When are you considered as being a Powerlifter?

[Carmen]

my view changed on this after i competed the first time.

 

[pwrlftrscott]

my view changed on this after i competed the first time.

so now you agree with me? you have to compete in p/l meets to be a powerlifter?

 

[Carmen]

so now you agree with me? you have to compete in p/l meets to be a powerlifter?

mmmmmmaybe.
i'm torn now cause i haven't competed in all three lifts so i'm still not a powerlifter by definition, only a 'bench specialist'.
since i bench more than i squat, thats probably more accurate though.

 

[genarr3]

You must compete to call yourself one. Otherwise you're going to open yourself up to some embarrassing questions.

 

[pwrlftrscott]

mmmmmmaybe.
i'm torn now cause i haven't competed in all three lifts so i'm still not a powerlifter by definition, only a 'bench specialist'.
since i bench more than i squat, thats probably more accurate though.

if you have competed, and i know you have, you have won some local bench meets. you are a p/l er. the bench is a powerlift, you compete in it, so you are a p/l er. i know some say you have to do all, but i don't agree, by definition you compete in a powerlift, so you are a powerlifter, and a pretty hot one at that

 

[Carmen]

if you have competed, and i know you have, you have won some local bench meets. you are a p/l er. the bench is a powerlift, you compete in it, so you are a p/l er. i know some say you have to do all, but i don't agree, by definition you compete in a powerlift, so you are a powerlifter, and a pretty hot one at that

lol, thank you goofball.

 

[jcp2]

I don't think mendy ever hit a grand squat, but gene did. I think the video is around. Most of the specialists i beleive started out as 3 lift guys and then started chasing records.

 

[Fast Twitch Fiber]

If you haven't competed don't call yourself a powerlifter. Strength trainer would be a better description. I met a guy once who said he was a powerlifter when he really meant strength trainer. I started asking him about squat suits, shirts, meets, etc. and he just looked at me puzzled. He had no idea what I was talking about. I'm not sure this guy knew that powerlifting referred to a specific sport.

 

[suk1978]

guess i'll be officially a powerlifter on the 2nd april then!
i've never been this focussed in the 11 years i've been "strength/weight training"...hit 2PB's on wednesday on squat and deadlift, 6 weeks to go, week1 of my cycle

 

[SPORT SCIENTIST]

I'm by no meams a world beater, far from it, but am good enough to compete, even though I haven't done so yet. I don't understand the "compete to be a powerlifter arguement" - a powerfliter does powerlifting training and concentrates on improving the big 3. There are weak guys that go along to powelifting comps for the experience. I went to a meet to see my friend compete once, and a joker guy maxed out at 60kg for bench press! Now if he's a powerlifter and I'm not, even though I can dead 230 and squat 210, then that seems crazy.