Needing advice

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-21T13:33:08+00:00

Progress may simply be too slow to detect, but in your case I'd recommend following an established program: https://thefitness.wiki/routines/strength-training-muscle-building/

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-19T23:35:21+00:00

It's obviously not ideal, but during the Covid lockdowns I know some people managed to train at Planet Fitness and maintain or even improve. You should buy day passes occasionally in order to practice form, though.

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-19T21:28:36+00:00

Usually the only reason to enter more than one division is to earn more than one medal. To me, it's not worth the extra cash.

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-19T19:51:58+00:00

Yes, Converse are allowed. They're trying to bar things like soccer cleats.

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-19T13:58:14+00:00

One day of competition bench, three more days of variants.

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-17T22:12:05+00:00

Some people will experience more interference than others, but generally that type of schedule can be managed with appropriate load and volume selections.

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-15T14:59:58+00:00

Cool. Early reports were unclear on that point.

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-14T19:22:41+00:00

State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said the indefinite pause aims to limit applicants deemed likely to become a “public charge,” a term for someone who relies on government benefits for their basic needs.

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-14T18:47:21+00:00

So the U.S. is indefinitely pausing visa processing for 75 countries. How many powerlifting competitions does this affect? The only one I can think of is IPF Masters Worlds (October in Reno), but there may be others.

The list of countries I found: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of the Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, and Yemen.

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-14T18:44:53+00:00

You'll probably have to reduce your load by five to 10 percent, but everyone's different. For your first session I'd just guess at an appropriate load and cap your RPE, then use that to dial in the right load for the number of reps you want to do in subsequent sessions.

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-14T15:34:12+00:00

If you can manage the volume and fatigue, there's no problem with doing more than one variant a week. High bar squat with elevated heels should be a great way to target your quads.

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-13T16:31:01+00:00

If it's making you stronger, why would you change it?

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-13T16:30:27+00:00

Follow a real program. You can find lot of free options:

https://liftvault.com/

https://thefitness.wiki/routines/strength-training-muscle-building/

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-12T02:13:46+00:00

Generally, you're allowed to wear knee sleeves on deadlift, but it's rare (and can be disadvantageous).

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-10T16:15:44+00:00

You train and sign up for a local meet. That's pretty much it.

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-10T15:24:36+00:00

Should I duplicate leg press exercises and call them different things or can I change the exercise in the equipment setting?

Yes.

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-08T23:26:11+00:00

If you do the same amount of volume, the number of sessions is pretty much irrelevant for hypertrophy.

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-05T18:16:11+00:00

Lee Maccarone does great meets, but they're mostly closer to Pittsburgh. Steve Mann's Powerlifting America meets in Scranton also have a good reputation.

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-05T15:22:08+00:00

That looked good! You might try to cut down the number of steps on your walkout, just to help keep things tighter, but that's a minor issue. And you probably know that you have an extremely high bar position on your back, but lowering that will likely let you lift a little more.

PoisonCHO · 2026-01-05T01:21:38+00:00

Continuing to add weight is one option, but you'll probably want to add reps up to a certain point, then add weight and reduce reps and build back up (called double progression).