Newbie to Women's Powerlifting

[wahagirl]

Hi all,

As a newbie to powerlifting and planning on first Novice comp in March, does anyone have tips on websites that may be informative? I'm also looking for a decent pair of training gloves, so any brands you recommend would be great.

Have joined a supportive/knowledgable gym so hoping to get the guidance i need there to lift well.

Have a great week all.

[runveerun]

Hi all,

As a newbie to powerlifting and planning on first Novice comp in March, does anyone have tips on websites that may be informative? I'm also looking for a decent pair of training gloves, so any brands you recommend would be great.

Have joined a supportive/knowledgable gym so hoping to get the guidance i need there to lift well.

Have a great week all.

Yay another female powerlifter! :grin: Which comp are you looking at doing in March? Which gym are you at?

Have you been on The powerhouse site?

www.powerhousegym.co.nz

if you sign up you can see more in the forum section.

Another PLing NZ site: http://www.nzpowerlifting.co.nz/cms/home

Elite is always a goodie too http://www.elitefts.net/

GLOVES? No gloves allowed in comp Miss :naughty: chalk is the answer there.

[wahagirl]

Hi. Looking at the Auckland Novice 3lift in March. And just wanting training gloves for training, knew i couldn't use them in comps Training at Genetics in Manukau.

[runveerun]

Hi. Looking at the Auckland Novice 3lift in March. And just wanting training gloves for training, knew i couldn't use them in comps Training at Genetics in Manukau.

Good on you! :clap: IMO you need to build up the callouses on your hands as that will help you grip the bar when you are lifting heavy(er) weights. I also think it good practice to just use chalk and get to grips with holding weights like that (bad pun I know) I was reading about a PLer who had a meet and decided to take 1.5 weeks off training to rest up before the meet and her callouses softened up, then at the meet while deadlifting her hands got totally ripped to pieces and she dropped her last lift. It took ages for her hands to heal too. I think it's good to toughen the hands up- and callouses are cool on girls 8)

[wahagirl]

Thanks runvee. Wouldn't mind a few callouses to show all my hard work lol. Looking forward to the whole experience. Been interested for years but was overweight, smoking and unfit to the extreme. Now i've lost 25kg and smokefree so 100% fitter than this time last year. Can't wait til March

[runveerun]

Thanks runvee. Wouldn't mind a few callouses to show all my hard work lol. Looking forward to the whole experience. Been interested for years but was overweight, smoking and unfit to the extreme. Now i've lost 25kg and smokefree so 100% fitter than this time last year. Can't wait til March

That's awesome! What a year this will be for then! 25kg is alot of weight to lose :clap: how long have you been smoke free?

I think alot of us here have come from unhealthy lifestyles, I used to smoke 50 a day and was +18kg heavier than I am now, totally sedentary too :oops:

[wahagirl]

Gave up smoking May 19 2010. Started my weightloss in March 2011 and reached my goal weight end of October. Great to be able to buy clothes in a regular shop

[Big john]

Hi. Looking at the Auckland Novice 3lift in March. And just wanting training gloves for training, knew i couldn't use them in comps Training at Genetics in Manukau.

hey wahagirl

theres acouple of the boys that train at Genetics who would be able to stare you in the right direction (all who compete at the national lvl and top fellahs) and help you out with the rules etc, have a chat to either Seteki langi, neil laueki or joe tafua.. and lance stewart aswell.

hope that helps

[wahagirl]

Thanks BigJohn, will see if i can find them when i go in next week

[tinytraps]

Thanks BigJohn, will see if i can find them when i go in next week

Im not too sure who is still training at genetics but If you want your best chance of seeing them try monday nights between 6-7pm, thats usually the time they will train.

Or alternatively you can check out the auckland powerlifting facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/68721286744/ for updates and to ask questions.

Train hard and hope to see you on the platform in march 8)

[bar-belle]

Hey Wahagirl welcome to the forums and power lifting...we need more girls in PL. Great work on your weight loss. 25kgs loss is awesome.

What weight/age class you lifting in at comp?

You'll find PL comps are a really supportive and friendly environment. The APA run good comps too. There will be a few of us girls from CBC lifting at that comp so will come say Hi :grin:

[saleson]

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2.stronglifts.com.-highly recommended.

All the best.

[wahagirl]

Hey Bar Belle,

Hoping to be lifting in 72kg class. As i'm not 40 until April so don't qualify for M1 yet. Looking forward to meeting you.

[bar-belle]

Hey Bar Belle,

Hoping to be lifting in 72kg class. As i'm not 40 until April so don't qualify for M1 yet. Looking forward to meeting you.

Welcome to the Master Class :grin:

IPF rules: Master I: from 1 January in the calendar year she reaches 40 years and throughout the full

calendar year in which she reaches 49 years.