Former powerlifter getting healthy

samjoy221
samjoy221 Posts: 5 Member
edited December 3 in Introduce Yourself
Hello from VA!

I was once a powerlifter, concerned only with being big and strong. Now I've accumulated injuries, sold my gym, and said goodbye to that life (at least for now).

Now my focus is on getting actually fit, maintaining bodyweight (currently at 215) and cleaning up my diet a bit.

I like friends, will you be my friend?
Any chance there are some other former lifters who can help me thru the adjustment of once being huge and strong, and now living life as an average human??

-Sam

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  • deadliftsandnoodles
    deadliftsandnoodles Posts: 312 Member
    What injuries did you sustain? I'm a prospective powerlifter hoping to compete next year when I get my lifts up
  • samjoy221
    samjoy221 Posts: 5 Member
    What ultimately did me in was training 16 weeks thru sciatica into a meet. Thanks to a good deload before the meet and handful of ibuprofen, I was able to squat and dead in the 600s on meet day, but since that day my left leg from hip to ankle is plagued with tendonitis, bursitis and sciatica that comes and goes. On a good day I now squat 225 but pay the price in pain the next few days. That was over 2 years ago now.

    Training for and competing in meets is really fun, you'll have to find ways to train through some tendonitis and aches and pains. But you also have to know when to NOT train through pain. Don't be an idiot like me. Err on the side of caution, so you can keep training and competing and enjoying the sport. You'll love it. Also, just go compete. Nobody will judge you for being a beginner and you'll learn A LOT!
  • deadliftsandnoodles
    deadliftsandnoodles Posts: 312 Member
    Thank you, I've always wondered how powerlifter deal with the risk of injury whilst always chasing the 1rm or working with heavy weights on low reps. Seems like they don't and they remedy it for the short term and suffer for the long.

    I'm 31 and not so fresh as those under 23s, I think I need to leave the ego at home and train smart
  • samjoy221
    samjoy221 Posts: 5 Member
    Yea you hit the nail on the head. Also, keep in mind, most of the big records are held by 35-40yr olds. So dont sell yourself short. I did myself in by 28, and have been learning a lot about training as a 30 year old.
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