Powerlifting: Why You Need to Compete Now

[BendtheBar]

Posting some quotes for discussion...

Powerlifting 101: Why You Need to Compete…Now

Powerlifting 101: Why You Need to Compete?Now

No matter how you like to classify yourself, unless you’re competing, you are NOT a powerlifter.

Obviously I’m biased on this view…but the focus of this piece is not to judge those who haven’t yet competed…it’s to convince you to take the plunge.

Competition is a much greater CNS stimulus than training is. Learn to harness it, and you will set yourself up to exceed your best day in the gym by a considerable margin, just by stepping onto the platform. The trick here, is that it can take time to learn to control the rush of energy and emotion that typically accompanies hearing your name, along with “bar is loaded.”

No matter how hard you think you’ve worked in the gym, the meet will tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt whether you really put the work in, or you were just kidding yourself for the last 16 weeks. Your friends might tell you that your squats were “right there” but the judges will tell you the truth.

without a meet to take into consideration, it’s much tougher to make the right call. Incidentally, in my experience, most non-competitive lifters will make the mistake of going all-out too often, leading to stagnation and injury.

Competitive lifters, on the other hand, tend to make much more progress year in and year out, because they not only know what they are doing, but why they are doing it. Elite and pro lifters know when to toe the line, and when to take a step back.

[glwanabe]

Powerlifting 101: Why You Need to Compete…Now

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No matter how you like to classify yourself, unless you’re competing, you are NOT a powerlifter.

Thats an opinion, not a fact. It's an opinion I do not really support.
I used to skydive but I never competed. Did that mean I was not a skydiver?

Basically, I say BS. Get over yourself with this type of thinking. I've heard the same crap form all kinds of groups.

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Obviously I’m biased on this view…but the focus of this piece is not to judge those who haven’t yet competed…it’s to convince you to take the plunge.

WHAT? You're not judging, but you want people to go be judged in order to fit into your special club.

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Competition is a much greater CNS stimulus than training is. Learn to harness it, and you will set yourself up to exceed your best day in the gym by a considerable margin, just by stepping onto the platform. The trick here, is that it can take time to learn to control the rush of energy and emotion that typically accompanies hearing your name, along with “bar is loaded.”

More of the same blathering. I'm not discounting that cometition can be fun, but it is not a requirement.

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No matter how hard you think you’ve worked in the gym, the meet will tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt whether you really put the work in, or you were just kidding yourself for the last 16 weeks. Your friends might tell you that your squats were “right there” but the judges will tell you the truth.

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without a meet to take into consideration, it’s much tougher to make the right call. Incidentally, in my experience, most non-competitive lifters will make the mistake of going all-out too often, leading to stagnation and injury.

Competitive lifters, on the other hand, tend to make much more progress year in and year out, because they not only know what they are doing, but why they are doing it. Elite and pro lifters know when to toe the line, and when to take a step back.

Look, if you want to compete, great! Go have fun, and do your best. If you choose not to compete, you can still be just as serious a lifter as those that have chosen to get on the stage.

[Fazc]

Originally Posted by glwanabe

Thats an opinion, not a fact. It's an opinion I do not really support.

No GL, Powerlifting is a sport defined by a number of parameters, one of which entails competing at a sanctioned Meet.

If you do not, you're not a Powerlifter. That is a fact.

[Fazc]

I've competed since 2001. I've taken the time to travel to dozens of competitions out of my own pocket. Bought the equipment, peaked, dieted, trained in strange places.

What have you done? Where have you competed? When have you taken from your pocket to travel and compete just because you love it? When have you lifted ALL day because the competition calls for it? When have YOUR lifts come down to what the judges say on the day?

Nowhere, absolutely ****ing nowhere have you done that. Yet you sit in your chair behind your keyboard saying it's all the same.

What a load of bullshit.

[Fazc]

You have the arrogance to think it's all the same, get some competition experience and then come back here and talk the same shit.

All the same from you keyboard warriors.

[glwanabe]

Originally Posted by Fazc

No GL, Powerlifting is a sport defined by a number of parameters, one of which entails competing at a sanctioned Meet.

If you do not, you're not a Powerlifter. That is a fact.

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Federation listings provided with permission by Powerlifting Watch.




