Forum: Powerlifting/Strongman

I email him from time to time asking opinions or advice and today he totally blew me off by saying something like, "Do you ever pay for information or you just pick people's brains for information for free". What a complete ***hole. If he is gonna act like this, he needs to take his email address...

I am a very strong person, I squat 750, log press 385, bench 340, but only deadlift 550 because I am short and have stubby arms. How can I overcome this problem that has been plaguing me as a short heavyweight strongman? Thank you.

A question for anyone who has experience in a Inzer Hardcore squat suit. I have a size 36 Hardcore squat suit which I have never been able to get in to, acorrding to their size chart it should be good for someone up to 250lbs, I am currently 220 but will go up to about roughly 275. Does anyone...

I competed in the OR state drug tested championships last Saturday and wanted to give a report regarding my progress and the meet itself. Newer folks interested in powerlifting may enjoy a quick snapshot of what it was like to train and compete. This will be a longer post so feel free to skim...

Hello, my name is Artur and I'm now 16 y/o. I'm about 1.90 m and 93-94 kg. I've been going to the gym for 6 months and I've found lifting weight with the goal of lifting more weight very captivating. But I have my fears, since I have no idea of the risks and the other things. I'm mostly working...

Could someone please direct me to a good place to buy a box for box squatting? I tried to search, but to no avail.

Hey everyone so I picked up a weight for the first time in my life janurary 2020 and got addicted because I saw results real fast, mass and strength wise. I had a 6 month hiatus cuz of COVID but I’ve been back since December and I’ve noticed my strength shot up ridiculously when I began...

If your number one goal is building as big a deadlift as possible then would it be a mistake to replace high-bar squats with front-squats as your other main-lift? In other words, I use high bar and deadlift as my main lower-body lifts. I'm wondering if Front-Squat would be a better main lift in...

Hard to sleep . Lifts going down . Fights with my wife about gym . Not enough room to lift at my apartment . Pets everywhere inside . Hard to focus . Honestly don’t know what to do my lifts going down bc of stress I don’t want leave her but something making me feel like I want to . But not now...

Hello. So I've been training crossfit for about 7 months give or take.Before that i had no experience lifting any type of weights my entire life.Tho i trained judo since i was 8 so you could say my body developed actively. I found crossfit to be to general for me and i was just getting nowhere...

Can you look great and be strong as a natty? My thoughts. What do you think https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ7dlhR1Mtc

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Had a pretty horrific week of training so far, at least a somewhat humourous video has come of it :D 5jEc3946hfM

Hey Guys completely new to this forum. Started to take powerlifting a bit more serious in recent months and want to perhaps upload a video of my deadlift technique and get advice on how to improve it. I am close to hitting 200kg/440lbs, I am currently doing 190kg/418lbs for 2. I have...

Hello. The context it's the following. I was a the gym today and I wanted to do squats but a little bit more reps and a little less weight cuz I wanted to work an a new way(for myself) to get up. I did my stretching for about 10 mins before starting(some back and leg stretching, the usual stuff)....

Monday-upper (bench) Tuesday-football Wednesday-lower (squat) Thursday-football-upper bench-paused Friday-lower (deadlift) Saturday-upper Sunday-football Does this look ok for powerlifting Can I still see a lot of progress when sleep/nutrition good?

What CoC gripper can you close? Have you trained for it, and if so, what worked for you? I have messed around with them a few times but have never really trained with them consistently. I can close the 2.5 with a good set.