And The reason I say he could put 150lbs on to his current squat is this. He just came off an injury, He himself admits getting to 400lbs would be easy. I just came off an injury and my squat went from 330-415 in 2 months. In this past month I was doing rep work, two days ago I tested it again and did a double with 425. In 4 months I really don’t see it as some unbelieveable goal to add 65lbs to the squat.
Benching is gay. It’s the nap between the squat and the deadlift. Who cares how much you can bench?
Dude, you are back pedaling big time. You posted a single sentence telling him to put, “at least 150#'s on his squat.” You had no information about his injury or anything else. You are now using that to justify your botched abortion of a post.
Let’s do some simple math. 4 does not equal 6. Stay with me here. 65 does not equal 150.
I don’t understand why you are throwing in this whole injury thing. It’s largely irrelevant as the topic at hand was how can this guy find a meet and does he need to be on a team. He was looking for advice on how to get started and instead of being helpful you chose to tell him toput 150#'s on his squat before he even considers it.
Just admit it was a dumb post and move on.
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Your selective reading to me is amazing. I did say 150+'s to his squat and I hold too it. he then tells me he was injured and thats why it is low, so Then he can get up there fast, thats why I say continue this.
Now to the part that really makes me question your reading ability. I will break what I said down for you so you can pick up on what I said.
2 months of his training would bring him back up to 400(I am going to assume this is where he was prior injury if he was higher in 2 months he could probably make it go up past 400).
Now the 4 months is where he will be building up his new strength. Thats where I say 65 pounds is not unbelievable in this amount of time.
Your selective reading to me is amazing. I did say 150+'s to his squat and I hold too it. he then tells me he was injured and thats why it is low, so Then he can get up there fast, thats why I say continue this.
Now to the part that really makes me question your reading ability. I will break what I said down for you so you can pick up on what I said.
2 months of his training would bring him back up to 400(I am going to assume this is where he was prior injury if he was higher in 2 months he could probably make it go up past 400).
Now the 4 months is where he will be building up his new strength. Thats where I say 65 pounds is not unbelievable in this amount of time.
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No. You just reinforced what I wrote.
You are making shit up as you go in an attempt to justify your remarkably stupid post.
Your selective reading to me is amazing. I did say 150+'s to his squat and I hold too it. he then tells me he was injured and thats why it is low, so Then he can get up there fast, thats why I say continue this.
Now to the part that really makes me question your reading ability. I will break what I said down for you so you can pick up on what I said.
2 months of his training would bring him back up to 400(I am going to assume this is where he was prior injury if he was higher in 2 months he could probably make it go up past 400).
Now the 4 months is where he will be building up his new strength. Thats where I say 65 pounds is not unbelievable in this amount of time.
Did I break it down enough for you this time?
No. You just reinforced what I wrote.
You are making shit up as you go in an attempt to justify your remarkably stupid post.
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If you go re read what I posted about the months, and the numbers you will see this is exactly what I said.
If you go re read what I posted about the months, and the numbers you will see this is exactly what I said.
Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.
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Are we really going to go here now? The fact of the matter is the idea of increasing the lifts before the comp was not my idea but his. He said he wants to take it too 400(add 85 pounds) I say add 150(65 pound more then what he wants). Now can we just drop this or are we going to turn this into some name calling thread?
[quote]John S. wrote:
apwsearch wrote:
John S. wrote:
If you go re read what I posted about the months, and the numbers you will see this is exactly what I said.
Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.
Are we really going to go here now? The fact of the matter is the idea of increasing the lifts before the comp was not my idea but his. He said he wants to take it too 400(add 85 pounds) I say add 150(65 pound more then what he wants). Now can we just drop this or are we going to turn this into some name calling thread?[/quote]
Who’s name calling? I am just trying to humorously point out to you that it is virtually impossible to put your initial post in the context you are now trying to assert.
Sure, we can drop this as soon as you admit I am right. Haha.
[quote]apwsearch wrote:
John S. wrote:
apwsearch wrote:
John S. wrote:
If you go re read what I posted about the months, and the numbers you will see this is exactly what I said.
Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.