International Powerlifting Federations

* Global Powerlifting Alliance (GPA)
* Global Powerlifting Committee (GPC)
* Global Powerlifting Federation (GPF)- Official Magazine HARD GAMES
* International Powerlifting Federation (IPF)
* International Raw Powerlifting (IRP)
* World Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation (WDFPF)
* World Powerlifting Association (WPA)
* World Powerlifting Congress (WPC)
* World Powerlifting Federation (WPF)
* World United Amateur Powerlifting (WUAP)

United States Powerlifting Federations

* 100% Raw Powerlifting (RAW)
* Amateur Athletic Union Powerlifting (AAU)
* American Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation (ADFPF)
* American Frantz Powerlifting Federation (AFPF/AAFPF)
* American Powerlifting Association (APA)
* American Powerlifting Committee (APC)
* American Powerlifting Federation (APF/AAPF)
* Anti Drug Athletes United (ADAU)
* Appalachian Powerlifting (APL)
* Eagle Strength Association (ESA)
* Eeastern States Powerlifting Federation (ESPF)
* Elite Powerlifting Federation (EPF)
* Gym Warriors (GW)
* Hardcore Powerlifting
* Independent Bodybuilding Powerlifting Association (IBPA)
* Inland Empire Lifting League (IELL)
* International Powerlifting Association (IPA)
* International Strength Association (ISA)
* Iron Boy Powerlifting (IBP)
* Metroflex Strength Association (MSA)
* Midwest Powerlifting Federation (MWPLF)
* Minnesota Powerlifting Federation (MPF)
* Natural Athlete Strength Association (NASA)
* Northern Virginia Raw Powerlifting (NOVA)
* Pure Athletic Power (PAP)
* Pride Powerlifting (PRIDE)
* Professional Raw Powerlifting Association (PRPA)
* Pennsylvania Powerlifting Association (PPA
* Python Power League (PPL)
* RAW United (RAWU)
* Son Light Power (SLP)
* Southern Powerlifting Federation (SPF)
* Syndicated Strength Alliance (SSA)
* Texas Powerlifting Federation (TPF)
* United Powerlifting Association (UPA)
* United States Powerlifting Association (USPA)
* United States Powerlifting Federation (USPF)
* USA Powerlifting (USAPL)
* World Association of Benchers and Deadlifters (WABDL)
* World Class Powerlifting Federation (WCPF)
* World Natural Powerlifting Federation (WNPF)
* World Natural Powerlifting Federation Lifetime (WNPFLT)

U.S. High School Powerlifting Federations

* Louisiana High School Powerlifting Association (LHSPLA)
* Michigan High School Powerlifting Association (MHSPA)
* Mississsippi High School Athletic Association (MHSSA)
* Texas High School Powerlifting Association (THSPA) / Texas High School Women's Powerlifting Association (THSPA)
* Wisconsin High School Powerlifting Association (WHSPA)

Canada Powerlifting Federations

* 100% RAW Canada
* Canadian Drug-Free Powerlifting Association (CDFPA)
* Canadian Powerlifting Association (CPA)
* Canadian Powerlifting Federation (CPF)
* Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU)
* Independent Powerlifting Association (IPA)

Regional Powerlifting Federations

* African Powerlifting Federation IPF Affiliated
* Asia Powerlifting Federation (APF) IPF Affiliated
* Asia GPF Powerlifting Federation GPF Affiliated
* Asian Raw Powerlifting Federation 100% RAW Affiliated
* European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) IPF Affiliated
* Oceania Powerlifting Federation (OPF) IPF Affiliated
* Oceania Powerlifting Organization (OPO) WPC Affiliated
* North American Powerlifting Federation (NAPF) IPF Affiliated
* South American Powerlifting Federation (FE.SU.PO) IPF Affiliated
* United Powerlifter WUAP Affiliated

Argentina Powerlifting Federations

* Federacion Argentina de Levantamientos de Potencia IPF Affiliated
* Alianza Argentina de Powerlifting GPA/WPC Affiliated

Australia Powerlifting Federations

* CAPO Powerlifting WPC & GPC Affiliated
* Powerlifting Australia IPF Affiliated
* Victoria Drug Free Powerlifting Association WDFPF Affiliated

Austria Powerlifting Federations

* Austria World Powerlifting Congress GPC Affiliated
* Austrian Powerlifting Federation IPF Affiliated
* UAP Austria WUAP Affiliated
* WPC Austria WPC Affiliated

Azerbaijan Powerlifting Federations

* WPC Azerbaijan WPC Affiliated

Barbados Powerlifting Federations

* Barbados Powerlifting & Strength Association IPF Affiliated

Belarus Powerlifting Federations

* Belarus Powerlifting Federation IPF Affiliated
* Belarus GPF Powerlifting Federation GPF Affiliated

Belgium Powerlifting Federations

* Belgium Drug Free Powerlifting Federation WDFPF Affiliated
* GPC Belgium GPC Affiliated
* Royal Belgian Weightlifting Federation IPF Affiliated

Brazil Powerlifting Federations

* ALIANÇA NACIONAL DA FORÇA (National Strength Alliance) GPC/SSA Affiliated
* Brazilian Powerlifting Confederation IPF Affiliated
* GPC Brazil GPC Affiliated
* WPC Brazil WPC Affiliated

