Forum: Powerlifting/Strongman

Washington state has three big USPA meets coming up this year. Up first is the USPA Teuful Hunden Classic on April 13th in Kennewick WA. It is a fundraiser for the Wounded Warrior Project with portions of all proceeds going directly to the Wounded Warrior Project. Active Duty military and...

Hello everyone. I was watching some weightlifting vids on youtube and came across a video of a guy deadlifting and tearing his bicep. It...looked...horrible =(. Now all i can do is think about that, which sucks because deadlifting is my favorite. So can anyone tell me about what it actually is and...

Just tried to correct my massive buttwink today. It was giving me lower back pains, and my knee's been hurting a bit recently as well. I can normally do 5x5 225 no problem, but today I did 1 set of 205 and I was dead. I did the rest of my 4 sets at 185 and that was pretty difficult. I could...

Hey I need some help on trying to figure out what I should eat to lose weight and body fat. I am about 280 pounds now and im 5"7 I lift everyday except on Sunday's I wanna get to 185 so I can go into the military but im struggling trying to figure out what to eat! I love meats and rice if thats...

How much part do they play in bench press? I know the Front delts play a massive part in pressing and the rear delts help keep the shoulders pinned back but not sure how important the medial deltoid is. The reason im asking is because im not able to directly train it due to shoulder problems. I...

BW is currently at 200 lbs. I would like to get into powerlifting but I know my form is far from there and I want my numbers higher then they are now. Not the best angle, but outside of tucking my elbows in and trying to stabilize my core better, any other advise? Also have my ring fingers on...

Hey guys I'm getting elbow pain from my supinated grip on mixed grip deadlifts. I've heard it's from a lack of external rotation in the shoulders. Would external rotations with light weights and increased pulling volume solve this problem?

please pm me if you can analyze a lumbar mri! do not want to wait for my doctor to look at it on wednesday! please help!

So I am in my 4th week of madcows and it is going good but I think I may need to add rack pulls and only pull from the floor once a month or so for the time being. I have been having nagging back pain that gets irritated with full deads. I have had an MRI just go make sure I dont have any serious...

Just found out my Black Mambas are no longer legal for IPF/USAPL (yeah, I know, I wasn't really paying attention for a while) and now I'm looking for whatever is most similar that's still on the approved list. I love that they're a little heavier than some of the others I've tried, and can get...

Been training for a little over a year now and have used SS, 5/3/1 and currently on the Cube. I have only recently been watching some of Louie Simmons seminars and I am quiet intrigued by his methods. Has anyone used the conjugate system and found greater progress than other methods? I am finding...

I started training on SL 5x5 and tried the bodybuilding workouts and stuff, but it wasn't for me. I began a powerlifting routine a few weeks ago and am enjoying it. Just wanted to know if anyone had some tips for me to follow or a specific program I should do. Thanks.

I have terrible hip mobility. I've questioned whether it is caused by a lingering injury (possible labral tear) or if I can improve it by working at it. I somewhat trace the joint locking/pain back to an injury in MMA. Basically at a certain point my right hip joint feel as if it locks up. It's a...