powerlifters cycle ..please critic

[Bulldog1115]

no i hope to compete within 2 years from now ... but i need to get my basic lift respectable before i compete! i know what u mean tho

[phreezer]

Well, if you're not looking at competing for two more years or so then I would not use anything for the next 12 months. I would simply focus on learning how to cycle your training rather than your gear. Why would you want to put off competing for two years? If you like powerlifting and want to be one.. Jump in with both feet and get them wet as soon as possible. Experience is more valuable than anything in a lot of these sports. Please tell me you're not one of those guys that won't play a game unless he is sure he can win it? If so PL is not the sport for you. You will have good and bad days and some days you'll do awesome and others you'll bomb out horribly and come in bringing up the rear. It seems like in your mind you want to wait until you can compete with the pros before you start competing.. Do you think Ryan Kennelly waited till he could bench 800lbs before he ever competed?

Are you worried you'd embarress yourself or something? Dude, don't worry about it. That's what small meets are designed for. To teach how meets flow. Gives you a good idea on how to do contest prep training etc.

Join the APF and find a meet close to you and get in there. If you're two years away from competing in powerlifting because you feel you're not strong enough then toss the idea of steroids right out the window for now. Seriosly man. Focus on your training and your diet. Spend six months training right and you'll be ready to do a show.

If I were you I'd join the APF. Find a meet being held within a hundred-150miles of you that's about 3 or 4 months out and train for that meet. Who cares if you come in last or come in first. THe experience you would gain from doing that would be priceless.

Plus you'll probably meet some cool dudes who you can train with and who will help you out with your training. Some of my best friends I have I have met at strongman and powerlifting meets. We all share our knowledge schedule a couple of training days together every few months and just enjoy our sport.

When it comes to PL. Learn how to cycle your training. Learn how to eat. Learn how to recover. Learn how to use your equipment and learn how to compete. And the best advice I can give you is leave your ego someplace where you can't find it.. (lol you know what I mean). There are all kinds of people at various stages of strength and experience at the meets. YOu will fit in fine. And besides. Everyone has to start somewhere.

Steroids are just a short cut and when it comes to just getting started in your training steroids won't take you very far. Training and diet and rest and experience will be much more valuable.

[Doc.Sust]

Well, if you're not looking at competing for two more years or so then I would not use anything for the next 12 months. I would simply focus on learning how to cycle your training rather than your gear. Why would you want to put off competing for two years? If you like powerlifting and want to be one.. Jump in with both feet and get them wet as soon as possible. Experience is more valuable than anything in a lot of these sports. Please tell me you're not one of those guys that won't play a game unless he is sure he can win it? If so PL is not the sport for you. You will have good and bad days and some days you'll do awesome and others you'll bomb out horribly and come in bringing up the rear. It seems like in your mind you want to wait until you can compete with the pros before you start competing.. Do you think Ryan Kennelly waited till he could bench 800lbs before he ever competed?

Are you worried you'd embarress yourself or something? Dude, don't worry about it. That's what small meets are designed for. To teach how meets flow. Gives you a good idea on how to do contest prep training etc.

Join the APF and find a meet close to you and get in there. If you're two years away from competing in powerlifting because you feel you're not strong enough then toss the idea of steroids right out the window for now. Seriosly man. Focus on your training and your diet. Spend six months training right and you'll be ready to do a show.

If I were you I'd join the APF. Find a meet being held within a hundred-150miles of you that's about 3 or 4 months out and train for that meet. Who cares if you come in last or come in first. THe experience you would gain from doing that would be priceless.

Plus you'll probably meet some cool dudes who you can train with and who will help you out with your training. Some of my best friends I have I have met at strongman and powerlifting meets. We all share our knowledge schedule a couple of training days together every few months and just enjoy our sport.

When it comes to PL. Learn how to cycle your training. Learn how to eat. Learn how to recover. Learn how to use your equipment and learn how to compete. And the best advice I can give you is leave your ego someplace where you can't find it.. (lol you know what I mean). There are all kinds of people at various stages of strength and experience at the meets. YOu will fit in fine. And besides. Everyone has to start somewhere.

Steroids are just a short cut and when it comes to just getting started in your training steroids won't take you very far. Training and diet and rest and experience will be much more valuable.

great post! couldnt have said it better myself. you need to get experience. only way to do so is to get on the platform. APF offers a amateur drug free division. they also offer a raw division for those who dont know or want to use the equipment. also check out upa, ipa, ssa or apc.

when i was 18, i was training but didnt think i was ready to compete. i wanted to wait until i knew i was ready. another guy i trained with went to a meet and won. i was much stronger than him, but i thought i wasnt ready yet. this was the motivation i needed to get my ass in a contest. it doesnt matter how strong you are. it is all about beating your own personal best lifts. you need contest lifts to know where you stand.it is the only real way to measure where you stand in the sport. gym lifts really count for nothing. anything can happen on the platform. i have had terrible days and won.i have had days where i gave it my all and came up short. luckily this only happened twice. i have also bombed twice which absolutely sucks. i have learned a lot from the bad days and the good days on the platform. on any given day, the best are beatable and the mediocre or newbies have the ability to win and set personal records.