Bulgaria Powerlifting Federations

* WPC Bulgaria WPC Affiliated

Columbia Powerlifting Federations

* Colombian Powerlifting Federation IPF Affiliated

Costa Rica Powerlifting Federations

* Asociación Deportiva de Levantamiento de Potencia (ADELEPO) IPF Affiliated

Czech Republic Powerlifting Federations

* Czech Powerlifting Federation IPF Affiliated
* GPC Czech Republic GPC Affiliated
* WPC Czech Republic WPC Affiliated

Denmark Powerlifting Federations

* Danish Powerlifting Federation IPF Affiliated

England Powerlifting Federations

* British Drug Free Powerlifting Association (BDFPA)
* British Powerlifting Congress (BPC)
* British Powerlifting Organization (BPO)
* GPC Great Britain (GPCGB)
* Great Britain Powerlifting Federation (GBPF)

Estonia Powerlifting Federations

* WPC Estonia WPC Affiliated

Finland Powerlifting Federations

* Finland Powerlifting Organization GPC Affiliated
* Finnish Powerlifting Federation IPF Affiliated
* WPC Finland WPC Affiliated
* Raw Power Association

France Powerlifting Federations

* Commission Sportive Nationale de Force Athletique IPF Affiliated
* GPC France GPC Affiliated
* L'Association Francaise de Force Fitness & Body-Building WPC Affiliated

Germany Powerlifting Federations

* German Drug Free Powerlifting Federation (GDFPF) WDFPF Affiliated
* German Powerlifting Federation IPF Affiliated
* German Raw Association (GRAWA)
* World Powerlifting Congress Germany GPC Affiliated
* WPC Germany WPC Affiliated

Great Britain Powerlifting Federations

* British Drug Free Powerlifting Association (BDFPA)
* British Powerlifting Congress (BPC)
* British Powerlifting Organization (BPO)
* GPC Great Britain (GPCGB)
* Great Britain Powerlifting Federation (GBPF)

Guatemala Powerlifting Federations

* Federación Nacional de Levantamiento de Potencia de Guatemala IPF Affiliated

Hong Kong Powerlifting Federations

* Hong Kong Weightlifting and Powerlifting Association IPF Affiliated

Hungary Powerlifting Federations

* Hungarian Powerlifting Federation IPF Affiliated
* Hungarian Professional Powerlifting League GPC Affiliated
* WPC Hungary WPC Affiliated

Iceland Powerlifting Federations

* Icelandic Powerlifting Federation IPF Affiliated
* Íslenska Kraftlyftingafélagsins Metal (IKF) WPF Affiliated

India Powerlifting Federations

* India 100% RAW 100% RAW Affiliated

Iran Powerlifting Federations

* WPC Iran WPC Affiliated
* WPF Iran WPF Affiliated

Ireland Powerlifting Federations

* Irish Drug-Free Powerlifting Association (IDFPA) WDFPF Affiliated
* Irish Powerlifting Federation (IPF) IPF Affiliated
* Irish Global Powerlifting Committee GPC Affiliated
* Irish Powerlifting Organization (IPO) WPF Affiliated
* WPC Ireland WPC Affiliated

Israel Powerlifting Federations

* GPC Israel GPC Affiliated
* WPC Israel WPC Affiliated

Italy Powerlifting Federations

* Federazione Italiana Powerlifting IPF Affiliated
* WPC Italy WPC Affiliated

Japan Powerlifting Federations

* Japan Powerlifting Association (JPA) IPF Affiliated

Korea Powerlifting Federations

* WPC Korea WPC Affiliated

Kyrgyzstan Powerlifting Federations

* Kyrgyzstan Powerlifting Federation IPF Affiliated
* WPC Kyrgyzstan WPC Affiliated

Latvia Powerlifting Federations

* Speka Pasaule GPC Affiliated
* WPC Latvia WPC Affiliated

Lithuania Powerlifting Federations

* Lithuanian Powerlifting Federation IPF Affiliated

Luxembourg Powerlifting Federations

* Fédération Luxemburgeoise d'Haltérophile, de Lutte et de Powerlifting IPF Affiliated
* Powerlifting Luxembourg WPF Affiliated

Malta Powerlifting Federations

* Malta Drug-Free Powerlifting Association (MDFPA) WDFPF Affiliated

Morocco Powerlifting Federations

* WPC Morocco WPC Affiliated

Namibia Powerlifting Federations

* WPC Namibia WPC Affiliated

Netherlands & Holland Powerlifting Federations

* Dutch Powerlifting Federation IPF Affiliated
* WPC Holland WPC Affiliated

New Zealand Powerlifting Federations

* New Zealand Powerlifting Federation IPF Affiliated

Norway Powerlifting Federations

* Norwegian Powerlifting Federation IPF Affiliated

Pakistan Powerlifting Federations

* WPC Pakistan WPC Affiliated

Panama Powerlifting Federations

* Asociacion Panamena de Powerlifting y Acondicionamiento Fisico (APPLAF) IPF Affiliated

