Any girls here into powerlifting/Weightlifting?
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Shawshankcan wrote: »arditarose wrote: »MNmommyjosie wrote: »I've been doing Stronglifts for about 4 months now. Just signed up for a meet in May. No coach, just a husband with a bit more faith in me than I have sometimes. :-)
Feel free to add me as a friend!
What would you suggest to someone who is interested in competing but doesn't have a coach...or much help at all?
Search in your area (google or facebook) for a local powerlifting club. They are almost always willing to help a newbie. If you let me know your area, I can TRY to find a club for you.
I am close to one...but it's 200 bucks a month to train there. I can't afford it. Not even close to being able to.0 -
arditarose wrote: »I want to be but.... I need someone to teach me and I just don't want to go up to some big dude and the gym and be like hey will you help me out?? So, as I get more adventurous at the gym I am trying new things.
Go for it! Read one of the beginners programs/books. If you don't understand an exercise, watch a video on bb.com (they have one for everything you can imagine) over and over again before you go in to do it.
Thanks. I will get a book. And will check out the site. You look great. I can see your hard work is paying off.
Thanks! That was only accomplished on a calorie deficit. Important to keep as much muscle as you can while you lose fat! Start lifting yesterday.0 -
arditarose wrote: »Shawshankcan wrote: »arditarose wrote: »MNmommyjosie wrote: »I've been doing Stronglifts for about 4 months now. Just signed up for a meet in May. No coach, just a husband with a bit more faith in me than I have sometimes. :-)
Feel free to add me as a friend!
What would you suggest to someone who is interested in competing but doesn't have a coach...or much help at all?
Search in your area (google or facebook) for a local powerlifting club. They are almost always willing to help a newbie. If you let me know your area, I can TRY to find a club for you.
I am close to one...but it's 200 bucks a month to train there. I can't afford it. Not even close to being able to.
Why not hunt up a couple of competitions, go, observe, and ask a few folks how they do it? A coach is helpful, very, but expensive cause they gotta eat all the whey. Having the support would be excellent, but if you're on a consistent program, know your way around the big three, you should be fine.0 -
arditarose wrote: »Shawshankcan wrote: »arditarose wrote: »MNmommyjosie wrote: »I've been doing Stronglifts for about 4 months now. Just signed up for a meet in May. No coach, just a husband with a bit more faith in me than I have sometimes. :-)
Feel free to add me as a friend!
What would you suggest to someone who is interested in competing but doesn't have a coach...or much help at all?
Search in your area (google or facebook) for a local powerlifting club. They are almost always willing to help a newbie. If you let me know your area, I can TRY to find a club for you.
I am close to one...but it's 200 bucks a month to train there. I can't afford it. Not even close to being able to.
Why not hunt up a couple of competitions, go, observe, and ask a few folks how they do it? A coach is helpful, very, but expensive cause they gotta eat all the whey. Having the support would be excellent, but if you're on a consistent program, know your way around the big three, you should be fine.
Yeah! I've looked some up but it seems they're almost never in NYC, unless I'm totally missing something. I'm reluctant to go out of the city because I don't have a car. Maybe I can find one close to a train line.0 -
There you go.
There is a ridiculous number of powerlifting orgs, be sure to check them all.0 -
Go watch a competition, see how its ran and what they do. and there is nothing wrong with walking up to a guy in the gym and asking for help, that's what i did... he name was ummm.... Mark Bell. and he was super helpful and got me in the right direction.
At competitions most people do have coaches and are with a team they train with. But there are a lot that train themselves and show up by themselves. I'm made the best friends ever at the powerlifting gym.0 -
If you're going to ask a bro for advice.
That's a good bro to ask.
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Wow.0
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yeah i was a bit awe struck. He added 50 pounds to my deadlift in just a half hour of coaching. Nicest guy ever.0
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arditarose wrote: »Shawshankcan wrote: »arditarose wrote: »MNmommyjosie wrote: »I've been doing Stronglifts for about 4 months now. Just signed up for a meet in May. No coach, just a husband with a bit more faith in me than I have sometimes. :-)
Feel free to add me as a friend!
What would you suggest to someone who is interested in competing but doesn't have a coach...or much help at all?
Search in your area (google or facebook) for a local powerlifting club. They are almost always willing to help a newbie. If you let me know your area, I can TRY to find a club for you.
I am close to one...but it's 200 bucks a month to train there. I can't afford it. Not even close to being able to.
There has to be another option that is a stupid price. You can train on your own for a lot, but seek a group for contest prep, even if you have to travel.0 -
I liked the documentary he was in. Interesting.0
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my coach charges 100$ a month for 4 times a week, at her gym so there isn't any additional gym membership.0
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Im just getting back into heavy lifting after having my 4th baby 5 months ago.
Its the only exercise I enjoy, lol.0 -
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I want to be but.... I need someone to teach me and I just don't want to go up to some big dude and the gym and be like hey will you help me out?? So, as I get more adventurous at the gym I am trying new things.
Is there any staff at the gym?? They would be more than happy to help you. I find at my gym the bigger/stronger guys are more willing to help you! I can always ask for advice or a spot.0 -
I have competed in powerlifting but wouldn't consider myself a powerlifter. I do compete regularly, for the last year, in strong(wo)man. I enjoy lifting heavy too!
