Need Your Help

kpsnap · March 30, 2012, 4:29pm

I never competed in anything athletic when I was young. Didn’t play sports. Finally ran a 5K race at 38 years old and discovered powerlifting in my early 40s. Doing my first meet at 43 was a huge life experience for me and REALLY pushed me outside of my comfort zone.

I now regularly compete because it lends a certain structure to my training and end goal. It’s very different to train when you’re chasing PRs and state records (which is what I do). Also, PRing in the gym is not the same as on the platform. Not at all. In addition, the rush that comes from competing is very addictive.

greystoke · March 30, 2012, 6:52pm

Competition is what drives me. When I was younger, I was almost too competitive. Pitching quarters against the wall, became a life and death experience. I’m more mellow now, but I push myself.

Competing gives you unofficial membership to a club. You, and everyone else who has stepped on the platform. Your success or failure is validated, and recorded. You mark the date, and know you have till this date to be what you are going to be. Training with a higher sense of urgency. There are no missed, or lackluster workouts. Unless you are really injured, pain is worked thru or around.

This adds so much more to the experience. When it’s done and you have a total, you have a number to compete against, until next time. Besides that, it’s a whole lotta fun!

CSEagles1694 · March 31, 2012, 2:52am

I may sound like an asshole, but I don’t see what the point of training for something and not competing is. Here’s how I am.

If my career path ever lets me, I would strive to become one of, if not THE best, powerlifters of all time. Same with bodybuilding. If I were to ever start competing in bodybuilding, I would have to at least try to become an IFBB pro and possibly win the Olympia. Why? I just don’t see the point of trying to compete for something and NOT try to be the best that there is.

I’m hoping to compete in my first meet this summer and hopefully become addicted.

I’ve been competitive all my life and have striven to become the best at everything I do, even though sometimes it wasn’t going to happen. I always tried to be the best piano player, trumpet player, artist, anything it was, there was. It’s just my competitive mindset.

CS

daraz · March 31, 2012, 5:52pm

The first thing you should do is not train more than 4 days a week or you will die. Next up is to do 5/3/1 for the press overhead, westside for the bench, sheiko for the squat, and smolov for the clean and jerk + snatch (crucial as these are paramount exercises to becoming a better powerlifter).

As far as competing you don’t want to compete because testing the size of your balls verse others is just not the politically correct thing to do. And if you are coerced into doing a meet, you must train solely to improve yourself, and keep that mindset as you enter a meet. You are not here to beat others or be defeated in glorious skin scorching fashion, you are here to make friends, hold hands and try new PRs. AKA if you’re a man go look for manly things to do, we’re here to chat about latest self help books and highfive sucessful attempts

VTBalla34 · March 31, 2012, 8:19pm

[quote]daraz wrote:
The first thing you should do is not train more than 4 days a week or you will die. Next up is to do 5/3/1 for the press overhead, westside for the bench, sheiko for the squat, and smolov for the clean and jerk + snatch (crucial as these are paramount exercises to becoming a better powerlifter).

As far as competing you don’t want to compete because testing the size of your balls verse others is just not the politically correct thing to do. And if you are coerced into doing a meet, you must train solely to improve yourself, and keep that mindset as you enter a meet. You are not here to beat others or be defeated in glorious skin scorching fashion, you are here to make friends, hold hands and try new PRs. AKA if you’re a man go look for manly things to do, we’re here to chat about latest self help books and highfive sucessful attempts[/quote]

7 years here and you still haven’t managed to make a post worth a shit

CSEagles1694 · March 31, 2012, 8:38pm

[quote]daraz wrote:
The first thing you should do is not train more than 4 days a week or you will die. Next up is to do 5/3/1 for the press overhead, westside for the bench, sheiko for the squat, and smolov for the clean and jerk + snatch (crucial as these are paramount exercises to becoming a better powerlifter).

As far as competing you don’t want to compete because testing the size of your balls verse others is just not the politically correct thing to do. And if you are coerced into doing a meet, you must train solely to improve yourself, and keep that mindset as you enter a meet. You are not here to beat others or be defeated in glorious skin scorching fashion, you are here to make friends, hold hands and try new PRs. AKA if you’re a man go look for manly things to do, we’re here to chat about latest self help books and highfive sucessful attempts[/quote]

What in the hell was that?

