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Powerlifting

B-rad said:
3/4 times a week, I want something to work upto then deload.. want to try and train efficient as I can, I did join a CrossFit gym to do Olympic lifting but that’s only twice a week and is over £50 a month for a membership. So I just want to go back to a gym closer to home and get into powerlifting can do a little bit of conditioning there too
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Where are you based roughly?

You don't 'need' that much specific PL kit to train on at first but it definitely helps if you can train somewhere with decent PL kit even if it's not often. Especially if you plan on competing one day.
Plus getting good spotters is definitely a bonus when you are moving bigger weights.
 
Greedy Ben said:
Where are you based roughly?

You don't 'need' that much specific PL kit to train on at first but it definitely helps if you can train somewhere with decent PL kit even if it's not often. Especially if you plan on competing one day.
Plus getting good spotters is definitely a bonus when you are moving bigger weights.
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based in South Wales. Nearest and best gym to me is planet fitness. They got lifting platforms there power racks etc. Conditioning area. Does have everything I need for PL.. may be to old to compete 27 this year and I’m weak as piss at the minute :rofl:​
 
Squat
Accessory for squat aimed at weakness (pause squat, pin squat etc)
Hypertrophy work aimed at strengthening and growing squat muscles
Perhaps additional bench work on this day but in specific %

Bench
Accessory for bench aimed at weakness (spoto, cgbp etc)
Hypertrophy aimed at bench muscles

Dead
Accessory aimed at weakness (deficit, pause deads etc)
Hypertrophy work aimed at back/dead muscles

Core as often as possible
 
tomlet1 said:
Squat
Accessory for squat aimed at weakness (pause squat, pin squat etc)
Hypertrophy work aimed at strengthening and growing squat muscles
Perhaps additional bench work on this day but in specific %

Bench
Accessory for bench aimed at weakness (spoto, cgbp etc)
Hypertrophy aimed at bench muscles

Dead
Accessory aimed at weakness (deficit, pause deads etc)
Hypertrophy work aimed at back/dead muscles

Core as often as possible
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I’ve been doing a little research on google, with powerlifting it’s the big 3 lifts bench squat and deadlift. On some routines I was looking at there’s no ohp day and I’ve just finished watched west side vs the world interesting and they don’t show much shoulder pressing on there either. I guess it would be have to be done though?
 
B-rad said:
I’ve been doing a little research on google, with powerlifting it’s the big 3 lifts bench squat and deadlift. On some routines I was looking at there’s no ohp day and I’ve just finished watched west side vs the world interesting and they don’t show much shoulder pressing on there either. I guess it would be have to be done though?
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Person dependent mate ime

Some do it some dont

Wont exactly hurt to have them in there, certainly wouldn't have a specific OHP day for 'powerlifting'

What you need to remember is that powerlifting in terms of actual powerlifting is all about lifting max weight squat, bench, deadlift.

Everything else doesn't matter in a sense unless it increases the strength of those 3

Thats pure powerlifting not just 'a strength program' or whatever

If your 'powerlifting' then your only interest is getting the main 3 stronger isnt it

If OHP does that for u, then do it, if it doesn't, dont

If you want to just be all round strong at all excersises, then I guess u just want to train for strength and not strictly 'powerlift' but that's semantics and I'm not even on codeine
 
i always found the OHP to gains away from my bench so dropped it out
 
B-rad said:
based in South Wales. Nearest and best gym to me is planet fitness. They got lifting platforms there power racks etc. Conditioning area. Does have everything I need for PL.. may be to old to compete 27 this year and I’m weak as piss at the minute :rofl:​
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There are age catergories and classes all the way up to 70+, M1 is masters 40-44, M2 45- 49 etc. Few different feds too obviously no comps at the moment but you can go on openpowerlifting.org and see lifters by age/weight/country etc.

27? You have got plenty of time to get your lifts up and have a go, takes a while to build up and there will be set backs etc but it's a marathon not a sprint like anything else.

Nobody really cares what you lift in a comp as long as you are lifting the most you can on that day!

I'm shit at sticking to programs so just go by feel and change accessory work around now and then.
After a while you'll work out your weak areas be they in technique or muscle strength.

It's definitely something accessible you can compete at without it completely taking over your life (unless you want it to).
 
B-rad said:
based in South Wales. Nearest and best gym to me is planet fitness. They got lifting platforms there power racks etc. Conditioning area. Does have everything I need for PL.. may be to old to compete 27 this year and I’m weak as piss at the minute :rofl:​
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You also have places like PB performance and synergi in Cardiff. Both set up with full range of powerlifting specific kit
 
B-rad said:
based in South Wales. Nearest and best gym to me is planet fitness. They got lifting platforms there power racks etc. Conditioning area. Does have everything I need for PL.. may be to old to compete 27 this year and I’m weak as piss at the minute :rofl:​
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My training partner started 2 years ago at 50, is drug free and most recent PBs were 252.5/140/250. You've got plenty time at 27. This is my 4th competitive year and i'm 34 in Sept ffs :lol:
 
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