By Marko on Nov 24, 2009 in Competition, Videos | 0 Comments
I know it’s probably late to give a report on this powerlifting competition, but I didn’t want to miss an opportunity to add all the powerlifting videos. Since IPF launched powerlifting video channel powerliftingtv on YouTube we are able to see the latest happenings in the World of powerlifting. For now there are only videos [...]
By Marko on Nov 23, 2009 in Deadlift, Exercises, For Beginners | 4 Comments
Deadlift is the third of three events performed in a powerlifting competition. It is one of the most important strength training movements for the upper body, especially the back. In my opinion this exercise requires the least technique compared to bench press and squat. Nonetheless, straightforwardness and simplicity is what made it so popular.
The deadlift [...]
By Marko on Nov 12, 2009 in Bench Press, Exercises, For Beginners | 5 Comments
Bench press is the second of three events performed in a powerlifting competition. It is considered as one of the most dominant strength training movements for the upper body. Additionally, there are bench only competitions where, as the name says, only the bench press event is present. Unofficially, this exercise is used amongst lifters as [...]
By Marko on Nov 10, 2009 in Exercises, For Beginners, Squat | 3 Comments
Squat is the first of three events performed in a powerlifting competition. It is the most dominant exercise when it comes to strength training of the lower body. There is nothing that can be compared to squat if you want to develop a strong body. Once some powerlifter said: “if I would be forced to [...]
By Marko on Oct 31, 2009 in For Beginners | 6 Comments
To truly understand what a powerlifting is first you need to understand what it was. Back in the day, when powerlifting was not yet introduced and established as a sport, there were events called the odd lifts. This sport resembled very much today’s Strongman and Olympic Weightlifting events. It consisted of a group of lifts, [...]
