All,

How have you found training frequency to affect your workout results? What would be the difference if you bench pressed only once per 10 days compared to 2-3 times per week?

The biggest ever IPF worlds kicks off on the 11th June with 401 lifters nominated across the 16 weight classes in Valletta, Malta.

Timetable

https://ipfmalta.com/ipf-competition-schedule/

Nominations

Male

Female

Where to Watch

Livestreams on the Olympics Youtube channel

Live scoreboards on Goodlift

The primetime sessions on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th will be broadcast live on TV on Eurosport 1 and Eurosport Asia

Sheffield 2024 Automatic Qualifying Totals (applies to weight class winners and the best runner up measured by % of WR)

Male

-59: 636.5kg

-66: 675kg

-74: 751kg

-83: 799kg

-93: 840kg

-105: 891kg

-120: 930kg

+120: 1,095kg

Female

-47: 407.5kg

-52: 437kg

-57: 478.5kg

-63: 529kg

-69: 521.5kg

-76: 570kg

-84: 613kg

+84: 646kg

(Jesus Olivares and Evi

My OpenPowerlifting

Overview

After browsing through tons of meet recaps, I have yet to notice a post by a teenage powerlifter, so I decided to make this post to showcase an alternative perspective to a powerlifting meet. This is the recap of my meet on 5/7, which I am currently writing a month later to capture the meet in full retrospect.

Not only was I a complete amateur in the sport of powerlifting, but this meet prep was as unconventional as it gets. At the time, I had been lifting consistently for around a year and a half and began actual powerlifting training just a mere 2 months before my meet, and it wasn't until 6 weeks out that I properly programmed a peaking cycle. Additionally, I also switched from sumo to conventional two weeks out as while pulling sumo, I would hitch anything over 350 pounds on my legs.

Nevertheless, with minimal prep and a self-made program incorporating Dr. Mike Israetel’s teachings, two frien

Meant to post this here but ended up on r/weightroom instead. Love that sub, but here tends to be better for powerlifting specific convo. In case anyone is wondering why they're seeing this twice...

Background and Training

This was my first meet, as ridiculous as that sounds. I’ve done powerlifting for around 3 years and lifting for 10+, including handling my girlfriend/fiance at two meets, but the stars never quite aligned for me to do my own meet. This year, after the USPA drama, II finally pulled the trigger and signed up for a local WRPF meet. In February, I started working with Matt Domney from Compound Performance for individual coaching. So far, it’s been an excellent experience and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend his coaching to anyone else.

Meet Prep

My prep into this meet was a funky one. I had come off a super intense 20+ week chunk of training at the beginning of January 2023. During that block, I added 300lbs to my total (transitioned to untested… hence the i

What are we all using to track training logs? I've been using a Google doc which is easy to use on mobile but doesn't do squat for analysis long term. I see plenty of lifters using old school notebooks. Has anyone moved into the 21st century?

So today I wrapped up my first real meet and it was great, I'm exhausted, but I'm pretty proud!

I started really lifting in January, so it hasn't been that long. Combine that with eating in a deficit since August to lose 60lbs+ (so far) along with some medical stuff, and it definitely felt early, but I did the damn thing!

Is 500lbs a lot? To the general powerlifting community maybe not, but to me, it's a starting point!

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Breakdown:

Training: Been kind of training myself since January, started working out with other powerlifters at the gym in maybe April. Just doing my best.
Night before: Tried to sleep, didn't.
Morning of: Anxiety and nausea made eating difficult, but I powered through a great breakfast, knowing it might push me into the 100+ category, but I was fine with that. I had been hovering right around 216lbs fully naked before eating every morning, so clothed and with food in me? Totally fine with me if I was above 220. Had to wait what felt like forever in

I want to buy myself an Inzer lever belt, but from the official website thr shipping costs thr same as the belt itself 'cause I live in the EU. I found my desired belt on inzershop.de. Is this website and its broken Englisu trustable?

Hey guys, I’ve been lifting for about 11 months and I was wondering if my numbers are any good? I’m sorry if this is a cringy / bad question

Squat: 360 pounds

Deadlift: 405

Bench: 195

Age 17: weight: 180

A friend of mine started lifting around 4 months ago.

They started at a bodyweight of 160, with respective lifts of 225 squat, 265 deadlift, and 155 bench.

In around 4 months these lifts skyrocketed to a bodyweight of 180 with a 385 squat, 435 deadlift, and 285 bench, naturally, at the age of 20.

Just wondering if there is anyone else who has seen similar numbers or if this is some kind of anomaly.