9:53 THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART! Don't make excuses, just SIGN UP for a competition! I had a ton of fun at my first competition. It was very inviting and friendly. Many competitors say that they are really competing against themselves, trying to lift more than last time. We were all cheering each other on. My best lifts aren't impressive, but now that they are officially recorded in USAPL's database, it gives me more motivation to lift way more next time.

@joshuagoodsell5952

2 жыл бұрын

How do I sign up bro I can’t find where on the powerlifting website😭

@saiyan1191

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuagoodsell5952 I just signed up a couple days ago. Which federation do you wanna compete in?

@joshuagoodsell5952

2 жыл бұрын

@@saiyan1191 I think it’s called usapowerlifting

@joshuagoodsell5952

2 жыл бұрын

@@saiyan1191 whatever one would have the most meets

@FreshTopEnd

2 жыл бұрын

What do u mean just sign up isn't there like a qualifying standard u have to be able to lift? Or do they just let anyone do it??

Sounded like Thrall said "do not cut weight" but alls I heard is "cut to 74's, you'll be shredded AF"

@siddharthkamble5586

6 жыл бұрын

alphalphalete tbh, powerlifters don't need to be shredded. But if you're are strong in that way, it's good.

@Thefunkeemonkee

6 жыл бұрын

Siddharth Kamble it depends on your goals of course. If you just want to compete just because, sure, but optimally you want to compete at an athletic bf %.

@Re3iRtH

5 жыл бұрын

I weigh about 73kg right now at almost 6 foot, competing at a state meet for fun tomorrow. Just hoping for double bodyweight Squat and deadlift as I am tall and skinny. Let's see how this goes :)

@OmgDeadForRealz-Channel-Watch

4 жыл бұрын

@@Re3iRtH tbh height isn't a valid excuse.

@Re3iRtH

4 жыл бұрын

@@OmgDeadForRealz-Channel-Watch True, but FOR my height.. I would have to weigh a lot more than I want to be remotely strong for powerlifting. For longevity purposes.. I'll rather maintain a 30" waist, great mobility, 10-11%bf, and ~23 BMI.

Just had my first meet and placed first! Was so stoked

@jaffabaffa

6 жыл бұрын

Lexes O'Hara Congratulations! That's awesome👌🏽

@GForceIntel

6 жыл бұрын

Lexes O'Hara I'm following you on Instagram and congratulations.

@omarsohal926

6 жыл бұрын

Congrats! What was your total

@yeetfeet1878

2 жыл бұрын

Nice I have my first meet in 3 days!

@Jakamakala

2 жыл бұрын

Me but 3 years later!

when the lightbulb comes on from realizing why the company is called "SBD"

You could TOTALLY be a run way model! You've got IT!

@andreasmayer3890

6 жыл бұрын

Bible BookClub *run away model

@biggiesmalls3096

6 жыл бұрын

He T H I C C

@biblebookclub668

6 жыл бұрын

The Todd Lol!

4:04 I am moist

@tlahuicolebarrraz7772

6 жыл бұрын

My body is ready.

@ReallyReal_1

6 жыл бұрын

OmarIsuf who wouldn't be?

@HackMasterBlaster

6 жыл бұрын

Lol

@tomrulz444

6 жыл бұрын

Omar from 2016?

@ReallyReal_1

6 жыл бұрын

tomrulz444 the moistness transends time, like jiren

My first powerlifting meet was yesterday and it was great, I won first in my weight class, granted I was the only one in my weight class, someone in my school who was competing squatted 520 easy so that was exciting

@dowhatyouwill

2 жыл бұрын

So...you're better than me? lol username

5:26 love that smile.

This helped take the anxiety of competing so much. Would LOVE videos like this. Maybe how to warm up at meets? Like getting adequately prepared for your opener without being fatigued, what to do to keep "warm" in between your attempts etc

my fiance walked on me watching this at 4:02...We are not getting married anymore, thanks Alan!

@josephbasile7705

6 жыл бұрын

fiance != marriage

@Timlaare

6 жыл бұрын

Your fiance is in love with Alan after seeing that of course.

Using the metric system? Have you guys finally come to your senses ;)

@boyertb

6 жыл бұрын

Technically we switched to metric in '75... we're just a country of scofflaws though.