CS

chazdaman · March 31, 2012, 11:06pm

[quote]daraz wrote:
The first thing you should do is not train more than 4 days a week or you will die. Next up is to do 5/3/1 for the press overhead, westside for the bench, sheiko for the squat, and smolov for the clean and jerk + snatch (crucial as these are paramount exercises to becoming a better powerlifter).

As far as competing you don’t want to compete because testing the size of your balls verse others is just not the politically correct thing to do. And if you are coerced into doing a meet, you must train solely to improve yourself, and keep that mindset as you enter a meet. You are not here to beat others or be defeated in glorious skin scorching fashion, you are here to make friends, hold hands and try new PRs. AKA if you’re a man go look for manly things to do, we’re here to chat about latest self help books and highfive sucessful attempts[/quote]

lmao. Awesome.

daraz · April 1, 2012, 12:03am

[quote]VTBalla34 wrote:

[quote]daraz wrote:
The first thing you should do is not train more than 4 days a week or you will die. Next up is to do 5/3/1 for the press overhead, westside for the bench, sheiko for the squat, and smolov for the clean and jerk + snatch (crucial as these are paramount exercises to becoming a better powerlifter).

As far as competing you don’t want to compete because testing the size of your balls verse others is just not the politically correct thing to do. And if you are coerced into doing a meet, you must train solely to improve yourself, and keep that mindset as you enter a meet. You are not here to beat others or be defeated in glorious skin scorching fashion, you are here to make friends, hold hands and try new PRs. AKA if you’re a man go look for manly things to do, we’re here to chat about latest self help books and highfive sucessful attempts[/quote]

7 years here and you still haven’t managed to make a post worth a shit[/quote]

You’re right, what am I thinking? I forgot to mention that on second bench day you must do dynamic parkour

Sutebun · April 1, 2012, 12:12am

[quote]CSEagles1694 wrote:
I may sound like an asshole, but I don’t see what the point of training for something and not competing is. Here’s how I am.

If my career path ever lets me, I would strive to become one of, if not THE best, powerlifters of all time. Same with bodybuilding. If I were to ever start competing in bodybuilding, I would have to at least try to become an IFBB pro and possibly win the Olympia. Why? I just don’t see the point of trying to compete for something and NOT try to be the best that there is.

I’m hoping to compete in my first meet this summer and hopefully become addicted.

I’ve been competitive all my life and have striven to become the best at everything I do, even though sometimes it wasn’t going to happen. I always tried to be the best piano player, trumpet player, artist, anything it was, there was. It’s just my competitive mindset.

CS[/quote]

I hate when people say this, but you’re still young.

The reason some people don’t become competitive is likely simple priorities. Family or work, whatever. They may also just not have huge confidence, or large enough imagination to envision themselves succeeding.

And the most likely answer is, they simply didn’t start their “thing” to compete in the first place.

Example: I’m running a lot in addition to lifting right now. I ran a marathon three weeks ago, am going to run another next week, and am running one every month till the end of the year. I am running these by myself. There is no “event” and no “competition”. It is something personal for me and I have an entirely different goal in mind.

Although I “get” why people may not hold a competitive mindset, my attitude is almost exactly like yours. I don’t know if I can be the best, but whenever I start an activity I become engrossed in it and want to succeed. I want to do my best. If I do my best to be the best, but finish short, then I can marginalize my regrets. But if I fought with half-power and finished short I would be cursing myself for years.

StrengthDawg · April 1, 2012, 12:48am

[quote]CSEagles1694 wrote:
I may sound like an asshole, but I don’t see what the point of training for something and not competing is. Here’s how I am.
CS[/quote]

I get what you are saying but do you compete in everything in life? So you bang chicks right?..So I assume your striving to be the top dog in porn right? haha Not every activity we do needs to be a competition. And I don’t mean to pick on you.

I say all this in jest.

CSEagles1694 · April 1, 2012, 2:01am

[quote]StrengthDawg wrote:

[quote]CSEagles1694 wrote:
I may sound like an asshole, but I don’t see what the point of training for something and not competing is. Here’s how I am.
CS[/quote]

I get what you are saying but do you compete in everything in life? So you bang chicks right?..So I assume your striving to be the top dog in porn right? haha Not every activity we do needs to be a competition. And I don’t mean to pick on you.

