Comments on: National powerlifting championships: where next? http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/04/national-powerlifting-championships-where-next/ the joy of strength training Sat, 19 May 2012 13:32:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: gubernatrix http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/04/national-powerlifting-championships-where-next/comment-page-1/#comment-7000 gubernatrix Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:33:41 +0000 http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/04/national-powerlifting-championships-where-next/#comment-7000 @ chellenka: Best of luck for the comp - let us know how you get on! Are you UK based or from elsewhere? @ chellenka: Best of luck for the comp – let us know how you get on! Are you UK based or from elsewhere?

]]> By: chellenka http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/04/national-powerlifting-championships-where-next/comment-page-1/#comment-6993 chellenka Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:09:17 +0000 http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/04/national-powerlifting-championships-where-next/#comment-6993 I have a competition this weekend where i hope i will lift very much the same as you have here. This competition is my second - my first was in April last year after only 2 months of powerlifting and wasnt very inspiring (bw 60kg - s 70 b 42.5 dl 117.5). It has taken a year of very very hard work to improve and I find bench in particular very slow progress, but powerlifting is addictive and so so rewarding. It's disappointing that there are so few women involved in the sport so its a joy to find your site. Keep up the good work! I have a competition this weekend where i hope i will lift very much the same as you have here. This competition is my second – my first was in April last year after only 2 months of powerlifting and wasnt very inspiring (bw 60kg – s 70 b 42.5 dl 117.5). It has taken a year of very very hard work to improve and I find bench in particular very slow progress, but powerlifting is addictive and so so rewarding. It’s disappointing that there are so few women involved in the sport so its a joy to find your site. Keep up the good work!

]]> By: gubernatrix http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/04/national-powerlifting-championships-where-next/comment-page-1/#comment-6908 gubernatrix Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:55:30 +0000 http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/04/national-powerlifting-championships-where-next/#comment-6908 Very much agree Chris! I certainly recognise the desire to push hard all the time. Very much agree Chris! I certainly recognise the desire to push hard all the time.

]]> By: Chris - fitnessfail.com http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/04/national-powerlifting-championships-where-next/comment-page-1/#comment-6906 Chris - fitnessfail.com Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:04:55 +0000 http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/04/national-powerlifting-championships-where-next/#comment-6906 That's good advice - and something that I have trouble following myself. I often find it's necessary to take a step back and focus on practice and improving, not performing when I train. It's also really difficult for me mentally/emotionally - I want to push all the time, even though I know it's not the best approach. That’s good advice – and something that I have trouble following myself.

I often find it’s necessary to take a step back and focus on practice and improving, not performing when I train. It’s also really difficult for me mentally/emotionally – I want to push all the time, even though I know it’s not the best approach.

]]> By: gubernatrix http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/04/national-powerlifting-championships-where-next/comment-page-1/#comment-6897 gubernatrix Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:46:09 +0000 http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/04/national-powerlifting-championships-where-next/#comment-6897 Thanks guys. It's good to have got it done and understand where I want to go next. Incidentally I saw on another forum that someone asked Andy Bolton 'what next?' for him after he broke his world record deadlift for the second time (it's now 1008lbs!). He replied 'break it again and again and again'. Now there's motivation! @ Petr: I certainly think that more frequent practise could help. Thanks guys. It’s good to have got it done and understand where I want to go next.

Incidentally I saw on another forum that someone asked Andy Bolton ‘what next?’ for him after he broke his world record deadlift for the second time (it’s now 1008lbs!). He replied ‘break it again and again and again’. Now there’s motivation!

@ Petr: I certainly think that more frequent practise could help.

]]> By: Petr R. http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/04/national-powerlifting-championships-where-next/comment-page-1/#comment-6891 Petr R. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:58:04 +0000 http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/04/national-powerlifting-championships-where-next/#comment-6891 Holy cow - those are great numbers. Relative to your BW you could out lift me in all three disciplines (not that I'm powerlifter but... :) Interesting words of wisdom from Catherine ! Thanks for sharing. I recently found that I'm going down with all my attempts in DL. My PR is 160 now I could lift 130-140 but not more, so may be I'll check the technique (again...) and pracise it more often than once/twice a month (as per default CF HQ programming :) Good work ! Holy cow – those are great numbers. Relative to your BW you could out lift me in all three disciplines (not that I’m powerlifter but… :)
Interesting words of wisdom from Catherine ! Thanks for sharing.
I recently found that I’m going down with all my attempts in DL. My PR is 160 now I could lift 130-140 but not more, so may be I’ll check the technique (again…) and pracise it more often than once/twice a month (as per default CF HQ programming :)
Good work !

]]> By: Alex B http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/04/national-powerlifting-championships-where-next/comment-page-1/#comment-6876 Alex B Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:06:06 +0000 http://gubernatrix.co.uk/2009/04/national-powerlifting-championships-where-next/#comment-6876 >20kg up on your prev total :o Great work Sal. Al >20kg up on your prev total :o
Great work Sal.

Al

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