Forum: Powerlifting/Strongman

I'm confused on the progression of madcow 5x5. Currently for my heaviest set of deadlifts i'll be doing 395x5 and for every week on out i'll be increasing 10 pounds. Is that possible? I'm going to follow the program as written, but it just seems like a big jump every week. Are you able to increase...

Hi all! New powerlifter here. I was just curious about making weight. I usually sit between 135-145. It does fluctuate a bit, depending on the time of the month and what not. I'm not looking to really cut weight or anything, but I do know these numbers sit in two different weight classes 63kg...

Personal story to share and a serious question. Question first, how hard can you water cut for a powerlifting meet and still be competitive? Now for my high school story. So, a barely muscled 25%bf teenager, me, asked the coach "hey, would it be fine if I cut for a lower weight class?". Being a...

So I've been out of the game for 17 years. Back then, everyone competed in bench shirts and squat suits. Now it seems from looking at results that pretty much eveyrone competes raw. Is this the case?

Hey Guys Im a 27 yo male. I currently weigh about 91 and im 5'10. I bench about 200 lbs, squat 270 lbs, deadlift 270 lbs and ohp 145 lbs. I always did a bit of bodybuilding but now i havent done anything in awhile but i want to get back into training and specifically powerlifting. My...

Ok, i am using the stronglifts 5x5 app and i have added all the available workouts and the last one says workout A 5x5. I don’t get it,does it mean that i should do workout a again?

Hey guys, Figured this would be the best place for this question as it relates to strength. I'm by no means strong by powerlifter standards but for a guy who's always been a bit of a beanpole I'm not doing bad. With less than two years training (well, one serious year really) I can squat...

I’m on week 9 of madcows and bench and deadlift have stalled 3 weeks in a row but squats rows and press have continued to go up. When you deload on this program do you do everything at once or can I deload my bench/deadlift and continue on others? 18 6’3” 195 B: 275 S: 345 D: 435

To start, I haven't lifted consistently now for about 5 years. I overcame a back injury from football my sophomore year of high school, then reinjured my back while in the Marine Corps. That being said, after two years of rehab I've been cleared to put weight on the bar and continue as normal. ...

Hi, I’m an 18-year-old college freshman. I’ve been seriously lifting for about a year and a half. I weigh 176 pounds and my max bench, deadlift, and squat are 245, 455, and 315 respectively. I kinda want to try competing in an amateur collegiate powerlifting competition some time in the near...

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Did they assist you in standing strict presses much I'm getting really pissed with my lack of ohp progress don't have a power rack and I can push press more than I can clean so push press and rack jerks or whatever are out