Hey everyone,

I was just wondering if there is some one that can help me and guide me in the right direction. I have been training for almost 6 years now and most of my interest is to become a pro bodybuilder which i need time to achieve but at this stage i thought that it might be good to give power lifting a go. Bench press, squats and maybe dead lifts.

I have been told by mate's that i should, and i would do really good at.

Currently i bench 2 times my body weight 2-3 reps, working to squat 3 times my body weight and i dead lifted more than 2 and bit more times then my body weight.

Where do competitions happen?

Any help appreciated!

Theres one in your region on August 28 at the Auck uni gym....Novice comp so register on the day. more info at the Auckland Powerlifting Assoc website which is hosted at sportsground.co.nz

whats your bw mate looks to be a solid bench and squat no matter what body weight

bar-belle wrote:Theres one in your region on August 28 at the Auck uni gym....Novice comp so register on the day. more info at the Auckland Powerlifting Assoc website which is hosted at sportsground.co.nz

Thank you, sounds good. What sort of prizes do you get for winnning?

TonganTerror wrote:whats your bw mate looks to be a solid bench and squat no matter what body weight

I think 70 kilo at the moment maybe bit more, its always goes up and down...

beast88 wrote:[
Thank you, sounds good. What sort of prizes do you get for winnning?

Its all for love B-88 unfortunately. At a novice meet you might get a certificate and if your lucky a trophy or supps (depending on the organiser). As Bar-belle mentioned, contact the Auckland Powerlifting Assoc. through the website and they will let you know of any upcoming meets.

At your current weight, you would be lifting in the 75kg class - if you lost weight then your next class down would be the 67.5kg class. Good luck and might see you at a comp one day.

beast88 wrote:
Currently i bench 2 times my body weight 2-3 reps, working to squat 3 times my body weight and i dead lifted more than 2 and bit more times then my body weight.

Video or it's not true.

nzmusclemonster wrote:

beast88 wrote:
Currently i bench 2 times my body weight 2-3 reps, working to squat 3 times my body weight and i dead lifted more than 2 and bit more times then my body weight.

Video or it's not true.

lol NZMM...yeah B-88 as he said. At 70kg a raw 140 bench(??) for a reps, thats impressive.

nzmusclemonster wrote:

beast88 wrote:
Currently i bench 2 times my body weight 2-3 reps, working to squat 3 times my body weight and i dead lifted more than 2 and bit more times then my body weight.

Video or it's not true.

You can come see it your self at New market city fitness gym, i usually train chest Monday's and legs on Tuesdays. This evening might do dead lift and see how it goes.

Just stating the obvious but wanting to be a Pro BBer & competing in NZPF (Drug Tested) just don't seem to fit together......

nate225 wrote:Just stating the obvious but wanting to be a Pro BBer & competing in NZPF (Drug Tested) just don't seem to fit together......

lol

beast88 wrote:

nzmusclemonster wrote:

beast88 wrote:
Currently i bench 2 times my body weight 2-3 reps, working to squat 3 times my body weight and i dead lifted more than 2 and bit more times then my body weight.

Video or it's not true.

You can come see it your self at New market city fitness gym, i usually train chest Monday's and legs on Tuesdays. This evening might do dead lift and see how it goes.

here we go again

beast88 wrote:

nzmusclemonster wrote:

beast88 wrote:
Currently i bench 2 times my body weight 2-3 reps, working to squat 3 times my body weight and i dead lifted more than 2 and bit more times then my body weight.

Video or it's not true.

You can come see it your self at New market city fitness gym, i usually train chest Monday's and legs on Tuesdays. This evening might do dead lift and see how it goes.

I'm not driving 8 hours to see some string bean get crushed under 140kgs.......

Not tryna knock you dude but I doubt you're pausing on your chest which you should probably start doing. Also, is your spotter one of those guys that helps the whole set but says "IT'S ALL YOU BRO! COME ON BRO!"?

I think the triple BW high-squat with a 2.x BW pull is funnier

Why would the dead be so far behind the squat? That seems weird but maybe that is just me.

EDIT: oh wait, that's what PMan was getting at. My bad.

Nicko wrote:Why would the dead be so far behind the squat? That seems weird but maybe that is just me.

EDIT: oh wait, that's what PMan was getting at. My bad.

Don't tell me there are people on here that lie about the weights they lift!

runveerun wrote:Don't tell me there are people on here that lie about the weights they lift!

Haha I was more getting at the fact that if he was going to make up a weight he should pick a decent ratio.

At 70kg his stats means a 210kg squat and 140kg deadlift. I would've thought that dead would lead squat for a raw lifter.

That only applies if you move it more than 4"

Nicko wrote:Why would the dead be so far behind the squat? That seems weird but maybe that is just me.

EDIT: oh wait, that's what PMan was getting at. My bad.

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