I am 45 years old and turn 46 in late September. NASA allows knee wraps, but I compete without them.
Best Lifts (raw)
USAPL (body weight 260.1lbs)
Squat 573lbs
Bench Press 407lbs (body weight 249lbs)
Deadlift 672lbs
Total 1620lbs
NASA (body weight 243.9lbs)
Squat 551lbs
Bench Press 402lbs
Deadlift 705lbs (with deadlift bar)
Total 1658lbs
age 50… powerlifting since October weight 220
SQ 400
BP 235 (grrrr)
Dl 400
belt and chalk only
need more time and i’ll bump these higher!
[quote]mpg wrote:
age 50… powerlifting since October weight 220
SQ 400
BP 235 (grrrr)
Dl 400
belt and chalk only
need more time and i’ll bump these higher!
[/quote]
Serious respect for undertaking powerlifting as a masters lifter, good luck with your lifting.
Age 24, in October I’ll be 25. Bodyweight of 145-150.
Best competiton lifts are;
Squat 380
Bench 248
Deadlift 435 (technique flaw cost me my third attempt of 463)
Total 1064
I compete in 100% RAW because, it’s a raw only federation, and I don’t like competing against gear. I competed in NASA once, and I don’t think I’ll go back soon if ever.
[quote]RTJenforcer wrote:
Do they do comps in the UK or only US?
I consider myself raw only and at present the IPF doesn’t make a lot of provisions for lifters like me.
Current raw numbers in the gym at 120kg bw:
Squat: 270kgs (594 lbs)
Bench: 182.5kgs (401.5 lbs)
Deadlift: 305 kgs (671 lbs)
Best raw total in competition: 695kgs (1529 lbs)
Would definitely be keen to know if anyone knows of any planned coms in the UK.
RE:“50% RAW”, I consider a raw lift as any where a piece of equipment/clothing doesn’t give you a mechanical advantage (knee wraps help you to extend your knees, squat suits help you extend your hips etc. Wrist wraps do nothing in terms of the rebound of your shoulders and elbows in contrast). To each their own though. Equipped and unequipped lifting are different sports and should be treated as such. No one should be on a high horse about being raw only and vice versa.[/quote]
They have international comps, go to www.rawpowerlifting.com and check them out, it is a great fed. Having said that, the vast majority of the meets are held in the USA.
[quote]Tim Henriques wrote:
[quote]RTJenforcer wrote:
Do they do comps in the UK or only US?
I consider myself raw only and at present the IPF doesn’t make a lot of provisions for lifters like me.
Current raw numbers in the gym at 120kg bw:
Squat: 270kgs (594 lbs)
Bench: 182.5kgs (401.5 lbs)
Deadlift: 305 kgs (671 lbs)
Best raw total in competition: 695kgs (1529 lbs)
Would definitely be keen to know if anyone knows of any planned coms in the UK.
RE:“50% RAW”, I consider a raw lift as any where a piece of equipment/clothing doesn’t give you a mechanical advantage (knee wraps help you to extend your knees, squat suits help you extend your hips etc. Wrist wraps do nothing in terms of the rebound of your shoulders and elbows in contrast). To each their own though. Equipped and unequipped lifting are different sports and should be treated as such. No one should be on a high horse about being raw only and vice versa.[/quote]
They have international comps, go to www.rawpowerlifting.com and check them out, it is a great fed. Having said that, the vast majority of the meets are held in the USA.[/quote]
Thanks for the info, Tim.