Those are some good numbers keep it up!
I've learned the hard way that nutrition is an important part of the equation of getting stronger! Get a handle on that so your diet increases your strength instead of depleting it.0 -
5rm back squat 195; 1rm back squat 215
5rm bench 105; 1rm bench 115
5rm deadlift 250; 1 rm deadlift 285
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Shawshankcan wrote: »arditarose wrote: »MNmommyjosie wrote: »I've been doing Stronglifts for about 4 months now. Just signed up for a meet in May. No coach, just a husband with a bit more faith in me than I have sometimes. :-)
Feel free to add me as a friend!
What would you suggest to someone who is interested in competing but doesn't have a coach...or much help at all?
Search in your area (google or facebook) for a local powerlifting club. They are almost always willing to help a newbie. If you let me know your area, I can TRY to find a club for you.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/novice-lifters-start-here.html0 -
arditarose wrote: »I want to be but.... I need someone to teach me and I just don't want to go up to some big dude and the gym and be like hey will you help me out?? So, as I get more adventurous at the gym I am trying new things.
Go for it! Read one of the beginners programs/books. If you don't understand an exercise, watch a video on bb.com (they have one for everything you can imagine) over and over again before you go in to do it.
I second reading a book. A book and a lot of Internet reading really helped me. I'm on he Internet daily reading up on tips. I had ZERO confidence in the weight room but now I feel pretty confident and knowledgeable for a beginner and lift 3 times a week0 -
arditarose wrote: »I want to be but.... I need someone to teach me and I just don't want to go up to some big dude and the gym and be like hey will you help me out?? So, as I get more adventurous at the gym I am trying new things.
Go for it! Read one of the beginners programs/books. If you don't understand an exercise, watch a video on bb.com (they have one for everything you can imagine) over and over again before you go in to do it.
I second reading a book. A book and a lot of Internet reading really helped me. I'm on he Internet daily reading up on tips. I had ZERO confidence in the weight room but now I feel pretty confident and knowledgeable for a beginner and lift 3 times a week
Good for you! Though I tell people to just go for it, I myself had some help from a trainer. She at least got me in the weight room for squatting and dead lifting. I did have to do a lot of research on my own though, especially when I stopped being able to afford her.0 -
Its possible to read a book, but the benefits of a trainer are way more than just being trained. To make a power lifting workout effective you have to push limits, which means having spotters. Also my trainer judges my working weights based on my effort level, which i couldn't do on my own. She'll adjust my weight to keep me in the right zone for the specific workout we're doing. That's stuff you can't get out of a book, or from friends or regular fitness trainers at the gym.0
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Its possible to read a book, but the benefits of a trainer are way more than just being trained. To make a power lifting workout effective you have to push limits, which means having spotters. Also my trainer judges my working weights based on my effort level, which i couldn't do on my own. She'll adjust my weight to keep me in the right zone for the specific workout we're doing. That's stuff you can't get out of a book, or from friends or regular fitness trainers at the gym.
Couldn't agree more. I read New Rules and watched a lot of YouTube videos, but I got more out of just one session with a trainer.
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I don't have a trainer, but I go to my university gym. The staff there are all olympic lifters, and compete nationally in the UK, and the majority have training qualifications. I learn a lot from them, and they always give me advice when I ask it, so it's like having a trainer! If i could afford it I totally would!0
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I've been lifting heavy for almost a year. Thanks to eating foods higher in Protien as well as trying new lifts I am starting to see better definition in my upper and lower body. I definetly see the advantages in heavy lifting.0
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Its possible to read a book, but the benefits of a trainer are way more than just being trained. To make a power lifting workout effective you have to push limits, which means having spotters. Also my trainer judges my working weights based on my effort level, which i couldn't do on my own. She'll adjust my weight to keep me in the right zone for the specific workout we're doing. That's stuff you can't get out of a book, or from friends or regular fitness trainers at the gym.
I was inspired, and am going to visit a power lifting gym in Brooklyn tonight. There are a lot of group/private training options. It's painfully expensive but I have a feeling you might be able to pay per training session, and not pay the monthly fee. Either way I will get my foot in the door.
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Not a girl (I'm a woman) but yes.
Me as well.0 -
Back squat - 250lbs
Front squat - 170lbs.
Deadlift 265lbs.
Overhead press - 100lbs
Bench - 100lbs.
Working on that upper body. My other pr's used to be a bit higher, but I took 2 months off to travel and decimated my strength. lol
I started lifting heavy with a trainer (MARSOC recruiter, a friend of my hubby's) 4 days a week the first 4-5 months. I'm on my own now, and lift 5-6 days a week.0 -
If you are interested in powerlifting, weightlifting, bodybuilding, crossfit, strongman topics specifically geared towards women, please check out "Belle of the Bar" on facebook. It provides support, guidance and community for those of us in strength sports at all levels, beginner to advanced. A good friend of mine is a moderator for the page and there are several competitive female experts who monitor and post on a regular basis.
I am currently doing a second cycle of beyond Wendler 531. I have also run some smolov jr bench cycles in the past with good results.
My stats (all raw):
DL Actual 1RM - 350lb
Bench actual1RM - 145lb
Squat actual 1RM - 265lb
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