I say all this in jest.[/quote]

Haha, no I understand what you’re saying. It’s not like I compete in EVERY aspect of life; just the ones that could entail some type of competition.

CS

TigerTime · April 1, 2012, 4:23am

Because it feels good to win.

At its centre, competition is about stroking your ego. Anyone who believes otherwise is fooling themselves.

If I had to pick another reason, it would be because men are weak and getting weaker and I sure as hell won’t be part of the problem. Competing let’s me know whether or not I’m working hard enough to say this.

spar4tee · April 1, 2012, 4:57am

[quote]CSEagles1694 wrote:

[quote]daraz wrote:
The first thing you should do is not train more than 4 days a week or you will die. Next up is to do 5/3/1 for the press overhead, westside for the bench, sheiko for the squat, and smolov for the clean and jerk + snatch (crucial as these are paramount exercises to becoming a better powerlifter).

As far as competing you don’t want to compete because testing the size of your balls verse others is just not the politically correct thing to do. And if you are coerced into doing a meet, you must train solely to improve yourself, and keep that mindset as you enter a meet. You are not here to beat others or be defeated in glorious skin scorching fashion, you are here to make friends, hold hands and try new PRs. AKA if you’re a man go look for manly things to do, we’re here to chat about latest self help books and highfive sucessful attempts[/quote]

What in the hell was that?

CS[/quote]
x2 I really hope he is a troll

daraz · April 1, 2012, 6:17am

[quote]spar4tee wrote:

[quote]CSEagles1694 wrote:

[quote]daraz wrote:
The first thing you should do is not train more than 4 days a week or you will die. Next up is to do 5/3/1 for the press overhead, westside for the bench, sheiko for the squat, and smolov for the clean and jerk + snatch (crucial as these are paramount exercises to becoming a better powerlifter).

As far as competing you don’t want to compete because testing the size of your balls verse others is just not the politically correct thing to do. And if you are coerced into doing a meet, you must train solely to improve yourself, and keep that mindset as you enter a meet. You are not here to beat others or be defeated in glorious skin scorching fashion, you are here to make friends, hold hands and try new PRs. AKA if you’re a man go look for manly things to do, we’re here to chat about latest self help books and highfive sucessful attempts[/quote]

What in the hell was that?

CS[/quote]
x2 I really hope he is a troll[/quote]

In a year you managed to increase your post count to double your total or more, on this website alone. You’re obviously an expert in the field of trolling, so you should be able to recognize one when you see one

alexus · April 1, 2012, 6:48am

my goal was always to:

learn / acquire the movement
strengthen the movement as best i can

sacrificing 1 for 2 runs counter to my goals.
overly focusing on competition (on weight moved) thus runs counter to my goals.

i do compete. but i’m ambivalent about it.
every time i sacrifice form for weight moved i feel like i’m sacrificing a little part of myself for the will of others…

spar4tee · April 1, 2012, 7:09am

[quote]daraz wrote:

[quote]spar4tee wrote:

[quote]CSEagles1694 wrote:

[quote]daraz wrote:
The first thing you should do is not train more than 4 days a week or you will die. Next up is to do 5/3/1 for the press overhead, westside for the bench, sheiko for the squat, and smolov for the clean and jerk + snatch (crucial as these are paramount exercises to becoming a better powerlifter).

As far as competing you don’t want to compete because testing the size of your balls verse others is just not the politically correct thing to do. And if you are coerced into doing a meet, you must train solely to improve yourself, and keep that mindset as you enter a meet. You are not here to beat others or be defeated in glorious skin scorching fashion, you are here to make friends, hold hands and try new PRs. AKA if you’re a man go look for manly things to do, we’re here to chat about latest self help books and highfive sucessful attempts[/quote]

What in the hell was that?

