sport with a full time job and family commitments. I train on average 4 times a week. I try to maintain a diet that enables developing strength, though I have been trying to drop a weight class and have been unsuccessful so far (have lost 25 lbs and kept it off, the last 10 keep coming back thus gating that drop)

I feel a little stuck. I love training powerlifting. I enjoy meets as well. But I am starting to want to look different than my powerlifting body, and am confronting the reality that I’m not “competitive”. As I mentioned - for the most part I don’t care, but about 10% of the time when I’m doing bad, like failing previously easy weight bad, I’m questioning why I’m doing this instead of pursuing a bodybuilding route.

Curious about similar experiences, things you considered and open to advice!

Is it newTraining routine? Genetics? Or youth? What's he doing different to get such outstanding difference at his size? I can't compute how someone so small can do what he does . He's not overweight, he's not freakishly tall, whats he doing differently?

Do you have a question and are:

• A novice and basically clueless by default?
• Completely incapable of using google?
• Just feeling plain stupid today and need shit explained like you're 5?

Then this is the thread FOR YOU! Don't take up valuable space on the front page and annoy the mods, ASK IT HERE and one of our resident "experts" will try and answer it. As long as it's somehow related to powerlifting then nothing is too generic, too stupid, too awful, too obvious or too repetitive. And don't be shy, we don't bite (unless we're hungry), and no one will judge you because everyone had to start somewhere and we're more than happy to help newbie lifters out.

SO FIRE AWAY WITH YOUR DUMBNESS!!!

Do you like having 2-3 sweaty men shoe-horn you into polyester, canvas or denim bondage gear.

Do you like having your joints wrapped so tightly they bruise and bleed?

Do you like having your blood pressure turned up to 11 and being compressed so much that you think your head might explode?

Do you get off on enduring pain and suffering, and watching others endure it too?

Do you have a deathwish every time you get under the bar?

Yes?

THEN WELCOME TO THE FORTNIGHTLY EQUIPPED LIFTING THREAD!!!

This is the thread to post your:

• Powerlifting accomplishments
• Training PRs
• Gym or diet related victories
• Best flexing photos
• Sweet new equipment purchases
• Gym dog or gym family photos

Or really anything you felt good or happy about from the last week (or even further back in time, no one's gonna stop you).

Text, images, videos, any format goes.

Let's get those good vibes flowing.

For context, I (M17, 87kg) live in England and am in my last year of school before med university. Been going gym very on and off for about 4 years. Never trained specifically for SBD. Despite big inconsistencies, I do consider myself somewhat strong (bench 120kg, 50kg weighted dips for 2, deadlift haven’t done in years but 160kg)

Essentially my question is - how demanding in terms of time and commitment can casual powerlifting be? And in comparison to casual powerlifting, how would competitive powerlifting be on those same terms?
I am unfamiliar with the actual lifestyle of powerlifters and how much of their life goes to it, so I’d greatly appreciate some insight on that. It’s clear the schedules for uni can be very oppressive at times with hospital placements + intensive studying

In addition to that, I was also wondering whether there even is a point to uni powerlifting - I.e. is there a reason to pick uni powerlifting over independent clubs out of uni?

Hi all,

One of our squad’s pre-diabetic and has difficulty managing blood-sugar levels during the comp.

Rather than poor choices like M&Ms or Skittles or sugared sodas which induce sharp spikes and crashes what are people eating (or drinking) that keeps blood sugar high enough to a) prevent them from fainting; and b) helps them bring their A-game?

All suggestions, even looking at the 24 hours before the comp, the two hours after weigh-in and once lifting starts, would be welcomed, please.

PS a hope this is nutrition advice, not medical….

** Monthly Meet at the Meets thread

* Share your competition schedule or find/offer a meet handler

A lighthearted discussion of your top "you know ball" powerlifters. Feel free to also include faux "you know ball" picks, like a Louie Simmons or Ed Coan.

I remember talking to another powerlifter (who had been competing for 3 years) a few years back and mentioning Ed Coan and he replied "who's that?". So maybe Eddy is not as "faux" as I think these days.

Mine would be:

- Larry Pacifico

- Don Reinhoudt

- Andrey Malanichev

A new, very nostalgic powerlifting magazine just started up. September is issue number 2. For anyone old enough to remember Powerlifting USA, this is a real treat. Also, check out the interview with Phil Herndon, conducted by me!

A sorta kinda daily open thread to use as an alternative to posting on the main board. You should post here for:

• PRs
• Formchecks
• Rudimentary discussion or questions
• General conversation with other users
• Memes, funnies, and general bollocks not appropriate to the main board
• If you have suggestions for the subreddit, let us know!
• This thread now defaults to "new" sorting.

For the purpose of fairness across timezones this thread works on a 68hr cycle.

This is the Squat Thread.

• Discuss technique and training methods.
• Request form checks.
• Discuss programs.
• Post your favourite lifters squatting.
• Talk about how much you love/hate squatting.

I bought myself an 8.5mm Pioneer cut pronged belt recently but upon use found I'm not getting nearly enough support on deadlift & squat. I think it'll be better suited for me for other lifts.

I'm unsure whether to get a 10mm belt or a 13mm as many places I'm reading 13mm is too thick for most people while others say it's the best for powerlifting. I've tried a 10mm belt once and it was really good but never used a 13mm so no idea if it's a better option or overkill?

I'm 183cm 110kg probably cut to 100kg, will a 13mm belt be too big? My deadlift should be in the 2x bodyweight range by end of the year but only started them in July so it's new to me.

Any brand recommendations for UK would be helpful.

Share your fave training tunes, PR psych-up tracks or personal playlists here so others can find something new.

Please include the artist and track name, genre and a link for single tracks and at least some sort of description for playlists. Failure to do so will see your post deleted.

For discussion of:

• Eating all the food when you want to get swole
• Eating less of the food when you're too fluffy
• Diet methods and plans
• Favourite foods and recipes
• How awful dieting is

A sorta kinda daily open thread to use as an alternative to posting on the main board. You should post here for:

• PRs
• Formchecks
• Rudimentary discussion or questions
• General conversation with other users
• Memes, funnies, and general bollocks not appropriate to the main board
• If you have suggestions for the subreddit, let us know!
• This thread now defaults to "new" sorting.

For the purpose of fairness across timezones this thread works on a 68hr cycle.

Discuss all aspects of training for powerlifting:

• Periodization
• Nutrition
• Movement selection
• Routine critiques
• etc...

Here you can:

• Discuss all aspects of powerlifting as it pertains to being a woman.
• Socialize with other ladies.
• If you have discussion provoking bullet points, those are welcome too.

USPC just announced on Instagram that they are changing their ownership and leadership. Additionally, they’re rebranding from USPC to IPC (International Powerlifting Coalition)

Their whole post is a bit vague, and I’m thinking they’re doing this as a PR move due to Johnny Layne and his predator wife. I’ll include the link for anyone interested in the post.

What do yall think of this?

https://www.instagram.com/p/DctmOP6luhx/?igsi=dXk0ODg1cmcwMHFk

Do you like having 2-3 sweaty men shoe-horn you into polyester, canvas or denim bondage gear.

Do you like having your joints wrapped so tightly they bruise and bleed?

Do you like having your blood pressure turned up to 11 and being compressed so much that you think your head might explode?

Do you get off on enduring pain and suffering, and watching others endure it too?

Do you have a deathwish every time you get under the bar?

Yes?

THEN WELCOME TO THE FORTNIGHTLY EQUIPPED LIFTING THREAD!!!