Forum: Powerlifting/Strongman

Can I get some of you guys opinions. I’m 16, 164, and deadlift 465 for a single. Also squat 375, and bench 265. Will I be an elite powerlifter by my 20s? Also will I be able to achieve a 700lb deadlift in my lifetime?

Hey all, new to forums. I had someone reach out to me on IG today with a sponsorship offer - said to email them for more details. She was a real life person representing a supplement company I hadn't heard of - TC Nutrition So, despite my hesitations, I emailed her (on my spam account because...

Anyone here done this? In 1 month I'll be done with my Texas method and want to cut down and get really lean and focus on a more bodybuilding style program focusing on Aesthetics. Anyone here done that and can say what the process is like? What kind of programs worked for you? I'm guessing...

Did really well at my last meet, pushups helped alot. Got an 18.35 in the open start but only 19.45 in the general. What pushups help with this?

Hi all, in another thread I posted some videos of my lifts, https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=176139141, regarding my squat I was told that I wasn't dropping my hips enough, and in the deadlift that I didn't knew how to properly activate my back, so yesterday I dropped the weight a...

I hit 225 lbs on the bench yesterday, at a bodyweight of 122 lbs... I was 17 years old and 5"9 when I did this prior to this video... ...is this a pretty good bench for me? 7MyGkWm3Gy0

To put it bluntly, powerlifting has peaked my interest. I have not been lifting for terribly long. I took a weight lifting class in high school taught by our school's football coach, and did that routine for about 2 years(though missing a decent amount time though with injuries), and for about...

Hi, I'm a rock climber with a PL background. I'm wondering if people can recommend me tools to strengthen my pinch grip, specifically a medium to fat pinch. In Rock climbing the only tools we really have for this are hanging from holds with pinch grips (so two holds, one for each hand) and...

After doing high-bar squats for my whole lifting career, I’ve decided to finally experiment with low-bar squats. The first set in the video is a set of high-bar, the second set is a set of low-bar. I’ve been doing low-bar workouts (in addition to the normal high-bar ones) for a month and a half...

Hey Folks, Anyone out there had a torn bicep that they didn't have reattached? My left bicep tore (Badly) two years ago. The head appears to be approximately 2 inches further from my elbow than it should be. Doc said it was too late for surgery. I can feel it cramp up under stress from time to...

Hello everyone! My simple question is, do you think that I can raise my squat to 480 from 405 in 8 weeks at 165 pound body weight? Background to my question: I want to compete while I'm still 17 and i turn 18 in the beginning of November, so I'm wondering if you all think that a 75 lb increase...

When I doing my 1rm squat, first I take a breath and hold it during the full rep, the question is some time i need to hold my breath longer time in concentric contraction to finish my rep, it would be any dangerous when i hold my breath longer and i going up same time? VALSALVA MANEUVRE? ...

Guys I’m new to the forum. Three days ago I suffered a complete bicep tendon t Orthopedic doctor is telling me I’m looking at a 6 months recovery. But with full confidence that my days of doing heavy bicep curls or any heavy chest presses over 300lbs or anything back related is all over for...

Hey guys i have benn lifting for about 4 years and am now 17.my deadlift stands at 225 kg and my body weight is 87 kilos. Currently the world record for my weight/age froup is 255 (from wpf data) and well.... Im thinking of pursuing it :) my DL is with straps which i guess iant allowd so i might...

What would you guys recommend to be the best base novice program to use at home or the gym to build up to starting into strongman training/comp. I'm talking about building the strength foundations. I've read SS, I've read powerlifting programs, and I've read doing the big 3 lifts...

I'm about to ask the dumbest question and I'M SORRY but I'm freaking out. I'm 20/f, only been "powerlifting" for a few months now, and pretty weak. I noticed a small bruise (fingertip size) in the middle of my bicep (front of my arm) 2 days ago after squatting. I'm thinking it might be from the...

Hi guys, I'm still a beginner but definetely want to compete in the future. I'm very comfortable with the low bar squat, however it causes severe shoulder pain on both sides. I guess it's tendonitis. I'm doing physiotherapie right now (the guy is a powerlifter, which helps a lot) and we're...