CS[/quote]
x2 I really hope he is a troll[/quote]

In a year you managed to increase your post count to double your total or more, on this website alone. You’re obviously an expert in the field of trolling, so you should be able to recognize one when you see one[/quote]
? You could PM me if you want a serious conversation. Otherwise I’m going to have to ask that you cease polluting this forum and derailing 2-SCOOPS’s thread. That is all.

dalle · April 1, 2012, 7:07am

i like to compete i gives a great rush and lets you know how good you are compared to others. But the reason i am lifting is because i find it fun, i am in for the passion of feeling the iron in my hands and improving my strength. Lifting and being in the gym just gives me more value in my life. But in my mind it is also very important not to get to caught up in comparing yourself to others all the time, appreiciate what you got and focus on improving yourself, just enjoy the process and dont take it all to serious sometimes. Just my opinion

TigerTime · April 1, 2012, 7:08am

[quote]spar4tee wrote:

[quote]daraz wrote:

[quote]spar4tee wrote:

[quote]CSEagles1694 wrote:

[quote]daraz wrote:
The first thing you should do is not train more than 4 days a week or you will die. Next up is to do 5/3/1 for the press overhead, westside for the bench, sheiko for the squat, and smolov for the clean and jerk + snatch (crucial as these are paramount exercises to becoming a better powerlifter).

As far as competing you don’t want to compete because testing the size of your balls verse others is just not the politically correct thing to do. And if you are coerced into doing a meet, you must train solely to improve yourself, and keep that mindset as you enter a meet. You are not here to beat others or be defeated in glorious skin scorching fashion, you are here to make friends, hold hands and try new PRs. AKA if you’re a man go look for manly things to do, we’re here to chat about latest self help books and highfive sucessful attempts[/quote]

What in the hell was that?

CS[/quote]
x2 I really hope he is a troll[/quote]

In a year you managed to increase your post count to double your total or more, on this website alone. You’re obviously an expert in the field of trolling, so you should be able to recognize one when you see one[/quote]
?[/quote]

Don’t look now spar, but I think you have a secret admirer.

spar4tee · April 1, 2012, 7:10am

[quote]TigerTime wrote:

[quote]spar4tee wrote:

[quote]daraz wrote:

[quote]spar4tee wrote:

[quote]CSEagles1694 wrote:

[quote]daraz wrote:
The first thing you should do is not train more than 4 days a week or you will die. Next up is to do 5/3/1 for the press overhead, westside for the bench, sheiko for the squat, and smolov for the clean and jerk + snatch (crucial as these are paramount exercises to becoming a better powerlifter).

As far as competing you don’t want to compete because testing the size of your balls verse others is just not the politically correct thing to do. And if you are coerced into doing a meet, you must train solely to improve yourself, and keep that mindset as you enter a meet. You are not here to beat others or be defeated in glorious skin scorching fashion, you are here to make friends, hold hands and try new PRs. AKA if you’re a man go look for manly things to do, we’re here to chat about latest self help books and highfive sucessful attempts[/quote]

What in the hell was that?

CS[/quote]
x2 I really hope he is a troll[/quote]

In a year you managed to increase your post count to double your total or more, on this website alone. You’re obviously an expert in the field of trolling, so you should be able to recognize one when you see one[/quote]
?[/quote]

Don’t look now spar, but I think you have a secret admirer. [/quote]

10 internetz to Spar

daraz · April 1, 2012, 4:05pm

[quote]TigerTime wrote:

[quote]spar4tee wrote:

[quote]daraz wrote:

[quote]spar4tee wrote:

[quote]CSEagles1694 wrote:

[quote]daraz wrote:
The first thing you should do is not train more than 4 days a week or you will die. Next up is to do 5/3/1 for the press overhead, westside for the bench, sheiko for the squat, and smolov for the clean and jerk + snatch (crucial as these are paramount exercises to becoming a better powerlifter).

As far as competing you don’t want to compete because testing the size of your balls verse others is just not the politically correct thing to do. And if you are coerced into doing a meet, you must train solely to improve yourself, and keep that mindset as you enter a meet. You are not here to beat others or be defeated in glorious skin scorching fashion, you are here to make friends, hold hands and try new PRs. AKA if you’re a man go look for manly things to do, we’re here to chat about latest self help books and highfive sucessful attempts[/quote]

What in the hell was that?

CS[/quote]
x2 I really hope he is a troll[/quote]

In a year you managed to increase your post count to double your total or more, on this website alone. You’re obviously an expert in the field of trolling, so you should be able to recognize one when you see one[/quote]
?[/quote]

Don’t look now spar, but I think you have a secret admirer. [/quote]

Are you talking about yourself? Not a big stretch for a pink shirt wearing faglord to be a creeper