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Are you a Powerlifter?

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C T J

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If ya wanna get technical. Weightlifting is Olympic Lifting. Calling it Olympic Lifting is more of a new thing/misnomer. It is just known as weightlifting. lol

And that's because sooo many noobs that just go to the gym say they do weightlifting. I know they mean they lift weights, not weightlifting as in the sport. So...as weightlifting has
grown in popularity over the past 5-7 years, people have had to start using the term oly or olympic lifting so regular folk/most people at a regular gym know they're talking about something different. You'll even hear top names in the sport use the term "oly".
 
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C T J

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How about the capital "W" means Weightlifting in the Olympic Lifting sense? And the lower case "w" means generic "lifter of weights?" haha

Noooo! haha weightlifting/Weightlifting are the same thing. Don't start, Chris ;)
 
Yaya

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I'm a lifter and have some power depending on the hangover
 
Turbolag

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I've competed twice, but I STILL don't consider myself a powerlifter.

I'm just someone who enjoys strength training.
 
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uncxrt

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IMO you're not a powerlifter until you step on the platform. And if you do bench only or DL only, you're a specialist, not a powerlifter.
 
porky little keg

porky little keg

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There are two parts to it...... the first, I agree with the OP, you need to compete.
The second is the mindset. Once you compete do you choose to see yourself as a powerlifter ( and at that point YOU get to choose)


If you have never competed you don't get the choice to call yourself a powerlifter just like I can't say I'm a race car driver because I speed, a fisherman because I practice my cast in the backyard, a golfer because I go to a driving range, or a chef because I made a PB+J.......


Some people compete recreationally.... "I did a powerlifting contest for fun"....... and that's awesome. Once you've done a meet it's all in how you see yourself, no matter how strong or weak you are.
Until you've done a meet you're a gym rat no matter how strong you are.
 
porky little keg

porky little keg

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My question to everyone commenting that you don't need to do a meet........ how many of you have done a meet?


Has anyone on here actually done a meet and still feels that it didn't validate their training any more than a gym lift?
 
Go Away

Go Away

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My question to everyone commenting that you don't need to do a meet........ how many of you have done a meet?


Has anyone on here actually done a meet and still feels that it didn't validate their training any more than a gym lift?

Hell no. Once I got my first federation membership and got my name in the books I felt like I was apart of the Powerlifting world. I had then contributed financially, then mentally by passing knowledge on to others, physically by leaving blood and sweat on the platform and spiritually because it's made me a better person. I had some pros on the Animal forum try and tell me I just tried to lift heavy weights and labels don't matter, I wasn't a "powerlifter" and that I just lifted. I don't go over there anymore.
 
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I agree with those of you that say that you aren't a powerlifter until you've stepped on the platform. The difference between those of us that have competed before compared to those that just lift weights recreational, is that we "train" for the sport of powerlifting. Before I started powerlifting if someone asked me if I was going to workout today, I'd say yes. If someone asks me the same question now, I say no and I correct them by saying I'm not going to workout in going to "train". As with any sport anyone can say they play a sport or compete in a sport, but the difference between an actual athlete and someone who just does it for fun is whether they "train" for that sport or not. Just my opinion. Also every athlete that I've ever talked to refers to the way they prepare for a game or competition as training.
 
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