ctoph11
New member
Hey all,
So I have been training for a few years now just going to the gym and lifting weight, no real program or goals. Recently, I have become relatively strong (trying to remain humble but it's hard to get my point across without sounding cocky, sorry). I have several people at my gym telling me that I should do a powerlifting competition. I am very interested in this idea and have recently looked into competitions around me. I just have a few questions about how to go about all of this.
I was on powerliftingwatch.com and used the option to find competitions near me. I found one that was decently close on June 20th of this year. I was thinking of doing a different one that is in November, though I looked into the previous totals from the past three years for this competition (June 20), and my current total would have won the teen (I am 19) and open divisions for my weight class, which gave me hope.
I am more just into lifting for the fun and stress relief, though I do want to do a competition at some point and see how I like it. So my question is: would it be a bad idea to participate in this competition without much time to, "prep" or would I be fine? And if it is okay to do this, how should I go about training these next few weeks?
I am not sure if this is enough info to get a good response, though I would appreciate any help that I could get! If it would help to see my totals or any current training and diet, I would be more than willing to let you know. Any help is appreciated!
Thank you in advance for your information! Happy Training!
So I have been training for a few years now just going to the gym and lifting weight, no real program or goals. Recently, I have become relatively strong (trying to remain humble but it's hard to get my point across without sounding cocky, sorry). I have several people at my gym telling me that I should do a powerlifting competition. I am very interested in this idea and have recently looked into competitions around me. I just have a few questions about how to go about all of this.
I was on powerliftingwatch.com and used the option to find competitions near me. I found one that was decently close on June 20th of this year. I was thinking of doing a different one that is in November, though I looked into the previous totals from the past three years for this competition (June 20), and my current total would have won the teen (I am 19) and open divisions for my weight class, which gave me hope.
I am more just into lifting for the fun and stress relief, though I do want to do a competition at some point and see how I like it. So my question is: would it be a bad idea to participate in this competition without much time to, "prep" or would I be fine? And if it is okay to do this, how should I go about training these next few weeks?
I am not sure if this is enough info to get a good response, though I would appreciate any help that I could get! If it would help to see my totals or any current training and diet, I would be more than willing to let you know. Any help is appreciated!
Thank you in advance for your information! Happy Training!