@GaviRG1

6 жыл бұрын

suske wiske we have always used the metric system for weights

@Horus-Lupercal

6 жыл бұрын

Officialy: Metric. Properly: Imperial. Very aggravating.

@kaga13

6 жыл бұрын

suske wiske Freedom units still reign unfortunately

@naderzein2435

6 жыл бұрын

suske wiske Its the worst if you're like me. I'm a Civil Engineering student in Canada and since we deal with the US so much we have to learn everything in both sets of units!

Terrified to compete but pushing myself to find competitions near me. I was also considering dropping my weight to make a class below me since I'm fairly close, it's a relief to hear you recommend just going for it and reminding us to have fun with our lifting. Thankyou, Alan!

Alan, always on point with these videos. I just yesterday thought about going to a meet. And today you give me all the knowledge I need to know to do it. Thanks for the upload

Today's my first day preparing for something similar to a meet. Alan always delivers.

I really thought all the people at the end were gonna do the “TRAIN UNTAMED!” Thing

@kristianfagerstrom7011

6 жыл бұрын

THAT's what he's saying. I thought "Tread on time" was a strange thing to say...

Thankyou for this, I feel a lot more at ease for my upcoming competition 💪🏻😇

I love how you post this right after my first powerlifting meet :')

What an excellent video. Thank you Alan for doing this one!! 😊💪

EXCELENT VIDEO ALAN! Quality, organized, to the point. Thanks for such amazing content

Appreciate the video, been thinking about trying a power lifting meet, this answers so many questions !!

Doing my first meet at the end of the month, great timing!

Alan thrall is the only channel in which I watch the whole intro . Great videos as always

The information is gold Alan. Thanks

Thanks so much for making this video! I have my first Powerlifting meet on the 25th March. I'm simultaneously excited and nervous. I have some numbers in mind that I want to hit too :D

I've done two meets already, but watched anyways because I love your content!

Awesome of you to put this together and up!I'm sure it helped a lot of people who thought about competing but were insecure about it.Even though I've got 8 meets behind me, I still watched the whole thing.

Great vid! I'm so hyped for my first meet, hopefully it will be next year

Alan thanks man you always provide some great info. You da man.

I expected that group at the end to all shout "Train Untamed." Great video. Thank you

I trained untammmed and am ready for my first meet this December! Thanks Allen!

Best Video For First Meet PERIOD

Omg! Thank you so much! This was super helpful!! I’m preparing for my 1st power lifting meet!

I got a mock meet tomorrow at local powerlifting gym! Perfect timing! Thanks

Great video!! Hoping to do a local meet (near Sacramento) this summer. Thanks for all the much needed info.

Well that’s a good coincidence, first meet tomorrow let’s goooooo

@dimitrisdimitriadis4913

6 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@petehaglund8840

6 жыл бұрын

Saaaame

@yannicdelafuente796

6 жыл бұрын

Good luck bud

@TSCsREFLEX

6 жыл бұрын

Smash some PRs my friend

@Horus-Lupercal

6 жыл бұрын

Godspeed mate.

Thanks. I have a couple meets coming up and ive never done one little nervous about it. Video layed out it simple

This video was very helpful and insightful for my first meet. Thank you.

Awesome video. Thanks for the tips!

Great vid, good information for new competitors

3 weeks until my first meet and this video made me feel so much better!

@ronaldconstantino9618

Жыл бұрын

good luck, brother!

that Catwalk was FIERCE

Thanks for the tips! Great video!

Simple and the point great vid!!!

Such great info!

Great video, this was very helpful!

My God! That singlet catwalk... I cannot stop laughing

4:00 best part

Awesome vid. Something I'm definitely interested in doing.

Nice informative & entertaining video. Personally i haven't entered any meet, but this makes it look more interesting and fun.

First meet in a week's time. This amped me up!!

Excellent timing for this - By this time tomorrow, my first meet should be finished. Very excited! :) Thanks for the video!

@nickwinderweedle6854

6 жыл бұрын

Hope your meet went well!

@PuddintyCat

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you - just finished - it went well - was a good experience :)

Good information. Keep up the good work.

I just asked this question on the Silent Mike channel yesterday. Thanks man.

thanks man, my first meet is in April, this helped a lot!

Very helpful video! Thank you.

That was fantastic. Thanks.

Wow thank you Alan! my first meet is literally tomorrow. Thank you a crapload!

