When are you considered as being a Powerlifter?

[Devastation]

Just curious. Are you saying that guys like Scott Mendelson and Ryan Kennelly aren't powerlifters since they don't compete in all 3 lifts?

they are bench specialists
i'm sure they both train their other lifts in the gym, but they do not compete in full power meets. they might in the future and they may have competed in a full meet sometime in the past too, not sure tho

 

[Chambewy20]

When you stop shavin your hairy ass, greasing down and tanning up :0

Don't know if your ass is hairy, but if you train to gain strength and train your lifts or lift in the hopes of eventually competing in some sort of meet, then I guess you can be considered a powerlifter.

 

[blut wump]

Once you get to a certain size you have to decide whether it's strength or looks which concern you most. It's probably around there that you start to dislike being called a bodybuilder.

I reckon I'll not be a powerlifter until I've worked out with some powerlifters and they've suggested I should compete.

Maybe you could settle for 'PowerBuilder'?

 

[The_Monster]

When you drop the words "ripped" and "six pack" from your vocabulary, and realize that you dont really care how Arnold used to do some particular exercise...

 

[Scotsman]

I think that when you train like a powerlifter, don't worry about being lean, and worry only about lifting more weight then you are a powerlifter. Then next stage is to become a competetive power lifter. As long as you squat, dead, and bench heavy you're on your way. Power lifting is a life style the same as any other dedicated activity must become. I consider myself a power lifter even though I have only competed in one bench comp so far, but I am training to compete in a three lift hopefully later this year. I also do strongman which encorporates many aspects of power lifting and power training.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[stout]

when you total elite.........until then we're just wannabes.LOL

 

[H_T_]

when you kick some dude in the ass for curling in your precious rack.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

When you stop shavin your hairy ass, greasing down and tanning up :0

Don't know if your ass is hairy, but if you train to gain strength and train your lifts or lift in the hopes of eventually competing in some sort of meet, then I guess you can be considered a powerlifter.

my ass was hairy even in a speedo LOL

PL or BB who cares..it seems like you train more PL..maybe youll compete somewhere down the road..

To me a BB'er is somene who sculpts their body and is inot image if doing sets of 30 with pink dbells will get a bb'er to 20 inch arms thats what they will do..

A PL'er is concerned with his total..and trainng the 3 lifts and working sticking points as well as hitting the posterrior chain with assist work..if putting on some suit that crushes his nut sack so he can squat more thats what he will do..

 

[Phreezer_Machine]

I say you are a powerlifter when you compete in a PL event.. be it specific or all 3 lifts......

And if you want to know how serious of a powerlifter someone is.. ask them about their worst surgery.. if they tell you they've never had one.. I guarantee they are not a serious powerlifter.

 

[pwrlftrscott]

I say you are a powerlifter when you compete in a PL event.. be it specific or all 3 lifts......

And if you want to know how serious of a powerlifter someone is.. ask them about their worst surgery.. if they tell you they've never had one.. I guarantee they are not a serious powerlifter.

yes, when you compete you are a p/l. if you don't you just train like one.