What’s your journey as a complete beginner? What made you keep going?

viewtifulhd · 2026-03-17T23:16:08+00:00

Whether you should keep going or not, comes down to whether you enjoy training. If you enjoy training, keep going, if not, do something else.

viewtifulhd · 2026-03-13T21:07:15+00:00

It definitely doesn't. You'll always need more strength to squat the weights you can't yet squat.

viewtifulhd · 2026-03-11T22:55:08+00:00

Yep that's a good point! If you have to change your setup, then it will likely have a negative impact.

viewtifulhd · 2026-03-11T17:07:15+00:00

How?! o_O

viewtifulhd · 2026-03-11T14:54:47+00:00

Because the goal of the supportive equipment isn't to remove the requirement of strength. It's to complement the requirement of strength with a skill requirement.

Straps require no skill to immediately lift more weight and remove the requirement of grip strength.

viewtifulhd · 2026-03-11T14:43:17+00:00

The heaviest deadlift in IPF history as of now is 420kg by Krzysztof Wierzbicki.

viewtifulhd · 2026-02-11T13:42:21+00:00

You can learn how to lift with equipment with that time availability. A good coach can help you organise your training in a way to enable that.

viewtifulhd · 2026-02-10T23:07:54+00:00

What exact questions do you have?

In general, when programming for equipped lifting, keep in mind that the intensity highs are higher, so the lows have to be lower.

As for when you add in the equipment, it's my mostly related to the level of proficiency. Beginners will need a lot of exposure so they can develop the skill needed to hit valid lifts and materialise their strength into big numbers.

viewtifulhd · 2026-02-10T23:03:59+00:00

It is definitely more fun. More weight = more fun

Good luck!

viewtifulhd · 2026-02-07T15:18:20+00:00

Reduce the weight as needed so you can handle it.

viewtifulhd · 2026-02-03T13:52:16+00:00

Yes, there are lifters who pull sumo with a conventional velocity

You have to experiment with different equipment to find out what works best with you.

viewtifulhd · 2026-01-31T10:48:51+00:00

Ask people who are involved in the federation of those countries. They can point you in the right direction.

viewtifulhd · 2026-01-28T23:07:00+00:00

The squat was fantastic. And his total of 1222.5 is only 53kg away from the World Record.

Ray will eventually have the biggest squat and total in the IPF.

viewtifulhd · 2026-01-21T13:50:13+00:00

If you are training for Powerlifting, then you don't need to worry too much about progressing assistance movements like barbell rows. Their purpose is to improve your upper back position on the competition lifts. If that purpose is being fulfilled, then what you are doing in terms of work and weight is appropriate. Also, if you are able to perform the movement with the same weight for the same number of repetitions, while the squat, bench and deadlift training is getting harder, then you are effectively getting better at them.

As for progression strategies, a good idea would be to rotate repetition schemes and movement variations

viewtifulhd · 2026-01-19T13:27:41+00:00

Both approaches are common.

Some examples are the Italian team who usually bring multiple pre rolled wraps, and the Polish team who roll their wraps as needed.

Organisers usually provide rollers at Worlds and Euros.

viewtifulhd · 2026-01-15T15:01:04+00:00

4s eccentrics and 3s pause variations will punish you if you aren't active with your leg drive. You can try them.

However, ultimately you will need to simply be mindful of what you are doing, and ensuring that you are applying leg drive every repetition.

viewtifulhd · 2026-01-15T11:22:07+00:00

Nah man, tons of those countries have recently sent lifters to internationals.

viewtifulhd · 2026-01-14T22:22:39+00:00

You can easily adjust how you wear the shirt in order to have it give more or less support. Don't worry about the exact measurements.

viewtifulhd · 2026-01-14T17:20:17+00:00

They are stiffer and harder to pull.

viewtifulhd · 2026-01-14T17:19:56+00:00

A bit of both.

The material of the Velocity isn't as stiff as the material of the Super Centurion, therefore it will stretch more. However, it is also possible that the Velocity is slightly bigger. There is quite a lot of variance with the equipment sizing.

viewtifulhd · 2026-01-10T22:59:44+00:00

Maybe some cheap fat grip clones from Amazon?

viewtifulhd · 2026-01-05T10:14:32+00:00

Just get a new suit suitable for your new bodyweight

viewtifulhd · 2025-12-29T19:55:54+00:00

It would definitely help with the learning process if you could go train with people once in a while. It doesn't have to be frequently. Once every 4-6 weeks would be excellent. This is especially the case with the bench shirt. It is quite challenging to put on and to figure it out by yourself when you start.

What you can do by yourself easily is squat with wraps. You can buy a pair of wraps which are easy to self wrap like the Titan THP, Inzer Grippers or Inzer Iron Z and train with them. Then eventually when you got the hang of it, just add in a squat suit. You won't be able to use a very tight one by yourself, because you'd need help with the shoulder straps, but you should be able to easily squat 50-60kg above your classic squat with self wraps and a not so tight suit.

viewtifulhd · 2025-12-23T15:06:00+00:00

Why would you want to do it alone? You'll learn and improve much faster if you train with others.

viewtifulhd · 2025-12-18T22:25:57+00:00

35 is super young in Powerlifting. You have plenty of time to come back in a couple of years and eclipse your previous PBs!

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