My first meet is next Saturday, so pumped!

Awesome vid Alan

I have my first meet tomorrow, great timing!

ok ive been watching this channel for a while now.. so today i decided to sub, because of that part about the singlet

That is exactly the info I've been searching for. I'm seriously thinking about competing.

This was so informational holy cow.

Thank you for this video. I'm considering getting into powerlifting. Going to my first meet as a spectator tomorrow. ☺

Great video. I'm competing in my first powerlifting meet next month!

Unmatched content

Thank you for this video!

Awesome video, very I formative to me,I am preparing for my first meet.🤗🤗🤗

Competing for the first time next school year and I’m winning state without a doubt in my mind

What's RPE? About to do first meet. I think I'm just going to PR on every attempt for all three lifts. By the way, anyone know any good pre-workouts to try? Want to try one that will help me through meet day, which hopefully isn't too long. Hopefully I don't shit myself either as I've cut a lot of weight to be more competitive against these smaller chumps Thanks for all help Alan and please leave me some tips to make my first meet a blast!! Oh ya how do I program snatch?

@mjpalumberi1

6 жыл бұрын

tomrulz444 ask your mom how to program snatch

@tomrulz444

6 жыл бұрын

pberi19k My mom's a total bitch who doesn't understand the intristic knowledge needed to perform the snatch. Besides she wasted her life doing bro splits and getting DQ'd from bodybuilding competitions. My other mom left her when I was 4 but I bet my genes came from her

@naderzein2435

6 жыл бұрын

This comment is underrated trolling.

@mjpalumberi1

6 жыл бұрын

Nick Winderweedle dude wtf 😂

Amazing info

Allan you are a savage bro! Too much sauce!

Thanks for this advice! I have my first ever meet coming up in September and was a bit worried on how to warm up

That scoring card hit right in the heart, Alan. I am Adam Paul.

Gahddamn Luke made that 750# pull look effortless!

Watched this video a few times and my favorite part is the tidbits he leaves at the end about weight cuts...

Thanks for this vid!!

Hey Alan, nice work.

Thanks for the video all love ❤️ from Syria

Brilliant vid. Also props for "The Mask" reference :D

That hair flip 😂😂😂😂 Thanks for always educating us on getting strong the right way.

I literally have my first meet tomorrow, perfect timing 👍

@SuperAussie999

5 жыл бұрын

Howd it go

It's good to see his humour is back. Lol

Got my first proper one today 💪

great knowledge

3:15 what a nice good looking squat

@beefy1986

6 жыл бұрын

It is a perfect high bar squat. Who says that you can't lift big weights using high bar style. you definitely can.

@BigUriel

4 жыл бұрын

That guys lifts were all bang on textbook form. You can tell he doesn't compete in the IPF.

@noahnkr1023

3 жыл бұрын

@@BigUriel he had a no arch close grip bench. Now that’s RAW.

Alan, great vid, but I was hoping you would talk a little about the warmup part. You obviously want to get warm and loose but not wear yourself out. How much weight do you warm up with and how many reps? For example, if I plan to d/l 200/210/220kg, what type of warm up weight and reps should I do and how soon before it's my turn?

Just came home after my first meet. Bench and squat events were kinda meh, yet the deadlift made up for it . I was the only one using conventional , yet 350kg pull felt amazing . Besides dizzyness ;D

Best video ever

Awesome vid

Great video.... In IPF sanctioned meets the call for "Platform Ready" is "Bar Loaded" . Greetings from Pakistan

So damn helpful. Thank you sir

Wow such timing. Its my first powerlifting meet tommorow😂

Really helpful

This is perfect, my first meet is in 4 weeks :))

This seems like such a great community to train with. Wish I were close enough to join the gym.

Any chance you'll be attending the Best of the West No Limit meet in April?

Powerlifting is so fun

Thanks for the video Alan. I'm considering competing but kinda scared and there is no one around me that competes so this helps

@jamesgrant4408

6 жыл бұрын

just go for it. everyone at meets are super helpful and welcoming. ask them all the questions you have. everyone wants to win, but everyone gets cheered on the same. doesnt matter if you lift 10 pounds or 1000, everyone is cheering for you

Do you have to wear the belt and knee wraps in the raw divisions? Are wrist straps allowed for heavy deadlifts? Mixed grip?