Are we really going to go here now? The fact of the matter is the idea of increasing the lifts before the comp was not my idea but his. He said he wants to take it too 400(add 85 pounds) I say add 150(65 pound more then what he wants). Now can we just drop this or are we going to turn this into some name calling thread?
Who’s name calling? I am just trying to humorously point out to you that it is virtually impossible to put your initial post in the context you are now trying to assert.
Sure, we can drop this as soon as you admit I am right. Haha.[/quote]
I can see how after reading what I posted it could be a bit confusing(makes more sense to me since I wrote it). But I am sure you put it together to make sense of what I ment, you seem like a smart individual,
When I started competing, I had been liftingh weights for about two years and I been “training for powerlifting” for abotu a year. My first meet went like this- I weighed in as a 275-class lifter. I missed four lifts on technicalities- mostly dumb shit like beating the “squat” command. I think I totalled a whopping 1290- 475/305/510.
That said, I had a great time. I met a guy there that trained in great key gym in town. I started trainign there. Five months of training with good lifters later, I went 600/350/540 for 1,490. In the two years since then, I’ve gotten up to 1962 total.
My point is that competing and training with strong people will make your lifts go up far in excess of what fucking around in the gym with no purpose will do. So pick a meet and do it.
pinto wrote: My point is that competing and training with strong people will make your lifts go up far in excess of what fucking around in the gym with no purpose will do. So pick a meet and do it.
[quote]Pinto wrote:
When I started competing, I had been liftingh weights for about two years and I been “training for powerlifting” for abotu a year. My first meet went like this- I weighed in as a 275-class lifter. I missed four lifts on technicalities- mostly dumb shit like beating the “squat” command. I think I totalled a whopping 1290- 475/305/510.
That said, I had a great time. I met a guy there that trained in great key gym in town. I started trainign there. Five months of training with good lifters later, I went 600/350/540 for 1,490. In the two years since then, I’ve gotten up to 1962 total.
My point is that competing and training with strong people will make your lifts go up far in excess of what fucking around in the gym with no purpose will do. So pick a meet and do it. [/quote]
[quote]apwsearch wrote:
Pinto wrote:
When I started competing, I had been liftingh weights for about two years and I been “training for powerlifting” for abotu a year. My first meet went like this- I weighed in as a 275-class lifter. I missed four lifts on technicalities- mostly dumb shit like beating the “squat” command. I think I totalled a whopping 1290- 475/305/510.
That said, I had a great time. I met a guy there that trained in great key gym in town. I started trainign there. Five months of training with good lifters later, I went 600/350/540 for 1,490. In the two years since then, I’ve gotten up to 1962 total.
My point is that competing and training with strong people will make your lifts go up far in excess of what fucking around in the gym with no purpose will do. So pick a meet and do it.
Pinto, my man. WTF is up with that avatar?
Where did you even find that thing?
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Yeah, bring back Brutus. What’s next a pic of Leif Garrett giving oral pleasure to David Cassidy?
[quote]John S. wrote:
gi2eg wrote:
John S. wrote:
Before competing even crosses your mind, your squat should increase at least 150lbs.
Ignorant post. Worry about making your lifts, not what place you’re going to come in. Experience counts. Or he could just want to do it for fun.
OP:
Check out powerliftingwatch.com and have a look around. Check out the different federations, as some have different rules as far as gear and depth are concerned.
Good luck and have fun.
How the hell is that a ignorant post. You don’t go into a competition with a shitty lift like that.(no offence) You don’t go into something unprepared just for experience. Going in with a weak lift(for you weight) in powerlifting is the same as going into a bodybuilding contest fat, it is just plain stupid.
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By your logic, any sports team that does not have a shot at winning it all should withdraw from its league? Then what would the champion have won? What about amateur players in garage leagues? Should they stop competing because they aren’t the best in the world?
How does someone take up a sport past the age of 12 if they cannot compete until they are “contest-ready”? Also, what defines contest-ready? Who told you a 465 squat was good enough to compete, but not 315 or 675?
Bottom line is you don’t have to be professional at a sport to compete in it. If you think any different YOU are stupid.
[quote]mopar_nocar wrote:
pinto wrote: My point is that competing and training with strong people will make your lifts go up far in excess of what fucking around in the gym with no purpose will do. So pick a meet and do it.