Philipines Powerlifting Federations

* Powerlifting Association of the Philippines (PAP) IPF Affiliated

Poland Powerlifting Federations

* GPC Poland GPC Affiliated
* Polski Zwiazek Kulturystyki I Trijboju Silowego IPF Affiliated
* Professional Powerlifting Poland WPC/AWPC, WUAP Affiliated
* WPC Poland WPC Affiliated

Puerto Rico Powerlifting Federations

* Puerto Rico Powerlifting Federation IPF Affiliated
* WPC Puerto Rico WPC Affiliated

Russia Powerlifting Federations

* Bogatyrskoe Bratstvo (BB) GPA Affiliated
* Moscow Region Powerlifting Federation (FPMR)
* Russian Powerlifting Federation (RPF) IPF Affiliated
* Russia Drug Free Powerlifting Federation WDFPF Affiliated
* WPA Russia WPA Affiliated
* WPC Russia WPC/GPC Affiliated

Scotland Powerlifting Federations

* Scottish Powerlifting Association IPF Affiliated

Slovakia Powerlifting Federations

* AWPC Slovakia WUAP Affiliated
* Slovak Bodybuilding, Fitness and Powerlifting Association IPF Affiliated
* Slovak Powerlifting & Bench Press Federation GPC Affiliated
* WPC Slovakia WPC Affiliated

South Africa Powerlifting Federations

* South African Powerlifting Federation IPF Affiliated
* WPC South Africa WPC Affiliated
* WPC South Africa WPC Affiliated

Sri Lanka Powerlifting Federations

* WPC Sri Lanka WPC Affiliated

Sweden Powerlifting Federations

* Swedish Powerlifting Federation IPF Affiliated
* WPC Sweden WPC Affiliated

Switzerland Powerlifting Federations

* Swiss Powerlifting Committee GPC/WPC/WUAP Affiliated
* Swiss Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation WDFPF Affiliated
* Swiss Powerlifting Congress (SPC) IPF Affiliated

Turkmenistan Powerlifting Federations

* Athletic Union of Turkmenistan IPF Affiliated

Ukraine Powerlifting Federations

* Global Power Union GPC Affiliated
* Ukraine Powerlifting Committee WPC/WPF Affiliated
* Ukraine Powerlifting Federation (UPF) IPF Affiliated
* Ukrainian Drug Free Powerlifting Federation (UDFPF) WDFPF Affiliated
* Ukraine Powerlifting Organization (UPO) IPA Affiliated
* WPA-Ukraine (WPAU) WPA/APA Affiliated

Wales Powerlifting Federations

* Welsh Powerlifting WPF/BDFPA/BPC/BWLA/WSA Affiliated

Found this amusing as well.

Weightlifting and Weight Training




Here's my bottom line.

I don't give a crap about labels.

[Fazc]

Originally Posted by glwanabe

I don't give a crap about labels.

I don't give a **** what you care about, you're kidding yourself if you think it's the same and it's disrespectful to me and other competitors who actually compete and put it on the line on the day.

You're nothing but a pretender, a keyboard warrior. Pathetic.

[glwanabe]

Originally Posted by Fazc

I've competed since 2001. I've taken the time to travel to dozens of competitions out of my own pocket. Bought the equipment, peaked, dieted, trained in strange places.

What have you done? Where have you competed? When have you taken from your pocket to travel and compete just because you love it? When have you lifted ALL day because the competition calls for it? When have YOUR lifts come down to what the judges say on the day?

Nowhere, absolutely ****ing nowhere have you done that. Yet you sit in your chair behind your keyboard saying it's all the same.

I'll get back to you, got family stuff going on.

[Fazc]

Whatever, don't come into this thread and put down the accomplishments of people who do actually compete by trying to make out it's the same thing as your gym lifting. It's not.

You come into this with your patronising bullshit, find stuff "amusing", then it's "family stuff" going on. If you got so much family stuff going on then deal with it and **** off out of this thread you poser.

[BendtheBar]

Competition is a much greater CNS stimulus than training is.

Truth.

Some people can handle it the first time, some people can't. It's a good reason to start competing earlier. A competition is much more difficult than gym lifting, and you may need to compete several times to iron out the details.

I think the point of this article was...if you're thinking about competing, don't wait. Start now. That's really why I posted this, and I hope anyone who has an interest in the sport will consider his advice.

I tell people interested in bodybuilding the same thing. Start competing.